Friday 10/20/1967: Cy Young Award winners announced All the hard work finally paid off for Boston's Don Drysdale. The right-hander was named the Cy Young Award winner in the AL today. This season Drysdale compiled an ERA of 2.73, going 29-11 in 43 starts. He fanned 301 while giving up 325 hits in 375.1 innings. He has 36 complete games and 5 shutouts. He's 4th in the AL in ERA and 1st in wins! Drysdale wins the award for the 6th time in his 11-year career. Gaylord Perry will never forget this year. His dominating season convinced the NL to name Houston's right-hander the Cy Young Award winner of 1967. Gaylord has a record of 27-8 this season, with an ERA of 3.46. In 333 Innings he was able to strike out 195 batters. He has 29 complete games and 3 shutouts. He's 5th in the NL in ERA and 1st in wins! |
Friday 10/20/1967: Clemente (BOS) and Williams (STL) win Most Valuable Player Award The AL Most Valuable Player Award goes to Roberto Clemente this year. He had an extraordinary season! While compiling an on base percentage of .411, Roberto hit .348 and slugged .739. He has collected 149 runs batted in this year. He's 2nd in the AL in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! Clemente wins the award for the 2nd time in his 12-year career. St. Louis (N)'s leftfielder Billy Williams will never forget this day as well. A great season convinced the voters that he is the worthy NL Most Valuable Player Award winner. This year Williams drove in 136 and scored 138 runs while batting .353 with 49 bombs. He's 4th in the NL in batting, 4th in homeruns and 5th in RBI! |
Friday 10/20/1967: Swoboda (CLE) and Hardin (STL) win Rookie Of The Year Award Cleveland's Ron Swoboda was almost in tears when he heard the news. The 23 year old rightfielder was named the Rookie Of The Year Award winner in the AL today. What a way to begin a career! Ron has gone 152 for 522 (.291) this season, hitting 23 longballs and driving in 81 runs. He has scored 75 runs on his own. The NL Rookie Of The Year Award winner was announced today as well, with St. Louis (N)'s pitcher Jim Hardin earning the trophy for putting up the best numbers among rookies in his league. This season Hardin compiled an ERA of 3.95, going 23-14 in 41 starts. He fanned 181 while giving up 352 hits in 346.2 innings. He has 32 complete games and one shutout. He's 9th in the NL in ERA and 3rd in wins! |
Monday 10/9/1967: Kaline and Mcdowell win Player of the Week award It's the 7th time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to Detroit's centerfielder Al Kaline. Al went 8 for 17 (.471), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 5 RBI. His season numbers are: .298 AVG, 174 hits, 30 doubles, 4 triples and 32 homeruns, along with 82 RBI and 102 runs scored. Chicago (N)'s pitcher Sam Mcdowell had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Player of the Week. Mcdowell was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 2.60. Along the way he struck out 17 in 17.1 innings. A complete game added to his brilliant performance. His ERA of 3.11 helped him to a 22-11 record this year. He struck out 281 and walked 143 in 332.2 innings. He has 25 complete games and 6 shutouts. He's 2nd in the NL in ERA and 4th in wins! |
Monday 10/2/1967: Boston's Clemente wins Player of the Week award Boston's rightfielder Roberto Clemente had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AL Player of the Week. Clemente helped his team with an average of .667 and 7 RBI in 18 at bats. Roberto is hitting .349 this year, with 206 hits in 591 at bats. He has driven in 148 runs, slugging .741. He's 3rd in the AL in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! The NL's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Tony Kubek, who wins the award for the 6th time in his career. He hit .524 with 13 RBI and slugged 1.095 in 21 at bats. Tony managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. This year Kubek drove in 109 and scored 83 runs while batting .348 with 27 longballs. He's 6th in the NL in batting! |
Sunday 10/1/1967: Los Angeles (N)'s Hendley named Pitcher of the Month It's the 2nd time that the AL Pitcher of the Month award goes to New York (A)'s pitcher Tommy John. He started 6 games in September, going 5-1 and compiling an ERA of 2.08 in 52 innings. Tommy fanned 24 hitters. Opposing players hit .256 against Tommy this season. While posting an ERA of 2.49 he went 26-11 in 38 starts, fanning 147 and walking 43 hitters. He has 30 complete games and 5 shutouts. He's 1st in the AL in ERA and 2nd in wins! Los Angeles (N)'s Bob Hendley had a terrific September, and it earned him the NL Pitcher of the month award. He went 3-0 in September and finished the month with an ERA of 0.70. He struck out 15 in 25.2 innings. Bob pitched a shutout as well. In 3 starts this year Bob struck out 21 batters in 33.2 innings of work. His ERA is 1.34, his record 3-0. He has one complete game and one shutout. |
Sunday 10/1/1967: Houston's Cepeda named Batter of the Month The Batter of the Month award in the AL goes to Boston's Roberto Clemente this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Roberto was on fire, hitting .385 with 8 homeruns and 29 RBI. Roberto has gone 204 for 587 (.348) this season, hitting 57 bombs and driving in 146 runs. He has scored 147 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the AL in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! It's the 10th time that the NL Batter of the Month award goes to Houston's first baseman Orlando Cepeda. He had an on base percentage of .477 and hit .406, while driving in 25 runs. His season features a batting average of .321 (177 hits in 552 AB), 35 doubles, 4 triples and 41 longballs. Cepeda collected 126 RBI and 120 runs as well. He's 8th in the NL in RBIs and 7th in homeruns! |
Saturday 9/30/1967: Howie Reed pitches his 2nd shutout of the season BALTIMORE - Cleveland's offense is struggling, and Baltimore's Howie Reed didn't help them. The right-hander fired his 2nd shutout of the season, a 1-hitter. Reed (6-18) struck out 4 and issued 4 BB, throwing 56 of 110 pitches for strikes. 'I'll have to give a lot of credit to my catcher. He put all the right fingers down today.' Ken Harrelson helped Reed at the plate, he collected 2 hits in 3 trips to the plate, hitting a homerun. Baltimore improved its record to 44-113, scoring 3 runs on 8 hits. |
Friday 9/29/1967: Orlando Cepeda stars with 2000th career hit ATLANTA - Houston's players had every reason to congratulate Orlando Cepeda, who reached a milestone today, collecting his 2000th career hit! His best year so far was 1961 where he hit .368 with 46 homeruns and 130 RBI. 'This day is special, I'll probably remember it my whole life. Thank god I'm blessed with the talent to play this game.' He hit a double in the 1st off Don Cardwell for number 2000. |
Monday 9/25/1967: Sam Mcdowell dominates San Francisco, throws NO-HITTER SAN FRANCISCO - Chicago (N)'s left-hander Sam Mcdowell is a really great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff while making history, blanking San Francisco on no hits. Billy Cowan spoiled the bid for a perfect game when he walked with no outs in the 6th inning. Mcdowell (20-11) fanned 6 and walked 1, throwing 102 pitches. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Chicago (N)'s third baseman Bob Bailey stroked 2 hits in 4 AB, doubling once, and collecting 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Mcdowell. The final score of the game was 5-0. |
Monday 9/25/1967: Kasko (MIN) and Del greco (CHN) win P.O.W. award Eddie Kasko from Minnesota wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the AL. He had an on base percentage of .458 and hit .435, while driving in 8 runs. The NL's best player of the week was Chicago (N)'s Bobby Del greco, who wins the award for the 3rd time in his career. Bobby pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .588 with 2 HR and 3 RBI while slugging 1.059. |
Wednesday 9/20/1967: Tom Haller out for 6 weeks HOUSTON - Houston's catcher Tom Haller will miss at least 6 weeks after he got hurt seriously in a collision at home plate. He laid on the ground without movement for several minutes and had to be carried off the field. Houston wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Haller had suffered a Broken Finger. While compiling an on base percentage of .383, Tom hit .288 and slugged .493. He has collected 86 runs batted in this year. |
Wednesday 9/20/1967: Juan Pizarro dominates Washington, throws NO-HITTER MINNESOTA - Juan Pizarro had some fun again. REAL fun. Washington hitters did not. Minnesota's lefty fired a no-hitter in his 6th shutout of the season. He now has 37 career shutouts in 368 games started. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches. I'm so happy that it was enough to pitch such a great game.' Pizarro (22-11) fanned 4 and walked 4, throwing 113 pitches. The hitting star for Minnesota was leftfielder Boog Powell, he went 2 for 3. Minnesota scored 3 runs on 10 hits. |
Monday 9/18/1967: Player of the Week honors go to Covington and Foy The AL Player of the Week award goes to Wes Covington, Minnesota's starting rightfielder. Covington helped his team with an average of .455 and 8 RBI in 22 at bats. Cincinnati's third baseman Joe Foy had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Player of the Week. In 22 at bats he hit .591 with 3 HR and 7 RBI. |
Thursday 9/14/1967: Joe Torre found the stroke, smashes three homers PITTSBURGH - Hitting a homerun is fine, but hitting three of them in one game is something special. Philadelphia (N)'s catcher Joe Torre accomplished that feat in a 10-4 win over Pittsburgh. Number 1 in the 4th inning, a shot estimated at 437 feet, cleared the wall in center field. The game was tied, 1-1, after the blast. His 2nd blast, a two-run homerun off Joe Niekro in the 7th inning, landed an estimated 443 feet from home plate. In the 8th inning he unloaded a solo homerun off Dick Hughes. Joe collected 3 hits in 5 trips to the plate, scoring three runs and driving in 4 runs. Orlando Cepeda was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 9/12/1967. |
Tuesday 9/12/1967: Houston's Orlando Cepeda clears fence three times SAN FRANCISCO - Orlando Cepeda can hit'em a long way, and San Francisco pitchers couldn't smile about that today. Houston's rightfielder unloaded three bombs, adding to his reputation of being one of the best power hitters in the game. In the 1st inning he unloaded a solo homerun off John Duffie. His 2nd blast, a solo homerun off John Duffie in the 2nd inning, landed an estimated 365 feet from home plate. A pitch from Garland Shifflett in the 8th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 411 feet from home plate in left-center. Orlando stroked 3 hits in 5 AB, scoring three times and driving in 4 runs. Houston improved its record to 77-66, scoring 13 runs on 13 hits. |
Monday 9/11/1967: Landrum (WS2) and Mcdougald (PHI) win P.O.W. award Washington's second baseman Don Landrum had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AL Player of the Week. He had an on base percentage of .500 and hit .500, while driving in 8 runs. It's the 8th time that the NL Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia (N)'s shortstop Gil Mcdougald. In 27 at bats he hit .444 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. |
Monday 9/4/1967: Cash (DET) and Mccovey (PHI) win P.O.W. award It's the 11th time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to Detroit's first baseman Norm Cash. He hit .579 with 6 RBI and slugged .947 in 19 at bats. Cash has hit 28 bombs this year while batting .325. He adds 21 doubles, along with 96 runs scored. He's 10th in the AL in batting! Philadelphia (N)'s first baseman Willie Mccovey had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Player of the Week. Willie went 12 for 19 (.632), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 7 RBI. Mccovey has hit 37 longballs this year while batting .360. He adds 28 doubles, along with 107 runs scored. He's 3rd in the NL in batting, 6th in homeruns and 5th in RBI! |
Saturday 9/2/1967: Curt Flood collects five hits against San Francisco PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's rightfielder Curt Flood once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up San Francisco's pitching staff with a 5 hit performance on Saturday. A pitch from Dick Bosman in the 1st inning left his bat for a RBI double. The game was tied, 1-1, after the blast. His 2nd hit was a double off Dick Bosman in the 3rd inning. His 4th hit, a two-run homerun off Dick Bosman in the 7th inning, cleared the fence in right field. A pitch from Mike Marshall in the 9th inning left his bat for a double. He had a single in the 5th. Curt did drive in 3 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He's having a very good season so far, batting .362. Pittsburgh scored 8 runs on 15 hits. |
Friday 9/1/1967: Charlie Vaughan fires 2-hitter against Baltimore BALTIMORE - It was a great day for Kansas City's lefty Charlie Vaughan. The 19-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Baltimore on Friday. 'That was one of the best games of my career. I had my stuff working very well today.' Vaughan (6-5) fanned 4 and walked 6, throwing 118 pitches. The hitting star for Kansas City was first baseman Joe Pepitone, he collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate. The final score of the game was 1-0. |
Friday 9/1/1967: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced Winner of this months AL Pitcher of the Month award is Boston's Don Drysdale. He had an ERA of just 1.74 in 62 innings of work in which he struck out 42 hitters. His record in August is 6-0. Don got two complete game shutouts as well! Opposing players hit .231 against Don this season. While posting an ERA of 2.61 he went 24-9 in 35 starts, fanning 244 and walking 34 hitters. He has 30 complete games and 4 shutouts. He's 3rd in the AL in ERA and 1st in wins! Moe Drabowsky couldn't have pitched much better than he did in August, and the NL thought so as well, naming the right-hander Pitcher of the Month. He started 7 games in August, going 3-0 and compiling an ERA of 0.74 in 36.2 innings. Moe fanned 21 hitters. In 33 starts this year Moe struck out 84 batters in 157 innings of work. His ERA is 3.15, his record 9-4. |
Friday 9/1/1967: Batter of the Month award winners announced The AL's best player of the month was Boston's Roberto Clemente, who wins the award for the 6th time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .436 and hit .333, while driving in 30 runs. Roberto has gone 167 for 491 (.340) this season, hitting 49 bombs and driving in 117 runs. He has scored 123 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the AL in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! The Batter of the Month award in the NL goes to St. Louis (N)'s Billy Williams this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .473 and hit .396, while driving in 24 runs. Williams has hit for a .343 average this season. He has 71 extra base hits along with 323 total bases, resulting in a .687 slugging percentage. He's 5th in the NL in batting, 4th in homeruns and 3rd in RBI! |
Monday 8/28/1967: Player of the Week honors go to Clemente and Kubek The AL's best player of the week was Boston's Roberto Clemente, who wins the award for the 7th time in his career. Roberto went 9 for 22 (.409), while hitting 5 HR and collecting 7 RBI. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! Pittsburgh's shortstop Tony Kubek had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Player of the Week. Tony pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .444 with 5 HR and 9 RBI while slugging 1.000. |
Saturday 8/26/1967: Don Nottebart quiets San Francisco bats with shutout CINCINNATI - Don Nottebart had his best stuff going, and San Francisco hitters had nothing to cheer about. Cincinnati's right-hander pitched a 1-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Nottebart (17-13) struck out 6 and walked none, throwing 61 of 99 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Cincinnati was first baseman Bob Speake, he finished with 1 hit in 2 AB, homering once, and driving in 2 runs. Cincinnati scored 4 runs on 10 hits. |
Monday 8/21/1967: California's Scott wins Player of the Week award It's the 1st time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to California's first baseman George Scott. George pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .579 with 3 HR and 5 RBI while slugging 1.158. Scott has walked 50 times this year and posts a .403 OBP. While batting .306, 98 for 320, he has driven in 60 runs. The NL Player of the Week award goes to Frank Howard, Atlanta's starting first baseman. He hit .393 with 12 RBI and slugged 1.250 in 28 at bats. |
Wednesday 8/16/1967: John Duffie turns in great performance against Philadelphia (N) SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's right-hander John Duffie didn't look unexperienced at all. The 21 year old pitched a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N), recording his 1st shutout of the season. Duffie (8-8) struck out 6 and issued 4 BB, throwing 69 of 120 pitches for strikes. 'I had my stuff going. Everything I tried worked. What a day!' Jim Hickman provided San Francisco with the offense Duffie needed as he finished with 2 hits in 4 AB, hitting a homerun, stroking a double, and collecting 4 RBI. The final score of the game was 4-0. |
Wednesday 8/16/1967: Chris Short pitches 2-hit shutout against Baltimore BALTIMORE - Chris Short had his best stuff going, and Baltimore hitters had nothing to cheer about. Boston's lefty pitched a 2-hitter, his 2nd shutout of the season. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' Short (20-8) fanned 8 and walked 4, throwing 113 pitches. Roberto Clemente helped Short at the plate, he finished with 2 hits in 4 AB, hitting a homerun, with three runs scored. Boston scored 7 runs on 12 hits. |
Tuesday 8/15/1967: Jim Lonborg fires 2-hitter against Cleveland WASHINGTON - Cleveland's offense is struggling, and Washington's Jim Lonborg didn't help them. The right-hander fired his 2nd shutout of the season, a 2-hitter. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' Lonborg (10-16) struck out 5 and walked 2, throwing 65 of 118 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Washington was shortstop Cesar Tovar, he got 2 hits in 4 AB, stroking two 2B's, with 4 RBI. The final score of the game was 5-0. |
Monday 8/14/1967: Pagliaroni (CHA) and Bennett (LAN) win P.O.W. award The AL Player of the Week award goes to Jim Pagliaroni, Chicago (A)'s starting catcher. Jim went 8 for 17 (.471), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 9 RBI. The Player of the Week award in the NL goes to Los Angeles (N)'s Dennis Bennett this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. Bennett was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He pitched two shutouts! |
Saturday 8/12/1967: Billy Hoeft fires 2-hitter against Baltimore DETROIT - Baltimore's offense is struggling, and Detroit's Billy Hoeft didn't help them. The left-hander fired his 2nd shutout of the season, a 2-hitter. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' Hoeft (11-10) struck out 4 and walked 3, throwing 65 of 108 pitches for strikes. Billy Moran provided Detroit with the offense Hoeft needed as he went 2 for 4, and driving in 2 runs. The final score of the game was 4-0. |
Monday 8/7/1967: Jim ray Hart out for 4-5 weeks CINCINNATI - Cincinnati's leftfielder Jim ray Hart will miss at least 4-5 weeks after he got hurt seriously while running hard toward second base. He began limping and then fell down, causing a scary moment for his teammates. He had to be carried off the field. Cincinnati wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Hart had suffered a Strained Back Muscle. He has hit 28 homeruns while batting .263 this season. His 105 hits and 36 walks add up to a .327 on-base percentage. He's 3rd in the NL in RBIs and 8th in homeruns! |
Monday 8/7/1967: Cincinnati's Hart wins Player of the Week award Ron Jackson from New York (A) wins his 9th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the AL. He hit .577 with 7 RBI and slugged 1.077 in 26 at bats. While compiling an on base percentage of .452, Ron hit .368 and slugged .608. He has collected 70 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the AL in batting! Jim ray Hart wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. NL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Jim ray went 8 for 22 (.364), while hitting 5 HR and collecting 14 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 16 games. |
Saturday 8/5/1967: Bill Virdon collects 2000th hit against Los Angeles (N) LOS ANGELES (N) - Cincinnati's centerfielder Bill Virdon joined some elite company today, collecting his 2000th career hit! With two outs in the 6th inning, Bill drilled a single, causing a standing ovation from the crowd. In 12 years of big league action so far, Bill has compiled a batting average of .307, along with 331 homeruns and 1191 RBI. 'I'm out of words. I'll probably realize it tomorrow, but for now I'm done.' |
Wednesday 8/2/1967: Dean Chance (NYY) will miss 4-5 weeks NEW YORK (A) - New York (A) is without its right-hander Dean Chance for at least 4-5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Bill Monbouquette in a game against Boston. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Bone Chips Elbow. This season Chance compiled an ERA of 3.90, going 11-11 in 26 starts. He fanned 123 while giving up 187 hits in 194 innings. He has 10 complete games and 4 shutouts. |
Tuesday 8/1/1967: St. Louis (N)'s Hardin named Pitcher of the Month Stan Williams couldn't have pitched much better than he did in July, and the AL thought so as well, naming the right-hander Pitcher of the Month. He went 4-0 in July and finished the month with an ERA of 0.75. He struck out 36 in 36 innings. Stan got two complete game shutouts as well! His ERA of 2.51 helped him to a 14-3 record this year. He struck out 168 and walked 81 in 165 innings. He has 9 complete games and 6 shutouts. He's 2nd in the AL in ERA and 9th in wins! Jim Hardin pitched like a legend in July, and the NL named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He went 5-1 in July and finished the month with an ERA of 3.08. He struck out 14 in 49.2 innings. This season Hardin compiled an ERA of 3.89, going 16-8 in 25 starts. He fanned 100 while giving up 204 hits in 210.2 innings. Jim has pitched one shutout and 21 complete games. He's 9th in the NL in ERA and 2nd in wins! |
