1967 Chicago Cubs season
The 1967 Chicago Cubs season was the 96th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 92nd in the National League and the 52nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 87–74, fourteen games behind the NL and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | John Holland |
Manager(s) | Leo Durocher |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
Local radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |
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Offseason
- October 18, 1966: Joey Amalfitano was released by the Cubs.[1]
- October 18, 1966: Marty Keough was released by the Cubs.[2]
- November 29, 1966: Chris Krug and Wayne Schurr were traded by the Cubs to the California Angels for Mike White and Don Furnald (minors).[3]
- November 29, 1966: Hal Haydel was drafted from the Cubs by the San Francisco Giants in the 1966 minor league draft.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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
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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 |
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LF | Billy Williams | 162 | 634 | 176 | .278 | 28 | 84 |
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 |
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John Stephenson | 18 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 5 |
Joey Amalfitano | 4 | 1 | 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 |
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Ray Culp | 30 | 152.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.89 | 111 |
Dick Calmus | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 1 |
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 |
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Bob Shaw | 9 | 22.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.04 | 7 |
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 |
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Tacoma Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Whitey Lockman |
AA | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | Texas League | Jo-Jo White |
A | Lodi Crushers | California League | Walt Dixon |
A | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | Harry Bright |
A | Duluth–Superior Dukes | Northern League | Ira Hutchinson |
Rookie | Caldwell Cubs | Pioneer League | George Freese |
Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox
References
- Joey Amalfitano at Baseball Reference
- Marty Keough at Baseball Reference
- Chris Krug at Baseball Reference
- Hal Haydel at Baseball Reference
- Bob Shaw at Baseball-Reference