1967 San Francisco Giants season
The 1967 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 85th year in Major League Baseball, their tenth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their eighth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 10½ games behind the NL and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
General manager(s) | Chub Feeney |
Manager(s) | Herman Franks |
Local television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
Local radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
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Offseason
- November 29, 1966: Hal Haydel was drafted by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs in the 1966 minor league draft.[1]
- December 14, 1966: Len Gabrielson was traded by the Giants to the California Angels for Norm Siebern.[2]
- January 28, 1967: Von Joshua was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[3]
Regular season
- July 14, 1967: Eddie Mathews of the Atlanta Braves hit the 500th home run of his career. He hit his milestone homer off future Hall of Famer Juan Marichal of the Giants.[4]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 60 | 0.627 | — | 49–32 | 52–28 |
San Francisco Giants | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 10½ | 51–31 | 40–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 14 | 49–34 | 38–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 14½ | 49–32 | 38–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 19½ | 45–35 | 37–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 20½ | 49–32 | 32–49 |
Atlanta Braves | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 24½ | 48–33 | 29–52 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 28½ | 42–39 | 31–50 |
Houston Astros | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 32½ | 46–35 | 23–58 |
New York Mets | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 40½ | 36–42 | 25–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball draft
- Dave Rader was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (18th pick). Player signed June 14, 1967.[6]
- Don Carrithers was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.[7]
- Gary Lavelle was drafted by the Giants in the 20th round.[8]
- June 22, 1967: Dick Groat was purchased by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.[9]
- July 15, 1967: Norm Siebern was purchased from the Giants by the Boston Red Sox.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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C | Tom Haller | 141 | 455 | 114 | .251 | 14 | 49 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 135 | 456 | 126 | .276 | 31 | 91 |
2B | Tito Fuentes | 133 | 344 | 72 | .209 | 5 | 29 |
3B | Jim Ray Hart | 158 | 578 | 167 | .289 | 29 | 99 |
SS | Hal Lanier | 151 | 525 | 112 | .213 | 0 | 42 |
LF | Jesús Alou | 129 | 510 | 149 | .292 | 5 | 30 |
CF | Willie Mays | 141 | 486 | 128 | .263 | 22 | 70 |
RF | Ollie Brown | 120 | 412 | 110 | .267 | 13 | 53 |
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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Jim Davenport | 124 | 295 | 81 | .275 | 5 | 30 |
Ken Henderson | 65 | 179 | 34 | .190 | 4 | 14 |
Jack Hiatt | 73 | 153 | 42 | .275 | 6 | 26 |
Bob Schroder | 62 | 135 | 31 | .230 | 0 | 7 |
Ty Cline | 64 | 122 | 33 | .270 | 0 | 4 |
Dick Dietz | 56 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 4 | 19 |
Bobby Etheridge | 40 | 115 | 26 | .226 | 1 | 15 |
Dick Groat | 34 | 70 | 12 | .171 | 0 | 4 |
Norm Siebern | 46 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 0 | 4 |
Cesar Gutierrez | 18 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Barton | 7 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
Billy Sorrell | 18 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Johnson | 8 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Don Mason | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 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 |
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Gaylord Perry | 39 | 293 | 15 | 17 | 2.61 | 230 |
Mike McCormick | 40 | 262.1 | 22 | 10 | 2.85 | 150 |
Juan Marichal | 26 | 202.1 | 14 | 10 | 2.76 | 166 |
Ray Sadecki | 35 | 188 | 12 | 6 | 2.78 | 145 |
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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Ron Herbel | 42 | 125.2 | 4 | 5 | 3.08 | 52 |
Bobby Bolin | 37 | 120 | 6 | 8 | 4.88 | 69 |
Joe Gibbon | 28 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 3.07 | 63 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Frank Linzy | 57 | 95.2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 1.51 | 38 |
Lindy McDaniel | 41 | 72.2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.72 | 48 |
Bill Henry | 28 | 21.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.08 | 23 |
Néstor Chávez | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Ron Bryant | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Rich Robertson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Bill Werle |
AA | Waterbury Giants | Eastern League | Andy Gilbert |
A | Fresno Giants | California League | Dave Garcia |
A | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Dennis Sommers |
A-Short Season | Medford Giants | Northwest League | Tony Eichelberger |
Rookie | Salt Lake City Giants | Pioneer League | Harvey Koepf |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medford[10]
Notes
- Hal Hayden at Baseball Reference
- Norm Siebern at Baseball Reference
- Von Joshua at Baseball Reference
- Eddie Mathews | The Baseball Page
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1967&t=SFN
- Dave Rader at Baseball Reference
- Don Carrithers at Baseball Reference
- Gary Lavelle at Baseball Reference
- Dick Groat at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1967 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1967 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac