1967 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkTiger Stadium
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnersJohn Fetzer
General managersJim Campbell
ManagersMayo Smith
TelevisionWJBK
(George Kell, Larry Osterman)
RadioWJR
(Ernie Harwell, Ray Lane)
Seasons

The 1967 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for second in the American League with the Minnesota Twins with 91 wins and 71 losses, one game behind the AL pennant-winning Boston Red Sox.

The season is notable as during the middle of the 1967 season, a number of home games were cancelled due to the 1967 Detroit riots; this would be the last time a game would be cancelled due to rioting, until the 1992 LA Dodgers had their games cancelled due to the 1992 riots.

Regular season

  • On April 30, 1967, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Barber threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers but lost in a 2–1 final. Barber would become the first pitcher in the history of the American League whose no-hit game ended in a loss.[1]

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9270 0.568 — 49–32 43–38
Detroit Tigers 9171 0.562 1 52–29 39–42
Minnesota Twins 9171 0.562 1 52–29 39–42
Chicago White Sox 8973 0.549 3 49–33 40–40
California Angels 8477 0.522 7½ 53–30 31–47
Washington Senators 7685 0.472 15½ 40–40 36–45
Baltimore Orioles 7685 0.472 15½ 35–42 41–43
Cleveland Indians 7587 0.463 17 36–45 39–42
New York Yankees 7290 0.444 20 43–38 29–52
Kansas City Athletics 6299 0.385 29½ 37–44 25–55

Record vs. opponents

1967 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KCA MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore —10–86–117–119–93–1510–88–1013–510–8
Boston 8–10—10–88–1013–511–712–67–1112–611–7
California 11–68–10—7–1114–48–1014–47–119–96–12
Chicago 11–710–811–7—12–68–108–109–912–68–10
Cleveland 9–95–134–146–12—8–1011–710–89–913–5
Detroit 15–37–1110–810–810–8—12–68–10–110–89–9
Kansas City 8–106–124–1410–87–116–12—8–107–116–11
Minnesota 10–811–711–79–98–1010–8–110–8—12–6–110–8
New York 5–136–129–96–129–98–1011–76–12–1—12–6
Washington 8–107–1112–610–85–139–911–68–106–12—

Notable transactions

Roster

1967 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CBill Freehan155517146.2822074
1BNorm Cash152488118.2422272
2BDick McAuliffe153557133.2392265
SSRay Oyler14836776.207129
3BDon Wert142534137.257640
LFWillie Horton122401110.2741967
CFMickey Stanley14533370.210724
RFAl Kaline131458141.3082578

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
Jim Northrup144495134.2711061
Jerry Lumpe8117741.232417
Lenny Green5815142.278113
Eddie Mathews3610825.231619
Dick Tracewski7410730.28018
Jim Price449224.26108
Gates Brown519117.18729
Jim Landis254810.20824
Bill Heath20324.12504
Jake Wood14201.05000
Tom Matchick861.16700
Wayne Comer431.33300
Dave Campbell220.00000

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
Earl Wilson39264.022113.27184
Denny McLain37235.017163.79161
Joe Sparma37217.21693.76153
Mickey Lolich31204.014133.04174

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
John Hiller2365.0432.6349
Johnny Podres2163.1313.8434

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
Fred Gladding4264101.9964
Mike Marshall3713101.9841
Dave Wickersham364552.7444
Hank Aguirre310102.4033
Pat Dobson281202.9234
Larry Sherry200116.4320
Fred Lasher172193.9028
George Korince91005.1411
Johnny Klippstein50005.404
Orlando Peña201013.502
Bill Monbouquette20000.002

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Jack Tighe
AA Montgomery Rebels Southern League Frank Carswell
A Rocky Mount Leafs Carolina League Al Federoff
A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Stubby Overmire
A Statesville Tigers Western Carolinas League Len Okrie
A-Short Season Erie Tigers New York–Penn League Eddie Lyons

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toledo

Notes

  1. ↑ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.212
  2. ↑ Geoff Zahn at Baseball Reference

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1967 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference


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