A Detroit sweep would have enabled them to tie the Red Sox for first place. Boston swept the Twins, but needed to wait out the result of the Tigers' doubleheader with the California Angels in Detroit. Meanwhile, the Red Sox and Twins met in Boston for the final two games of the season, with Minnesota-who won the AL Pennant two years earlier-holding a one-game lead. The White Sox lost their last five games (two to the lowly Kansas City Athletics and three to the similarly inept Washington Senators) to fall out of the race. Going into the last week of the season, the Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and Chicago White Sox were all within one game of each other in the standings.
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The Red Sox reached the World Series by emerging victorious from a dramatic four-team pennant race that revitalized interest in the team after eight straight losing seasons. The "Impossible Dream" Red Sox were led by triple crown winner Carl Yastrzemski (who won the Most Valuable Player award for his 1967 performance) and ace pitcher Jim Lonborg, who won the American League Cy Young Award. From left: coach Bobby Doerr, infielders Dalton Jones and Rico Petrocelli, manager Dick Williams, and executive Dick O'Connell.
It was the first World Series since 1948 that did not feature the Yankees, Dodgers, or Giants.īackground Red Sox personnel with Mayor of Boston John F. The Series was played from October 4 to 12 at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium. In a rematch of the 1946 World Series, the Cardinals won in seven games for their second championship in four years and their eighth overall. The 64th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. The 1967 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1967 season. Johnny Stevens (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Ed Runge (AL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Frank Umont (AL), Paul Pryor (NL) 64th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series
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