June 12, 1967: Paul Casanova’s hit ends baseball’s longest night in 22nd inning
“It’s true, ladies, all true. THE game did last almost until…
June 15, 1967: ‘Toy Cannon’ blasts three home runs in the Astrodome
June 15, 1967, seemed like an unlikely day for the Houston Astros’…
June 18, 1967: Don Wilson tosses first no-hitter in Astrodome history
“I was amazed by the game he threw,” gushed Houston Astros…
June 21, 1967: Lonborg, Red Sox trade beanballs with Yankees
On June 21, 1967, the fourth-place Boston Red Sox faced the ninth-place…
June 23, 1967: Roger Maris’s late home run powers Cardinals’ 3-2 win over Phillies
At the conclusion of the 1966 season, New York Yankees outfielder…
June 27, 1967: Hard slide ends Al Weis’s season, knocks out Frank Robinson
The visiting White Sox (40-26) were leading the American League…
July 2, 1967: Fergie Jenkins hurls and hits the Cubs into first place
“He just pitched beautiful,” raved Chicago skipper Leo Durocher…
July 2, 1967: ‘Wynning’ reaction nets Astros the winning run in 9th
When the Houston Astros hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for a…
July 14, 1967: Reds youngsters Gary Nolan, Tony Perez key walk-off victory
It was the stuff of boyhood dreams. With two outs in the bottom…
July 14, 1967: Astros’ Eddie Mathews joins 500 Home Run Club
It was a Goliath vs. Goliath situation.
On July 14, 1967, Eddie…
July 19, 1967: Mets ‘Maulers’ Kranepool, Swoboda live up to the hype
Baseball card #186 in the 1967 Topps set seems in retrospect…
July 23, 1967: Red Sox end road trip on 10-game winning streak
Having extended its winning streak to nine with an 8-5 win over…
July 24, 1967: Astros’ Cuellar overcomes bench jockeying to toss complete-game two-hitter and score winning run
It was a recipe for disaster. Houston’s Mike Cuellar, a native…
August 6, 1967: Dean Chance is perfect for five innings
The conclusion of a three-game series in Minnesota the first…
August 8, 1967: Tigers return to the Corner after 1967 race riot
In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967, Detroit…
August 9, 1967: Reliever’s 10 shutout innings help Senators outlast Twins
The slow climb of Gil Hodges’ Washington Senators teams had…
August 13, 1967: Tom Seaver pitches his first career shutout for Mets
Against a Pittsburgh Pirates lineup whose first three batters…
August 18, 1967: Tony Conigliaro’s career, and life, threatened by beaning
The sickening sound—a sharp crack—could be heard above the…
August 18, 1967: ‘A very sick sound’: Tony Conigliaro’s devastation gives way to purpose
With the passage of time, most memories fade into oblivion but…
August 25, 1967: Twins’ Dean Chance fires a no-hitter at Cleveland
The 1967 pennant race in the American League was shaping up to…
August 25, 1967: Transplanted first baseman Bobby Guindon throws no-hitter in minors
The 1967 Boston Red Sox captured the attention of the baseball…
August 27, 1967: Tartabull’s throw keys cardiac win for Red Sox
It was the weakest arm in the Red Sox outfield against the fastest…
August 29-30, 1967: Yankees, Red Sox play 40 innings in 24 hours
In 1967, although the New York Yankees were in the third season…
September 1, 1967: Marathon man Gaylord Perry goes unrewarded in Giants’ 21-inning win
“A ludicrous way to end it all,” wrote Bob Stevens of the…