1967 New York Yankees season

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1967 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
Location
1967 Information
Owner(s) CBS
Manager(s) Ralph Houk
Local television WPIX
Local radio WHN
(Joe Garagiola, Sr., Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman)

The New York Yankees' 1967 season was the 65th season for the Yankees. The team finished ahead of only the Kansas City Athletics in the American League final standings, with a record of 72-90, finishing 20 games behind of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

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[edit] Offseason

  • November 29, 1966: Clete Boyer was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Bill Robinson and Chi-Chi Olivo.
  • December 8, 1966: Roger Maris was traded by the New York Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Charley Smith.

[edit] Regular season

The highlight of the season occurred on May 14 when 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.

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Boston Red Sox 92 70 .568
Detroit Tigers 91 71 .562 1
Minnesota Twins 91 71 .562 1
Chicago White Sox 89 73 .549 3
California Angels 84 77 .522
Baltimore Orioles 76 85 .472 15½
Washington Senators 76 85 .472 15½
Cleveland Indians 75 87 .463 17
New York Yankees 72 90 .444 20
Kansas City Athletics 62 99 .385 23

[edit] Transactions

  • June 6, 1967: Steve Rogers was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 60th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign.

[edit] Roster

1967 New York Yankees roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches


[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Milestones

     Player is still active or individual record

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Mickey Mantle 500th Home Run May 14

[edit] External links