“DIARY OF A WINNER”

THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO, PART 6 ...
 "THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM"

May 8, 1967 ... No game scheduled ... George Thomas, who injured his hand while trying to make a diving catch yesterday, had x-rays taken that revealed a hairline fracture.  He will be out an estimated four weeks.  Dick Williams put the team through a light workout in Kansas City.

 

 

RED SOX BATTING
 

 

 

AB

R

H

HR

RBI

AVG

 

 

 Don Demeter 9 2 4 0 0 .444

 

 

 Dalton Jones 36 7 12 1 3 .333

 

 

 Mike Andrews 48 10 15 2 8 .313

 

 

 Tony Conigliaro 62 6 19 1 8 .306

 

 

 Rico Petrocelli 78 10 23 2 12 .295

 

 

 Hank Fischer 7 0 2 0 1 .286

 

 

 Jose Tartabull 35 7 11 0 2 .279

 

 

 George Scott 61 11 17 2 6 .279

 

 

 Carl Yastrzemski 76 8 21 2 9 .276

 

 

 Russ Gibson 48 4 12 0 5 .250

 

 

 Dan Osinski 4 0 1 0 0 .250

 

 

 Darrell Brandon 8 0 2 0 0 .250

 

 

 George Thomas 19 3 4 0 3 .211

 

 

 Mike Ryan 10 0 2 0 1 .200

 

 

 Reggie Smith 81 11 16 2 7 .198

 

 

 Tony Horton 25 2 5 0 5 .167

 

 

 Bob Tillman 14 1 2 0 1 .143

 

 

 Dennis Bennett 8 1 1 1 3 .125

 

 

 Joe Foy 50 4 5 1 2 .100

 

 

 Jim Lonborg 11 0 1 0 0 .091

 

 

 Billy Rohr 7 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 John Wyatt 3 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Don McMahon 2 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Lee Stange 1 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 
 

 

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING
 

 

 

  

G

AB

R

H

AVG

 

 

 Al Kaline Det 20 74 16 29 .392

 

 

 Paul Casanova Wash 17 61 8 21 .344

 

 

 Zoilo Versalles Minn 21 82 9 28 .341

 

 

 Frank Robinson Balt 21 75 14 25 .333

 

 

 Rod Carew Minn 20 69 6 22 .319

 

 

 Bill Freehan Det 20 60 8 19 .317

 

 

 Danny Cater KC 20 83 11 26 .313

 

 

 Tony Conigliaro Bost 15 62 6 19 .306

 

 

 Cesar Tovar Minn 21 87 17 26 .299

 

 

 Rick Reichardt Cal 22 81 12 24 .296

 

 

 
 

A.L. HOME RUN LEADERS

 

 

 Al Kaline Det 6

 

 

 Frank Robinson Balt 5

 

 

 Don Mincher Cal 5

 

 

 Curt Blefary Balt 5

 

 

 Bill Freehan Det 4

 

 

 Bob Allison Minn 4

 

 

 Frank Howard Wash 4

 

 
 
 

A.L. RBI LEADERS

 

 

 Al Kaline Det 16

 

 

 Bill Freehan Det 15

 

 

 Zoilo Versalles Minn 15

 

 

 Frank Robinson Balt 14

 

 

 Curt Blefary Balt 14

 

 

 Ken McMullen Wash 14

 

 
 

 

 

1967 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

Detroit Tigers

 13 7 -

 

 

Chicago White Sox

 12 7 1/2

 

 

Washington Senators

 12 10 2

 

 

California Angels

 12 12 3

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

 10 10

3

 

 

New York Yankees

 10 10 3

 

 

Minnesota Twins

 9 12 4 1/2

 

 

Baltimore Orioles

 9 12 4 1/2

 

 

Cleveland Indians

 8 11 4 1/2

 

 

Kansas City Athletics

 8 12 5