1967 Cincinnati Reds season

1967 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Francis L. Dale
General manager(s)	Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Dave Bristol
Local television	WLWT (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick)
Local radio	WCKY (Jim McIntyre, Claude Sullivan, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1967 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in fourth place in the National League with a record of 87–75, 14½ games behind the NL and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds were managed by Dave Bristol and played their home games at Crosley Field.

Regular season

On August 28, Johnny Bench made his major league debut.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1967 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• June 6, 1967: Chris Chambliss was drafted by the Reds in the 31st round of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[2]

Roster

1967 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 33 Ted Abernathy 35 Gerry Arrigo 27 Jack Baldschun 56 Ted Davidson 32 Sammy Ellis 48 Bob Lee 46 Jim Maloney 42 Billy McCool 38 Gary Nolan 43 Don Nottebart 32 Darrell Osteen 34 Milt Pappas 22 Mel Queen 37 John Tsitouris		Catchers  5 Johnny Bench  7 Jimmie Coker  6 Johnny Edwards  8 Don Pavletich Infielders 40 Len Boehmer 16 Leo Cárdenas 18 Gordy Coleman 19 Tommy Helms 11 Deron Johnson 23 Lee May 24 Tony Pérez 15 Chico Ruiz		Outfielders 17 Tommy Harper 28 Vada Pinson 25 Floyd Robinson 14 Pete Rose 12 Art Shamsky 20 Dick Simpson 45 Jake Wood		Manager  4 Dave Bristol Coaches 10 Vern Benson  2 Jim Bragan  3 Mel Harder (Pitching) 13 Ray Shore  9 Whitey Wietelmann

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
3B	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	156	600	174	.290	26	102

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
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench	26	86	14	.163	1	6

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
Queen, MelMel Queen	32	195.2	14	8	2.76	154

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

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
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	70	6	3	28	1.27	88

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Lou Fitzgerald and Don Zimmer
AA	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	Don Zimmer and Lou Fitzgerald
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	George Scherger
A-Short Season	Sioux Falls Packers	Northern League	Jim Snyder
Rookie	Wytheville Reds	Appalachian League	Scott Breeden

^[3]

Notes

1. Johnny Bench at Baseball Reference
2. Chris Chambliss at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1967 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference