1967 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1967 American League Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California 84 77 y 5th Gene Autry Fred Haney Bill Rigney KTLA KMPC(Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey) The 1967 California Angels season was the 7th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 2nd in Anaheim, and their 2nd season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fifth in the American League with a record of 84 wins and 77 losses, 7 1 2 games behind the AL Champion Boston Red Sox. Offseason October 18, 1966: Jimmy Piersall was released by the California Angels.Jim Piersall at Baseball Reference November 28, 1966: Ramón Hernández was drafted from the Angels by the Atlanta Braves in the 1966 rule 5 draft.Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference November 29, 1966: Mike White and Don Furnald (minors) were traded by the Angels to the Chicago Cubs for Chris Krug and Wayne Schurr.Chris Krug at Baseball Reference December 2, 1966: The Angels traded Dean Chance and a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Don Mincher, Jimmie Hall, and Pete Cimino. The Angels completed the deal by sending Jackie Hernández to the Twins on April 10, 1967.Pete Cimino page at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1966: Norm Siebern was traded by the Angels to the San Francisco Giants for Len Gabrielson.Norm Siebern at Baseball Reference Regular season The 1967 Angels broke from the past, trading their ace pitcher and 1964 Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance to the Twins. In exchange, they obtained power hitting first baseman Don Mincher. Mincher would be their first legitimate consistent power threat since Leon Wagner was traded after the 1963 season. The Angels also obtained outfielder Jimmie Hall, who had averaged 25 home runs per season for the Twins from 1963–66. The Angels counted on young pitchers Jim McGlothlin and Rickey Clark to pick up the slack for the departed Chance. The 1967 Angels had the second best record in franchise history to date and ranked a franchise best to date 4th in the American League in attendance. Mincher chipped in 25 homers and Hall added 16 in 129 games. Former bonus baby Rick Reichardt finally started showing promise by batting .265 with 17 homers, while shortstop Jim Fregosi had another solid season, batting .290 and earning a Gold Glove. Second baseman Bobby Knoop also won a Gold Glove, and the Angels led the league in fielding percentage. The pitching staff was led by McGlothlin, who was named to the AL All-Star team, along with Clark and hard luck veteran George Brunet, who lost 19 games despite a 3.31 ERA. Relief pitcher Minnie Rojas had a remarkable season, with a league-leading 27 saves, winning 12 games in relief, and sporting a 2.52 ERA. Season summary The Angels, coming off an 80–82 record in 1966, started slowly. On May 31, they were 18–27 and 10 games out of first place. At that point, they began to jell, and after going 20–11 in June and 17–11 in July, they found themselves at 55–49. While this put them in fifth place, they were only 4 1 2 games out of first in what had become a five-team race between the Angels, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and the surprising Boston Red Sox. On August 13, the Angels completed a 3-game sweep of the Red Sox. They were now only 1 1 2 games out of first as they embarked on a crucial road trip that included stops in Minnesota and Boston. The Angels lost 3 games to the Twins, and 3 games in Boston (in one of which Boston's Tony Conigliaro was severely beaned and almost killed by the Angels' Jack Hamilton). When they returned home, the Angels lost 3 out of 4 to the Tigers, and they entered September only 1 game over .500 and 8 games out of first. They played well in September, going 17–11 to finish 84–77, but never got closer than 6 games out of first. However, they had a big influence on the tight American League pennant race as they beat the Tigers in Detroit in the last game of the season, enabling the Red Sox to win the pennant by 1 game. Opening Day lineup José Cardenal, CF Jim Fregosi, SS Rick Reichardt, LF Don Mincher, 1B Jimmie Hall, RF Bobby Knoop, 2B Buck Rodgers, C Paul Schaal, 3B George Brunet, P Season standings California Angels Record vs. opponents CAL Notable transactions April 10, 1967: Jimmy Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Angels. May 6, 1967: Cotton Nash and cash were traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Skowron.Bill Skowron at Baseball Reference May 12, 1967: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels. June 8, 1967: Chris Krug was released by the Angels. June 15, 1967: Marcelino López and Tom Arruda (minors) were traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Woodie Held.Woodie Held at Baseball Reference August 7, 1967: The Angels sent a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Jim Weaver. The Angels completed the deal by sending Héctor Torres to the Astros on November 21.Jim Weaver at Baseball Reference Roster 1967 California Angels Roster Pitchers 43 George Brunet 32 Lew Burdette 31 Pete Cimino 44 Rickey Clark 46 Jim Coates 24 Jack Hamilton 41 Bill Kelso 47 Bobby Locke 33 Marcelino López 45 Jim McGlothlin 17 Fred Newman 19 Minnie Rojas 37 Jorge Rubio 49 Jack Sanford 49 Curt Simmons 39 Ken Turner 35 Jim Weaver 24 Nick Willhite 38 Clyde Wright Catchers 30 Tom Egan  8 Ed Kirkpatrick 16 Hawk Taylor 48 Orlando McFarlane  7 Buck Rodgers Infielders 11 Jim Fregosi 15 Woodie Held 29 Bobby Knoop  5 Don Mincher 12 Aurelio Rodríguez  2 Tom Satriano 42 Paul Schaal 14 Bill Skowron 34 Don Wallace 25 Johnny Werhas Outfielders  1 José Cardenal  6 Len Gabrielson  9 Jimmie Hall 10 Jay Johnstone 27 Bubba Morton  4 Jimmy Piersall  3 Rick Reichardt  6 Roger Repoz Other batters 47 Jim Hibbs 26 Moose Stubing Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches 23 Don Heffner 22 Billy Herman 20 Bob Lemon 21 Mike Roarke 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 Buck Rodgers 139 429 94 .219 6 41 1B Don Mincher 147 487 133 .273 25 76 2B Bobby Knoop 159 511 125 .245 9 38 SS Jim Fregosi 151 590 171 .290 5 96 3B Paul Schaal 99 272 51 .188 6 20 LF Rick Reichardt 146 498 132 .265 17 69 CF José Cardenal 108 381 90 .236 6 27 RF Jimmie Hall 129 401 100 .249 16 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 Jay Johnstone 79 230 48 .209 2 10 Tom Satriano 90 201 45 .224 4 21 Bubba Morton 80 201 63 .313 0 32 Roger Repoz 74 176 44 .250 5 20 Woodie Held 58 141 31 .220 4 17 Aurelio Rodríguez 29 130 31 .238 1 8 Bill Skowron 62 123 27 .220 1 10 Johnny Werhas 49 75 12 .160 2 6 Hawk Taylor 23 52 16 .308 1 3 Orlando McFarlane 12 22 5 .227 0 3 Len Gabrielson Len Gabrielson (outfielder) 11 12 1 .083 0 2 Ed Kirkpatrick 3 8 0 .000 0 0 Don Wallace 23 6 0 .000 0 0 Moose Stubing 5 5 0 .000 0 0 Jimmy Piersall 5 3 0 .000 0 0 Jim Hibbs 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Tom Egan 1 1 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 George Brunet 40 250.0 11 19 3.31 165 Jim McGlothlin 32 197.1 12 11 2.59 137 Rickey Clark 32 174.0 12 11 2.59 81 Jack Hamilton Jack Hamilton (baseball) 26 119.1 9 6 3.24 74 Jorge Rubio Jorge Rubio (baseball) 3 15.0 0 2 3.60 4 Marcelino López 4 9.0 0 2 9.00 6 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 Clyde Wright 20 77.1 5 5 3.26 35 Jack Sanford 12 48.1 3 2 4.47 21 Nick Willhite 10 39.1 0 2 4.35 22 Curt Simmons 14 34.2 2 1 2.60 13 Jim Weaver Jim Weaver (left-handed pitcher) 13 30.1 3 0 2.67 20 Fred Newman Fred Newman (baseball) 3 6.1 1 0 1.42 0 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 Minnie Rojas 72 12 9 27 2.52 83 Bill Kelso 69 5 3 11 2.97 91 Pete Cimino 46 3 3 1 3.26 80 Jim Coates 25 1 2 0 4.30 39 Lew Burdette 19 1 0 1 4.91 8 Ken Turner Ken Turner (baseball) 13 1 2 0 4.15 6 Bobby Locke Bobby Locke (baseball) 9 3 0 2 2.33 7 Awards and honors All-Star Game Jim Fregosi Jim McGlothlin Don Mincher Gold Glove Award Jim Fregosi, SS Bobby Knoop, 2B Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Seattle Angels Pacific Coast League Chuck Tanner AA El Paso Sun Kings Texas League Rocky Bridges A San Jose Bees California League Harry Dunlop A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Fred Koenig Rookie Idaho Falls Angels Pioneer League Tom Sommers LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose Notes 2 References 1967 California Angels team at Baseball Reference 1967 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:20th century in Anaheim, California Category:1960s in Orange County, California California Angels season Los