1967 Baltimore Orioles season
| 1967 Baltimore Orioles | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 76–85 (.472) |
| League place | 6th |
| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
| Manager(s) | Hank Bauer |
| Local television | WJZ-TV |
| Local radio |
WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell) |
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After winning the World Series the previous year, the 1967 Baltimore Orioles plummeted to a sixth-place finish in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses, 15½ games behind the AL champion Boston Red Sox. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Offseason
- November 28, 1966: Frank Tepedino was drafted from the Orioles by the New York Yankees in the 1966 first-year draft.[1]
- January 28, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball Draft
- Lew Beasley was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round.[2]
- Johnny Oates was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the Secondary Phase.[3]
Regular season
- May 14, 1967: In a game against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hit his 500th home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 6–5 Yankee win.[4]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | – |
| Detroit Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 |
| California Angels | 84 | 77 | .522 | 7½ |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 15½ |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 85 | .472 | 15½ |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17 |
| New York Yankees | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 62 | 99 | .385 | 29½ |
Notable transactions
- May 10, 1967: Bob Johnson was purchased from the Orioles by the New York Mets.[5]
- May 29, 1967: Mike Epstein and Frank Bertaina were traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for Pete Richert.[6]
- May 31, 1967: Charley Lau was purchased from the Orioles by the Atlanta Braves.[7]
- June 6, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball Draft
- Don Baylor was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round.[8]
- Dave Johnson was drafted by the Orioles in the 5th round.[9]
- June 15, 1967: Woodie Held was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Marcelino López and Tom Arruda (minors).[10]
- July 4, 1967: Steve Barber was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Ray Barker, players to be named later, and cash. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chet Trail (minors) and Joe Brady (minors) to the Orioles on December 15.[11]
- August 21, 1967: John Buzhardt was purchased by the Orioles from the Chicago White Sox.[12]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren | 112 | 330 | 71 | .215 | 7 | 35 |
| 1B | Powell, BoogBoog Powell | 125 | 415 | 97 | .234 | 13 | 55 |
| 2B | Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson | 148 | 510 | 126 | .247 | 10 | 64 |
| 3B | Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson | 158 | 610 | 164 | .269 | 22 | 77 |
| SS | Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio | 134 | 546 | 127 | .233 | 4 | 31 |
| LF | Blefary, CurtCurt Blefary | 155 | 554 | 134 | .242 | 22 | 81 |
| CF | Blair, PaulPaul Blair | 151 | 552 | 162 | .293 | 11 | 64 |
| RF | Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson | 129 | 479 | 149 | .311 | 30 | 94 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Snyder, RussRuss Snyder | 108 | 275 | 65 | .236 | 4 | 23 |
| Belanger, MarkMark Belanger | 69 | 184 | 32 | .174 | 1 | 10 |
| Bowens, SamSam Bowens | 62 | 120 | 22 | .183 | 5 | 12 |
| Haney, LarryLarry Haney | 58 | 164 | 44 | .268 | 3 | 20 |
| Roznovsky, VicVic Roznovsky | 45 | 97 | 20 | .206 | 0 | 10 |
| May, DaveDave May | 36 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 1 | 7 |
| Motton, CurtCurt Motton | 27 | 65 | 13 | .200 | 2 | 9 |
| Held, WoodieWoodie Held | 26 | 41 | 6 | .146 | 1 | 6 |
| Lau, CharleyCharley Lau | 11 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
| McGuire, MickeyMickey McGuire | 10 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
| Epstein, MikeMike Epstein | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson, BobBob Johnson | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Phoebus, TomTom Phoebus | 33 | 208 | 14 | 9 | 3.33 | 179 |
| Richert, PetePete Richert | 26 | 132.1 | 7 | 10 | 2.99 | 90 |
| McNally, DaveDave McNally | 24 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 4.54 | 70 |
| Hardin, JimJim Hardin | 19 | 111 | 8 | 3 | 2.27 | 64 |
| Barber, SteveSteve Barber | 15 | 74.2 | 4 | 9 | 2.99 | 90 |
| Brabender, GeneGene Brabender | 14 | 94 | 6 | 4 | 3.35 | 71 |
| Palmer, JimJim Palmer | 9 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 2.94 | 23 |
| López, MarcelinoMarcelino López | 4 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.55 | 15 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dillman, BillBill Dillman | 32 | 124 | 5 | 9 | 4.35 | 69 |
| Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina | 5 | 21.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 19 |
| Leonhard, DaveDave Leonhard | 3 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 9 |
| Adamson, MikeMike Adamson | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.38 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Watt, EddieEddie Watt | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.26 | 93 |
| Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.61 | 53 |
| Drabowsky, MoeMoe Drabowsky | 43 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.60 | 96 |
| Miller, StuStu Miller | 42 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2.55 | 60 |
| Bunker, WallyWally Bunker | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4.09 | 51 |
| Buzhardt, JohnJohn Buzhardt | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 7 |
| Fisher, TomTom Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Gilliford, PaulPaul Gilliford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |
| Miller, JohnJohn Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 6 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Earl Weaver |
| AA | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Billy DeMars |
| A | Stockton Ports | California League | Harry Malmberg |
| A | Miami Marlins | Florida State League | Cal Ripken, Sr. |
| Short-Season A | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Owen Friend |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Joe Altobelli |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield
Notes
- ↑ Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Lew Beasley page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Baseball Almanac – Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle
- ↑ Bob Johnson transactions at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Epstein page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Charley Lau page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Don Baylor page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ John Buzhardt page at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1967 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1967 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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