European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              18 the stars and stripes tribe Home runs drop red sox to 3rd place 1 Point behind Chicago thursday september 20, 1967 Boston up sixth inning homers by Chuck Hinton and Chico Salmon offset a record tying three run blast by Carl Yastrzemski and gave the Cleveland indians a 6-3 Victory tuesday dropping the Boston red sox into third place in the heated american league race. The Boston loss coupled wit Minnesota s 7-3 Victory Over California and a rained out Gam Between the Chicago White sox and Kansas City dropped there sox into third place one percentage Point behind Chicago. Carl Yastrzemski. Ties or record Detroit beat new York 1-0, an stayed 1ft games off the Pace. The White sox were schedule to play a doubleheader against the a s wednesday. Hinton hit a Solo Homer his10th of the season and Salmon followed a single by Tony Horton with a two run blast to give Cleveland a 6-0 Lead. Yastrzemski bidding for the triple Crown of batting hit his 43rd Homer deep into the Centerfield bleachers in the seventh after Joe Tartabull an Jerry Adair had singled off Winner Luis Tiant. The Homer tied Yastrzemski with Ted Williams for the most Homer sin a single season by a left handed Boston Batter. Gary Bell who had Defeated his former teammates three times in As Many decisions since being traded by the indians to the red sox yielded three run sin the first three innings and suffered his 13th defeat in 26decisions although Jose Santiago served up the two Home run balls. Tribe tallies twice the indians scored two run sin the second on a single by Horton dealt by Boston to Cleveland in the Bell Trade Salmon s run scoring double an infield outs by Richie Schein Blum and Joe Azcue. Clevelan added another run in the third As Tiant beat out an infield hit Max Alvis singled and Reggie Smith threw wildly. Tiant in besting the red so for the first time this season after three defeats allowed eight hits and boosted his record to 12-9. The Victory was Only the fourth for the indians in 17 games with the red so this year. Tiant who walked three and struck out eight pitched out of a bases loaded Jam in the fourth after yielding singles to Dalton Jones and Rico Petrocelli and walking Elston Howard. Tian got Norm Siebern Pinch hitting for Bell on a called third strike. Boston relievers Lee Stang and Gary Waslewski pitched witless Ball Over the final three Boston up a crowd of16,652 at Fenway Park tuesday gave the Boston red sox an All time record in Home attendance. The turnout although Only about half what the club had expected for the game with the Cleveland indians boosted the red sox attendance to 1,606,752in 69 dates. The club has three dates remaining and expects to draw another 90,000. The total Breaks the record Setin 1948 of 1,596,650. Innings to no Avail As Tian retired the red sox in order Over the final two innings. Yastrzemski also doubled an walked in three official at bats. He leads the league in batting average homers and runs batted in. The three Bis raised his total to 115. Pennant Hopes jolted Cleveland a r h Bida Vallilo of 4000 Hinton it 4111 Alvis 3b 4010 Thorton in 4220salmon is 4223 sch Blum of 4000 Azcue c 4001gonzalez 2b 3010 Maye pm 0000 Oil 2b 0000 Tiant p 3110 Boston a Tartabull of 4 adar 2b a Tromski if3cott in Smith cd Jones 3b Petroch s3 Ehoward cell p Siebern. Pm Santiago Stange p Foy pm Wasl Wsot p Andrews pm Rhyl 110 110 123 000 000 010 020 010 000 off 0000 000 000 000 000 total 34 6 9 5 total 33 3 8 3 Cleveland -021 003 000 6 Boston 000 000 300 3 a Tiant. , Petrocelli. Lob Cleveland 2, Boston 8. 2bsalmon, , Yastrzemski Petrocelli. Or Hinton 10salmon 2yastrzemski 43. I pliant w.12-9 9 Bell l,13-13j 4 Santiago 2 Stange i Waslewski 2 t2 29. A16,652. H Herb so 8333853202 3330100000 00011 twins take sole Al Lead by defeating Angels 7-3 Minneapolis St. Paul a Minnesota reclaimed undisputed Possession of first place inthe pulsating american league Pennant race tuesday Riding pair of Harmon Killebrew s mighty Home runs and a Homeland triple by Bob Allison to a 7 3 comeback Victory Over Cali fornia. The Triumph lifted the twins out of a first place tie with bos ton which lost 6-3 to Cleveland and into a one game Lead Over the red sox and Chicago Whiteson now virtually tied for Sec Ond. Chicago which took Over Sec Ond place by one percentage Point had its night game at Kansas City postponed by  White sox and athletics were to play a doubleheader wednesday. Fourth place Detroit remained 1% games behind by edging new York 1-0 in a nigh game. Killebrew s 435-foot two run Homer after Cesar Tovar singled ignited a four run twins rally in the sixth inning that wiped out a 3-2 California  then added a Solo shot 430 feet to left Center in the seventh tying him with bos ton s Carl Yastrzemski for the american league Homer Lead at 43. Allison hit his 24th Homer with the stars and stripes if 1 tigers top yanks 1-0, on Lolich s four hitter to stay in Contention new York a micke Lolich kept Detroit s dim pen Nant Hopes alive tuesday nigh when he shut out new York on four hits and beat the yankees1-0. The Victory ended a two game losing Streak for the fourth place tigers and kept them 1&games behind first place Minnesota which Defeated califor Nia 7-3 tuesday. Detroit which has Only fou games left to play also is one half game Back of both Bosto nand Chicago. The red sox were beaten by Cleveland 6-3 and the White sox were rained out at Kansas City. Lolich and Mel Stottlemyre were locked in a scoreless Duel through the first five inning with the game s Only hit a single by new York s Horace Clarke inthe first. A Meel boils Over Nee no Flag fans new York a Emile Griffith s managers feel that the former middleweight champions physically ready to dethrone Nino Benvenuti thursday night and All that he needs now is a psychological lift to beat the italian. So they will distribute 5,000american flags at the Gates of Shea stadium before the fight to help promote rooting support for the High Strung new yorker. Emile is As ready As he Llever be said Howie Albert one of his co managers tues Day. He admits he fought a Lousy fight when he lost to Ben Venuti at the Garden last april 17. But Emile was burned unjust As much by the rooting for Benvenuti As in losing the  italians waved italian flags and yelled Nee no All through the fight. This is Emile s Home and hews very upset that there was More rooting for the foreigner than there was for him. He is very emotional and that could have been a Factor inthe fight. Gil co manager Gil Clancy and i feel too that this kind of rooting has a tendency to influence the judges. They hear ail that noise and they must figure that Benvenuti did something they did t see per haps. Anyway we re going to Giveaway 5,000 flags Linen ones continued on Page 22i Pennant race at a glance by the associated press american league Minnesota Chicago Boston 90 Detroit 89 Towon lost pet behind play 91 68 .572 3 89 68 .507 1 5 69 .560 1 3 69 .563 l ,4 4minnesotaat Home 1california 1, sept. 27. Away 2boston 2, sept. 30,oct. 1. Chicago at Home 3washington 3, sept. 29, 30, oct. 1. Away 2kansa City 2, Bupt. 27 2. Boston at Home 3cleveland 1, sept.27 Minnesota 2, sept. 30, oct. 1. Detroit at Home 4california 4,sept. 28, i9, 30, oct. 1. Then Lennie Green sliced double to left opening the sixth. He moved to third on Dick Mcauliffe s single up the Middle. When Joe Pepitone s throw came through to the plate Mcauliffe took second. Al Kaline was purposely walked loading the bases with none out. De Mathews sent a Long Fly to Steve Whitaker in left Field and Green raced Home with the game s Only run. Stottlemyre then escaped the inning without further damage. Freehan ejected Lolich s closest Call came in the Bottom of the sixth with two out. Clarke stroked his second hit of the game and then stole second. Bill Freehan the tigers Catcher protested that the pitch was a foul tip and was ejected from the game by Umpire Hank soar. Jerry Kenney walked an then a wild pitch advanced the runners to second and  Mantle popped a foul behind Home plate but Jim Price Freehan s replacement did not see the Ball and it fell harmlessly. Then Mantle struck out ending the inning. Lolich who evened his record at 13-13, struck out five. Stottle Myre allowed just three hits inthe eight innings he worked and lost his 15th. The tigers return Home to finish the season with a four game series against Californi beginning thursday night. Still kicking Detroit a r h Nigreen if Cauliffe a Kaline of Mathewa i Northrup of Freehan Price c Lurnie 2boyler is Wert 3blolich p total Detroit new Yorke Stottlemyre new York a r h Bic Larke 2b Kenney a Mantle in Pepitone cwhite of Fernandez c Whit alter if Csmith 3b Stotlemyre prob non pm Womack p 4020 30104000 4000 4000 2010 30003000 2000 10000000 1 3 1 total 30 0 4 0 .000 001 0001 .000 000 0000 Lolich. Do Detroit 2,new York 1. Lob Detroit 7, new York 5. 2bgreeri. So Clarke. A Lolich. Of Mathews. H 4 3 0hbplolich Fernandez. T2 14. A 8,418. Lolich w.13-13. Stotlemyre l.14-15 Womack in. 9 8. 1 r Erbb so 0015 1153 0000wplolich. The bases empty in the four thinning after tripling and scor ing on Rod Carew s single in the second. Allison also singled in the seventh. Carew added three singles for the twins. After Killebrew s Homer off loser Jim Mcglothlin 11-8, in the sixth the twins added two More runs with the help of three Angel  walked moved to Sec Ond on Carew s single an scored when Jim Fregosi threw the Ball into the dugout trying for a double play on Ted Uhlaender s  then raced Home when Bobby Knoop Bobble Pitcher Jim Kaat s grounder. Uhlaender appeared to be uneasy out at the plate but he knocked the ban out of Bob Rodgers Glove for the third error of the  weathered a three run Angel third inning to Post his Harmon Killebrew. Slams pair of hrs 16th Victory against 13  Angels batted nine men in that inning scoring on three singles Tovar s error a walk a hit batsman and two fielder choices. Aurelio Rodriguez sin Gle drove in two runs and Bubba Morton s hit accounted for the  allowed Only five hits Ani struck nut 13 in pitching his13th Complete game. Kaat now has 207 strikeout for the season the third twins Pitcher to pass the 200-Mark this year. The twins set a new Home attendance record with a crowd of 8,012 pushing the season total to 1,467,024 with one Home game to play wednesday against thenagels. Back on top again Californi Aab r h by a Rodrigez 3b 4 0 1 2 Fregosi is 4000reichardt if 3 0 1 0 Morton of 4011 muncher in 4010held of 4000 Knoop 2b 3110rodgers c 3100 Cglothlin p 2100weaver p 0000 Coates p 0000 Werhas pm 1000c amino p 0000 Skowron pm 1000 Minnesota a r h by Versalles a 5000 Tovar 3bkillebrew in Oliva Rallison if Carew 2buhlaendr of Zirman Kaat p 110 223 000331 031 1103000 4010 total 33 3 5 3 total 35 7 11 5 California 003 000 00 0 3 Minnesota 010 104 lox7btovar, Frog Oai Knoop Kodera. Do California 1. Lob California 8,Minnesota 8. 2brelchardt. 3ballison. Or Allison 24j, Killebrew 2 43. So Carew. In Mcglothlin l.ll-8 51-3 Veaver Oates amino. Kaat w.16-13 hip Kaat Uel Chardt Mcgothlin. To 2 21. A 8,012. 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