The results from the marquee series flipped from game one of the series, as the 1967 Boston Red Sox got a walk-off homer from Carl Yastrzemski to beat the 1961 New York Yankees, while the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals received a strong pitching performance from Ray Washburn to beat the 1969 Minnesota Twins. Those results put the top four teams back where they were at the start of the week: the Yankees in first at 13-9, the other three squads at 12-10. Only the 1962 Detroit Tigers have started this week’s series 2-0.
Detroit 7, Los Angeles 3
Both teams scored twice in the first inning, and then Sandy Koufax hit a solo homer in the top of the fourth to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. It didn’t last, as the Tigers tied it on Rocky Colavito’s sacrifice fly in the fifth (his third RBI of the contest). In the sixth, Detroit (11-11) scored three more on a two-run single by Steve Boros and an RBI double by Norm Cash. Pinch-hitter Bubba Morton added a seventh run in the ninth inning with an RBI single. The Dodgers (9-13) lost their fifth in a row.
1962 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI 1961 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Maury Wills 5 1 3 0 Steve Boros 4 1 2 2
Jim Gilliam 2 1 0 0 Norm Cash 4 2 1 1
Ron Fairly 4 0 1 1 Al Kaline 4 1 1 0
Tommy Davis 4 0 1 0 Rocky Colavito 3 0 1 3
Willie Davis 4 0 1 1 Dick Brown 4 0 0 0
Frank Howard 4 0 0 0 Bill Bruton 4 0 0 0
Johnny Roseboro 3 0 0 0 Jake Wood 4 2 3 0
Daryl Spencer 4 0 1 0 Chico Fernandez 3 1 3 0
Sandy Koufax K 3 1 1 1 Jim Bunning XZ 1 0 0 0
Duke Snider 1 0 0 0 Bubba Morton 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 34 3 8 3 TOTALS 32 7 12 7
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 200 100 000 -- 3
1961 DETROIT TIGERS 200 013 01x -- 7
LOB--1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 9, 1961 DETROIT TIGERS 8.
ERR--Norm Cash. 2B--Daryl Spencer, Maury Wills, Norm Cash,
Chico Fernandez, Rocky Colavito. HR--Sandy Koufax K.
SACF--Rocky Colavito. SACB--Jim Bunning XZ (2). SB--Maury
Wills (2), Jake Wood, Al Kaline.
1962 LOS ANGELES DODGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Sandy Koufax K [L] 7.00 9 6 6 3 5 0
Larry Sherry XW 1.00 3 1 1 1 1 0
1961 DETROIT TIGERS
Jim Bunning XZ [W] 8.00 8 3 3 5 10 1
Gerry Staley Z 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston 6, New York Yankees 5
The Yankees (13-9) blew a five-run lead. Solo homers by Roger Maris (his ninth) and Clete Boyer in the third and fourth, innings, respectively, made it 5-0. Boston tied it up quickly. The Red Sox (12-10) scored three in the bottom of the fourth with Mike Ryan getting an RBI single and Carl Yastrzemski hitting a two-run homer. They made it 5-5 in the fifth thanks to an RBI single by Tony Conigliaro and a wild pitch that scored George Scott. It stayed tied until one out in the bottom of the ninth, when Yastrzemski hit his second homer of the game, this one for the walk-off victory.
1961 NY YANKEES AB R H BI 1967 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI
Bobby Richardson 4 1 2 0 Reggie Smith 5 0 1 0
Tony Kubek 4 0 1 0 Joe Foy 4 2 1 0
Roger Maris 4 2 1 1 Carl Yastrzemski 4 2 2 3
Mickey Mantle 4 1 1 1 George Scott 3 1 0 0
Elston Howard 4 0 1 0 Tony Conigliaro 4 0 1 1
Yogi Berra 4 0 2 1 Rico Petrocelli 3 1 1 0
Bill Skowron 4 0 0 0 Mike Andrews 4 0 1 0
Clete Boyer 4 1 1 1 Mike Ryan 3 0 1 1
Whitey Ford X 2 0 1 0 Lee Stange Z 1 0 0 0
Johnny Blanchard 1 0 0 0 Jerry Adair 1 0 0 0
Bob Cerv 1 0 0 0 Ken Harrelson 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 5 10 4 TOTALS 33 6 8 5
1961 NY YANKEES 301 100 000 -- 5
1967 BOSTON RED SOX 000 320 001 -- 6
LOB--1961 NY YANKEES 4, 1967 BOSTON RED SOX 8. ERR--Tony
Kubek, Tony Conigliaro. 2B--Elston Howard, Rico Petrocelli.
3B--Reggie Smith. HR--Roger Maris, Clete Boyer, Carl
Yastrzemski (2). HBP--Carl Yastrzemski.
1961 NY YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Whitey Ford X 6.00 7 5 4 4 5 1
Jim Coates Y 2.00 0 0 0 1 2 0
Hal Reniff W [L] 0.33 1 1 1 0 1 1
1967 BOSTON RED SOX
Lee Stange Z 6.00 9 5 5 0 3 2
Jose Santiago Y 2.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sparky Lyle XY [W] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1
The Cardinals’ Ray Washburn was one out away from a shutout. St. Louis (12-10) scored both of its runs in the sixth inning on four straight singles, including two that drove in runs by Julian Javier and Dal Maxvill. In the bottom of the ninth, the Twins (12-10) put two runners on with two outs. Leo Cardenas came through with an RBI single to score a run and put the potential tying run on third base. Joe Hoerner came out of the bullpen to get the final out. Washburn improved to 4-2 and Hoerner collected his fifth save.
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1969 MINNESOTA TWINS AB R H BI
Lou Brock 4 0 1 0 Cesar Tovar 4 0 0 0
Curt Flood 4 0 0 0 Rod Carew 3 1 0 0
Roger Maris 3 0 1 0 Tony Oliva 4 0 1 0
Orlando Cepeda 3 0 0 0 Harmon Killebrew 3 0 0 0
Bobby Tolan 1 0 0 0 Rich Reese 4 0 1 0
Tim McCarver 4 1 2 0 Leo Cardenas 4 0 2 1
Mike Shannon 4 1 1 0 Ted Uhlaender 4 0 0 0
Julian Javier 4 0 2 1 Johnny Roseboro 3 0 1 0
Dal Maxvill 4 0 1 1 Dave Boswell X 2 0 0 0
Ray Washburn Z 4 0 0 0 Graig Nettles 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 35 2 8 2 TOTALS 32 1 6 1
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 000 002 000 -- 2
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 000 000 001 -- 1
LOB--1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 7, 1969 MINNESOTA TWINS 6.
ERR--Julian Javier. 2B--Rich Reese. 3B--Roger Maris.
1967 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ray Washburn Z [W] 8.67 6 1 0 2 4 0
Joe Hoerner X [S] 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 MINNESOTA TWINS
Dave Boswell X [L] 8.00 8 2 2 1 10 0
Bob Miller Z 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
San Francisco 6, New York Mets 3
The Mets (9-13) had a great first inning, getting an RBI single by Cleon Jones, followed by a two-run homer by Donn Clendenon to make it 3-0. But that was it for New York. The Giants (10-12) finally got on the board in the fifth on Jose Pagan’s RBI double. They tied it in the sixth on RBI singles by Jim Davenport and Chuck Hiller. In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Willie McCovey broke the 3-3 tie with a solo homer. Later in the inning, Orlando Cepeda had a two-run blast (his eighth) to make it 6-3. Billy O’Dell picked up his third victory.
1962 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1969 NY METS AB R H BI
Harvey Kuenn 5 1 2 0 Tommie Agee 4 0 0 0
Jose Pagan 4 1 1 1 Al Weis 4 1 2 0
Willie Mays 5 0 0 0 Cleon Jones 4 1 1 1
Orlando Cepeda 5 2 2 2 Donn Clendenon 4 1 2 2
Felipe Alou 4 1 2 0 Ron Swoboda 3 0 0 0
Jim Davenport 4 0 1 1 Jerry Grote 4 0 1 0
Tom Haller 4 0 1 0 Bud Harrelson 4 0 0 0
Chuck Hiller 4 0 1 1 Wayne Garrett 4 0 1 0
Billy ODell YZ 2 0 0 0 Gary Gentry Y 2 0 0 0
Willie McCovey 1 1 1 1 Bobby Pfeil 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 6 11 6 TOTALS 34 3 7 3
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 012 003 -- 6
1969 NY METS 300 000 000 -- 3
LOB--1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 8, 1969 NY METS 5.
ERR--Harvey Kuenn, Bud Harrelson. 2B--Tom Haller, Jose
Pagan, Al Weis, Donn Clendenon. 3B--Harvey Kuenn.
HR--Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Donn Clendenon.
SACB--Billy ODell YZ.
1962 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Billy ODell YZ [W] 8.00 6 3 3 1 12 1
Bobby Bolin XZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1969 NY METS
Gary Gentry Y 7.00 8 3 3 2 5 0
Ron Taylor Z [L] 2.00 3 3 1 0 0 2
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