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THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO, PART 6 ...
"THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM"
Jim Lonborg wins his 8th, with a five hitter
June
17, 1967 ... Jim Lonborg defeated the
Washington Senators, 5 to 1, for his eighth win of the year. He
missed a shutout only because Reggie Smith dropped a line drive.
Lonborg has now completed six games for the Red Sox and knocked in a
run himself, to help his cause. The Senators sent Barry Moore in to
pitch against Lonborg and Tony Conigliaro sent the ball 380 feet in the second
inning.
The Red Sox picked up two more in the third when Carl Yastrzemski knocked in
two runs with a double for his 43rd and 44th RBIs of the year. There were two
out and nobody on in the inning, when Smith beat out an infield hit and Mike
Andrews dropped a single down the third-base line. Reggie was quick to race to
third while the play on Andrews was being handled. Andrews then went to second
on a wild pitch by Moore. Yastrzemski hit his double to left-center for the two
runs putting the Sox up 3 to 0.
The Sox got a fourth run in the fourth inning. Joe Foy singled and was moved
along by Rico Petrocelli. After Russ Gibson was walked intentionally, to pitch
to Lonborg, he responded with a single to left for a run.
The Senators got their run in the fourth inning when, with two out, Mike
Epstein doubled to left-center and Ken McMullen lined one to Smith. Reggie
wavered bit coming in after the ball, but got his glove on it and then lost it.
It was ruled a single, but when Reggie got to the bench he flung his glove in
disgust.
The Sox got their fifth run in the fifth inning, when Conigliaro walked with
one out. Foy doubled to center and Tony stopped at third. Petrocelli then was
walked intentionally and Scott flew fairly deep to center, and was able to score
Conig.
Lonborg didn't need much more help, as he gave up only five hits in the game
and walked just two. He dug himself out of a mild jam in the ninth, when
Peterson tripled to open the inning. Yaz tried to make a shoestring catch, but
the ball got by him and rolled to the wall. Mike Epstein then chopped a grounder
over Lonborg's head and Peterson must have thought that Lonborg had caught it
because he never moved from third base. McMullen then flied out and Paul
Casanova grounded out, to end the game. |
