1967 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1967 National League Atlanta Stadium Atlanta 75–88 (.475) 8th William Bartholomay Paul Richards Billy Hitchcock WSB-TV(Larry Munson, Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton, Dizzy Dean) WSB(Larry Munson, Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton) The 1967 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' second season in Atlanta and the 97th overall. The team went 77–85, as they suffered their first losing season since 1952, the franchise's final season in Boston. The seventh-place Braves finished 24 1 2 games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Offseason November 28, 1966: Ramón Hernández was drafted by the Braves from the California Angels in the 1966 rule 5 draft.Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference November 29, 1966: Bill Robinson and Chi-Chi Olivo were traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Clete Boyer.Clete Boyer at Baseball Reference November 29, 1966: Mike Page was drafted by the Braves from the Boston Red Sox in the 1966 minor league draft.Mike Page at Baseball Reference December 1966: John Herrnstein and Chris Cannizzaro were traded by the Braves to the Boston Red Sox for Julio Navarro and Ed Rakow.John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference December 31, 1966: Eddie Mathews, Arnold Umbach and a player to be named later were traded by the Braves to the Houston Astros for Dave Nicholson and Bob Bruce. The Braves completed the deal by sending Sandy Alomar Sr. to the Astros on February 25, 1967.Sandy Alomar, Jr. at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Managerial turnover The Braves' worst season since 1952—their last year in their original home of Boston—cost manager Billy Hitchcock his job on September 28, 1967; the team stood at 77–82 (.484) and 211 2 games in arrears of the eventual 1967 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals at the time. Bullpen coach Ken Silvestri took over the club for the final three games of the season (all losses) on an interim basis. Hitchcock's firing enabled general manager Paul Richards, on the job in Atlanta for only 13 months, to name his own man as skipper for 1968, and he chose a veteran associate, Luman Harris, 52, as Hitchcock's permanent successor.Corbett, Warren, Lum Harris. Society for American Professional Baseball Research Biography Project Harris had played with Richards with the minor league Atlanta Crackers in the 1930s, and coached for Richards with three MLB clubs; he had also managed under GM Richards with the 1965 Houston Astros. Harris had been the 1967 skipper of the Triple-A Richmond Braves, and had led them to the best record in the International League. Notable transactions June 6, 1967: Gene Oliver was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Uecker.Bob Uecker at Baseball Reference June 15, 1967: Wade Blasingame was traded by the Braves to the Houston Astros for Claude Raymond.Braves send Blasingame to Houston; few other trades Roster 1967 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 36 Wade Blasingame 39 Jim Britton 42 Bob Bruce 20 Clay Carroll 40 Tony Cloninger 24 Ramón Hernández 33 Pat Jarvis 30 Ken Johnson 22 Dick Kelley 23 Denny Lemaster 35 Phil Niekro 27 Ed Rakow 36 Claude Raymond 38 Ron Reed 26 Jay Ritchie 37 Don Schwall 32 George Stone 34 Cecil Upshaw Catchers 12 Gene Oliver 15 Joe Torre 12 Bob Uecker Infielders 29 Felipe Alou  6 Clete Boyer  7 Mike de la Hoz 11 Tito Francona 49 Remy Hermoso  2 Marty Martínez 19 Denis Menke 11 Félix Millán 14 Woody Woodward Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 43 Rico Carty 27 Ty Cline 25 Cito Gaston 31 Gary Geiger 48 Mack Jones 42 Mike Lum 47 Dave Nicholson Other batters 28 Jim Beauchamp 32 Glen Clark 10 Charley Lau Manager  8 Billy Hitchcock Coaches  9 Bill Adair  4 Bob Kennedy  3 Ken Silvestri  5 Whit Wyatt 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 Joe Torre 135 477 132 .277 20 68 1B Felipe Alou 140 574 157 .274 15 43 2B Woody Woodward 136 429 97 .226 0 25 SS Denis Menke 129 418 95 .227 7 39 3B Clete Boyer 154 572 140 .245 26 96 LF Rico Carty 134 444 113 .255 15 64 CF Mack Jones 140 454 115 .253 17 50 RF Hank Aaron 155 600 184 .307 39 109 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 Tito Francona 82 254 63 .248 6 25 Bob Uecker 62 158 23 .146 3 13 Mike de la Hoz 74 143 29 .203 3 14 Félix Millán 41 136 32 .235 2 6 Gary Geiger 69 117 19 .162 1 5 Marty Martínez 44 73 21 .288 0 5 Gene Oliver 17 51 10 .196 3 6 Charley Lau 52 45 9 .200 1 5 Remy Hermoso 11 26 8 .308 0 0 Mike Lum 9 26 6 .231 0 1 Dave Nicholson 10 25 5 .200 0 1 Cito Gaston 9 25 3 .120 0 1 Ty Cline 10 8 0 .000 0 0 Glen Clark 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Jim Beauchamp 4 3 0 .000 0 1 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 Denny Lemaster 31 215.1 9 9 3.34 148 Ken Johnson 29 210.1 13 9 2.74 85 Pat Jarvis 32 194.0 15 10 3.66 118 Tony Cloninger 16 76.2 4 7 5.17 55 Ron Reed 3 21.1 1 1 2.45 11 Jim Britton 2 13.1 0 2 6.08 4 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 Phil Niekro 46 207.0 11 9 1.87 129 Dick Kelley 39 98.0 2 9 3.77 75 Clay Carroll 42 93.0 6 12 5.52 35 Ed Rakow 17 39.1 3 2 5.26 25 Bob Bruce 12 38.2 2 3 4.89 22 Wade Blasingame 10 25.1 1 0 4.62 20 George Stone 2 7.1 0 0 4.91 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 Cecil Upshaw 30 2 3 9 2.58 31 Jay Ritchie 52 4 6 2 3.17 57 Ramón Hernández Ramón Hernández (pitcher) 46 0 2 5 4.18 28 Claude Raymond 28 4 1 4 2.62 14 Don Schwall 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Lum Harris AA Austin Braves Texas League Hub Kittle A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Andy Pafko A West Palm Beach Braves Florida State League Eddie Haas A Lexington Braves Western Carolinas League Buddy Hicks A-Short Season Jamestown Braves New York–Penn League Harry Dorish Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Tom Saffell Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1967 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Atlanta