The 1961 New York Yankees are back on top by themselves at the end of week number five, as they evened up the series with the 1969 Minnesota Twins, dropping the Twins a game back. The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals lost again, keeping them out of first, while the 1967 Boston Red Sox won again to stay a game back. The 12-8 Yankees have a one-game lead with 12 to play.
New York Mets 9, St. Louis 2
The Mets erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring twice in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth, then added two more runs late. Ken Boswell had four hits, including an RBI single in the fifth, which was followed by an RBI double by Cleon Jones. In the sixth, Bud Harrelson had a two-run double and Tommie Agee smacked a three-run homer. Curt Flood drove in both of the runs for the Cardinals (11-9). The Mets (8-12) won a series for the first time this season. Jerry Koosman struck out 14 and improved to 3-1.
1969 NY METS AB R H BI 1967 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI
Tommie Agee 5 1 1 3 Lou Brock 4 1 1 0
Ken Boswell 4 1 4 1 Curt Flood 3 0 2 2
Cleon Jones 5 0 1 1 Roger Maris 4 0 0 0
Ed Kranepool 5 0 0 0 Orlando Cepeda 4 0 0 0
Art Shamsky 5 2 2 0 Tim McCarver 4 0 0 0
Jerry Grote 5 1 3 0 Mike Shannon 4 0 2 0
Bud Harrelson 4 1 1 2 Julian Javier 4 0 0 0
Wayne Garrett 3 2 1 1 Dal Maxvill 3 0 0 0
Jerry Koosman XZ 1 1 0 0 Ray Washburn Z 2 0 0 0
Bobby Pfeil 1 0 0 0 Alex Johnson 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 38 9 13 8 TOTALS 33 2 6 2
1969 NY METS 000 025 011 -- 9
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 001 000 010 -- 2
LOB--1969 NY METS 9, 1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 5. ERR--Jerry
Koosman XZ, Wayne Garrett, Tim McCarver, Curt Flood. 2B--Bud
Harrelson, Cleon Jones, Curt Flood, Alex Johnson. 3B--Ken
Boswell. HR--Tommie Agee. SACF--Curt Flood. SACB--Jerry
Koosman XZ (3). SB--Ken Boswell (2), Lou Brock.
1969 NY METS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jerry Koosman XZ [W] 8.00 5 2 2 0 14 0
Jim McAndrew Y 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Ray Washburn Z [L] 5.33 9 7 6 1 4 1
Larry Jaster 2.67 2 1 0 1 0 0
Al Jackson 1.00 2 1 1 1 0 0
Boston 4, Los Angeles 2
The Red Sox (11-9) built a 3-0 lead as George Scott had an RBI double in the first inning, and Tony Conigliaro hit a two-run homer in the fourth (his fifth of the season). The Dodgers (9-11) didn’t get a hit until the fifth inning, but the first one was a solo homer by Frank Howard. Howard also drove in a run with a triple in the seventh inning, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Boston tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI single by Scott. Jim Lonborg picked up his first win in five starts.
1962 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI 1967 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI
Maury Wills 4 0 0 0 Reggie Smith 4 0 0 0
Jim Gilliam 3 0 2 0 Joe Foy 4 1 1 0
Ron Fairly 4 0 0 0 Carl Yastrzemski 4 1 2 0
Tommy Davis 4 0 0 0 George Scott 3 1 2 2
Willie Davis 4 1 1 0 Tony Conigliaro 4 1 1 2
Frank Howard 4 1 2 2 Rico Petrocelli 3 0 0 0
Johnny Roseboro 3 0 0 0 Mike Andrews 3 0 0 0
Daryl Spencer 3 0 0 0 Mike Ryan 2 0 0 0
Johnny Podres YZ 2 0 0 0 Jim Lonborg X 3 0 0 0
Duke Snider 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 5 2 TOTALS 30 4 6 4
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 010 100 -- 2
1967 BOSTON RED SOX 100 200 01x -- 4
LOB--1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 4, 1967 BOSTON RED SOX 4.
ERR--Jim Lonborg X, Mike Andrews. 2B--Carl Yastrzemski, Joe
Foy, George Scott. 3B--Frank Howard. HR--Frank Howard, Tony
Conigliaro.
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnny Podres YZ [L] 7.00 4 3 3 2 6 1
Ed Roebuck Y 1.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
1967 BOSTON RED SOX
Jim Lonborg X [W] 9.00 5 2 2 1 5 1
New York Yankees 9, Minnesota 3
The Yankees (12-8) scored early and often and Roger Maris hit his seventh and eighth home runs of the season. Maris got the scoring started in the top of the first with a solo shot, and Yogi Berra added a three-run homer (his seventh). Minnesota (11-9) closed the gap to 5-3 after four innings, but the Yankees added one in the fifth on an error, and got an RBI double from Kubek and a two-run homer by Maris in the ninth. Ralph Terry improved to 3-2.
1961 NY YANKEES AB R H BI 1969 MINNESOTA TWINS AB R H BI
Bobby Richardson 5 1 3 1 Cesar Tovar 3 1 2 1
Tony Kubek 5 2 3 1 Rod Carew 4 0 2 0
Roger Maris 5 2 2 3 Tony Oliva 4 0 0 0
Mickey Mantle 5 1 1 0 Harmon Killebrew 4 0 0 0
Elston Howard 4 1 2 0 Rich Reese 4 1 2 0
Yogi Berra 4 1 1 3 Leo Cardenas 2 0 0 1
Bill Skowron 4 0 0 0 Ted Uhlaender 3 0 0 0
Clete Boyer 4 0 0 0 Johnny Roseboro 3 0 0 0
Ralph Terry Z 3 1 1 0 Jim Perry YZ 2 1 0 0
Billy Gardner 1 0 0 0 Graig Nettles 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 40 9 13 8 TOTALS 30 3 7 2
1961 NY YANKEES 410 010 003 -- 9
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 101 100 000 -- 3
LOB--1961 NY YANKEES 4, 1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 3. ERR--Roger
Maris, Clete Boyer, Bill Skowron, Tony Oliva. 2B--Bobby
Richardson (2), Tony Kubek (2), Ralph Terry Z, Mickey
Mantle, Cesar Tovar. 3B--Rich Reese. HR--Roger Maris (2),
Yogi Berra. SACF--Leo Cardenas.
1961 NY YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ralph Terry Z [W] 8.00 6 3 2 2 1 0
Luis Arroyo X 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS
Jim Perry YZ [L] 7.00 10 6 5 0 1 2
Dean Chance Y 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ron Perranoski 1.00 3 3 3 0 0 1
San Francisco 8, Detroit 3
The Giants (9-11) evened the series with the Tigers (9-11) thanks to a 4-for-4 showing by Felipe Alou and a complete-game effort by Juan Marichal. Alou had an RBI double in the first and a solo homer in the seventh. Jim Davenport had an RBI single in the first and a two-run triple in the third. Marichal improved to 3-2.
1962 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1961 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Harvey Kuenn 3 1 1 1 Steve Boros 3 0 0 0
Jose Pagan 5 2 2 1 Norm Cash 4 1 2 2
Willie Mays 4 1 1 0 Al Kaline 1 0 1 0
Orlando Cepeda 4 0 0 1 Bubba Morton 2 0 1 1
Felipe Alou 4 3 4 2 Rocky Colavito 4 0 0 0
Jim Davenport 5 0 2 3 Dick Brown 4 0 0 0
Tom Haller 4 1 0 0 Bill Bruton 1 0 0 0
Chuck Hiller 4 0 2 0 Charlie Maxwell 3 0 0 0
Juan Marichal YZ 2 0 0 0 Jake Wood 3 1 0 0
Chico Fernandez 4 1 1 0
Jim Bunning XZ 1 0 1 0
Vic Wertz 1 0 0 0
Dick McAuliffe 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 8 12 8 TOTALS 32 3 6 3
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 302 010 110 -- 8
1961 DETROIT TIGERS 100 010 100 -- 3
LOB--1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7, 1961 DETROIT TIGERS 8.
ERR--Dick Brown. 2B--Felipe Alou, Willie Mays, Chico
Fernandez, Al Kaline. 3B--Jim Davenport. HR--Felipe Alou,
Jose Pagan, Norm Cash. HBP--Steve Boros. SACF--Orlando
Cepeda, Harvey Kuenn. SACB--Juan Marichal YZ (2).
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Juan Marichal YZ [W] 9.00 6 3 3 5 7 1
1961 DETROIT TIGERS
Jim Bunning XZ [L] 6.00 9 6 6 2 5 1
Ron Kline Y 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gerry Staley Z 2.00 2 1 0 0 1 0
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 