The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals defeated the 1961 New York Yankees to split their four-game series, so at the season’s midway point, the two teams are tied atop the league with 10-6 records. The 1969 Minnesota Twins could have joined them, but the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers beat them for the third time.
Elsewhere, Gary Bell became the league’s second 4-0 starter, helping the 1967 Boston Red Sox to a series split with the 1962 San Francisco Giants. And, the Detroit Tigers won their series against the 1969 New York Mets.
Los Angeles 6, Minnesota 5
The Twins’ 1-0 lead after the top of the first didn’t last long, as the Dodgers put up three in the second inning on a Johnny Roseboro two-run triple and a Daryl Spencer sacrifice fly. It became 4-1 after Jim Gilliam’s RBI double in the third. The Twins cut the deficit to 4-3 in the fifth after RBI singles by Tony Oliva and Rich Reese. The Dodgers (8-8) then got RBI singles from Ron Fairly in both the sixth and eighth innings, pushing the lead up to 6-3. Bob Allison hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in the top of the ninth for Minnesota (9-7), and Rod Carew’s double put the tying run on second with one out, but Dodger reliever Ed Roebuck came in to nail down the final two outs.
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS AB R H BI 1962 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI
Ted Uhlaender 4 1 1 0 Maury Wills 4 1 1 0
Bob Allison 1 1 1 2 Jim Gilliam 4 0 1 1
Rod Carew 5 0 1 0 Willie Davis 4 1 1 0
Tony Oliva 4 2 1 1 Tommy Davis 4 2 2 0
Harmon Killebrew 2 0 0 0 Ron Fairly 4 1 3 2
Rich Reese 4 0 2 2 Frank Howard 4 0 0 0
Leo Cardenas 3 0 1 0 Johnny Roseboro 4 1 2 2
Cesar Tovar 4 0 0 0 Daryl Spencer 2 0 0 1
Johnny Roseboro 4 0 1 0 Sandy Koufax K 3 0 0 0
Jim Perry YZ 2 0 0 0
George Mitterwald 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 34 5 9 5 TOTALS 33 6 10 6
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 100 020 002 -- 5
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 031 001 01x -- 6
LOB--1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 8, 1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 4.
ERR--Rod Carew, Frank Howard. 2B--Rich Reese, Rod Carew, Jim
Gilliam, Willie Davis, Tommy Davis. 3B--Johnny Roseboro.
HR--Bob Allison. SACF--Daryl Spencer. SACB--Jim Perry YZ.
SB--Leo Cardenas, Maury Wills.
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Perry YZ [L] 7.00 9 6 5 0 4 0
Ron Perranoski 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Sandy Koufax K [W] 8.00 6 3 3 5 5 0
Ron Perranoski YZ 0.33 3 2 2 0 0 1
Ed Roebuck Y [S] 0.67 0 0 0 0 1 0
St. Louis 5, New York Yankees 2
The Yankees (10-6) took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning thanks to Bill Skowron’s solo homer (his fifth of the season) and Tony Kubek’s RBI single. The Cardinals (10-6) erased that lead quickly, scoring four times in the sixth. Lou Brock and Curt Flood singled, Roger Maris followed with an RBI single and Orlando Cepeda hit a three-run homer. Mike Shannon added a solo homer in the ninth inning. Ray Washburn improved to 3-1 with the win.
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1961 NY YANKEES AB R H BI
Lou Brock 4 1 1 0 Bobby Richardson 4 0 1 0
Curt Flood 4 1 2 0 Tony Kubek 4 0 1 1
Roger Maris 4 1 2 1 Roger Maris 3 0 1 0
Orlando Cepeda 4 1 3 3 Mickey Mantle 3 0 0 0
Tim McCarver 4 0 0 0 Yogi Berra 4 0 1 0
Mike Shannon 3 1 1 1 Bill Skowron 4 1 1 1
Julian Javier 3 0 0 0 Elston Howard 4 0 2 0
Dal Maxvill 4 0 0 0 Clete Boyer 3 1 0 0
Ray Washburn Z 2 0 1 0 Rollie Sheldon Y 2 0 0 0
Bobby Tolan 1 0 0 0 Bob Cerv 1 0 0 0
Phil Gagliano 1 0 0 0 Billy Gardner 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 5 10 5 TOTALS 33 2 7 2
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 000 004 001 -- 5
1961 NY YANKEES 000 020 000 -- 2
LOB--1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 4, 1961 NY YANKEES 7. 2B--Ray
Washburn Z, Elston Howard. HR--Mike Shannon, Orlando Cepeda,
Bill Skowron. SB--Orlando Cepeda.
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ray Washburn Z [W] 6.00 5 2 2 2 4 1
Nelson Briles YZ 2.00 1 0 0 1 2 0
Joe Hoerner X [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1961 NY YANKEES
Rollie Sheldon Y [L] 7.00 8 4 4 1 6 1
Jim Coates Y 2.00 2 1 1 1 1 1
Boston 7, San Francisco 3
The Giants (7-9) went up 2-0 in the first on Orlando Cepeda’s two-run single. The Red Sox tied it immediately in the bottom of the first, with Joe Foy hitting an RBI triple and then scoring on George Scott’s groundout. The Red Sox (8-8) went up 5-2 in the third on Tony Conigliaro’s two-run single and Reggie Smith’s sacrifice fly. Mike Ryan tripled and scored on Gary Bell’s sacrifice in the fourth. Foy added an RBI single in the sixth to make it 7-2. Bell became the second pitcher in the league to win four games after four starts.
1962 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1967 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI
Harvey Kuenn 4 1 3 0 Mike Andrews 3 2 3 0
Chuck Hiller 3 0 0 1 Joe Foy 4 1 2 2
Willie Mays 4 1 2 0 Carl Yastrzemski 2 1 0 0
Orlando Cepeda 4 0 1 2 George Scott 3 1 1 1
Felipe Alou 4 0 0 0 Tony Conigliaro 4 0 3 2
Jim Davenport 4 0 1 0 Reggie Smith 3 0 0 1
Tom Haller 4 0 0 0 Rico Petrocelli 4 1 1 0
Jose Pagan 3 1 0 0 Mike Ryan 4 1 1 0
Billy Pierce Z 1 0 0 0 Gary Bell Y 2 0 0 1
Willie McCovey 0 0 0 0 Jerry Adair 1 0 0 0
Matty Alou 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 3 7 3 TOTALS 30 7 11 7
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 200 000 010 -- 3
1967 BOSTON RED SOX 203 101 00x -- 7
LOB--1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 5, 1967 BOSTON RED SOX 5.
2B--Willie Mays (2), Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli.
3B--Joe Foy, Mike Ryan. HBP--Carl Yastrzemski, George Scott.
SACF--Chuck Hiller, Reggie Smith. SACB--Gary Bell Y.
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Billy Pierce Z [L] 4.00 7 6 6 1 4 0
Stu Miller Y 3.00 4 1 1 1 3 0
Don Larsen Y 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
1967 BOSTON RED SOX
Gary Bell Y [W] 8.00 6 3 3 2 7 0
Sparky Lyle XY 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit 4, New York Mets 1
The Tigers got on the board on Rocky Colavito’s solo homer in the top of the second, his sixth of the season. Later that inning, a second run scored on Chico Fernandez’s sacrifice fly. The Mets (5-11) got their only run in the third when pitcher Gary Gentry doubled and scored on Ken Boswell’s triple. Detroit (7-9) put two more runs in the sixth on back-to-back RBI singles by Dick Brown and Fernandez. Detroit starter Frank Lary pitched eight strong innings for the win.
1961 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1969 NY METS AB R H BI
Jake Wood 3 0 1 0 Tommie Agee 4 0 0 0
Bill Bruton 4 0 0 0 Ken Boswell 3 0 1 1
Al Kaline 3 0 0 0 Cleon Jones 4 0 0 0
Rocky Colavito 3 2 2 1 Ed Kranepool 4 0 1 0
Norm Cash 2 0 0 0 Art Shamsky 4 0 1 0
Steve Boros 4 2 3 0 Wayne Garrett 3 0 0 0
Dick Brown 4 0 1 1 Jerry Grote 3 0 0 0
Chico Fernandez 3 0 1 2 Bud Harrelson 4 0 0 0
Frank Lary YZ 3 0 1 0 Gary Gentry Y 2 1 1 0
Vic Wertz 1 0 0 0 Donn Clendenon 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 30 4 9 4 TOTALS 32 1 5 1
1961 DETROIT TIGERS 020 002 000 -- 4
1969 NY METS 001 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1961 DETROIT TIGERS 5, 1969 NY METS 7. ERR--Dick Brown.
2B--Steve Boros (2), Jake Wood, Gary Gentry Y. 3B--Ken
Boswell. HR--Rocky Colavito. SACF--Chico Fernandez. SB--Donn
Clendenon.
1961 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Frank Lary YZ [W] 8.00 5 1 1 3 7 0
Hank Aguirre YW [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NY METS
Gary Gentry Y [L] 7.00 9 4 4 3 2 1
Jim McAndrew Y 2.00 0 0 0 2 0 0
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