1967 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1967 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Harry Walker, Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King
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The 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 86th season in franchise history. The sixth-place Pirates finished at 81–81, 20½ games behind the National League and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

October 12, 1966: Wilbur Wood was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Juan Pizarro to the Pirates on November 28.^[2]
November 29, 1966: Manny Jiménez was drafted by the Pirates from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1966 minor league draft.^[3]
December 1, 1966: Bob Bailey and Gene Michael were traded by the Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Maury Wills.^[4]
December 6, 1966: Don Cardwell and Don Bosch were traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Dennis Ribant and Gary Kolb.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	101	60	--	.627
San Francisco Giants	91	71	10.5	.562
Chicago Cubs	87	74	14	.540
Cincinnati Reds	87	75	14.5	.537
Philadelphia Phillies	82	80	19.5	.506
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	81	20.5	.500
Atlanta Braves	77	85	24.5	.475
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	28.5	.451
Houston Astros	69	93	32.5	.426
New York Mets	61	101	40.5	.377

Record vs. opponents

1967 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	11–7	5–13	11–7	8–10	8–10	10–8	8–10	10–8	6–12
Chicago	7–11	—	12–6	8–10	9–9	13–5	11–7	11–7–1	10–8	6–11
Cincinnati	13–5	6–12	—	15–3	8–10	12–6	10–8	10–8	8–10	5–13
Houston	7–11	10–8	3–15	—	10–8	11–7	7–11	9–9	6–12	6–12
Los Angeles	10–8	9–9	10–8	8–10	—	12–6	6–12	7–11	5–13	6–12
New York	10–8	5–13	6–12	7–11	6–12	—	4–14	11–7	5–13	7–11
Philadelphia	8-10	7–11	8–10	11–7	12–6	14–4	—	8–10	8–10	6–12
Pittsburgh	10–8	7–11–1	8–10	9–9	11–7	7–11	10–8	—	8–10	11–7
San Francisco	8–10	8–10	10–8	12–6	13–5	13–5	10–8	10–8	—	7–11
St. Louis	12–6	11–6	13–5	12–6	12–6	11–7	12–6	7–11	11–7	—

Notable transactions

June 6, 1967: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 9th round of the secondary phase of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.^[6]
June 21, 1967: Al Luplow was purchased by the Pirates from the New York Mets.^[7]

Roster

1967 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

28 Steve Blass

19 Bruce Dal Canton

26 Roy Face

22 Woodie Fryman

37 John Gelnar

32 Vern Law

34 Al McBean

19 Pete Mikkelsen

38 Bob Moose

31 Billy O'Dell

29 Juan Pizarro

36 Dennis Ribant

38 Jim Shellenback

37 Bill Short

25 Tommie Sisk

39 Bob Veale

Catchers

20 Jesse Gonder

12 Jerry May

10 Jim Pagliaroni

35 Manny Sanguillén

Infielders

14 Gene Alley

17 Donn Clendenon

9 Bill Mazeroski

11 José Pagán

3,24 Bob Robertson

7 Andre Rodgers

30 Maury Wills

Outfielders

18 Matty Alou

21 Roberto Clemente

24 Manny Jiménez

20 Al Luplow

15 Manny Mota

23 George Spriggs

8 Willie Stargell

Manager

40 Danny Murtaugh

3 Harry Walker

Coaches

5 Alex Grammas

6 Clyde King

4 Johnny Pesky

2 Hal Smith

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
C	May, JerryJerry May	110	325	88	.271	3	22
1B	Clendenon, DonnDonn Clendenon	131	478	119	.249	13	56
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF

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
Jiménez, MannyManny Jiménez	50	56	14	.250	2	10

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

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
Blass, SteveSteve Blass	32	126.2	6	8	3.55	72
Dal Canton, BruceBruce Dal Canton	8	24	2	1	1.88	13

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
Pizarro, JuanJuan Pizarro	50	8	10	9	3.95	96

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
AA	Macon Peaches	Southern League	Don Osborn and Frank Oceak
A	Raleigh Pirates	Carolina League	Joe Morgan
A	Clinton Pirates	Midwest League	Bob Clear
A	Gastonia Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Don Leppert
Rookie	Salem Pirates	Appalachian League	Buddy Pritchard

Notes

↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
↑ Wilbur Wood page at Baseball Reference
↑ Manny Jiménez page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Maury Wills page at Baseball Reference
↑ Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tom Dettore page at Baseball Reference
↑ Al Luplow page at Baseball Reference

References

1967 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1967 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1967 MLB draft 1967 All-Star Game 1967 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Pittsburgh Allegheny
Pirates' lore
Lou Bierbauer
Temple Cup
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
Pittsburgh Stars
Homer in the Gloamin'
1960 Game 7
1985 drug trials
Francisco Cabrera game
National League Wild Card Games
- 2013
- 2014

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A Adv.: Bradenton Marauders
A: West Virginia Power
Short A: West Virginia Black Bears
Rookie Adv.: Bristol Pirates
Rookie: GCL Pirates; DSL Pirates
All-time: Minor league affiliate history

World Series
Championships (5)

1909
1925
1960
1971
1979

League pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none

Wild Card berths (3)

Media

Root Sports Pittsburgh
Radio Network

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