Tuesday 8/1/1967: California's Allen earns Batter of the Month award Dick Allen of California wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the AL. He had an on base percentage of .400 and hit .370, while driving in 20 runs. While compiling an on base percentage of .429, Dick hit .322 and slugged .655. He has collected 85 runs batted in this year. He's 3rd in the AL in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns! Los Angeles (N)'s leftfielder Carl Yastrzemski had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Batter of the Month. Carl pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .410 with 12 and 33 RBI while slugging .949. Carl has gone 115 for 323 (.356) this season, hitting 32 taters and driving in 98 runs. He has scored 93 runs on his own. He's 4th in the NL in batting, 5th in homeruns and 3rd in RBI! |
Monday 7/31/1967: 5-hit performance by St. Louis (N)'s Zoilo Versalles ST. LOUIS (N) - Zoilo Versalles saw the ball really well, leading St. Louis (N) to a 8-7 win over Philadelphia (N). His five hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Zoilo seemed happy as well after the game. His 1st hit, a solo homerun off Ted Davidson in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 406 feet from home plate. Number 2 in the 3rd inning accounted for a double. His 3rd hit, off Ted Davidson in the 5th inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in left-center. His 4th hit was a double off Ted Davidson in the 7th inning. In the 9th inning he belted a double off Dale Willis. Zoilo scored 3 runs, and he collected 3 RBI as well! He now has a total of 108 hits this season, accounting for a .290 batting average. |
Monday 7/31/1967: Ron Jackson uncorks five hits against Baltimore BALTIMORE - Ron Jackson saw the ball really well, leading New York (A) to a 10-6 win over Baltimore. His five hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Ron seemed happy as well after the game. His 3rd hit was a RBI double off Fred Newman in the 4th inning. His 4th hit, off Jack Warner in the 7th inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in left-center. His 5th hit, a solo homerun off Jack Warner in the 8th inning, cleared the fence in left-center. He collected singles in the 1st (one RBI) and in the 2nd (one RBI). Ron did drive in 5 while scoring 3 runs on his own. He's having a very good season so far, batting .362. |
Monday 7/31/1967: Washington's Conigliaro wins Player of the Week award The Player of the Week award in the AL goes to Washington's Tony Conigliaro this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .652 and hit .556, while driving in 7 runs. Jimmy Wynn wins his 1st Player of the Week award. NL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Jimmy was on fire, hitting .474 with 3 HR and 7 RBI. |
Sunday 7/30/1967: Baltimore has no chance in a 2-hitter by Tommy John BALTIMORE - New York (A)'s left-hander Tommy John is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Baltimore on just 2 hits. It's his 4th shutout this season, and the 11th time he has done it in his career. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' John (16-8) struck out 8 and walked 1, throwing 60 of 102 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for New York (A) was centerfielder Lee Maye, he finished 1 for 3, blasting a homerun, and driving in 2 runs. New York (A) improved its record to 62-40, scoring 3 runs on 6 hits. |
Tuesday 7/25/1967: Bill Monbouquette blanks Cleveland with a 2-hitter CLEVELAND - With his best stuff going, Boston's Bill Monbouquette overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Cleveland had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Monbouquette (9-3) fanned 4 and walked none, throwing 91 pitches. Ken Boyer helped Monbouquette at the plate, he went 3 for 4, hitting a double, and driving in 2 runs. Boston improved its record to 63-35, scoring 2 runs on 5 hits. |
Monday 7/24/1967: Los Angeles (N)'s Yastrzemski wins Player of the Week award The AL's best player of the week was Minnesota's Juan Pizarro, who wins the award for the 5th time in his career. Pizarro was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50. Along the way he struck out 18 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. In 24 starts this year Juan struck out 220 batters in 208 innings of work. His ERA is 2.38, his record 15-8. Juan has pitched 4 shutouts and 20 complete games. He's 1st in the AL in ERA and 3rd in wins! The NL Player of the Week award goes to Carl Yastrzemski, Los Angeles (N)'s starting leftfielder. He had an on base percentage of .577 and hit .450, while driving in 10 runs. |
Monday 7/17/1967: Dick Radatz pitches his 1st shutout of the season MINNESOTA - Detroit's right-hander Dick Radatz is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Minnesota found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Radatz 1st shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 4th shutouts in his career. Radatz (13-5) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 2, throwing 119 pitches. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches.' The hitting star for Detroit was shortstop Sparky Anderson, he finished 2 for 4, doubling once, and driving in 2 runs. Detroit scored 6 runs on 9 hits. |
Monday 7/17/1967: Boyer (BOS) and Johnson (LAN) win P.O.W. award It's the 12th time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to Boston's third baseman Ken Boyer. He hit .458 with 9 RBI and slugged .833 in 24 at bats. It's the 2nd time that the NL Player of the Week award goes to Los Angeles (N)'s third baseman Deron Johnson. Deron pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .500 with 2 HR and 11 RBI while slugging .875. His season features a batting average of .221 (68 hits in 307 AB), 14 doubles, one triple and 13 longballs. Johnson collected 45 RBI and 34 runs as well. |
Saturday 7/15/1967: Chuck Hinton punishes St. Louis (N) with four hits, cycle PHILADELPHIA (N) - Chuck Hinton hits 'em where they ain't. St. Louis (N) certainly agrees as Philadelphia (N)'s centerfielder unloaded four hits and hitting for the cycle. In the 2nd inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Earl Francis. His 2nd hit was a two-run triple off Earl Francis in the 3rd inning. A single in the 6th off Bob Heffner accounted for his 3rd hit. A pitch from Craig Anderson in the 8th inning left his bat for a double. That drive completed the cycle, causing a smile on his face! Chuck did drive in 4 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He is hitting .282 this season, with 8 HR and 29 RBI. 31 players in league history have so far hit for the cycle, including Chuck. Billy Williams was the last player to hit for the cycle, doing it 4/26/1966. |
Friday 7/14/1967: Ken Boyer stars with 2000th career hit BALTIMORE - Boston's Ken Boyer showed a smile on his face after he got his 2000th career hit against Baltimore on Friday. His hit in the 1st inning was a single off Fred Newman. His best year so far was 1966 where he hit .341 with 54 homeruns and 163 RBI. 'Baseball is a great game, and adding something to it's history is smething I've always wanted. What a great day!' |
Wednesday 7/12/1967: Tom Tresh punishes Minnesota with five hits MINNESOTA - 'Wow, five hits in one game is something special, isn't it?' said New York (A)'s shortstop Tom Tresh after the 14-4 win over Minnesota. His 2nd hit, off Bill Stafford in the 3rd inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in center field. Number 4 in the 8th inning, a shot estimated at 438 feet, cleared the wall in left-center. A pitch from Roberto Rodriguez in the 9th inning left his bat for a double. He had singles in the 1st inning and in the 6th inning . Tom did drive in 3 while scoring 5 runs on his own. He now has a total of 87 hits this season, accounting for a .278 batting average. |
Monday 7/3/1967: Pascual (MIN) and Mccovey (PHI) win P.O.W. award The AL Player of the Week award goes to Camilo Pascual, one of Minnesota's best starting pitchers. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. His ERA of 4.29 helped him to a 10-8 record this year. He struck out 95 and walked 68 in 161.2 innings. Camilo has pitched one shutout and 9 complete games. It's the 5th time that the NL Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia (N)'s first baseman Willie Mccovey. Willie pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .500 with 2 HR and 5 RBI while slugging 1.000. Willie has gone 112 for 290 (.386) this season, hitting 19 taters and driving in 71 runs. He has scored 67 runs on his own. He's 2nd in the NL in batting, 8th in homeruns and 4th in RBI! |
Saturday 7/1/1967: Wes Covington knocks lights out with three homeruns MINNESOTA - Hitting homeruns is one of the most difficult things in sports. To hit three of them in one game is almost sensational. Minnesota's rightfielder Wes Covington accomplished that feat in a 13-2 win over Baltimore. A 377 foot drive to left field marked his 1st bomb, a two-run homerun off Frank Baumann in the 1st inning. His 2nd blast, a three-run homerun off Frank Baumann in the 3rd inning, landed an estimated 433 feet from home plate. Number 3 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 413 feet, cleared the wall in center field. Overall he got 3 hits in 5 AB, scoring three runs and collecting 7 RBI. His homerun total this year is 19, along with 60 RBI. It's pretty obvious that he will enter the Hall of Fame some day! Ron Santo was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 6/20/1967. The final score of the game was 13-2. |
Saturday 7/1/1967: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced Tommy John couldn't have pitched much better than he did in June, and the AL thought so as well, naming the lefty Pitcher of the Month. He had an ERA of just 2.25 in 60 innings of work in which he struck out 28 hitters. His record in June is 6-1. Tommy fired two shutouts! His ERA of 2.75 helped him to a 12-7 record this year. He struck out 66 and walked 29 in 163.2 innings. Tommy has pitched 3 shutouts and 16 complete games. He's 3rd in the AL in ERA and 3rd in wins! The best month of June in the NL certainly had Atlanta's right-hander Joe Horlen, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He started 5 games in June, going 1-1 and compiling an ERA of 0.56 in 32.1 innings. Joe fanned 18 hitters. This season Horlen compiled an ERA of 1.95, going 5-4 in 16 starts. He fanned 59 while giving up 85 hits in 106.1 innings. |
Saturday 7/1/1967: Clemente (BOS) and Aaron (LAN) win monthly award The AL Batter of the Month award goes to Roberto Clemente, Boston's starting rightfielder. Roberto pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .351 with 13 and 32 RBI while slugging .866. Clemente has hit for a .348 average this season. He has 56 extra base hits along with 227 total bases, resulting in a .752 slugging percentage. He's 5th in the AL in batting, 1st in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! It's the 14th time that the NL Batter of the Month award goes to Los Angeles (N)'s centerfielder Hank Aaron. Hank was on fire, hitting .358 with 12 homeruns and 32 RBI. Aaron has hit 30 longballs this year while batting .322. He adds 15 doubles, along with 64 runs scored. He's 1st in the NL in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns! |
Friday 6/30/1967: Philadelphia (N)'s Fairly severely injured, out for season PHILADELPHIA (N) - Philadelphia (N)'s rightfielder Ron Fairly will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between Philadelphia (N) and Pittsburgh. The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Fairly collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. After being taken to a local hospital, Fairly was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Broken Ankle. Fairly has hit 9 homeruns this year while batting .327. He adds 13 doubles, along with 35 runs scored. |
Monday 6/26/1967: St. Louis (N)'s Freese wins Player of the Week award Tito Francona wins his 5th Player of the Week award. AL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Tito was on fire, hitting .393 with 6 HR and 10 RBI. Francona has walked 15 times this year and posts a .357 OBP. While batting .328, 95 for 290, he has driven in 63 runs. He's 9th in the AL in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 5th in RBI! It's the 8th time that the NL Player of the Week award goes to St. Louis (N)'s third baseman Gene Freese. Gene was on fire, hitting .478 with 4 HR and 11 RBI. Freese has hit for a .280 average this season. He has 35 extra base hits along with 145 total bases, resulting in a .541 slugging percentage. |
Saturday 6/24/1967: Ted Davidson pitches 2-hit shutout against New York (N) PHILADELPHIA (N) - New York (N)'s hitters were dominated by Philadelphia (N)'s Ted Davidson. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 2nd shutout of the season. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Davidson (8-3) struck out 5 and walked none, throwing 71 of 112 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Philadelphia (N) was shortstop Gil Mcdougald, he collected 1 hit in 2 trips to the plate, hitting a homerun, with 4 RBI. Philadelphia (N) improved its record to 45-30, scoring 8 runs on 9 hits. |
Tuesday 6/20/1967: Bobby Bolin pitches his 1st shutout of the season CALIFORNIA - California's right-hander Bobby Bolin will never forget this day. The 28-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Washington on Tuesday. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Bolin (1-1) struck out 5 and walked 3, throwing 60 of 102 pitches for strikes. Wally Post provided California with the offense Bolin needed as he got 3 hits in 4 AB, blasting a homerun, hitting 2 doubles, scoring 2 runs with 2 RBI. California improved its record to 44-27, scoring 9 runs on 10 hits. |
Monday 6/19/1967: Chance and Robinson win Player of the Week award The AL Player of the Week award goes to Dean Chance, one of New York (A)'s best starting pitchers. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The NL Player of the Week award goes to Floyd Robinson, San Francisco's starting rightfielder. Robinson helped his team with an average of .476 and 9 RBI in 21 at bats. Robinson has hit for a .368 average this season. He has 38 extra base hits along with 168 total bases, resulting in a .680 slugging percentage. He's 3rd in the NL in batting, 8th in homeruns and 9th in RBI! |
Thursday 6/15/1967: St. Louis (N)'s Drabowsky severely injured ST. LOUIS (N) - When it rains, it pours. St. Louis (N)'s right-hander Moe Drabowsky will not pitch for at least 5 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Philadelphia (N) where he left the field in the 1st inning. Drabowsky was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Herniated Disc Back. In 17 starts this year Moe struck out 35 batters in 73.1 innings of work. His ERA is 4.79, his record 3-3. |
Monday 6/12/1967: Jackson and Carmel win Player of the Week award The AL's best player of the week was New York (A)'s Ron Jackson, who wins the award for the 8th time in his career. Ron pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .609 with 5 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.348. His season numbers are: .361 AVG, 78 hits, 10 doubles, no triples and 11 longballs, along with 32 RBI and 45 runs scored. He's 2nd in the AL in batting! St. Louis (N)'s centerfielder Duke Carmel had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Player of the Week. Carmel helped his team with an average of .560 and 7 RBI in 25 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 9 games. Carmel has hit 6 homeruns this year while batting .333. He adds 11 doubles, along with 39 runs scored. |
Sunday 6/11/1967: Steve Hamilton out for 4 weeks CALIFORNIA - When it rains, it pours. California's left-hander Steve Hamilton will not pitch for at least 4 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Minnesota where he left the field in the 4th inning. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Pulled Bicep Muscle. Surgery will be performed next week. Opposing players hit .249 against Steve this season. While posting an ERA of 3.95 he went 6-2 in 13 starts, fanning 55 and walking 41 hitters. Steve has pitched one shutout and 2 complete games. |
Friday 6/9/1967: New York (A)'s Ron Jackson goes deep three times CALIFORNIA - Ron Jackson powered New York (A) to a 7-4 win over California. He did it in style by homering three times. His 1st blast, a solo homerun off Cisco Carlos in the 2nd inning, landed an estimated 416 feet from home plate. In the 3rd inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Cisco Carlos. A pitch from Cisco Carlos in the 6th inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 355 feet from home plate in left field. Ron finished with 3 hits in 4 AB, scoring three runs with 4 RBI. |
Friday 6/9/1967: Bill Faul fires 2-hitter against Baltimore KANSAS CITY - Kansas City's right-hander Bill Faul will never forget this day. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Baltimore on Friday. Faul (5-6) fanned 5 and walked 2, throwing 100 pitches. 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' The hitting star for Kansas City was third baseman Harmon Killebrew, he finished with 2 hits in 3 AB, stroking a double. Kansas City scored 1 run on 6 hits. |
Wednesday 6/7/1967: Bob Bailey (CHN) will miss 6 weeks CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s Bob Bailey suffered a serious injury Wednesday in a game against New York (N). Bailey fell down while running the bases and couldn't get up without help. He will miss probably 6 weeks. Torn Calf Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. This year Bailey drove in 29 and scored 42 runs while batting .319 with 10 longballs. |
Wednesday 6/7/1967: Tony Conigliaro out for 7 weeks WASHINGTON - Washington's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, rightfielder Tony Conigliaro, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 7 weeks. Pulled Achilles Tendon was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. Conigliaro has walked 26 times this year and posts a .363 OBP. While batting .276, 54 for 196, he has driven in 42 runs. |
Monday 6/5/1967: Player of the Week honors go to Allen and Robinson The AL's best player of the week was California's Dick Allen, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. He hit .545 with 10 RBI and slugged 1.227 in 22 at bats. Floyd Robinson wins his 4th Player of the Week award. NL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Floyd was on fire, hitting .609 with 3 HR and 11 RBI. This year Robinson drove in 42 and scored 45 runs while batting .328 with 11 taters. |
Thursday 6/1/1967: Cincinnati has no chance in a 2-hitter by Sam Mcdowell CHICAGO (N) - Great days are rare. But not for Chicago (N)'s southpaw Sam Mcdowell. Cincinnati found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just 2 hits. It's his 5th shutout this season, and the 8th time he has done it in his career. Mcdowell (8-5) fanned 7 and walked 4, throwing 115 pitches. 'I had a good grip on the ball today and I was able to put it where I wanted. That kept them out of balance.' Johnny Romano provided Chicago (N) with the offense Mcdowell needed as he stroked 2 hits in 3 AB, stroking two 2B's, and driving in 2 runs. Chicago (N) improved its record to 30-23, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits. |
Thursday 6/1/1967: Al Kaline collects 2000th hit against Kansas City DETROIT - Detroit's centerfielder Al Kaline already had some highlights in his career, and today he added another one, getting his 2000th career hit. His best year so far was 1962 where he hit .346 with 33 homeruns and 111 RBI. 'I still remember my first hit. But the one today is something special. I'll definitely keep that ball!' He hit a single in the 7th off Bill Faul for number 2000. |
Thursday 6/1/1967: Hoeft (DET) and Mcdowell (DET) win monthly pitcher award It's the 1st time that the AL Pitcher of the Month award goes to Detroit's pitcher Billy Hoeft. His ERA of just 2.55 helped him to a 6-0 record in May. He worked 53 innings, striking out 36 hitters while walking 20. Billy also fired a shutout. Opposing players hit .248 against Billy this season. While posting an ERA of 3.34 he went 7-0 in 7 starts, fanning 41 and walking 24 hitters. He has 5 complete games and one shutout. The best month of May in the AL certainly had Detroit's left-hander Sam Mcdowell, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He had an ERA of just 1.72 in 52.1 innings of work in which he struck out 53 hitters. His record in May is 4-2. Sam pitched THREE complete game shutouts! His ERA of 3.17 helped him to a 7-5 record this year. He struck out 84 and walked 49 in 102.1 innings. Sam has pitched 4 shutouts and 10 complete games. He's 8th in the AL in ERA and 4th in wins! |
Thursday 6/1/1967: San Francisco's Robinson named Batter of the Month Tito Francona of Chicago (A) wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the AL. He hit .385 with 26 RBI and slugged .688 in 109 at bats. Francona has hit for a .343 average this season. He has 28 extra base hits along with 129 total bases, resulting in a .623 slugging percentage. He's 7th in the AL in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 4th in RBI! It's the 1st time that the NL Batter of the Month award goes to San Francisco's rightfielder Floyd Robinson. In 103 at bats he hit .359 with 8 HR and 29 RBI. Robinson has walked 26 times this year and posts a .392 OBP. While batting .316, 61 for 193, he has driven in 38 runs. |
Monday 5/29/1967: Detroit's Carlton wins Player of the Week award Detroit's pitcher Steve Carlton had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AL Player of the Week. Carlton was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.04. Along the way he struck out 19 in 17.1 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. Joe Torre from Philadelphia (N) wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the NL. He hit .600 with 6 RBI and slugged .960 in 25 at bats. Torre has hit for a .366 average this season. He has 21 extra base hits along with 94 total bases, resulting in a .584 slugging percentage. He's 4th in the NL in batting! |
