1967 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1967 World Series championsNational League champions St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 101–60 (.627) 1st August "Gussie" Busch Stan Musial Red Schoendienst KSD-TV KMOX(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) 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 of the Cardinals 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 December 8, 1966: Charley Smith was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Roger Maris.Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference December 14, 1966: Walt Williams and Don Dennis were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano and Lee White (minors).Walt Williams page at Baseball Reference Regular season 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Catcher Tim McCarver was second in the MVP voting for 136 points.1967 Awards Voting https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1967.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions April 1, 1967: Art Mahaffey, Jerry Buchek and Tony Martínez were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Ed Bressoud, Danny Napoleon, and cash."Mets, Cards Engage In 5-Player Deal," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, April 2, 1967. Retrieved March 3, 2023. June 6, 1967: Ted Simmons was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.Ted Simmons page at Baseball Reference Roster 1967 St. Louis Cardinals roster Roster Pitchers 34 Nelson Briles 32 Steve Carlton 42 Jim Cosman 45 Bob Gibson 43 Joe Hoerner 31 Dick Hughes 38 Al Jackson 39 Larry Jaster 23 Jack Lamabe 48 Mike Torrez 44 Ray Washburn 36 Ron Willis 46 Hal Woodeshick Catchers 15 Tim McCarver 10 Dave Ricketts  1 Johnny Romano Infielders 11 Ed Bressoud 30 Orlando Cepeda 16 Phil Gagliano 14 Steve Huntz 25 Julián Javier 27 Dal Maxvill 18 Mike Shannon 26 Ed Spiezio 24 Jimy Williams Outfielders 20 Lou Brock 21 Curt Flood 12 Alex Johnson  9 Roger Maris 17 Bobby Tolan Other batters 22 Ted Savage Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  8 Bob Milliken  4 Billy Muffett  3 Joe Schultz  5 Dick Sisler thumb|1300px|left|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 = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 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 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 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 Dick Hughes Dick Hughes (baseball) 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 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 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 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)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Cardinals – 2, Red Sox – 1October 4 Fenway Park 34,796 2:222 Cardinals – 0, Red Sox – 5 October 5 Fenway Park 35,188 2:243 Red Sox – 2, Cardinals – 5 October 7 Busch Memorial Stadium 54,575 2:154 Red Sox – 0, Cardinals – 6 October 8 Busch Memorial Stadium 54,575 2:055 Red Sox – 3, Cardinals – 1 October 9 Busch Memorial Stadium 54,575 2:206 Cardinals – 4, Red Sox – 8 October 11 Fenway Park 35,188 2:487 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 Lou Brock, Babe Ruth Award Orlando Cepeda, National League Most Valuable Player Award Bob Gibson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award Red Schoendienst, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tulsa Oilers Pacific Coast League Warren Spahn AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Vern Rapp A Modesto Reds California League Sparky Anderson A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Ron Plaza A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Jack Krol A-Short Season Lewiston Broncos Northwest League Ray Hathaway Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League George Kissell LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. PetersburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1967 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1967 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons St Louis