Actually to transfer from the bleachers to the grandstand was only fifty cents - general admission (when available) was $1.50. When the Sox were "sparsely supported" my wife and I would spend $3 and just quietly migrate to empty grandstand seats around the basepaths - behind home plate, that was often empty.
But anyway a coupla thoughts --
- Dick Williams made the observation that "we'll win more than we lose." In 1966, from late July forward, the Sox were over .500. With some up and coming players, Lonborg - Santiago - Petrocelli - and Tony C coming to maturity around Yaz, the 1967 looked bright, even in Winter Haven.
- I did not get a chance to see the MLB network show. I have seen , and I own, the "Impossible to Believe" two-DVD set. The "main feature" is a string of interviews with fans and reporters. BUT - the only reporter interviewed - who was THERE - was the late, great Bud Collins. Others (Ryan, MacMillan) **WEREN'T** there. I think Bob Ryan was in college - but Jackie MacMullan was in 1st grade.
Hells bells, I WAS there.
- Game 161 (for Boston, game 163 for Minnesota, yes, 163 - The Twins were involved in two official "tie games" that year. Cesar Tovar played in all 164) was played on the last Saturday of the 1967 season. That game - in nearly its entirety - is on the "bonus DVD". Video quality = excellent. So is the WHDH-TV "Impossible Dream" season recap. Somewhat different from the radio and vinyl record version. Video quality = watchable.
That second DVD is worth the price of the package. The feature DVD, not so much.
As far as the feature DVD, in 1967, Bob Ryan was in college, but, Jackie MacMullan was in the first grade. As I said, I was there - so it was just a historical rehash of what I actually saw.
No complete video of the last game (reportedly) is known to exist. This is not unusual for 1960s sporting events, as there's also only one known video copy of Super Bowl I, and the owner of the tape and the networks couldn't agree on a price for that copy. Likewise, the 1967 "Cold Bowl" (Green Bay vs. Dallas) - no known video tapes.
Compared to digital media, videotapes were designed to be re-used, and there was a cost to retain them, and a lot of what happened then is now - gone.