Angels At Red Sox, To Live The Impossible Dream, July 27, 1967
8 April 2026
Album art features Carl Yastrzemski
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and Crafting The Call.
You can find the boxscore here.
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Further Reading
The Fenway Park Diaries recaps the game’s dramatic ninth-inning home runs and Yastrzemski's 10th-inning defensive gem. https://fenwayparkdiaries.com/1967%20red%20sox/sox%2007-27-1967.htm
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. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-1-1967-red-sox-complete-impossible-dream/
An analytical narrative focusing on Carl Yastrzemski’s torrid late-season hitting and the cultural impact of 1967 in Boston https://thisgreatgame.com/1967-baseball-history/
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. https://tht.fangraphs.com/six-days-in-september-the-1967-al-pennant-race-part-1/
National Baseball Hall of Fame profile of Carl Yastrzemski, highlighting his 1967 MVP season and his transition from Ted Williams to team legend. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/yastrzemski-carl
The life and career of the Angels' All-Star starter Jim McGlothlin, who tragically died of leukaemia at age 32. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-mcglothlin/
Crashing The Pearly Gates profiles Minnie Rojas’ Path to the Majors. https://crashingthepearlygates.com/2020/03/20/top-100-angels-95-minnie-rojas/