1967 Detroit Tigers season

The 1967 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for second in the American League with the Minnesota Twins with 91 wins and 71 losses, one game behind the AL pennant-winning Boston Red Sox.

1967 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Tiger Stadium (since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	John Fetzer
General manager(s)	Jim Campbell
Manager(s)	Mayo Smith
Local television	WJBK (George Kell, Larry Osterman)
Local radio	WJR (Ernie Harwell, Ray Lane)
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The season is notable as during the middle of the 1967 season, a number of home games were cancelled due to the 1967 Detroit riots; this would be the last time a game would be cancelled due to rioting, until the 1992 LA Dodgers had their games cancelled due to the 1992 riots.

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

• June 6, 1967: Geoff Zahn was drafted by the Tigers in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[1]

Roster

1967 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 37 Hank Aguirre 40 Pat Dobson 20 Fred Gladding 18 John Hiller 30 Johnny Klippstein 19 George Korince 15 Fred Lasher 29 Mickey Lolich 28 Mike Marshall 17 Denny McLain 27 Bill Monbouquette 28 Orlando Peña 22 Johnny Podres 15 Larry Sherry 21 Joe Sparma 14 Dave Wickersham 16 Earl Wilson		Catchers 11 Bill Freehan 38 Bill Heath 34 Jim Price Infielders 33 Dave Campbell 25 Norm Cash  9 Jerry Lumpe 43 Tom Matchick  7 Eddie Mathews  3 Dick McAuliffe  1 Ray Oyler 44 Dick Tracewski  8 Don Wert  2 Jake Wood		Outfielders 26 Gates Brown 39 Wayne Comer 30 Lenny Green 23 Willie Horton  6 Al Kaline  4 Jim Landis  5 Jim Northrup 24 Mickey Stanley		Manager 10 Mayo Smith Coaches 50 Tony Cuccinello 51 Wally Moses 52 Hal Naragon 53 Johnny Sain

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	Bill Freehan	155	517	146	.282	20	74
1B	Norm Cash	152	488	118	.242	22	72
2B	Dick McAuliffe	153	557	133	.239	22	65
SS	Ray Oyler	148	367	76	.207	1	29
3B	Don Wert	142	534	137	.257	6	40
LF	Willie Horton	122	401	110	.274	19	67
CF	Mickey Stanley	145	333	70	.210	7	24
RF	Al Kaline	131	458	141	.308	25	78

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
Jim Northrup	144	495	134	.271	10	61
Jerry Lumpe	81	177	41	.232	4	17
Lenny Green	58	151	42	.278	1	13
Eddie Mathews	36	108	25	.231	6	19
Dick Tracewski	74	107	30	.280	1	8
Gates Brown	51	91	17	.187	2	9
Jim Price	44	92	24	.261	0	8
Jim Landis	25	48	10	.208	2	4
Bill Heath	20	32	4	.125	0	4
Jake Wood	14	20	1	.050	0	0
Tommy Matchick	8	6	1	.167	0	0
Wayne Comer	4	3	1	.333	0	0
Dave Campbell	2	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
Earl Wilson	39	264	22	11	3.27	184
Denny McLain	37	235	17	16	3.79	161
Joe Sparma	37	217.2	16	9	3.76	153
Mickey Lolich	31	204	14	13	3.04	174

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 Hiller	23	65	4	3	2.63	49
Johnny Podres	21	63.1	3	1	3.84	34

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
Fred Gladding	42	6	4	10	1.99	64
Mike Marshall	37	1	3	10	1.98	41
Dave Wickersham	36	4	5	5	2.74	44
Hank Aguirre	31	0	1	0	2.40	33
Pat Dobson	28	1	2	0	2.92	34
Larry Sherry	20	0	1	1	6.43	20
Fred Lasher	17	2	1	9	3.90	28
George Korince	9	1	0	0	5.14	11
Johnny Klippstein	5	0	0	0	5.40	4
Orlando Peña	2	0	1	0	13.50	2
Bill Monbouquette	2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	Jack Tighe
AA	Montgomery Rebels	Southern League	Frank Carswell
A	Rocky Mount Leafs	Carolina League	Al Federoff
A	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	Stubby Overmire
A	Statesville Tigers	Western Carolinas League	Len Okrie
A-Short Season	Erie Tigers	New York–Penn League	Eddie Lyons

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toledo

Notes

1. Geoff Zahn at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1967 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference