To Live The Impossible Dream, California Angels at Boston Red Sox, July 27, 1967 (Recreation)

<p>What a difference a year makes. From finishing second-last in the American League, the Boston Red Sox are sitting just one-and-a-half games behind the White Sox after the All-Star break. Their midweek series against the third-placed California Angels is another “must-win” series in the chase for their first pennant since 1946.</p><p>The Angels are chasing just as hard, looking to show that the expansion team has just as much right to the top spot as legacy franchises like the Red Sox.</p><p>A look down the rosters for both teams brings up players who are going to write themselves into the history books; you have rookie relief pitcher Sparky Lyle, who’ll take a Cy Young in 1977, two Gold Gloves with the Angels, Jim Fregosi and Bobby Knoop, and a certain Carl Yastrzemski.</p><p>Yaz is on course to grab the Triple Crown in 1967, which would remain a feat unmatched in the league until Miguel Cabrera in 2012, and post 3,308 appearances while joining the 3,000-hit club over a 23-year career with the Red Sox.</p><p>For this afternoon, it’s not only the third deciding game in the series, it’s two contenders chasing for the pennant, and no quarter will be offered.</p><p>Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from July 27, 1967. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.</p><p>We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.</p><p>** Links **</p><p>You can find the boxscore here:</p><p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196707270.shtml"><u>https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196707270.shtml</u></a> </p><p>The Fenway Park Diaries recaps the game’s dramatic ninth-inning home runs and Yastrzemski&#39;s 10th-inning defensive gem.</p><p><a href="https://fenwayparkdiaries.com/1967%20red%20sox/sox%2007-27-1967.htm"><u>https://fenwayparkdiaries.com/1967%20red%20sox/sox%2007-27-1967.htm</u></a> </p><p>SABR look at the final day of the season and how the Angels played the spoiler role to help Boston complete ‘The Impossible Dream’ and win the pennant.</p><p><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-1-1967-red-sox-complete-impossible-dream/"><u>https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-1-1967-red-sox-complete-impossible-dream/</u></a></p><p>An analytical narrative focusing on Carl Yastrzemski’s torrid late-season hitting and the cultural impact of 1967 in Boston</p><p><a href="https://thisgreatgame.com/1967-baseball-history/"><u>https://thisgreatgame.com/1967-baseball-history/</u></a> </p><p>Six Days in September, from The Hardball Times. An in-depth look at the 1967 pennant race, including the impact of Tony Conigliaro’s injury.</p><p><a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/six-days-in-september-the-1967-al-pennant-race-part-1/"><u>https://tht.fangraphs.com/six-days-in-september-the-1967-al-pennant-race-part-1/</u></a></p><p>National Baseball Hall of Fame profile of Carl Yastrzemski, highlighting his 1967 MVP season and his transition from Ted Williams to team legend.</p><p><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/yastrzemski-carl"><u>https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/yastrzemski-carl</u></a></p><p>The life and career of the Angels&#39; All-Star starter Jim McGlothlin, who tragically died of leukaemia at age 32.</p><p><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-mcglothlin/"><u>https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-mcglothlin/</u></a> </p><p>Crashing The Pearly Gates profiles Minnie Rojas’ Path to the Majors.</p><p><a href="https://crashingthepearlygates.com/2020/03/20/top-100-angels-95-minnie-rojas/"><u>https://crashingthepearlygates.com/2020/03/20/top-100-angels-95-minnie-rojas/</u></a> </p><p><br></p>