Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson both took no-hitters into the seventh inning of their Gameday #10 contests, and while both would end up losing the no-hitter (and eventually their shutouts), both came out victorious.
Seaver’s win for the 1969 New York Mets came over the 1961 New York Yankees, which dropped them back into a first-place tie with the 1969 Minnesota Twins after the Twins won a high-scoring contest over the 1962 San Francisco Giants. Gibson’s victory over the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers gave the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals sole possession of third place, one game back in the standings.
Minnesota 8, San Francisco 7
The Twins (7-3) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, but it turned into a nailbiter. Leo Cardenas had an RBI double in the second inning, and Tony Oliva had a two-run single and Rich Reese had an RBI single in the third inning to make it 4-0. The Giants cut the deficit in half on Felipe Alou’s two-RBI double in the fourth. Minnesota went up 5-2 in the fifth when Rod Carew doubled and scored on an Oliva single. The Giants closed the gap again in the seventh on Tom Haller’s two-run homer, making it 5-4. The Twins looked like they had put the game away on Harmon Killebrew’s three-run homer in the top of the ninth, his fifth of the season, increasing the lead to 8-4. But in the bottom of the ninth, the Giants got a solo homer from pinch-hitter Ed Bailey, then a two-out, two-run homer from Willie Mays (his fourth of the season) to make it 8-7. The (4-6) Giants put the tying run on base but the Twins finally got the last out.
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS AB R H BI 1962 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI
Ted Uhlaender 5 1 1 0 Harvey Kuenn 4 0 0 0
Rod Carew 5 3 4 0 Chuck Hiller 5 1 1 0
Tony Oliva 5 1 2 3 Willie Mays 5 2 3 2
Harmon Killebrew 4 2 2 3 Orlando Cepeda 5 1 3 0
Rich Reese 5 0 2 1 Felipe Alou 5 0 1 2
Leo Cardenas 5 0 1 1 Jim Davenport 3 1 1 0
Cesar Tovar 3 0 0 0 Tom Haller 4 1 1 2
Johnny Roseboro 4 0 0 0 Jose Pagan 4 0 0 0
Tom Hall Y 3 1 1 0 Juan Marichal YZ 2 0 0 0
Graig Nettles 1 0 0 0 Willie McCovey 1 0 1 0
Ed Bailey 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 40 8 13 8 TOTALS 39 7 12 7
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 013 010 003 -- 8
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 200 203 -- 7
LOB--1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 7, 1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7.
ERR--Chuck Hiller. 2B--Leo Cardenas, Rod Carew, Felipe Alou,
Willie Mays, Jim Davenport. HR--Harmon Killebrew, Ed Bailey,
Tom Haller, Willie Mays. SB--Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew,
Tony Oliva.
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tom Hall Y [W] 7.00 6 4 4 2 8 1
Bob Miller Z 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dean Chance Y 0.67 3 3 3 0 0 2
Ron Perranoski [S] 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Juan Marichal YZ [L] 7.00 9 5 5 2 3 0
Bobby Bolin XZ 2.00 4 3 3 0 1 1
Boston 5, Detroit 4
The Red Sox (5-5) went up 3-0 in the second on Mike Andrews’ RBI double and Joe Foy’s two-run homer. The Tigers tied it in the fourth as Rocky Colavito hit a solo homer (his fifth of the season), and Chico Fernandez had an RBI single that scored an additional run via error, making it 3-3. Boston scored twice in the sixth to take back the lead on Foy’s RBI double and an RBI single by George Scott. Detroit’s Dick Brown led off the top of the ninth with a solo homer (his fifth of the season). The Tigers (3-7) then got the tying run to second base before the final out was made.
1961 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1967 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI
Jake Wood 5 0 1 0 Mike Andrews 5 1 1 1
Bill Bruton 4 0 2 0 Joe Foy 5 2 3 3
Al Kaline 4 0 0 0 Carl Yastrzemski 5 0 2 0
Rocky Colavito 4 1 1 1 George Scott 5 0 3 1
Norm Cash 4 1 2 0 Tony Conigliaro 4 0 0 0
Steve Boros 2 1 1 0 Reggie Smith 4 0 0 0
Dick Brown 4 1 1 1 Rico Petrocelli 3 1 2 0
Chico Fernandez 4 0 2 1 Mike Ryan 3 0 1 0
Jim Bunning XZ 2 0 0 0 Gary Bell Y 2 1 1 0
Vic Wertz 1 0 0 0 Jerry Adair 1 0 0 0
Dick McAuliffe 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 4 10 3 TOTALS 37 5 13 5
1961 DETROIT TIGERS 000 300 001 -- 4
1967 BOSTON RED SOX 030 002 00x -- 5
LOB--1961 DETROIT TIGERS 7, 1967 BOSTON RED SOX 11.
