1967 Baltimore Orioles season

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.
• January 28, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Lew Beasley was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round.
  • Johnny Oates was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the Secondary Phase.

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.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	92	70	.568	–
Detroit Tigers	91	71	.562	1
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	1
Chicago White Sox	89	73	.549	3
California Angels	84	77	.522	7½
Baltimore Orioles	76	85	.472	15½
Washington Senators	76	85	.472	15½
Cleveland Indians	75	87	.463	17
New York Yankees	72	90	.444	20
Kansas City Athletics	62	99	.385	29½

Record vs. opponents

1967 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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.
• May 29, 1967: Mike Epstein and Frank Bertaina were traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for Pete Richert.
• May 31, 1967: Charley Lau was purchased from the Orioles by the Atlanta Braves.
• June 6, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Don Baylor was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round.
  • Dave Johnson was drafted by the Orioles in the 5th round.
• June 15, 1967: Woodie Held was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Marcelino López and Tom Arruda (minors).
• 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.
• August 21, 1967: John Buzhardt was purchased by the Orioles from the Chicago White Sox.

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	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
Sam Bowens	62	120	22	.183	5	12
Larry Haney	58	164	44	.268	3	20
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
Charley Lau	11	8	1	.125	0	3
Mickey McGuire	10	17	4	.235	0	2
Mike Epstein	9	13	2	.154	0	0
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	14	9	3.33	179
Pete Richert	26	132.1	7	10	2.99	90
Dave McNally	24	119	7	7	4.54	70
Jim Hardin	19	111	8	3	2.27	64
Steve Barber	15	74.2	4	9	2.99	90
Gene Brabender	14	94	6	4	3.35	71
Jim Palmer	9	49	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	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
Eddie Watt	49	3	5	8	2.26	93
Eddie Fisher	46	4	3	1	3.61	53
Moe Drabowsky	43	7	5	12	1.60	96
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

References

• 1967 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1967 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com