| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| World Series champions National League champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 101–60 (.627) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Stan Musial | |||
| Managers | Red Schoendienst | |||
| Television | KSD-TV | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray,Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) | |||
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The1967 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 86th season inSt. Louis, Missouri, its 76th season in theNational League, and its first full season atBusch Memorial Stadium.Gussie Busch hired formeroutfielderStan Musial asgeneral manager of theCardinals before the season. Featuring four futureHall of Famers inLou Brock,Bob Gibson,Steve Carlton, andOrlando Cepeda, "El Birdos" went 101–60 during the season and won the NLpennant by10+1⁄2 games over theSan Francisco Giants. They went on to win theWorld Series in seven games over theBoston Red Sox.
First basemanOrlando Cepeda won theMVP 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] CatcherTim McCarver was second in the MVP voting for 136 points.[4] PitcherBob Gibson and outfielderCurt Flood wonGold Gloves this year.
Flood, whose record streak of 568 consecutivechances 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.
| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals roster | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
St. Louis defeated theBoston 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 awardedLou Brock a car for his superb play (12–29 .414 with a record-tying 7 stolen bases) in the Series.
| 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 rehiredBing Devine after Musial's resignation.