Friday, June 2, 1967: Tigers 7, New York 2

Bronx, NY- Joe Sparma rebounded from a terrible outing three days prior, firing a complete game, five-hitter, and the Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-2 at Yankee Stadium.

The Tigers (23-20) opened their 15-game road trip by knocking Mel Stottlemyre out of the game in the fifth inning, roughing up the right-hander to the tune of six runs.

The Tigers banged out 14 hits, including four doubles and a triple, as they cruised to their fourth victory in six games.

Sparma (3-5) entered the game with a 5.83 ERA but he was sharp against New York, walking just two. One of the two runs he allowed was unearned. Sparma lowered the ERA to 5.23.

Al Kaline had three hits and an RBI, lifting his average over .300 as his torrid streak continues. Kaline is 19-for-35 over his past nine games.

The Tigers scored three runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings, driving Stottlemyre from the game after just 4.1 innings pitched. The right-hander surrendered eight hits in his truncated appearance.

A key hit was a two-run triple from Willie Horton in the fifth inning, which was the hit that prompted Yankees manager Ralph Houk to pull Stottlemyre.

The Yankees' left-handed laden lineup didn't affect Sparma. Lefty hitters were just 1-for-19 off him.

Game 43	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	7	14	1
NY	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	5	1

WP- Sparma (3-5)

LP- Stottlemyre

Thursday, June 1, 1967: Cleveland 6, Tigers 4

Detroit, MI- The Cleveland Indians only got offense in one inning, but that was enough to beat the Tigers, 6-4 at Tiger Stadium.

The Tribe scored all their runs and accumulated all their hits in the fifth inning. They were held hitless and scoreless in the other eight frames.

But it was enough to overtake the Tigers (22-20), who finished a 6-8 home stand.

Tigers starter Denny McLain (3-5) was cruising along through the first four innings, but the fifth inning proved to be his undoing.

The Indians sent 11 men to the plate, and shortstop Ray Oyler's second error of the game didn't help. The Indians hit four doubles in the inning.

The Tigers got three runs in the sixth inning and one in the seventh, but Cleveland relievers Steve Bailey and Orlando Pena set the final six Tigers down in order.

Lefty John O'Donoghue got the win for Cleveland.

Dick McAuliffe hit his eighth home run for the Tigers, tying Willie Horton for the team lead.

Game 42	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	6	6	0
DET	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	10	2

WP- O'Donoghue

SV- Pena

LP- McLain (3-5)

Wednesday, May 31, 1967: Tigers 7, Cleveland 6

Detroit, MI- Al Kaline continued his torrid hitting by doubling in two runs in a four-run first inning, on his way to a 4-for-4 night, and the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-6 at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers never trailed, but the Indians kept hammering away at them all night.

After the four-run first inning off shaky Cleveland starter Luis Tiant, the Tigers watched the Tribe respond with three runs in the second inning, featuring two home runs off Mickey Lolich (5-3).

The Tigers went ahead 5-3 in their half of the second, but Cleveland scored a run in the fourth to make the score 5-4.

Then, in the ninth inning and the Tigers ahead 7-4, the Indians mounted yet another comeback, but after scoring twice off Fred Gladding, the Tigers reliever struck out Max Alvis and got Chico Salmon to ground out to third base to seal the victory.

The Tigers (22-19) are 6-7 on the current home stand with one game to play.

Willie Horton slugged a two-run homer in the first inning.

Kaline is on a 15-for-26 streak, lifting his BA from the .230s to .293.

Gladding, though shaky, pitched two innings for his 10th save.

Game 41	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	11	0
DET	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	7	13	0

WP- Lolich (5-3)

SV- Gladding (9)

LP- Tiant

Tuesday, May 30, 1967: Tigers 3-5, Chicago 2-10

Detroit, MI- Al Kaline's three-run homer was the difference in Game 1, and Joe Sparma's continued troubles in the nightcap added up to a doubleheader split at Tiger Stadium between the Tigers and the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

Detroit won the opener, 3-2, as Kaline drilled his seventh homer deep into the upper deck in left field in the sixth inning, wiping out a 2-0 Chisox lead. Earl Wilson (6-3) pitched eight innings and Fred Gladding pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save.

In the second game, despite a five-run second inning that temporarily overcame a 4-0 deficit, the Tigers (21-19) couldn't survive yet another bad outing by Sparma (2-5).

Sparma only survived four-plus innings, surrendering 11 hits and six runs. Left-handed batters went 9-for-13 against him. His ERA soared to 5.82.

Chicago starter Tommy John somehow managed to pitch 7.2 innings despite the rough second frame.

The White Sox didn't let up against reliever Johnny Podres, scoring four runs off the lefty in three innings.

Game 39	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHI	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
DET	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	x	3	6	0

WP- Wilson (6-3)
LP- Peters

SV- Gladding (8)

Game 40	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHI	3	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	10	18	4
DET	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	0

WP- John

LP- Sparma (2-5)

Sunday, May 28, 1967: Tigers 6, Washington 5 (11 innings)

Detroit, MI- Mickey Stanley lofted a sacrifice fly, scoring Al Kaline in the bottom of the 11th inning, and the Tigers beat the Washington Senators, 6-5 at Tiger Stadium.

