1967 Washington Senators season

1967  Washington Senators
League	American League
Ballpark	D.C. Stadium
City	Washington, D.C.
Owners	James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General managers	George Selkirk
Managers	Gil Hodges
Television	WTOP
Radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1967 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing sixth in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

• November 30, 1966: Don Lock was traded by the Senators to the Philadelphia Phillies for Darold Knowles and cash. ^[1]
• December 3, 1966: Ron Kline was traded by the Senators to the Minnesota Twins for Bernie Allen and Camilo Pascual. ^[2]
• January 28, 1967: Jan Dukes was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase. ^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Bernie Allen
• Ed Brinkman
• Doug Camilli
• Frank Howard
• Ken McMullen
• Dick Nen
• Cap Peterson
• Pete Richert
• Fred Valentine ^[4]

Season standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	92	70	0.568	—	49–32	43–38
Detroit Tigers	91	71	0.562	1	52–29	39–42
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	1	52–29	39–42
Chicago White Sox	89	73	0.549	3	49–33	40–40
California Angels	84	77	0.522	7½	53–30	31–47
Washington Senators	76	85	0.472	15½	40–40	36–45
Baltimore Orioles	76	85	0.472	15½	35–42	41–43
Cleveland Indians	75	87	0.463	17	36–45	39–42
New York Yankees	72	90	0.444	20	43–38	29–52
Kansas City Athletics	62	99	0.385	29½	37–44	25–55

Record vs. opponents

1967 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	10–8	6–11	7–11	9–9	3–15	10–8	8–10	13–5	10–8
Boston	8–10	—	10–8	8–10	13–5	11–7	12–6	7–11	12–6	11–7
California	11–6	8–10	—	7–11	14–4	8–10	14–4	7–11	9–9	6–12
Chicago	11–7	10–8	11–7	—	12–6	8–10	8–10	9–9	12–6	8–10
Cleveland	9–9	5–13	4–14	6–12	—	8–10	11–7	10–8	9–9	13–5
Detroit	15–3	7–11	10–8	10–8	10–8	—	12–6	8–10–1	10–8	9–9
Kansas City	8–10	6–12	4–14	10–8	7–11	6–12	—	8–10	7–11	6–11
Minnesota	10–8	11–7	11–7	9–9	8–10	10–8–1	10–8	—	12–6–1	10–8
New York	5–13	6–12	9–9	6–12	9–9	8–10	11–7	6–12–1	—	12–6
Washington	8–10	7–11	12–6	10–8	5–13	9–9	11–6	8–10	6–12	—

Notable transactions

• May 29, 1967: Pete Richert was traded by the Senators to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Epstein and Frank Bertaina. ^[5]
• June 6, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Bobby Jones was drafted by the Senators in the 36th round. ^[6]
  • Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Senators in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign. ^[7]
• June 15, 1967: Jim King was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Ed Stroud. King was the last of the original 1961 Washington Senator players. ^[8]

Roster

1967 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 31,37 Dave Baldwin 24 Frank Bertaina 27 Dick Bosman 20,37 Joe Coleman 29 Casey Cox 19 Jim Hannan 23 Bob Humphreys 22,32 Darold Knowles 18 Dick Lines 25 Barry Moore 20 Buster Narum 22 Dick Nold 26 Phil Ortega 17 Camilo Pascual 16 Bob Priddy 24 Pete Richert		Catchers 21 Doug Camilli  8 Paul Casanova 10 Jim French Infielders  7 Bernie Allen 11 Ed Brinkman 31 Bob Chance 30 Frank Coggins  1 Tim Cullen 12 Mike Epstein  3 Ken Harrelson  2 Ken McMullen  5 Dick Nen 15 Bob Saverine		Outfielders  6 Hank Allen  9 Frank Howard 30 Jim King  4 Cap Peterson 36 Ed Stroud 34 Fred Valentine Other batters  3 John Orsino		Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches 44 Joe Pignatano 43 George Susce 41 Rube Walker 42 Eddie Yost

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
C	Paul Casanova	141	528	131	.248	9	53
1B	Mike Epstein	96	284	65	.229	9	29
2B	Bernie Allen	87	254	49	.193	3	18
SS	Ed Brinkman	109	320	60	.188	1	18
3B	Ken McMullen	146	563	138	.245	16	67
LF	Frank Howard	149	519	133	.256	36	89
CF	Fred Valentine	151	457	107	.234	11	44
RF	Cap Peterson	122	405	97	.240	8	46

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
Tim Cullen	124	402	95	.236	2	31
Hank Allen	116	292	68	.233	3	17
Dick Nen	110	238	52	.218	6	29
Bob Saverine	89	233	55	.236	0	8
Ed Stroud	87	204	41	.201	1	10
Jim King	47	100	21	.210	1	12
Doug Camilli	30	82	15	.183	2	5
Ken Harrelson	26	79	16	.203	3	10
Frank Coggins	19	75	23	.307	1	8
Bob Chance	27	42	9	.214	3	7
Jim French	6	16	1	.063	0	1
John Orsino	1	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
Phil Ortega	34	219.2	10	10	3.03	122
Camilo Pascual	28	164.2	12	10	3.28	106
Barry Moore	27	143.2	7	11	3.76	74
Joe Coleman	28	134.0	8	9	4.63	77
Frank Bertaina	18	95.2	6	5	2.92	67
Pete Richert	11	54.1	2	6	4.64	41
Dick Bosman	7	51.1	3	1	1.75	25
Buster Narum	2	11.2	1	0	3.09	8

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
Bob Priddy	46	110.0	3	7	3.44	57
Jim Hannan	8	21.2	1	1	5.40	14
Dick Nold	7	20.1	0	2	4.87	10

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
Darold Knowles	61	6	8	14	2.70	85
Dave Baldwin	58	2	4	12	1.70	52
Dick Lines	54	2	5	4	3.36	54
Casey Cox	54	7	4	1	2.96	32
Bob Humphreys	48	6	2	4	4.17	54

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Wayne Terwilliger
AA	York White Roses	Eastern League	Billy Klaus and George Case
A	Burlington Senators	Carolina League	Len Johnston
A-Short Season	Geneva Senators	New York–Penn League	Gordon Mackenzie

Notes

1. Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
2. Bernie Allen page at Baseball Reference
3. Jan Dukes page at Baseball Reference
4. "1967 Washington Senators Roster by Baseball Almanac".
5. Mike Epstein page at Baseball Reference
6. Bobby Jones page at Baseball Reference
7. Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
8. Braves send Blasingame to Houston; few other trades

References

• 1967 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1967 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN   978-1-932391-17-6.