Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972
MAY 1967
1967 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Athletics Los Angeles Dodgers Minnesota Twins New York Yankees New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Dennis Bennett gives the Red Sox a 40 win over California and Jorge Rubio . Bennett homers in his own cause and George Scott homers as well.
IN THE NEWS :Pete Richert is the winner for Washington in the opener, beat Lew Krausse . Catfish Hunter returns the compliment, topping Jim Hannan in game 2.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 2, 1967Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium Washington Senators 1, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 1, Washington Senators 0 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 13, New York Yankees 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 3, 1967Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 1, Houston Astros 0 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 5, 1967Cincinnati Reds 14, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Forbes Field Washington Senators 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Darold Knowles beats California, 20, with the winning margin coming on homers by Bob Chance and Paul Casanova .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 9, 1967Chicago Cubs 10, San Francisco Giants 2 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Municipal Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 11, Washington Senators 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Bunning of the Phillies, Hank Aaron drives a ball to deep CF and scores ahead of the relay. It will be the only inside-the-park home run among his 755.
Adolfo Phillips steals home to help the Cubs edge the Giants, 54.
The Mets acquire 3B Ed Charles from the Athletics for infielder Bob Johnson . Charles will be the oldest starter for the Mets.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 10, 1967Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Shibe Park Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 13, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 3, New York Yankees 2 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 12, 1967Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 5 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 1, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 14, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 12, Washington Senators 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Moose Korince . Moose will end his career this year at 1-0, the only undefeated Canadian pitcher in the majors.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 13, 1967Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3 at Candlestick Park Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 1, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Mantle becomes the 6th member of the 500-HR club in New York's 65 win against Baltimore. Mantle connects batting left-handed off Stu Miller .
A 62-year-old American League mark is broken when Don Demeter 's 8th-inning double in the 2nd game becomes the 28th extra-base hit in the Red Sox's 85 and 139 victories over Detroit. Fifty hits bombard Fenway, 26 by the Tigers. Each team has six homers. The Sox have nine doubles, plus a triple, while the Tigers add 6. The barrage erases the former record of 27 set by the Red Sox and A's in 1905. The Cards and Cubs established the ML high mark in 1931 with 35.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 14, 1967Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 6 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3 at Candlestick Park New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 5 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 9 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 2 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roberto Clemente clubs three homers to drive in all seven runs for Pittsburghbut it's not enough. The Reds win, 87.
IN THE NEWS :
On the field, the Phillies tie a National League record with their 11th straight errorless game. But they still lose 43 to St. Louis.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 16, 1967Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 4, California Angels 0 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :American League history with four or more home runs in one inning when Andy Etchebarren , Sam Bowens , Boog Powell , and Dave Johnson connect in a 9-run 7th. Also homering for Baltimore is Frank Robinson , Brooks Robinson and Paul Blair , the only time seven teammates have each homered. Those home runs make the difference in a 128 Baltimore win over the Red Sox. Boston's Carl Yastrzemski hits two homers, one coming in the bottom of the 7th; the total of five in one inning equals the ML record. Rounding out the round trippers is Don Demeter for Boston.
Philadelphia defenders record just one assist in a 71 victory over the Reds. This ties the National League record for fewest assists in a 9-inning game. Jim Bunning is the winning P.
Behind 82 to the Indians, the Yankees score five runs in the 7th inning. The big blows are back-to-back homers by Tom Tresh and Mickey Mantle into the RF bleachers. New York falls short, losing, 87.
Detroit's Mickey Lolich stops the Yankees on five hits to win, 42. Mickey Mantle has a homer and drives in both New York runs.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 17, 1967Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 0 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 12, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 7, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1967Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 11, Washington Senators 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ken Holtzman (50) a win before he leaves tomorrow for a 6-month tour of duty in the Army. The hitting stars are Adolpho Phillips with 6 RBI, Randy Hundley with a grand slam, and Glenn Beckert with a double and an inside-the-park HR. Rounding out the scoring is Ted Savage 's steal of home. In the Dodger dugout in 7th inning, Don Drysdale waves a white handkerchief of surrender. Holtzman will pitch on weekend passes and tack on another 4 wins without a loss.
At Tiger Stadium , Denny McLain beat the Yankees, 31. New York's only score is a tremendous homer by Mickey Mantle into the deep seats in right center.
Mets reliever Jack Hamilton hits his only ML homer, a grand slam off Al Jackson , but it is not enough as the Cardinals win, 119.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1967Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 20, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Mets 9 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Earl Wilson gives Detroit its 3rd straight win over the Yankees, 94. Mickey Mantle hits his 5th homer in six games but it's not enough for Whitey Ford , who appears in his last ML game.
At Philadelphia, the Phils win an 18-inning marathon with the Reds when Don Lock hits a 2-out RBI single off Darrell Osteen .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 21, 1967Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shibe Park Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 23, 1967Atlanta Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 1, New York Yankees 0 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tommy McCraw belts three home runs and drives in eight runs, as the first-place White Sox bury the Twins 141 at Minneapolis.
The Yankees top Baltimore, 20. Mickey Mantle 's 3rd inning drive to the wall is caught by Frank Robinson but the ball pops out and over the fence for a home run.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 24, 1967Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 8, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 14, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 26, 1967Houston Astros 17, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 10, Washington Senators 5 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jimmy Piersall with a special night, presenting him and his family with gifts, including a $1000 bond for each of his nine children.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 27, 1967Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Mantle hits his 2nd homer in two days, and his 11th of the season.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 28, 1967New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mike Epstein and P Frank Bertaina are traded to the Senators for P Pete Richert .
IN THE NEWS :Whitey Ford , nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball because of an elbow injury. His final appearance was a start in Detroit on May 21st, but he lasted just one inning. The stylish lefthander closes out with 236 career wins and only 106 losses for a .690 percentage. He played in only seven games this season.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 30, 1967Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 5 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Forbes Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 4 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 4, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 31, 1967Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 6, California Angels 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
BALLPLAYERS | TEAMS | CHRONOLOGY | TODAY | BOOKS | NEWSLETTER | ERRATA | FAQ
