Monday, July 17, 1967: Tigers 6, Boston 3

Boston, MA- The Tigers had just one hit and no runs after six innings and trailed the Boston Red Sox 2-0, but slumping Norm Cash caught fire in the late innings, hitting two, two-run homers, leading Detroit to a 6-3 victory at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox did manage to cobble together nine singles in the final three innings, yet only scored one run. They left 12 men on base for the game.

Tigers first baseman Cash, who came into the game batting .190, curled a line drive around the right field foul pole in the seventh inning to tie the game, 2-2. The homer came off Red Sox starter Lee Stange, who had stifled the Tigers up to that point.

In the eighth, the Tigers added two more runs to go ahead 4-2. A double, a sacrifice fly and a solo homer by Bill Freehan accounted for the runs.

In Boston's eighth, the Red Sox had four singles but could only score one run.

The Tigers (48-38) added insurance in the ninth when Cash again homered, this time to deep right center, scoring Don Wert in front of him for a 6-3 lead.

The four-baggers were Cash's 11th and 12th of the season.

The winner was reliever Mike Marshall, who took over for starter Denny McLain in the seventh inning after McLain allowed three singles. Mike Andrews was caught stealing, which derailed the Red Sox rally.

John Hiller pitched 1.2 innings to earn his third save.

Carl Yastrzemski continued his hot streak by going 4-for-4 with a walk and a run scored for Boston.

Red Sox reliever Dan Osinski took the loss.

With the win, the Tigers leap-frogged into second place over the Minnesota Twins, 2.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox.

Game 86	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	6	9	1
BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	14	0

WP- Marshall (4-0)

SV- Hiller (3)

LP- Osinski