The Sept. 7, 1967, American League standings may some day rate a niche of their own in baseball's Hall of Fame.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. Pc. G.B.
Chicago......78 61 .561
Minnesota....78 61 .561
Boston......79 62 .560
Detroit......79 62 .560
California......72 67 .518 6
Washington......66 74 .471 12½
Cleveland......65 76 .461 14
Baltimore......62 75 .453 15
New York......62 78 .443 16½
Kansas City......57 82 .410 21
After five months and 698 games of baseball, four teams were virtually deadlocked for the league lead, separated by a single percentage point. Nothing like that had ever happened before....