1967 Mlb Playoffs

By Author: Kristopher Dillon
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The 1967 Major League Baseball playoffs featured a team that was just dying to break a streak. The Boston Red Sox had already been without a World Series Championship for a long time, but they felt like this was their season to end that streak. They were led by Triple Crown Winner Carl Yastrzemski and pitcher Jim Lonborg. These players were two of the best players at their respective positions in all of baseball. With these men at the helm they were confident that they could turn away from the curse of the Babe.

Things looked good for them throughout the playoffs. They managed to advance through their opponents all the way to the World Series. It looked like this season might be the one for the Red Sox to turn things around.

The St. Louis Cardinals were the whole story in the National League. They were the only team in all of Major League Baseball to win 100 games and they had high hopes entering the playoffs. They would not stand alone however, as there were a lot of other solid teams that had hopes to take them out in the playoffs. The Cardinals would not fall though, and they would advance to the World Series ...
... to take on the Boston Red Sox.

The First game would feature Bob Gibson for the Cardinals and Jose Santiago for the Red Sox. Gibson was an ace for the Cardinals, but he was trying to overcome a leg injury that kept him out for a large chunk of the season. Santiago was a young pitcher that seemed ready to meet the challenge.

Both pitchers pitched great and Santiago even helped his own cause. He hit a homerun in the 3rd in order to keep pace with the Cardinals. He allowed just 2 runs on the game. Unfortunately Gibson would only allow one, giving the Cardinals the first win.

In game two Lonborg would take the mound for the Sox. He would pitch an absolute gem, helping the Sox shutout the Cardinals. On the offensive end Yastrzemski managed to knock two balls out for homeruns. There series was then tied 1-1.

In game three the Cardinals were able to bounce back from their struggles with 3 runs in the first 2 innings. This momentum would help them hold off the Sox as they traded runs in the later innings. The Cardinals won the 3rd game 5-2.

The Cardinals were excited to send Gibson back to the mound after his brilliant start in game one. Gibson did not disappoint as the Cardinals managed to shutout the Red Sox 6-0. This would give the Cardinals the 3-1 advantage, putting the Sox on the brink of elimination.

The Red Sox just refused to die. Lonborg took the mound and pitched brilliantly. The series was brought 3-2.

Game 6 featured an explosive offense from the Red Sox. They managed to hit 4 homeruns, including 2 from Rico Petrocelli and one from Yastrzemski, his 3rd of the series. The series was then tied 3-3 after an amazing comeback from the Red Sox.

In game 7 Gibson and Lonborg would take the mound as the aces for each team. Gibson would not disappoint the fans of the Cardinals as he pitched yet another solid game. Gibson won 3 games in the series for the Red Sox and even homered to help his cause in game 7. The Cardinals were World Series Champions.

AUTHOR:-
Kristopher Dillon writes reviews on various sporting events including the different online sportsbook websites. In this piece of write up, the author highlights on some of legends of MLB and MLB Betting odds. The author also takes the readers thought on how to bet on baseball.