1967 Baltimore Orioles season

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1967 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record76–85 (.472)
League place6th
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersHarry Dalton
ManagersHank Bauer
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell)
← 1966 Seasons 1968 →

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, 15+12 games behind the AL champion Boston Red Sox. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

  • On April 30, 1967, Steve Barber threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers but lost in a 2–1 final. Barber would become the first pitcher in the history of the American League whose no-hit game ended in a loss.[4]
  • 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.[5]

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 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


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KCA 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


Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1967 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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 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
Larry Haney 58 164 44 .268 3 20
Sam Bowens 62 120 22 .183 5 12
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
Mickey McGuire 10 17 4 .235 0 2
Mike Epstein 9 13 2 .154 0 0
Charley Lau 11 8 1 .125 0 3
Bob 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
Tom Phoebus 33 208.0 14 9 3.33 179
Pete Richert 26 132.1 7 10 2.99 90
Dave McNally 24 119.0 7 7 4.54 70
Jim Hardin 19 111.0 8 3 2.27 64
Gene Brabender 14 94.0 6 4 3.35 71
Steve Barber 15 74.2 4 9 2.99 90
Jim Palmer 9 49.0 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 32 124.0 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
Moe Drabowsky 43 7 5 12 1.60 96
Eddie Watt 49 3 5 8 2.26 93
Eddie Fisher 46 4 3 1 3.61 53
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

  1. ^ Frank Tepedino at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Lew Beasley at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Johnny Oates at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.212
  5. ^ Baseball Almanac – Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle
  6. ^ Bob Johnson transactions at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mike Epstein at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Charley Lau at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference
  10. ^ Dave Johnson at Baseball-Reference
  11. ^ Woodie Held at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Steve Barber at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ 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