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1967 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1967 Information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1967 Chicago Cubs season saw the 87-74 team finish in third place, fourteen games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

October 18, 1966: Joey Amalfitano was released by the Cubs.^[1]
October 18, 1966: Marty Keough was released by the Cubs.^[2]
November 29, 1966: Chris Krug and Wayne Schurr were traded by the Cubs to the California Angels for Mike White and Don Furnald (minors).^[3]
November 29, 1966: Hal Haydel was drafted from the Cubs by the San Francisco Giants in the 1966 minor league draft.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	101	60	--	.627
San Francisco Giants	91	71	10.5	.562
Chicago Cubs	87	74	14	.540
Cincinnati Reds	87	75	14.5	.537
Philadelphia Phillies	82	80	19.5	.506
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	81	20.5	.500
Atlanta Braves	77	85	24.5	.475
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	28.5	.451
Houston Astros	69	93	32.5	.426
New York Mets	61	101	40.5	.377

Notable transactions

May 20, 1967: Joey Amalfitano was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[1]
July 6, 1967: Joey Amalfitano was released by the Cubs.^[1]
July 24, 1967: Bob Shaw was purchased by the Cubs from the New York Mets.^[5]
September 19, 1967: Bob Shaw was released by the Cubs.^[5]

Roster

1967 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

5 Joey Amalfitano
25 Jimmy Stewart

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

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
LF	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	162	634	176	.278	28	84

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
Stephenson, JohnJohn Stephenson	18	49	11	.224	0	5
Amalfitano, JoeyJoey Amalfitano	4	1	0	.000	0	0

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
Culp, RayRay Culp	30	152.2	8	11	3.89	111
Calmus, DickDick Calmus	1	4.1	0	0	8.31	1

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
Shaw, BobBob Shaw	9	22.1	0	2	6.04	7

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Cubs	Pacific Coast League	Whitey Lockman
AA	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Texas League	Jo-Jo White
A	Lodi Crushers	California League	Walt Dixon
A	Quincy Cubs	Midwest League	Harry Bright
A	Duluth-Superior Dukes	Northern League	Ira Hutchinson
Rookie	Caldwell Cubs	Pioneer League	George Freese

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Joey Amalfitano page at Baseball Reference
^ Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference
^ Chris Krug page at Baseball Reference
^ Hal Haydel page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shawbo01.shtml Bob Shaw page at Baseball-Reference]

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1967 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis • San Francisco

1967 Major League Baseball Draft • 1967 All-Star Game • 1967 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field
Spring training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident • Game 163

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium

Rivalries

Milwaukee Brewers • St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!

Key personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Vacant

World Series
Championships (4)

1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945

Division
Championships

Eastern	1984 • 1989

Central	2003 • 2007 • 2008

Wild Card	1998

Minor league
affiliates

Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)

Other assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

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