Carl Yastrzemski slammed two homers to lead the Red Sox to 5-0 revenge over St. Louis yesterday but the game ball went to Jim Lonborg. Lonborg came within seven batters of pitching a perfect game ...

They have the Manager of the Year in Dick Williams, and they quite likely have the winner of the Cy Young Award in Jim Lonborg, who beat his toughest rival, Dean Chance, in this big game.

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, Abe Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, Hector and Achilles -- all great duels of the past -- and now Jim Lonborg of the Red Sox and Bob Gibson of the Cardinals.

MLB History 1967 - Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg suffers torn ligaments in his left knee while skiing at Lake Tahoe. Lonborg won the Cy Young Award with a 22-9 record, 3.49 ERA and 246 strikeouts in ...