ERR--Steve Boros, George Scott, Tony Conigliaro. 2B--Joe
Foy, Gary Bell Y, Mike Andrews. HR--Rocky Colavito, Dick
Brown, Joe Foy. SACB--Gary Bell Y. SB--Jake Wood.
1961 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Bunning XZ [L] 6.00 13 5 5 0 5 1
Hank Aguirre YW 2.00 0 0 0 2 2 0
1967 BOSTON RED SOX
Gary Bell Y [W] 6.33 7 3 2 3 3 1
Dan Osinski Z 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparky Lyle XY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Wyatt Y [S] 1.00 3 1 1 0 0 1
New York Mets 4, New York Yankees 3
Tom Seaver retired the first 18 Yankee hitters before a leadoff walk in the seventh inning. The Yankees also got their first hit in the seventh, but Seaver pitched out of the jam. The Mets (3-7) led 4-0 at that point. Art Shamsky hit a solo homer and Bud Harrelson had an RBI double in the fourth. Jerry Grote hit a two-run homer in the sixth. The Yankees (7-3) finally got on the board in the eighth on Bill Skowron’s two-run homer, and Roger Maris hit a solo homer to lead off the ninth to pull the Yankees within one run. But Seaver got the final three outs for the victory.
1961 NY YANKEES AB R H BI 1969 NY METS AB R H BI
Bobby Richardson 2 0 0 0 Tommie Agee 3 0 0 0
Tony Kubek 4 0 0 0 Ken Boswell 3 0 2 0
Roger Maris 4 1 2 1 Cleon Jones 4 0 0 0
Mickey Mantle 4 0 0 0 Ed Kranepool 4 0 0 0
Yogi Berra 3 1 0 0 Art Shamsky 4 1 1 1
Bill Skowron 4 1 1 2 Wayne Garrett 4 1 1 0
Elston Howard 3 0 1 0 Jerry Grote 4 2 1 2
Clete Boyer 3 0 0 0 Bud Harrelson 2 0 1 1
Bill Stafford YZ 2 0 0 0 Tom Seaver X 2 0 1 0
Johnny Blanchard 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 3 4 3 TOTALS 30 4 7 4
1961 NY YANKEES 000 000 021 -- 3
1969 NY METS 000 202 00x -- 4
LOB--1961 NY YANKEES 3, 1969 NY METS 6. ERR--Tony Kubek.
2B--Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Bud Harrelson, Ken Boswell.
HR--Roger Maris, Bill Skowron, Jerry Grote, Art Shamsky.
SACB--Tom Seaver X, Ken Boswell.
1961 NY YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bill Stafford YZ [L] 7.00 7 4 3 2 5 2
Tex Clevenger W 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1969 NY METS
Tom Seaver X [W] 9.00 4 3 3 3 8 2
St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 1
Bob Gibson outdueled Don Drysdale in a great pitching matchup. Gibson didn’t give up a hit until there were two outs in the seventh inning. The Cardinals went ahead 1-0 in the third as Lou Brock doubled, went to third, then scored on Roger Maris’ sacrifice fly. The Cardinals (6-4) made it 3-0 in the top of the eighth on Mike Shannon’s two-out, two-run double. Daryl Spencer led off the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer for the Dodgers (5-5), breaking up the shutout. In the bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers got runners to second and third with one out but the Cardinals were able to finish them off.
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1962 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI
Lou Brock 5 1 1 0 Maury Wills 3 0 1 0
Curt Flood 4 1 2 0 Jim Gilliam 3 0 0 0
Roger Maris 2 0 1 1 Willie Davis 4 0 0 0
Orlando Cepeda 3 0 0 0 Tommy Davis 4 0 0 0
Tim McCarver 3 1 0 0 Ron Fairly 4 0 2 0
Mike Shannon 4 0 1 2 Frank Howard 4 0 2 0
Julian Javier 4 0 1 0 Johnny Roseboro 4 0 0 0
Dal Maxvill 3 0 1 0 Daryl Spencer 4 1 1 1
Bob Gibson X 2 0 0 0 Don Drysdale XZ 2 0 0 0
Alex Johnson 1 0 0 0 Duke Snider 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 3 7 3 TOTALS 33 1 6 1
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 001 000 020 -- 3
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 000 010 -- 1
LOB--1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 7, 1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 7.
2B--Julian Javier, Mike Shannon, Curt Flood, Dal Maxvill,
Lou Brock, Frank Howard. HR--Daryl Spencer. HBP--Orlando
Cepeda. SACF--Roger Maris. SACB--Bob Gibson X.
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Gibson X [W] 8.00 4 1 1 2 3 1
Nelson Briles YZ [S] 1.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Don Drysdale XZ [L] 8.00 7 3 3 3 7 0
Ron Perranoski YZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 