![]() ![]() 43 people were killed, resulting in President Lyndon B Johnson ordering the US army National Guard to patrol the streets with tanks to quell the riots. ![]() The city was torn apart by racial strife and riots. 1967 BOSTON RED SOX ROSTER SERIESNone of the three franchises had won a World Series title in a very long time.ġ967 was a long, hot summer in Detroit. Prior to that, the Senators hadn't won an American League pennant since the days of Walter Johnson in 1925. The Twins, who were the Washington Senators until they moved to the Twin cities in 1960, had lost the World Series in seven games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965. Boston had not won a World Series title since the end of World War I in 1918. The Red Sox had not won the pennant since 1946, when they lost in seven games to the St Louis Cardinals. The Tigers had not been to a World Series since 1945, when they beat the Chicago Cubs. There were no divisions, just two leagues with the winners playing a best of seven World Series. All three teams knew that their fate was in their own hands. The Red Sox and Twins would play each other, meaning that the Tigers would have to win both games in order to catch the winner of the Boston vs Minnesota game. The Tigers finished the season with two double headers on the last two days of the season against the California Angels, due to earlier postponements. October 1, 1967, the last day of the regular season began with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins tied for first place with the Tigers one half game behind. The American Leagueâs pennant race in 1967 will go down as one of the most exciting races in the history of the league. ![]()
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