1967 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1967
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger
general manager = Harry Dalton
managers = Hank Bauer
television =WJZ-TV
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell) |

After winning the World Series the previous year, the 1967 Baltimore Orioles plummeted to a sixth place finish in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses, 15½ games in back of the AL champion Boston Red Sox. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Offseason

*January 28, 1967: Johnny Oates was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oatesjo01.shtml Johnny Oates Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

* On May 14 at Yankee Stadium, future hall of famer Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 6-5 Yankee win over the Baltimore Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/05141967.shtml Baseball Almanac - Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle ] ]

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Transactions

*June 6, 1967: Don Baylor was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/baylodo01.shtml]
*July 4, 1967: Steve Barber was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Ray Barker, and cash. The New York Yankees sent Chet Trail (minors) (December 15, 1967) and Joe Brady (minors) (December 15, 1967) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barbest01.shtml Steve Barber Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Earl Weaver, manager)
* Class AA: Elmira Pioneers (Eastern League; Billy DeMars, manager)
* Class A: Stockton Ports (California League; Harry Malmberg, manager)
* Class A: Miami Marlins (Florida State League; Cal Ripken, Sr., manager)
* Class SS-A: Aberdeen Pheasants (Northern League; Owen Friend, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Joe Altobelli, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1967.shtml 1967 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1967&t=BAL 1967 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]