“DIARY OF A WINNER”

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

July 24, 1967 ... No game scheduled ... Hundreds of Red Sox fans jammed Logan Airport to welcome home the team. Travelers rushed to make flights they couldn't make on time. State police were summoned in from surrounding barracks to help control the crowd.

It was the biggest reception given to the Red Sox since 1949, the year they lost the pennant for the Yankees in the final game of the season. The original plans at the airport had to be changed, as there were so many fans that drifted into the terminal, that the players playing had to be sent to another terminal and bussed to their destination.

 

 

1967 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

Chicago White Sox

 53 40 -

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

 52 40

1/2

 

 

California Angels

 53 44 2

 

 

Detroit Tigers

 50 43 3

 

 

Minnesota Twins

 49 43 3 1/2

 

 

Washington Senators

 46 50 8 1/2

 

 

Cleveland Indians

 44 51 10

 

 

Baltimore Orioles

 43 51 10 1/2

 

 

New York Yankees

 40 53 13

 

 

Kansas City Athletics

 40 55 14