1967 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1967 St. Louis Cardinals
1967 World Series Champions
National League champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 101–60 (.627)
League place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s) Stan Musial
Manager(s) Red Schoendienst
Local television KSD-TV
Local radio KMOX
(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
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The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 86th season in St. Louis, Missouri, its 76th season in the National League, and its first full season at Busch Memorial Stadium. Gussie Busch hired former outfielder Stan Musial as general manager before the season. Featuring four future Hall of Famers in Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton and Orlando Cepeda, "El Birdos" went 101–60 during the season and won the NL pennant by 10½ games over the San Francisco Giants. They went on to win the 1967 World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox.

Offseason

Regular season

First baseman Orlando Cepeda won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 25 home runs and 111 RBIs. He was the first unanimous selection for the award in the history of the National League.[3] Pitcher Bob Gibson and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.

Flood, whose record streak of 568 consecutive chances in the field without an error ended June 4 when he dropped a fly ball, returned to regular play in late July. His 227-game string had begun September 3, 1965. Once back in the lineup, he batted .373 the rest of the season, finishing fourth in the league at .335.

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

Roster

1967 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 McCarver, TimTim McCarver 138 471 139 .295 14 69
1B Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda 151 563 183 .325 25 111
2B Javier, JuliánJulián Javier 140 520 146 .281 14 64
3B Shannon, MikeMike Shannon 130 482 118 .245 12 77
SS Maxvill, DalDal Maxvill 152 476 108 .227 1 41
LF Brock, LouLou Brock 159 689 206 .299 21 76
CF Flood, CurtCurt Flood 134 514 172 .335 5 50
RF Maris, RogerRoger Maris 125 410 107 .261 9 55

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
Bressoud, EddieEddie Bressoud 52 67 9 .134 1 1
Romano, JohnnyJohnny Romano 24 58 7 .121 0 2
Williams, JimyJimy Williams 1 2 0 .000 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
Hughes, DickDick Hughes 37 222.1 16 6 2.67 161
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton 30 193 14 9 2.98 168
Washburn, RayRay Washburn 27 186.1 10 7 3.53 98
Gibson, BobBob Gibson 24 175.1 13 7 2.98 147
Jaster, LarryLarry Jaster 34 152.1 9 7 3.01 87

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
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles 49 155.1 14 5 2.43 94
Jackson, AlAl Jackson 38 107 9 4 3.95 43
Cosman, JimJim Cosman 10 31.1 1 0 3.16 11

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
Willis, RonRon Willis 65 6 5 10 2.67 42
Hoerner, JoeJoe Hoerner 57 4 4 15 2.59 50

1967 World Series

Main article: 1967 World Series

St. Louis defeated the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, bursting "The Impossible Dream" bubble of the latter team, which had won their first pennant in 21 years on the last day of the season. Bob Gibson won Games 1, 4 and 7 in the Series and was named Series MVP for a second time. Nelson Briles won Game 3. Gibson came back from a broken leg during the season to accomplish his incredible World Series performance. KMOX radio awarded Lou Brock a car for his superb play (12–29 .414 with a record-tying 7 stolen bases) in the Series.

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
1 Cardinals – 2, Red Sox – 1October 4 Fenway Park 34,796 2:22
2 Cardinals – 0, Red Sox – 5 October 5 Fenway Park 35,188 2:24
3 Red Sox – 2, Cardinals – 5 October 7 Busch Memorial Stadium 54,575 2:15
4 Red Sox – 0, Cardinals – 6 October 8 Busch Memorial Stadium 54,575 2:05
5 Red Sox – 3, Cardinals – 1 October 9 Busch Memorial Stadium 54,575 2:20
6 Cardinals – 4, Red Sox – 8 October 11 Fenway Park 35,188 2:48
7 Cardinals – 7, Red Sox – 2 October 12 Fenway Park 35,188 2:23

Despite winning a World Series in his first season as general manager, Musial stepped down, citing that he did not think the occupation was right for him, making it his only season as GM. He worked in other capacities in the Cardinals front office until 1980. Busch rehired Bing Devine after Musial's resignation.

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tulsa Oilers Pacific Coast League Warren Spahn
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Vern Rapp
A Modesto Reds California League Sparky Anderson
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Ron Plaza
A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Jack Krol
A-Short Season Lewiston Broncos Northwest League Ray Hathaway
Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League George Kissell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Petersburg[6]

References

  1. Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference
  2. Walt Williams page at Baseball Reference
  3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  4. Art Mahaffey page at Baseball Reference
  5. Ted Simmons page at Baseball Reference
  6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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