1967 Baltimore Orioles season

1967 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	Memorial Stadium (since 1954); Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954);
Results
Record	76–85 (.472)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Hank Bauer
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM); (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell)
	< Previous season Next season >

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	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	92	70	0.568	—	49–32	43–38
Detroit Tigers	91	71	0.562	1	52–29	39–42
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	1	52–29	39–42
Chicago White Sox	89	73	0.549	3	49–33	40–40
California Angels	84	77	0.522	7½	53–30	31–47
Washington Senators	76	85	0.472	15½	40–40	36–45
Baltimore Orioles	76	85	0.472	15½	35–42	41–43
Cleveland Indians	75	87	0.463	17	36–45	39–42
New York Yankees	72	90	0.444	20	43–38	29–52
Kansas City Athletics	62	99	0.385	29½	37–44	25–55

Record vs. opponents

1967 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	10–8	6–11	7–11	9–9	3–15	10–8	8–10	13–5	10–8
Boston	8–10	—	10–8	8–10	13–5	11–7	12–6	7–11	12–6	11–7
California	11–6	8–10	—	7–11	14–4	8–10	14–4	7–11	9–9	6–12
Chicago	11–7	10–8	11–7	—	12–6	8–10	8–10	9–9	12–6	8–10
Cleveland	9–9	5–13	4–14	6–12	—	8–10	11–7	10–8	9–9	13–5
Detroit	15–3	7–11	10–8	10–8	10–8	—	12–6	8–10–1	10–8	9–9
Kansas City	8–10	6–12	4–14	10–8	7–11	6–12	—	8–10	7–11	6–11
Minnesota	10–8	11–7	11–7	9–9	8–10	10–8–1	10–8	—	12–6–1	10–8
New York	5–13	6–12	9–9	6–12	9–9	8–10	11–7	6–12–1	—	12–6
Washington	8–10	7–11	12–6	10–8	5–13	9–9	11–6	8–10	6–12	—

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

1967 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

17 Mike Adamson

13 Steve Barber

40 Frank Bertaina

32 Gene Brabender

27 Wally Bunker

30 John Buzhardt

45 Bill Dillman

25 Moe Drabowsky

28 Eddie Fisher

29,46 Tom Fisher

33 Paul Gilliford

44 Jim Hardin

24,40 Dave Leonhard

29 Marcelino López

19 Dave McNally

17 John Miller

37 Stu Miller

22 Jim Palmer

36 Tom Phoebus

24 Pete Richert

39 Eddie Watt

Catchers

8 Andy Etchebarren

34 Larry Haney

23 Vic Roznovsky

Infielders

11 Luis Aparicio

7 Mark Belanger

4 Mike Epstein

12 Woodie Held

15 Davey Johnson

2 Mickey McGuire

26 Boog Powell

5 Brooks Robinson

Outfielders

6 Paul Blair

3 Curt Blefary

16 Sam Bowens

12 Dave May

21 Curt Motton

20 Frank Robinson

9 Russ Snyder

Other batters

2 Bob Johnson

44 Charley Lau

Manager

42 Hank Bauer

Coaches

31 Harry Brecheen

55 Billy Hunter

41 Sherm Lollar

14 Gene Woodling

Player stats

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	Andy Etchebarren	112	330	71	.215	7	35
1B	Boog Powell	125	415	97	.234	13	55
2B	Davey Johnson	148	510	126	.247	10	64
3B	Brooks Robinson	158	610	164	.269	22	77
SS	Luis Aparicio	134	546	127	.233	4	31
LF	Curt Blefary	155	554	134	.242	22	81
CF	Paul Blair	151	552	162	.293	11	64
RF	Frank 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
Russ Snyder	108	275	65	.236	4	23
Mark Belanger	69	184	32	.174	1	10
Sam Bowens	62	120	22	.183	5	12
Larry Haney	58	164	44	.268	3	20
Vic Roznovsky	45	97	20	.206	0	10
Dave May	36	85	20	.235	1	7
Curt Motton	27	65	13	.200	2	9
Woodie Held	26	41	6	.146	1	6
Charley Lau	11	8	1	.125	0	3
Mickey McGuire	10	17	4	.235	0	2
Mike Epstein	9	13	2	.154	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	3	1	.333	0	0

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
Tom Phoebus	33	208	14	9	3.33	179
Pete Richert	26	132.1	7	10	2.99	90
Dave McNally	24	119	7	7	4.54	70
Jim Hardin	19	111	8	3	2.27	64
Steve Barber	15	74.2	4	9	2.99	90
Gene Brabender	14	94	6	4	3.35	71
Jim Palmer	9	49	3	1	2.94	23
Marcelino 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
Bill Dillman	32	124	5	9	4.35	69
Frank Bertaina	5	21.2	1	1	3.32	19
Dave Leonhard	3	14.1	0	0	3.14	9
Mike 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
Eddie Watt	49	3	5	8	2.26	93
Eddie Fisher	46	4	3	1	3.61	53
Moe Drabowsky	43	7	5	12	1.60	96
Stu Miller	42	3	10	8	2.55	60
Wally Bunker	29	3	7	1	4.09	51
John Buzhardt	7	0	1	0	4.63	7
Tom Fisher	2	0	0	0	0.00	1
Paul Gilliford	2	0	0	0	12.00	2
John Miller	2	0	0	0	7.50	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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.
A-Short Season	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Owen Friend
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Joe Altobelli

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield

Notes

Frank Tepedino at Baseball Reference
Lew Beasley at Baseball Reference
Johnny Oates at Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac – Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle
Bob Johnson transactions at Baseball Reference
Mike Epstein at Baseball Reference
Charley Lau at Baseball Reference
Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference
Dave Johnson at Baseball-Reference
Woodie Held at Baseball Reference
Steve Barber at Baseball Reference
John Buzhardt at Baseball Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1967 Baltimore Orioles at Baseball Reference
1967 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Almanac

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Frank Tepedino at Baseball Reference

[2] Lew Beasley at Baseball Reference

[3] Johnny Oates at Baseball Reference

[4] Baseball Almanac – Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle

[5] Bob Johnson transactions at Baseball Reference

[6] Mike Epstein at Baseball Reference

[7] Charley Lau at Baseball Reference

[8] Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference

[9] Dave Johnson at Baseball-Reference

[10] Woodie Held at Baseball Reference

[11] Steve Barber at Baseball Reference

[12] John Buzhardt at Baseball Reference

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