Sunday 5/28/1967: Steve Carlton shuts out Baltimore on 2 hits DETROIT - Detroit's southpaw Steve Carlton is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Baltimore on just 2 hits. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 6th time he has done it in his career. 'Winning is the most important thing. And I gave my team all the support it needed!' Carlton (9-2) was overpowering, fanning 11 while walking 1, throwing 108 pitches. The hitting star for Detroit was catcher Jack Shepard, he got 1 hit in 2 AB, hitting a double. Detroit scored 2 runs on 6 hits. |
Saturday 5/27/1967: Jim Palmer out for 6 weeks NEW YORK (N) - New York (N) is without its ace Jim Palmer for at least 6 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Wayne Causey in a game against Pittsburgh. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Strained Elbow Ligament. This season Palmer compiled an ERA of 5.56, going 2-6 in 14 starts. He fanned 65 while giving up 77 hits in 79.1 innings. |
Thursday 5/25/1967: Bo Belinsky pitches his 1st shutout of the season CLEVELAND - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Chicago (A)'s Bo Belinsky did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against Cleveland. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Belinsky (4-3) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 5, throwing 112 pitches. Chicago (A)'s second baseman Don Blasingame stroked 2 hits in 5 AB, homering once, scoring two runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Belinsky. Chicago (A) scored 4 runs on 9 hits. |
Tuesday 5/23/1967: Sammy Ellis turns in great performance against Cleveland CALIFORNIA - Cleveland's offense is struggling, and California's Sammy Ellis didn't help them. The right-hander fired his 2nd shutout of the season, a 1-hitter. Ellis (7-1) struck out 6 and walked 5, throwing 60 of 114 pitches for strikes. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches.' California's leftfielder Leon Wagner went 3 for 4, hitting two dingers, scoring 2 runs and collecting 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Ellis. The final score of the game was 6-0. |
Monday 5/22/1967: Hunt (BOS) and Coleman (STL) win P.O.W. award Boston's second baseman Ron Hunt had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AL Player of the Week. Ron was on fire, hitting .737 with 1 HR and 5 RBI. Hunt has walked 11 times this year and posts a .432 OBP. While batting .371, 49 for 132, he has driven in 16 runs. He's 4th in the AL in batting! The Player of the Week award in the NL goes to St. Louis (N)'s Gordy Coleman this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 23 at bats he hit .391 with 6 HR and 13 RBI. |
Friday 5/19/1967: Kansas City's Vaughan severely injured KANSAS CITY - Kansas City's ace Charlie Vaughan suffered a severe injury on Friday and will be out for at least 5 weeks. In the 2nd of the game against Boston he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Pulled Bicep Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. |
Wednesday 5/17/1967: Jim Weaver quiets Los Angeles (N) bats with shutout PHILADELPHIA (N) - It was a great day for Philadelphia (N)'s left-hander Jim Weaver. The 28-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Los Angeles (N) on Wednesday. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' Weaver (3-6) fanned 3 and walked 1, throwing 102 pitches. The hitting star for Philadelphia (N) was rightfielder Ron Fairly, he finished 2 for 4. Philadelphia (N) scored 4 runs on 7 hits. |
Monday 5/15/1967: Philadelphia (N)'s Hinton wins Player of the Week award John Orsino wins his 3rd Player of the Week award. AL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. John pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .520 with 5 HR and 10 RBI while slugging 1.200. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 8 games. Chuck Hinton from Philadelphia (N) wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the NL. Chuck went 10 for 23 (.435), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 8 RBI. |
Sunday 5/14/1967: Bill Monbouquette blanks Baltimore with a 2-hitter BOSTON - Bill Monbouquette had his best stuff going, and Baltimore hitters were chanceless. Boston's right-hander fired a 2-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. Monbouquette (1-0) fanned 6 and walked 1, throwing 89 pitches. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' The hitting star for Boston was centerfielder Willie Mays, he went 3 for 3, hitting two dingers, scoring two runs and collecting 3 RBI. Boston scored 5 runs on 8 hits. |
Monday 5/8/1967: Boston's Clemente wins Player of the Week award It's the 6th time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to Boston's rightfielder Roberto Clemente. Roberto was on fire, hitting .577 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. The NL Player of the Week award goes to Frank Howard, Atlanta's starting first baseman. He had an on base percentage of .407 and hit .385, while driving in 12 runs. He now has homered in 5 consecutive games as well! Frank has gone 37 for 115 (.322) this season, hitting 19 longballs and driving in 41 runs. He has scored 28 runs on his own. He's 1st in the NL in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! |
Wednesday 5/3/1967: Don Sutton fires 2-hitter against Washington CLEVELAND - Cleveland's right-hander Don Sutton is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Washington on just 2 hits. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 5th time he has done it in his career. Sutton (3-2) struck out 8 and walked 3, throwing 73 of 121 pitches for strikes. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' The hitting star for Cleveland was third baseman Sammy Esposito, he finished 1 for 4. Cleveland improved its record to 9-17, scoring 1 run on 4 hits. |
Monday 5/1/1967: Boston's Drysdale earns Pitcher of the Month award Boston's pitcher Don Drysdale is the AL winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in April. He struck out 46 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 6-0 while pitching 46 innings. His ERA in April was 1.89. Don got two complete game shutouts as well! The best month of April in the NL certainly had Los Angeles (N)'s right-hander Bob Sadowski, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. His ERA of just 1.33 helped him to a 5-0 record in April. He worked 54 innings, striking out 30 hitters while walking 20. Bob pitched THREE complete game shutouts! |
Monday 5/1/1967: Kansas City's Altman earns Batter of the Month award The Batter of the Month award in the AL goes to Kansas City's George Altman this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. George went 37 for 86 (.430), while hitting 8 HR and collecting 25 RBI. St. Louis (N)'s leftfielder Billy Williams had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NL Batter of the Month. Williams helped his team with an average of .360 and 30 RBI in 89 at bats. |
Monday 5/1/1967: Atlanta's Bateman wins Player of the Week award The AL Player of the Week award goes to Jim Pagliaroni, Chicago (A)'s starting catcher. He hit .476 with 8 RBI and slugged 1.095 in 21 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. His season numbers are: .356 AVG, 31 hits, 5 doubles, 2 triples and 8 taters, along with 21 RBI and 19 runs scored. He's 5th in the AL in batting, 4th in homeruns and 6th in RBI! The Player of the Week award in the NL goes to Atlanta's John Bateman this time, as the catcher displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .480 and hit .458, while driving in 15 runs. John managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. |
Sunday 4/30/1967: Season ending injury strikes St. Louis (N)'s Allison ST. LOUIS (N) - St. Louis (N)'s first baseman Bob Allison will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between St. Louis (N) and Atlanta. The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Allison collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Torn Groin Muscle. Surgery will be performed next week. His season features a batting average of .161 (14 hits in 87 AB), 4 doubles, no triples and 3 homeruns. Allison collected 6 RBI and 20 runs as well. |
Wednesday 4/26/1967: Pedro Ramos pitches 2-hit shutout against St. Louis (N) SAN FRANCISCO - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And San Francisco's Pedro Ramos did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against St. Louis (N). Ramos (3-1) struck out 5 and issued 3 BB, throwing 64 of 105 pitches for strikes. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' The hitting star for San Francisco was catcher Tim Mccarver, he went 3 for 4, scoring three times with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 9-0. |
Monday 4/24/1967: Philadelphia (N)'s Mccovey wins Player of the Week award Rocky Colavito wins his 13th Player of the Week award. AL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. In 27 at bats he hit .444 with 2 HR and 12 RBI. Colavito has walked 3 times this year and posts a .408 OBP. While batting .382, 26 for 68, he has driven in 23 runs. He's 3rd in the AL in batting and 1st in RBI! The NL's best player of the week was Philadelphia (N)'s Willie Mccovey, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. He hit .452 with 13 RBI and slugged 1.000 in 31 at bats. This year Mccovey drove in 24 and scored 18 runs while batting .403 with 6 taters. He's 4th in the NL in batting, 5th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! |
Tuesday 4/18/1967: Don Drysdale quiets California bats with shutout BOSTON - Boston's right-hander Don Drysdale is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking California on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 34th time he has done it in his career. Drysdale (3-0) fanned 7 and walked none, throwing 97 pitches. 'Today I just felt fine. I had a good feeling while warming up.' Roberto Clemente helped Drysdale at the plate, he collected 2 hits in 5 trips to the plate, going deep twice, scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 runs. Boston improved its record to 8-5, scoring 8 runs on 8 hits. |
Monday 4/17/1967: Conigliaro and Perry win Player of the Week award It's the 1st time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to Washington's rightfielder Tony Conigliaro. Tony was on fire, hitting .462 with 4 HR and 9 RBI. The NL's best player of the week was Houston's Gaylord Perry, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. His ERA of 2.10 helped him to a 3-0 record this year. He struck out 22 and walked 10 in 34.1 innings. He has 2 complete games and one shutout. He's 6th in the NL in ERA and 1st in wins! |
Sunday 4/16/1967: San Francisco's Lemaster severely injured SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's ace Denny Lemaster suffered a severe injury on Sunday and will be out for at least 6 weeks. In the 4th of the game against Philadelphia (N) he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Herniated Disc Back was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. |
Friday 4/14/1967: Hank Aaron stars with 600th career homerun ATLANTA - Los Angeles (N)'s Hank Aaron showed a smile on his face after he belted his 600th career homerun against Atlanta on Friday. His historic shot, off Minnie Rojas in the 6th inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in left-center. Along with his 600 homeruns, Hank collected 2285 hits and 1800 RBI in 13 seasons. Hank has managed to hit 30+ homeruns in a season 12 times, and he topped 40 homeruns 11 times. 'Good things happen when you put the bat on the ball.' The Hall of Fame already has reserved a place for this great player. |
Friday 4/14/1967: Bob Gibson fires 2-hitter against St. Louis (N) ST. LOUIS (N) - St. Louis (N)'s hitters were dominated by Chicago (N)'s Bob Gibson. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 1st shutout of the season. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' Gibson (2-0) struck out 7 and walked 5, throwing 73 of 131 pitches for strikes. Chicago (N)'s first baseman Bob Skinner went 3 for 6, hitting a double. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Gibson. Chicago (N) improved its record to 5-4, scoring 9 runs on 12 hits. |
Monday 4/10/1967: Player of the Week honors go to Santo and Williams The AL's best player of the week was Minnesota's Ron Santo, who wins the award for the 3rd time in his career. Ron was on fire, hitting .611 with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Billy Williams from St. Louis (N) wins his 4th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the NL. Billy was on fire, hitting .429 with 4 HR and 13 RBI. Billy managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. |
Thursday 4/6/1967: Ron Santo on fire, laces five hits MINNESOTA - Minnesota's third baseman Ron Santo once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up Detroit's pitching staff with a 5 hit performance on Thursday. Number 1 in the 1st inning accounted for a double. In the 3rd inning he unloaded a three-run homerun off Juan Marichal. A 380 foot drive to right field marked his 3rd hit, a two-run homerun off Juan Marichal in the 5th inning. In the 6th inning he belted a two-run double off George Witt. He collected a single in the 8th. Ron scored 2 runs, and he collected 7 RBI as well! He's having a very good season so far, batting .727. Minnesota scored 10 runs on 16 hits. |
Thursday 4/6/1967: Harmon Killebrew on fire, crushes three WASHINGTON - Kansas City beat Washington 15-8, but that was not the real story of the game. Harmon Killebrew was, as he went deep three times. His 1st shot, off Eddie Watt in the 3rd inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in left field. Number 2 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 400 feet, cleared the wall in left-center. His 3rd blast, a two-run homerun off Diego Segui in the 7th inning, landed an estimated 339 feet from home plate. Harmon finished 3 for 5, scoring three times and collecting 6 RBI. |
Tuesday 4/4/1967: Don Drysdale turns in great performance against Chicago (A) BOSTON - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Boston's Don Drysdale did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (A). 'I had my stuff going. Everything I tried worked. What a day!' Drysdale (1-0) struck out 5 and issued 1 BB, throwing 76 of 119 pitches for strikes. Ron Hunt provided Boston with the offense Drysdale needed as he got 3 hits in 4 AB, with 2 RBI. Boston improved its record to 1-0, scoring 7 runs on 10 hits. |
Tuesday 4/4/1967: Stan Williams fires 2-hitter against Cleveland CLEVELAND - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And California's Stan Williams did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against Cleveland. Williams (1-0) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 7, throwing 144 pitches. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' California's first baseman Rusty Staub finished with 2 hits in 4 AB, hitting a homerun, stroking a double, scoring two runs and collecting 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Williams. California improved its record to 1-0, scoring 6 runs on 8 hits. |