
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…

September 4, 1967: Toronto Maple Leafs play their final game
A scorecard from the 1967 season of the Toronto Maple…

September 5, 1967: Triumph and heartbreak mark International League playoff
Every once in a while, a marathon — 26.2 grueling miles of…

September 6, 1967: White Sox walk-off creates four-way tie for first place
The 1967 baseball season was winding down, with less than 25…

September 10, 1967: Joe Horlen’s no-hitter rekindles White Sox’s pennant dreams
Joe Horlen “turned the White Sox’s darkest hour into a glittering…

September 13, 1967: Roberto Clemente gets 5 straight hits, 4 RBIs against Reds
Roberto Clemente made five hits and drove home four runs on…