Kaline had four hits, including his seventh home run, and scored twice while driving in two runs.

The Tigers (20-18) trailed 5-2 in the eighth but scored three times in the inning, capped by Kaline's single to drive in pinch-hitter Jerry Lumpe, who doubled.

The Senators got on the board first when Cap Peterson hit a grand slam off Tigers starter Denny McLain in the third inning. A Ken McMullen single in the seventh put the Senators ahead, 5-2.

Mike Marshall (1-0) got the win in relief for Detroit, which is 4-6 on its current 14-game home stand.

Peterson came a triple away from hitting for the cycle for Washington.

In the 11th, Kaline led off with a single. Willie Horton struck out. Bill Freehan beat out an infield single, and both runners moved up when Casey Cox uncorked a wild pitch. Norm Cash was intentionally walked, and Stanley, struggling to bat his weight, drove a fly ball deep enough to left field to score Kaline easily with the winning run.

Game 38	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
WAS	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
DET	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	6	14	0

WP- Marshall (1-0)

LP- Cox

Saturday, May 27, 1967: Washington 5, Tigers 4 (14 innings)

Detroit, MI- Ken Harrelson led off the 14th inning with a solo home run, and the Washington Senators beat the Tigers, 5-4 at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers tied the game, 4-4, in the bottom of the ninth inning on Dick McAuliffe's solo homer.

After McAuliffe's blast, the two bullpens took over, until Harrelson blasted a Johnny Podres (2-2) offering into the upper deck in left field.

Ken McMullen hit a two-run homer for Washington, while three Tigers connected for the long ball: McAuliffe (7), Jim Northrup (3) and Willie Horton (7), whose homer was a two-run shot.

McMullen's sacrifice fly in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie, setting the stage for McAuliffe, who victimized Senators fireman Darold Knowles with one out in the ninth.

Mickey Lolich started and pitched 7.2 innings for Detroit, surrendering four runs on eight hits.

Dick Lines got the win in relief for Washington, with Dave Baldwin picking up the save.

The rubber game of the series is Sunday.

Game 37	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
WAS	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	12	0
DET	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	1

WP- Lines

SV- Baldwin

LP- Podres (2-2)

Friday, May 26, 1967: Tigers 5, Washington 3

Detroit, MI- Norm Cash and Willie Horton hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, and that set the tone as the Tigers beat the Washington Senators, 5-3 at Tiger Stadium.

Joe Sparma (2-4) pitched 7.2 innings in winning his second straight decision. He walked six but only one of those walks came around to score.

Jim Northrup and Al Kaline had two hits each for Detroit (19-17), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Horton had two RBI.

Trailing 1-0, Cash and Horton connected for long balls off Washington starter Joe Coleman, giving the Tigers a 2-1 lead. The Senators tied the game in the fourth inning, but Detroit went ahead in their half of the fourth on a Horton RBI single.

The Tigers added some insurance in the fifth, as a Northrup single and an error by Washington catcher Paul Casanova produced two runs for a 5-2 lead.

The Senators got a run back in the eighth, but Fred Gladding pitched a quiet, 1-2-3 ninth to nail down his seventh save.

Game 36	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	2
DET	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	x	5	9	0

WP- Sparma (2-4)

SV- Gladding (7)

LP- Coleman

Thursday, May 25, 1967: Boston 13, Tigers 1

Detroit, MI- Earl Wilson had been the Tigers best and most consistent starting pitcher, so the prospects of avoiding a three-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox looked good---for about an inning.

The Red Sox scored eight runs in the second inning---all charged to Wilson---and went on to an easy 13-1 victory over the Tigers on Thursday night.

Wilson's ERA jumped a full run, to 4.19, thanks to the 1.1 inning outing.

The biggest blow came from starting pitcher Jose Santiago, who gave Wilson, a fine-hitting pitcher, a taste of his own medicine by slugging a three-run homer into the upper deck in left field for a 5-0 lead.

George Scott capped the big inning with a bases loaded triple.

Santiago pitched a complete game, allowing just four hits, including a solo homer by Norm Cash in the sixth inning.

With the sweep, the Red Sox (19-17) leapfrogged past the Tigers (18-17) into second place in the American League.

The Red Sox outscored the Tigers 23-2 in the three games.

Game 35	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	8	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	13	14	0
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1

WP- Santiago

LP- Wilson (5-3)

Wednesday, May 24, 1967: Boston 7, Tigers 0

Detroit, MI- Jim Lonborg turned the tables on the Tigers after they torched him in Boston earlier this year, tossing a six-hit shutout, and the Red Sox beat Detroit, 7-0 at Tiger Stadium.

Unlike his start against the Tigers in Boston, when the Bengals roughed him up for eight runs in four innings, Lonborg was magnificent on Wednesday, though he walked four. He struck out nine Tigers hitters.

The Red Sox have taken the first two games of the series, which concludes on Thursday.

Carl Yastrzemski had a home run and three RBI, and light-hitting Mike Andrews and Mike Ryan slugged back-to-back homers in the eighth inning to help salt the game away.

The Red Sox rapped out 14 hits, while meanwhile, the Tigers (18-16)  found it tough to make good contact against Lonborg all game.

Norm Cash's struggles continued. His latest 0-for-4 game shoved his batting average below .200 (.196).

Denny McLain (3-4) took the loss for the Tigers. McLain went 6.2 innings, surrendering four runs on eight hits.

Larry Sherry's latest bad relief outing skyrocketed his ERA to 11.30.

Game 34	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	7	14	0
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

WP- Lonborg

LP- McLain (3-4)

Tuesday, May 23, 1967: Boston 3, Tigers 1

Detroit, MI- Dennis Bennett pitched six strong innings, Carl Yastrzemski had two RBI, including a solo homer, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tigers, 3-1 at Tiger Stadium.

Bennett allowed just four hits, though he walked five batters.

Mickey Lolich (4-3) went seven innings in a losing effort. Lolich surrendered two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out four.

Yastrzemski blasted his home run in the eighth inning off reliever Dave Wickersham to give Boston an insurance run.

The Red Sox got single runs in the second and third innings before the Tigers answered with a Mickey Stanley double in the fourth, which plated Willie Horton, who had walked.

The Tigers (18-15) only managed one hit after the fourth inning, and are now 2-3 on their current 14-game home stand.

Game 33	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	0
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

WP- Bennett

SV- Wyatt

LP- Lolich (4-3)

Sunday, May 21, 1967: New York 4-6, Tigers 5-7 (DH; 2nd, 13 inn)

Detroit, MI- Norm Cash's pinch-hit, solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning tied the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, and the Tigers won it in 13 innings over the New York Yankees, 7-6, sweeping the twinbill.

Detroit won the first game, 5-4.

The Yankees, in the nightcap, rallied from a 5-1 deficit and eventually took a 6-5 lead on Ruben Amaro's single in the ninth. But Cash led off the Tigers' half of the ninth and lofted a fly ball into the short porch in right field, victimizing Yankees reliever Dooley Womack, who saved the first two games of this series for New York.

In Game 1, Detroit snapped a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with a pair of runs, then hung on in the ninth, fending off a Yankees rally.

The teams ended up splitting the four-game series.

Johnny Podres helped the Tigers' cause in the nightcap with three scoreless innings of relief (11th-13th innings) to earn the victory.

The winning run in Game 2 came after two consecutive errors by the Yankees in the infield (Amaro and Mickey Mantle) allowed Jim Northrup, who led off the frame with a pinch-hit single, to scamper home.

Earl Wilson was credited with the win in Game 1 with Fred Gladding notching his sixth save for the Tigers (18-14).

Game 31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	8	0
DET	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	x	5	11	0
Game 32	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
NY	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	9	3
DET	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	10	0

Game 1

WP- Wilson (5-2)

SV- Gladding (6)

LP- Tillotson

Game 2

WP- Podres (2-1)

LP: Monbouquette

Saturday, May 20, 1967: New York 2, Tigers 1

Detroit, MI- For the second consecutive day, Steve Whitaker slugged a home run in the late innings off a left-handed Tigers reliever to break a tie, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers, 2-1 at Tiger Stadium.

The left-handed batting Whitaker, who victimized John Hiller on Friday night with a two-run homer in the 11th inning as a pinch-hitter to lead New York to a 4-2 victory, drove a high fastball from Johnny Podres over the right field wall on Saturday in the ninth inning, snapping a 1-1 tie.

Whitaker started on Saturday, but the rest of the scenario was eerily similar to that of Friday night.

The Tigers (16-14), who have started their 14-game home stand with consecutive losses, took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a solo homer by Al Kaline (5).

New York tied the game in the eighth off starter Denny McLain, who was brilliant, pitching eight innings and surrendering just one run and five hits while walking one and striking out seven.

The tying run came on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Horace Clarke, who lofted a fly ball just deep enough to right field. Kaline's throw missed beating Dick Howser by a split second.

New York's Al Downing matched McLain pitch for pitch, tossing seven innings of four-hit ball.

Dooley Womack pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn the save, his second in two days.

Game 30	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	0
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

WP- Verbanic

SV- Womack

LP- Podres (1-1)

Friday, May 19, 1967: New York 4, Tigers 2 (11 innings)

Detroit, MI- Steve Whitaker slugged a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the 11th inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers, 4-2, at Tiger Stadium.

The lefty swinging Whitaker connected off southpaw reliever John Hiller, who came on in relief of Dave Wickersham in time to surrender the home run.

Tigers starter Mickey Lolich pitched nine innings, but it wasn't enough to keep the game from going into extra innings.

The loss broke a modest three-game winning streak for Detroit (16-13), which was starting a 14-game home stand.

Jim Northrup and Al Kaline each had an RBI for the Tigers.

Thad Tillotson earned the win in relief, while Dooley Womack pitched the 11th inning for the save, surrendering just a single.

Game 29	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
NY	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	1
DET	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	1

WP: Tillotson

SV: Womack

LP: Wickersham (1-1)