1967 Chicago White Sox season

1967 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
White Sox Park (since 1910)
Chicago (since 1900)
Other information
Owner(s)	Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn
General manager(s)	Ed Short
Manager(s)	Eddie Stanky
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
Local radio	WMAQ (AM) (Bob Elson, Red Rush)
< Previous season     Next season  >

The 1967 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 67th season in the major leagues, and its 68th season overall. They finished with a record 89–73, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 3 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox.

Offseason

• October 12, 1966: The White Sox traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Wilbur Wood. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Juan Pizarro to the Pirates on November 28.^[1]
• October 17, 1966: Smoky Burgess was released by the White Sox.^[2]
• December 14, 1966: Johnny Romano and Lee White (minors) were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Walt Williams and Don Dennis.^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

• Walt Williams, lf
• Don Buford, 3b
• Tommie Agee, cf
• Pete Ward, 1b
• Ken Berry, rf
• Jerry McNertney, c
• Ron Hansen, ss
• Jerry Adair, 2b
• John Buzhardt, p

Joe Horlen and The Sockless Sox

The Sockless Sox hit only .225, but they had a pitching staff that carried the team to a near miraculous American League pennant that year. they were led by Joe Horlen who won 19 games, and pitched a no-hitter on September 10 against the Detroit Tigers. He had a league-leading 2.06 ERA. The pitching staff was the trump card that landed the White Sox in first place on June 10. They held the lead until a heartbreaking loss to the Minnesota Twins knocked them into second place on August 13. Thereafter it was a four-team dogfight.

White Sox unsung heroes

Sinker-ball specialist Bob Locker teamed with Hoyt Wilhelm and Don McMahon, an early-season pickup, to form the nucleus of a tough bullpen. With assembly-line precision, pitching coach Ray Berres "manufactured" live, young arms and rejuvenated the veterans. Berres had supervised the Sox pitchers for 19 years until Eddie Stanky replaced him with Marv Grissom in 1967.

Black Wednesday

Ed Short burned up the telephone lines seeking a capable hitter to beef up the punchless attack. Jim King, Ken Boyer, and Rocky Colavito arrived via the waiver route, but those were desultory moves that upset the delicate chemistry of the ballclub and hurt the morale of the younger players coming down the homestretch.

The fate of the White Sox hung in the balance on September 27 – 'Black Wednesday' – in Kansas City. playing in that city for the final time before moving on to Oakland for 1968, Charlie Finleys doormat A's knocked off the Sox in a twi-night doubleheader. Stankey's team needed only a split of the 2 games to place them in an enviable position going into the final 3 days of the season. The other contenders had all lost that day including the Boston Red Sox. Their 89 win season was their 17th consecutive first-division finish. It would be 5 years before the White Sox had a winning season again and 16 years before the White Sox had a chance to make it to the postseason.

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 6, 1967: Bill Skowron was traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for Cotton Nash and cash.^[4]
• June 15, 1967: Ed Stroud was traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Jim King.^[5]
• July 22, 1967: Bill Southworth and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the New York Mets for Ken Boyer and a player to be named later. The Mets completed their part of the deal by sending Sandy Alomar to the White Sox on August 15. The White Sox completed their part of the deal by sending J. C. Martin to the Mets on November 27.^[6]

Roster

1967 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers 30 John Buzhardt 30 Cisco Carlos 41 Dennis Higgins 20 Joe Horlen 19 Bruce Howard 25 Tommy John 39 Steve Jones 27 Fred Klages 36 Jack Lamabe 23 Bob Locker 44 Don McMahon 17 Aurelio Monteagudo 48 Roger Nelson 18,21 Jim O'Toole 43 Gary Peters 31 Hoyt Wilhelm 28 Wilbur Wood		Catchers 42 Ed Herrmann  5 Duane Josephson 10 J. C. Martin 15 Jerry McNertney Infielders 11 Jerry Adair 11 Sandy Alomar 14 Ken Boyer  7 Don Buford  9 Wayne Causey  4 Ron Hansen 26 Dick Kenworthy 24 Tommy McCraw 17 Rich Morales 50 Cotton Nash 29 Marv Staehle  6 Al Weis		Outfielders  1 Tommie Agee 16 Ken Berry 32 Buddy Bradford 18 Rocky Colavito 18 Jim King 11 Jimmy Stewart 17 Ed Stroud 22 Bill Voss  8 Pete Ward  3 Walt Williams Other batters  2 Smoky Burgess 14 Bill Skowron		Manager 12 Eddie Stanky Coaches 34 Kerby Farrell 35 Marv Grissom 33 Les Moss 37 Grover Resinger

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Jerry Adair, 2B	28	98	6	20	4	0	0	9	4	17	.204	0
Tommie Agee, CF,LF,RF	158	529	73	124	26	2	14	52	44	129	.234	28
Sandy Alomar, SS,2B	12	15	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	2
Ken Berry, RF,CF,LF	147	485	49	117	14	4	7	41	46	68	.241	9
Ken Boyer, 3B,1B	57	180	17	47	5	1	4	21	7	25	.261	0
Buddy Bradford, OF	24	20	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	7	.100	1
Don Buford, 3B,2B	156	535	61	129	10	9	4	32	65	51	.241	34
Smoky Burgess, PH	77	60	2	8	1	0	2	11	14	8	.133	0
Wayne Causey, 2B	124	292	21	66	10	3	1	28	32	35	.226	2
Rocky Colavito, RF,LF	60	190	20	42	4	1	3	29	25	10	.221	1
Ron Hansen, SS	157	498	35	116	20	0	8	51	64	51	.233	0
Ed Herrmann, C	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.667	0
Duane Josephson, C	62	189	11	45	5	1	1	9	6	24	.238	0
Dick Kenworthy, 3B	50	97	9	22	4	1	4	11	4	17	.227	0
Jim King, OF	23	50	2	6	1	0	0	2	4	16	.120	0
J. C. Martin, C	101	252	22	59	12	1	4	22	30	41	.234	4
Jerry McNertney, C	56	123	8	28	6	0	3	13	6	14	.228	0
Tommy McCraw, 1B,CF	125	453	55	107	18	3	11	45	33	55	.236	24
Rich Morales, SS	8	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0
Cotton Nash, 1B	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0
Bill Skowron, PH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0
Marv Staehle, 2B,SS	32	54	1	6	1	0	0	1	4	8	.111	1
Jimmy Stewart, 2B,LF	24	18	5	3	0	0	0	1	1	6	.167	1
Ed Stroud, LF,RF	20	27	6	8	0	1	0	3	1	5	.296	7
Bill Voss, OF	13	22	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.091	1
Pete Ward, LF,1B,RF,3B	146	467	49	109	16	2	18	62	61	109	.233	3
Al Weis, 2B,SS	50	53	9	13	2	0	0	4	1	7	.245	3
Walt Williams, LF,RF	104	275	35	66	16	3	3	15	17	20	.240	3
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB John Buzhardt, P 28 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 7 .200 0 Cisco Carlos, P 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .063 0 Dennis Higgins, P 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Joe Horlen, P 51 83 8 14 1 0 0 5 1 14 .169 0 Bruce Howard, P 30 28 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 .179 0 Tommy John, P 31 51 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 12 .157 0 Steve Jones, P 11 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 Fred Klages, P 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 .000 0 Bob Locker, P 77 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 Don McMahon, P 52 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 .182 0 Jim O'Toole, P 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .077 0 Gary Peters, P 48 99 10 21 0 2 2 13 2 23 .212 0 Hoyt Wilhelm, P 49 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 .077 0 Wilbur Wood, P 51 16 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 .063 0 Team totals 162 5383 531 1209 181 34 89 491 480 849 .225 124 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K John Buzhardt 3 9 3.96 28 7 0 88.2 100 44 39 11 42 33 Cisco Carlos 2 0 0.86 8 7 0 41.2 23 5 4 0 9 27 Dennis Higgins 1 2 5.84 9 0 0 12.1 13 9 8 0 10 8 Joe Horlen 19 7 2.06 35 35 0 258.0 188 66 59 13 62 103 Bruce Howard 3 10 3.43 30 17 0 112.2 102 55 43 9 53 76 Tommy John 10 13 2.47 31 29 0 178.1 143 62 49 12 54 110 Steve Jones 2 2 4.21 11 3 0 25.2 21 13 12 1 12 17 Fred Klages 4 4 3.83 11 9 0 44.2 43 19 19 6 17 17 Jack Lamabe 1 0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 7 2 1 0 2 3 Bob Locker 7 5 2.09 77 0 20 124.2 102 34 29 5 28 80 Don McMahon 5 0 1.67 52 0 3 91.2 54 21 17 5 31 74 Aurelio Monteagudo 0 1 20.25 1 1 0 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 Roger Nelson 0 1 1.29 5 0 0 7.0 4 1 1 1 0 4 Jim O'Toole 4 3 2.82 15 10 0 54.1 53 21 17 4 20 37 Gary Peters 16 11 2.28 38 36 0 260.0 187 81 66 15 99 215 Hoyt Wilhelm 8 3 1.31 49 0 12 89.0 58 21 13 2 38 76 Wilbur Wood 4 2 2.45 51 8 4 95.1 95 34 26 2 32 47 Team totals 89 73 2.45 162 162 39 1490.1 1197 491 406 87 511 927 Awards and honors 1967 MLB All-Star Game Tommie Agee, reserve Ken Berry, reserve Joe Horlen, reserve Gary Peters, reserve[7] Farm system Level Team League Manager AAA Indianapolis Indians Pacific Coast League Don Gutteridge AA Evansville White Sox Southern League George Noga A Lynchburg White Sox Carolina League Stan Wasiak A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Alex Cosmidis A-Short Season Duluth–Superior Dukes Northern League Ira Hutchinson Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Bruce Andrew LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs[8] Notes Wilbur Wood at Baseball Reference Smoky Burgess at Baseball Reference Walt Williams at Baseball Reference Moose Skowron at Baseball Reference Ed Stroud at Baseball Reference Sandy Alomar at Baseball Reference http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1967as.shtml Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1967 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference