Thursday, July 20, 1967: Tigers 4, Washington 2

Detroit, MI- Beleaguered Joe Sparma pitched into the eighth inning, giving up just two unearned runs, and the Tigers beat the Washington Senators, 4-2, in the rubber game of a three-game series at Tiger Stadium.

Sparma (9-10), who came into the game with an ERA over 5.00, limited the Senators to five hits. He walked four and struck out three.

Mike Marshall and Fred Gladding sealed the win in relief, despite some late Washington threats. Gladding picked up his 19th save.

Norm Cash (13) hit a solo homer for the Tigers (50-39) in the second inning to put Detroit up, 3-0.

The Senators scored twice in the eighth, strongly aided by Jim Northrup's two-base error.

In the ninth, Washington put the first two runners on base against Gladding with a single and a walk. But a double play grounder to the pitcher and a tap to the catcher ended the threat and the game.

The Tigers added an insurance run in the eighth when pinch-hitter Gates Brown doubled, scoring Cash, who had walked.

With the win, the Tigers crept to within one game of first-place and idle Chicago.

Game 89	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	0
DET	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	7	1

WP- Sparma (9-10)

SV- Gladding (19)

LP- Moore