1967 Washington Senators season
The 1967 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
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| Owner(s) | James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon |
| General manager(s) | George Selkirk |
| Manager(s) | Gil Hodges |
| Local television | WTOP |
| Local radio | WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) |
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Offseason
- November 30, 1966: Don Lock was traded by the Senators to the Philadelphia Phillies for Darold Knowles and cash.[1]
- December 3, 1966: Ron Kline was traded by the Senators to the Minnesota Twins for Bernie Allen and Camilo Pascual.[2]
- January 28, 1967: Jan Dukes was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase.[3]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| 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 29, 1967: Pete Richert was traded by the Senators to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Epstein and Frank Bertaina.[5]
- June 6, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball Draft
- Bobby Jones was drafted by the Senators in the 36th round.[6]
- Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Senators in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[7]
- June 15, 1967: Jim King was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Ed Stroud. King was the last of the original 1961 Washington Senator players.[8]
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 | Paul Casanova | 141 | 528 | 131 | .248 | 9 | 53 |
| 1B | Mike Epstein | 96 | 284 | 65 | .229 | 9 | 29 |
| 2B | Bernie Allen | 87 | 254 | 49 | .193 | 3 | 18 |
| SS | Ed Brinkman | 109 | 320 | 60 | .188 | 1 | 18 |
| 3B | Ken McMullen | 146 | 563 | 138 | .245 | 16 | 67 |
| LF | Frank Howard | 149 | 519 | 133 | .256 | 36 | 89 |
| CF | Fred Valentine | 151 | 457 | 107 | .234 | 11 | 44 |
| RF | Cap Peterson | 122 | 405 | 97 | .240 | 8 | 46 |
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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| Tim Cullen | 124 | 402 | 95 | .236 | 2 | 31 |
| Hank Allen | 116 | 292 | 68 | .233 | 3 | 17 |
| Dick Nen | 110 | 238 | 52 | .218 | 6 | 29 |
| Bob Saverine | 89 | 233 | 55 | .236 | 0 | 8 |
| Ed Stroud | 87 | 204 | 41 | .201 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim King | 47 | 100 | 21 | .210 | 1 | 12 |
| Doug Camilli | 30 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 2 | 5 |
| Ken Harrelson | 26 | 79 | 16 | .203 | 3 | 10 |
| Frank Coggins | 19 | 75 | 23 | .307 | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Chance | 27 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 3 | 7 |
| Jim French | 6 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 1 |
| John Orsino | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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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| Phil Ortega | 34 | 219.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.03 | 122 |
| Camilo Pascual | 28 | 164.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.28 | 106 |
| Barry Moore | 27 | 143.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.76 | 74 |
| Joe Coleman | 28 | 134 | 8 | 9 | 4.63 | 77 |
| Frank Bertaina | 18 | 95.2 | 6 | 5 | 2.92 | 67 |
| Pete Richert | 11 | 54.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.64 | 41 |
| Dick Bosman | 7 | 51.1 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 | 25 |
| Buster Narum | 2 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.09 | 8 |
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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| Bob Priddy | 46 | 110 | 3 | 7 | 3.44 | 57 |
| Jim Hannan | 8 | 21.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 14 |
| Dick Nold | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.87 | 10 |
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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| Darold Knowles | 61 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.70 | 85 |
| Dave Baldwin | 58 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1.70 | 52 |
| Dick Lines | 54 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3.36 | 54 |
| Casey Cox | 54 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.96 | 32 |
| Bob Humphreys | 48 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4.17 | 54 |
Farm system
Notes
- Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
- Bernie Allen page at Baseball Reference
- Jan Dukes page at Baseball Reference
- http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1967&t=WS2
- Mike Epstein page at Baseball Reference
- Bobby Jones page at Baseball Reference
- Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
- Braves send Blasingame to Houston; few other trades
References
- 1967 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
- 1967 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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