PENNANT RACE: DAY BY DAY

Wed Sept 1

LA 4, CHI 3
Johnny Antonelli improves to 4-1 as an Outlaw and levels his overall record to 14-14.  Jimmie Hall is 2-for-3 with a homer, and Tom "Smoke" Sturdivant takes his third loss in four starts.
ATL 9, STL 5
Harmon Killebrew homers and drives in four runs, and Catfish Hunter (4-11) goes the distance for his third complete game at the Toppers crush Billy O'Dell, who gives up 10 hits and 8 runs in 4+ innings.
CHI leads STL by 5.5 games
 

CLE 3, BRO 0
Eli Grba pitches six shutout innings in his UL debut, and Bernie Allen is 3-for-3 with two doubles, as Baby Joe Presko () loses his fourth straight decision.
CLE leads BRO by 2 games

Thu Sept 2

CHI 3, LA 1, 10 inn.
Back to back homers by Norm Cash and Joe Adcock end Larry Dierker's runs of five straight wins.  Don Mossi allows just four hits in nine innings en route to his 20th win.
ATL 8, STL 7
Bob Bruce blows an early 5-0 lead, as Johnny Callison and Harmon Killebrew homer.  The Maroons tied the game in the eighth on Willie Horton's 2-run homer, but lose it in the ninth when Lou Clinton doubles and Billy Cowan singles off Bob Locker.
CHI leads STL by 6.5 games
 

CLE 5, BRO 1
Johnny Podres becomes the UL's first 20-game winner, tossing six shutout innings to defeat Lew Burdette (17-10).  The Barons scored four in the first and never look back.  Eddie Mathews and Mack Jones homer, as Cleveland levels the six game series, 3-3.
CLE leads BRO by 3 games
 

Fri Sept 3

CHI 9, LA 8, 13 inn.
17 hits, including four by Frank Robinson, are not enough, as the Colts beat L.A. in extra innings for the second day in a row.  Norm Cash homers and drives in three and Ernie Banks provides the game-winner with a 2-run single off Art Mahaffey.
STL 14, ATL 6
The Maroons break open a tie ballgame with an 8-run ninth, in which Max Alvis gets two hits in the same inning.  St. Louis collects 16 hits, including home runs by four different players.
CHI leads STL by 6.5 games
 

BRO idle
CLE idle
CLE leads BRO by 3 games

Sat Sept 4

STL 13, CHI 7
Tony Perez gets four hits, including a homer, and Manny Mota drives in four runs, as the Maroons demolish Bud Daley and three relievers at Comiskey
CHI leads West by 5.5 games
 

DET 2, CLE 1
Pedro Ramos tosses a four-hit complete game and Dick Allen drives in both Detroit runs to run his league-leading RBI total to 130 and turn back an early Barons' lead.
BRO 9, BOS 0
Gene Conley pitches eight innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits, and Dick McAuliffe drives in three runs, as the Bas blank Boston. 
CLE leads BRO by 2 games
 

Sun Sept 5

CHI 3, STL 1
Wes Covington broke up Tom Sturdivant's no-hit bid with a leadoff homer in the seventh, but Smoke held on to complete a two-hit gem.  Joe Adcock homered in the first and the sixth to drive in all three Chicago runs, and Billy O'Dell lost for the third time in four starts.
CHI leads STL by 6.5 games
 

CLE 2, DET 1
The Barons end Joey Jay's 11-game win streak, as Bob Friend pitches a five-hit CG, striking out seven.  Cleveland plates two off XX in the fifth.  Curt Flood scores on Chuck Hinton's groundout and Mack Jones scores after Charlie Lau's throwing error on a steal attempt.  Jay (18-9) last lost on June 25 and had gone 14 starts without losing.
BOS 4, BRO 3
Orlando Cepeda singled home Jimmy Wynn in the top of the ninth to give Larry Sherry his fifth win in six decisions.  It was Brooklyn's third loss in four games.

CLE leads BRO by 3 games
 

Mon Sept 6

CHI 8, STL 3
Don "Sphinx" Mossi struck out 10 en route to his 21st win, and Ed Bailey doubled twice and homered, driving in three, as the Colts took the rubber game of a three-game set at home to extend their West Division lead to 7.5 games.
CHI leads STL by 7.5 games
 

DET 6, CLE 0
Bob Gibson squelched the visitors with eight innings of shutout ball finished off by Tex Clevenger.  Ed "The Glider" Charles hit a three-run shot off Jackie Collum in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Gibson's 14 wins establishes a new career high.
BRO 7, BOS 6, 11 inn.
Brooklyn let a 5-2 lead slip away, but pulled out the win when Mickey Mantle walked to lead off the 11th, then scored on Tim McCarver single.  Gene Freese tied the game in the ninth with an RBI single.  Shortstop Tony Taylor broke his hand in a collission at the plate in the fifth.
CLE leads BRO by 2 games
 

Tue Sept 7

CHI 7, SF 6, 11 inn.
Joe Adcock was again the hero, driving in Chuck Cottier with a deep ground ball with the bases loaded in the 11th.  Ernie Banks hit a pair of solo homers (#42 and 43).
STL idle
CHI leads STL by 8 games
 

CLE 3, WAS 1
Eli Grba, filling in for flu-bitten Steve Barber, pitched 5.1 shutout innings for his second win in as many UL starts, defeating Don Drysdale.  Chuck Hinton hit a solo homer in the first and Bill "Moose" Skowron hit a two-run jack in the sixth. 
DET 5, BRO 4, 12 inn.
Dick Allen was 0-for-5 before delivering his 34th homer of the year off Sammy Ellis in the 12th.  Mike Hershberger was 3-for-3, as the decisive Lew Burdette got his first no-decision since Apr. 17.
CLE leads BRO by 3 games
 

Wed Sept 8

CHI 2, SF 0
Bud Daley anchored a 4-hit shutout, but Dan Osinski (3-0) got the win after Bob Allison's two-run homer off Jack Kralick in the seventh broke a scoreless tie. 
STL 5, DAL 3
Whitey Ford went the distance for his 17th win and drove in a pair of runs at Sportsmans' Park.  Maury Wills was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and Willie Horton homered.
CHI leads STL by 8 games
 

CLE 9, WAS 7, 10 inn.
Roman Mejias drove in three runs, including a game-tying RBI double in the top of the ninth to force extra frames.  The visitors scored twice in the tenth, on a Bill Monbouquette wild pitch with Gus Bell on third base and a Chuck Hinton sac fly.  Johnny Podres was roughed up for six runs in seven innings, but escaped with a no-decision was 2-for-3 with a homer.
BRO 5, DET 3
Sammy Ellis nearly blew a 5-0 lead after coming in for Gene Conley after a 40-minute rain delay.  Dick McAuliffe was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, and Tom Acker pitched two perfect innings for his 12th save.
CLE leads East by 3 games
 

Thu Sept 9

CHI 8, SF 5
Tom Sturdivant struck out nine en route to his 17th win, and Ernie Banks set the tone with a 3-run blast off Fred Newman in the first.  Bob Allison was 3-for-3 with a double and a triple, and Fred Whitfield hit his first homer of the year for the Spiders.
STL 6, DAL 5
Tom Brewer blew a 5-1 lead, as the Maroons scored two in the eighth and three in the ninth.  Roger Maris connected for his 26th home run in the eighth, then in the ninth Jackie Brandt tied the game with a two-run double and Wes Covington won it with a sac fly to deep center.
CHI leads STL by 8 games
 

CLE 8, WAS 1
Eddie Mathews and Johnny Roseboro each had 3 hits and 2 RBIs, and Bob Friend got his 18th win, going 8.2 innings without an earned run, as the Barons completed a three-game sweep at Griffith Stadium and won their sixth in their last eight.
DET 3, BRO 1
Ed Bouchee broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the seventh, and Denis Menke added a groundout RBI.  Joey Jay gave up just two hits in six innings for his 19th win, snapping Jim Perry's nine-game win streak.
CLE leads BRO by 4 games
 

Fri Sept 10

no games

no games
 

Sat Sept 11

CHI 3, DAL 2
Don Mossi threw a six-hit CG for is 22nd win.  Willie "Puddin Head" Jones turned back a 2-1 Dallas lead with a 2-run homer off Gaylord Perry in the seventh.  Roberto Clemente was 3-for-4.
STL 9, LA 7
Roger Maris homered twice, including a seventh inning grand slam, and Willie Horton and Dick Brown added solo shots, helping Billy O'Dell to his 18th win and Hank Aguirre to his 18th loss.  Felix Mantilla homered and hit his 100th RBI.
CHI leads STL by 8 games
 

CLE 10, MAN 9, 12 inn.
Jackie Collum blew an 8-6 lead in the ninth after Eddie Mathews' second home run broke a 2-2 tie.  Gus Bell's 2-run shot off Ted Abernathy put the Barons ahead, but the Sox nearly rallied again.  as Rico Carty hit an RBI single before Joe Torre flied out.  Pete Ward was 4-for-4.
BRO 8, WAS 4
The Bas broke a 3-3 tie with a five-spot in the ninth.  Dick Williams hit a 3-run homer off Pete Burnside and Ted Lepcio hit a 2-run jack off Hal Fischer.  Willie Mays hit a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth for his 100th RBI.
CLE leads BRO by 4 games
 

Sun Sept 12

DAL 2, CHI 1
Bob Purkey was masterful, allowing just one run in 8.2 innings.  Bob Bailey was 3-for-4 and homered in the third, and Marv Throneberry added and RBI groundout in the fourth.  Ray Herbert (14-8) took the hard-luck loss.
LA 5, STL 2
Ken Johnson gave up just five hits in seven innings of work, and Willie Kirkland, Felix Mantilla, and Hank Aaron each homered as the Maroons failed to capitalize on Chicago's loss.
CHI leads STL by 8 games
 

MAN 10, CLE 3
Willie Stargell drove in six runs and Bobby Richardson added three more, as the Sox buzz-cut Steve Barber. 
BRO 4, WAS 3
The Brooks rallied after falling behind 3-1, tying the game in the fifth on Jim Gentile's RBI triple and Dick Williams' RBI single.  Sandy Amoros provided the game-winner with a solo blast in the seventh, and Lew Burdette went the distance for his 18th win, as the Bas trimmed a game off Cleveland's lead
CLE leads BRO by 3 games
 

Mon Sept 13

CHI 8, DAL 6
The visiting Colts reversed a 6-3 deficit with a 5-run ninth off Larry Jackson.  Don "Feed" Demeter was 3-for-4 and homered, along with Willie Jones and Jim Busby, in the explosive final inning.
LA 2, STL 0
Curt Simmons tossed a five-hitter for his first shutout since 1956.  Whitey Ford, who took a three-hit CG loss, matched goose eggs with Simmons until the seventh, when Felix Mantilla doubled home Frank Robinson for what proved to be the winning run. 
CHI leads STL by 9 games
 

CLE 9, MAN 0
Johnny Podres got win #21 with 7+ innings of shutout ball, and the Barons offense chased Juan Pizarro with nine runs, capped by Roman Mejias' grand slam, before there was one out in the second. 
BRO 5, WAS 2
Granny Hamner and Tim McCarver each drove in a pair and Gene Conley and Sammy Ellis combined to hold the Mons to four hits, with Ellis pitching four perfect relief innings for his seventh save.
CLE leads BRO by 3 games
 

Tue Sept 14

ATL 5, CHI 3
The Hilltoppers used timely hitting and solid relief work to beat Tom Sturdivant.  Joe Morgan homered and doubled, and Mudcat Grant got his 10th win.
SF 5, STL 1
Ron Kline topped Ray Sadowski, as Lou Brok was 3-for-4 with two swipes, and Willie McCovey and Bobby Brown homered.
CHI leads STL by 9 games
 

CLE 11, BOS 3
Bob Friend struck out 13 Feds and Cleveland used a nine-run seventh to chase Herb Score and put the game away.
MAN 5, BRO 3
Dean Chance pitched a five-hitter and Vada Pinson's 3-for-5 led a 14-hit Gray Sox onslaught of Jim Perry (17-6), who lost for the second time in a row after winning nine straight. 
CLE leads BRO by 4 games
 

Wed Sept 15

CHI 7, ATL 0
Don Mossi turned in a seven-hit shutout for his league-best 23rd win, as Joe Adcock hit his 26th homer and Dom Demeter his 20th.  Rockie Jose "Palillo" Santiago had a Satanic outing (6 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 W).
STL 6, SF 1
Billy O'Dell inched within one of his first 20-win season since 1960, as the efficient Maroons turned six hits into six runs.  Dick Brown and Tony Perez homered.
CHI leads STL by 9 games
 

CLE 7, BOS 3
The hosting Barons got 14 hits -- all singles -- off Steve Blass "From the Past" and two relievers.  Johnny Roseboro and Mack Jones each singled three times, and Earl Francis won his 19th after going 0-2 in his last four starts.
BRO 1, MAN 0
Ted Lepcio doubled in Mickey Mantle in the fourth for the game's lone run, as Baby Joe Presko and Sonny Siebert pitched a combined shutout.  Ray Sadecki (6-13) took the hard-luck loss, allowing five hits and one run in 6+ innings.
CLE leads BRO by 4 games