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)
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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

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	Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	112	330	71	.215	7	35
1B	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	125	415	97	.234	13	55
2B	Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson	148	510	126	.247	10	64
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	158	610	164	.269	22	77
SS	Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio	134	546	127	.233	4	31
LF	Blefary, CurtCurt Blefary	155	554	134	.242	22	81
CF	Blair, PaulPaul Blair	151	552	162	.293	11	64
RF	Robinson, FrankFrank 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
Snyder, RussRuss Snyder	108	275	65	.236	4	23
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger	69	184	32	.174	1	10
Bowens, SamSam Bowens	62	120	22	.183	5	12
Haney, LarryLarry Haney	58	164	44	.268	3	20
Roznovsky, VicVic Roznovsky	45	97	20	.206	0	10
May, DaveDave May	36	85	20	.235	1	7
Motton, CurtCurt Motton	27	65	13	.200	2	9
Held, WoodieWoodie Held	26	41	6	.146	1	6
Lau, CharleyCharley Lau	11	8	1	.125	0	3
McGuire, MickeyMickey McGuire	10	17	4	.235	0	2
Epstein, MikeMike Epstein	9	13	2	.154	0	0
Johnson, BobBob 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
Phoebus, TomTom Phoebus	33	208	14	9	3.33	179
Richert, PetePete Richert	26	132.1	7	10	2.99	90
McNally, DaveDave McNally	24	119	7	7	4.54	70
Hardin, JimJim Hardin	19	111	8	3	2.27	64
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	15	74.2	4	9	2.99	90
Brabender, GeneGene Brabender	14	94	6	4	3.35	71
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	9	49	3	1	2.94	23
López, MarcelinoMarcelino 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
Dillman, BillBill Dillman	32	124	5	9	4.35	69
Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina	5	21.2	1	1	3.32	19
Leonhard, DaveDave Leonhard	3	14.1	0	0	3.14	9
Adamson, MikeMike 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
Watt, EddieEddie Watt	49	3	5	8	2.26	93
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher	46	4	3	1	3.61	53
Drabowsky, MoeMoe Drabowsky	43	7	5	12	1.60	96
Miller, StuStu Miller	42	3	10	8	2.55	60
Bunker, WallyWally Bunker	29	3	7	1	4.09	51
Buzhardt, JohnJohn Buzhardt	7	0	1	0	4.63	7
Fisher, TomTom Fisher	2	0	0	0	0.00	1
Gilliford, PaulPaul Gilliford	2	0	0	0	12.00	2
Miller, JohnJohn 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. 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

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