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1967 St. Louis Cardinals season

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1967 St. Louis Cardinals
World Series Champions
National League champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record101–60 (.627)
League place1st
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
General managersStan Musial
ManagersRed Schoendienst
TelevisionKSD-TV
RadioKMOX
(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 10+1⁄2 games over the San Francisco Giants. They went on to win the World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox.

Offseason

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Regular season

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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 (all 20 first-place votes for 280 points) for the award in the history of the National League.[3] Catcher Tim McCarver was second in the MVP voting for 136 points.[4] 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

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 101 60 .627 — 49‍–‍32 52‍–‍28
San Francisco Giants 91 71 .562 10½ 51‍–‍31 40‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs 87 74 .540 14 49‍–‍34 38‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 87 75 .537 14½ 49‍–‍32 38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 82 80 .506 19½ 45‍–‍35 37‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 81 .500 20½ 49‍–‍32 32‍–‍49
Atlanta Braves 77 85 .475 24½ 48‍–‍33 29‍–‍52
Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 .451 28½ 42‍–‍39 31‍–‍50
Houston Astros 69 93 .426 32½ 46‍–‍35 23‍–‍58
New York Mets 61 101 .377 40½ 36‍–‍42 25‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

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1967 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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

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Roster

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1967 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

May 17, 2017. Players reunite 50 years after their Championship Season.(Pictured from left to right) Dick Hughes, Steve Carlton, Orlando Cepeda, Tim McCarver, Julian Javier, Mike Shannon, Lou Brock, Red Schoendienst, Ray Washburn, Larry Jaster, Ted Savage, Ed Spiezio, Bob Gibson, Bobby Tolan.

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Tim McCarver 138 471 139 .295 14 69
1B Orlando Cepeda 151 563 183 .325 25 111
2B Julián Javier 140 520 146 .281 14 64
3B Mike Shannon 130 482 118 .245 12 77
SS Dal Maxvill 152 476 108 .227 1 41
LF Lou Brock 159 689 206 .299 21 76
CF Curt Flood 134 514 172 .335 5 50
RF Roger Maris 125 410 107 .261 9 55

Other batters

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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
Bobby Tolan 110 265 67 .253 6 32
Phil Gagliano 73 217 48 .221 2 21
Alex Johnson 81 175 39 .223 1 12
Ed Spiezio 55 105 22 .210 3 10
Dave Ricketts 52 99 27 .273 1 14
Ed Bressoud 52 67 9 .134 1 1
Johnny Romano 24 58 7 .121 0 2
Ted Savage 9 8 1 .125 0 0
Steve Huntz 3 6 1 .167 0 0
Jimy Williams 1 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dick Hughes 37 222.1 16 6 2.67 161
Steve Carlton 30 193.0 14 9 2.98 168
Ray Washburn 27 186.1 10 7 3.53 98
Bob Gibson 24 175.1 13 7 2.98 147
Larry Jaster 34 152.1 9 7 3.01 87

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Nelson Briles 49 155.1 14 5 2.43 94
Al Jackson 38 107.0 9 4 3.95 43
Jim Cosman 10 31.1 1 0 3.16 11
Mike Torrez 3 5.2 0 1 3.18 5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Joe Hoerner 57 4 4 15 2.59 50
Ron Willis 65 6 5 10 2.67 42
Hal Woodeshick 36 2 1 2 5.18 20
Jack Lamabe 23 3 4 4 2.83 30

1967 World Series

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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 – 1 October 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

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

References

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  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. ^ 1967 MVP Award voting
  5. ^ "Mets, Cards Engage In 5-Player Deal," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, April 2, 1967. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Ted Simmons page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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