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)