1967 Cleveland Indians season

The 1967 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth in the American League with a record of 75–87, 17 games behind the Boston Red Sox.

1967 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Vernon Stouffer
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Joe Adcock
Local television	WJW-TV (Harry Jones, Herb Score)
Local radio	WERE (Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal)
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Offseason

• October 12, 1966: Floyd Weaver was traded by the Indians to the New York Mets for Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman.[1]
• January 4, 1967: Jim Landis, Jim Weaver, and Doc Edwards were traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Lee Maye and Ken Retzer.[2]

Regular season

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

• July 20, 1967: Gary Kroll was purchased by the Indians from the Houston Astros.[3]
• September 4, 1967: Jim Kern was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.[4]

Roster

1967 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 36 Bob Allen 37 Steve Bailey 39 Gary Bell 39 Ed Connolly 40 George Culver 34 Steve Hargan 45 Tom Kelley 31 Jack Kralick 48 Sam McDowell 32 John O'Donoghue 31 Orlando Peña 46 Dick Radatz 42 Sonny Siebert 33 Luis Tiant 41 Bobby Tiefenauer 35 Stan Williams		Catchers  7 Joe Azcue  8 Ray Fosse  9 Duke Sims Infielders 10 Max Alvis 16 Larry Brown 13 Vern Fuller 18 Gus Gil 24 Pedro González 11 Tony Horton 22 Gordy Lund 15 Fred Whitfield		Outfielders 21 Rocky Colavito 25 Vic Davalillo 20 Don Demeter 23 Chuck Hinton 21 Jim King 26 Lee Maye 17 Chico Salmon 28 Richie Scheinblum 22 Willie Smith 29 José Vidal 27 Leon Wagner		Manager  6 Joe Adcock Coaches  2 Clay Bryant (Pitching)  4 Pat Mullin (Hitting)  5 Del Rice (First Base)  3 George Strickland (Third Base)

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
1B	Tony Horton	106	363	102	.281	10	44
SS	Larry Brown	152	485	110	.227	7	37

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
Lee Maye	115	297	77	.259	9	27
Pedro González	80	189	43	.228	1	8
José Vidal	16	34	4	.118	0	0
Willie Smith	21	32	7	.219	0	2
Jim King	19	21	3	.143	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
Steve Hargan	30	223	14	13	2.62	141
Gary Bell	9	60.2	1	5	3.71	39

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
John O'Donoghue	33	130.2	8	9	3.24	81
Ed Connolly	15	49.1	2	1	7.48	45

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
George Culver	53	7	3	3	3.96	41
Orlando Peña	48	0	3	8	3.36	72
Bob Allen	47	0	5	5	2.98	50
Steve Bailey	32	2	5	2	3.90	46
Tom Kelley	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Johnny Lipon
AA	Pawtucket Indians	Eastern League	Red Davis
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Phil Cavarretta
A	Rock Hill Indians	Western Carolinas League	Pinky May
Rookie	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Gordon Seyfried

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Notes

1. Lou Klimchock at Baseball-Reference
2. Lee Maye at Baseball-Reference
3. Gary Kroll at Baseball Reference
4. Jim Kern at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1967 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference