1967 New York Yankees season

The 1967 New York Yankees season was the 67th season for the Yankees franchise, 65th in New York. The team finished ahead of only the Kansas City Athletics (who moved to Oakland after the season ended) in the American League final standings, with a record of 72–90, finishing 20 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

1967 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1923) New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	CBS
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Ralph Houk
Local television	WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio	WHN (Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola)
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Offseason

• November 28, 1966: Frank Tepedino was drafted by the Yankees from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1966 first-year draft.[1]
• November 29, 1966: Clete Boyer was traded by the Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Bill Robinson and Chi-Chi Olivo.[2]
• December 8, 1966: Roger Maris was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Charley Smith.[3]
• December 10, 1966: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Verbanic and cash.[4]

Regular season

• May 14, 1967: At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 6–5 Yankee win over the Baltimore Orioles.[5]

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: Steve Rogers was drafted by the Yankees in the 60th round of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
• July 4, 1967: Ray Barker, players to be named later, and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Steve Barber. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chet Trail (minors) and Joe Brady (minors) to the Orioles on December 15, 1967.[7]
• August 3, 1967: Elston Howard was traded by the Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Pete Magrini and a player to be named later. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Ron Klimkowski to the Yankees on August 8.[8]

Roster

1967 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 18 Steve Barber 56 Jim Bouton 24 Al Downing 16 Whitey Ford 39 Steve Hamilton 40 Bill Monbouquette 48 Cecil Perkins 19 Fritz Peterson 18 Hal Reniff 43 Dale Roberts 30 Mel Stottlemyre 22 Fred Talbot 54 Thad Tillotson 52 Joe Verbanic 58 Dooley Womack		Catchers 60 Billy Bryan 38 Frank Fernández 41 Jake Gibbs 32 Elston Howard 23 Bob Tillman Infielders 12 Rubén Amaro 42 Ray Barker 20 Horace Clarke 34 Mike Hegan 10 Dick Howser 26 John Kennedy 14 Jerry Kenney  7 Mickey Mantle  6 Charley Smith 47 Frank Tepedino		Outfielders 40 Lou Clinton 53 Ross Moschitto 25 Joe Pepitone 11 Bill Robinson 17,27 Tom Shopay 15 Tom Tresh 28 Steve Whitaker 48 Roy White Other batters 49 Charlie Sands		Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches 36 Loren Babe  2 Frankie Crosetti 44 Jim Hegan 31 Jim Turner

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
3B	Charley Smith	135	425	95	.224	9	38

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
Bill Robinson	116	342	67	.196	7	29
John Kennedy	78	179	35	.196	1	17
Frank Fernández	9	28	6	.214	1	4
Frank Tepedino	9	5	2	.400	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
Al Downing	31	201.2	14	10	2.63	171
Steve Barber	17	97.2	6	9	4.05	70

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

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
Jim Bouton	17	1	0	0	4.67	31

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Gary Blaylock
AA	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	Jack Reed
A	Greensboro Yankees	Carolina League	Bob Bauer
A	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	Billy Shantz
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Frank Verdi
Rookie	Johnson City Yankees	Appalachian League	Dick Berardino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton[9]

Notes

1. Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference
2. Clete Boyer page at Baseball Reference
3. Yanks trade Roger Maris to Cards for third baseman Charlie Smith
4. Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference
5. Baseball Almanac – Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle
6. Steve Rogers page at Baseball Reference
7. Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
8. Elston Howard page at Baseball Reference
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1967 New York Yankees
• 1967 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com