1967 Detroit Tigers season

1967 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Tiger Stadium (Since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1901)
1967 Information
Owner(s)	John Fetzer
Manager(s)	Mayo Smith
Local television	WJBK (TV) (George Kell, Larry Osterman)
Local radio	WJR (Ernie Harwell, Ray Lane)
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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.

Regular season

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	7½
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	29½

Notable transactions

• June 6, 1967: Geoff Zahn was drafted by the Tigers in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.

Roster

1967 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 37 Hank Aguirre 40 Pat Dobson 20 Fred Gladding 18 John Hiller 30 Johnny Klippstein 19 George Korince 15 Fred Lasher 29 Mickey Lolich 28 Mike Marshall 17 Denny McLain 27 Bill Monbouquette 28 Orlando Peña 22 Johnny Podres 15 Larry Sherry 21 Joe Sparma 14 Dave Wickersham 16 Earl Wilson		Catchers 11 Bill Freehan 38 Bill Heath 34 Jim Price Infielders 33 Dave Campbell 25 Norm Cash  9 Jerry Lumpe 43 Tom Matchick  7 Eddie Mathews  3 Dick McAuliffe  1 Ray Oyler 44 Dick Tracewski  8 Don Wert  2 Jake Wood		Outfielders 26 Gates Brown 39 Wayne Comer 30 Lenny Green 23 Willie Horton  6 Al Kaline  4 Jim Landis  5 Jim Northrup 24 Mickey Stanley		Manager 10 Mayo Smith Coaches 50 Tony Cuccinello 51 Wally Moses 52 Hal Naragon 53 Johnny Sain

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
RF	Kaline, AlAl Kaline	131	458	141	.308	25	78

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
Price, JimJim Price	44	92	24	.261	0	8
Campbell, DaveDave Campbell	2	2	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

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

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
Gladding, FredFred Gladding	42	6	4	10	1.99	64
Marshall, MikeMike Marshall	37	1	3	10	1.98	41
Aguirre, HankHank Aguirre	31	0	1	0	2.40	33
Dobson, PatPat Dobson	28	1	2	0	2.92	34
Korince, GeorgeGeorge Korince	9	1	0	0	5.14	11

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

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
Short-Season A	Erie Tigers	New York-Penn League	Eddie Lyons

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toledo

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 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference