# 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 78th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 10th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 5th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. It marked the end of one of the franchise's most successful eras. One season after losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles, the Dodgers declined to a record of 73–89, and finished ahead of only the Houston Astros and the New York Mets in the National League race, 28+1⁄2 games behind the NL and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. It was the Dodgers' worst record since the war-affected 1944 season, and their worst peacetime record since 1937. The Dodgers would not return to the postseason until 1974.

## Offseason

* November 21, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Dodgers.
* November 29, 1966: Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Ron Hunt and Jim Hickman.
* December 1, 1966: Maury Wills was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael.
* December 15, 1966: Nick Willhite was traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Bob Lee.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 60 | .627 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 52‍–‍28 |
| San Francisco Giants | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10½ | 51‍–‍31 | 40‍–‍40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 87 | 74 | .540 | 14 | 49‍–‍34 | 38‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 75 | .537 | 14½ | 49‍–‍32 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | .506 | 19½ | 45‍–‍35 | 37‍–‍45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20½ | 49‍–‍32 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Atlanta Braves | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24½ | 48‍–‍33 | 29‍–‍52 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 28½ | 42‍–‍39 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Houston Astros | 69 | 93 | .426 | 32½ | 46‍–‍35 | 23‍–‍58 |
| New York Mets | 61 | 101 | .377 | 40½ | 36‍–‍42 | 25‍–‍59 |

### Record vs. opponents

1967 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 11–7 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 6–12 |
| Chicago | 7–11 | — | 12–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 11–7–1 | 10–8 | 6–11 |
| Cincinnati | 13–5 | 6–12 | — | 15–3 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–13 |
| Houston | 7–11 | 10–8 | 3–15 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 6–12 |
| New York | 10–8 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 4–14 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 |
| Philadelphia | 8-10 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 10–8 | 7–11–1 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 |
| San Francisco | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–11 |
| St. Louis | 12–6 | 11–6 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters :
| Name | Position |
| Wes Parker | Center fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second baseman |
| Lou Johnson | Right fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First baseman |
| Jim Lefebvre | Third baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Bob Bailey | Left fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Bob Miller | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* April 3, 1967: John Kennedy was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Jack Cullen, John Miller and cash.
* May 10, 1967: Johnny Werhas was traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Len Gabrielson.
* May 31, 1967: Bob Lee was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.
* June 28, 1967: Von Joshua was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

### Roster
## Season Recap

The Dodgers were coming off back to back National League titles, but were mildly surprised by ace pitcher Sandy Koufax's retirement after the 1966 season. Still, while not expected to be a contender in 1967, there was a solid nucleus that would have been expected to win in the neighborhood of 85 games. However, a couple of questionable trades (Tommy Davis for Ron Hunt, and Maury Wills for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael) further weakened an offense that was already considered below average.
In April, leading hitter and team home run leader Lou Johnson was injured sliding into home against the Braves and missed two months of the season. New shortstop Gene Michael batted .202, a full 100 points less than the man he replaced, as Maury Wills batted .302 for the Pirates. Ron Fairly, Willie Davis, and Bob Bailey all slumped off from their 1966 production; but one of the few bright spots was rookie Al Ferrara's .277 average and 16 home runs in just over half the season. Ultimately, the Dodgers scored fewer runs than any National League team except the last place Mets.
Despite the loss of Koufax, the pitching was generally solid, but the starters' won-loss records suffered from lack of run support despite solid ERAs. Rookie Bill Singer was 12–8 with a 2.64 ERA, Don Drysdale was 13–16 with a 2.74 ERA, and Claude Osteen was 17–17 with a 3.22 ERA. Don Sutton suffered from a "sophomore jinx", as he went 11–15 with a 3.95 ERA, nearly a full run higher than his 2.99 ERA in 1966. The bullpen was led by Ron Perranoski, Jim Brewer, and Phil Regan, who combined for 23 saves and all had an ERA under 3.
The Dodgers lost 10 of their first 16 games and never got closer than 7 games out of 1st place. They were never able to top the .500 mark, and while they were a respectable 42–39 at home, they were a dismal 31–50 on the road.

### 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 | John Roseboro | 116 | 334 | 91 | .272 | 4 | 24 |
| 1B | Wes Parker | 139 | 496 | 102 | .247 | 5 | 31 |
| 2B | Ron Hunt | 110 | 388 | 102 | .263 | 3 | 33 |
| SS | Gene Michael | 98 | 223 | 45 | .202 | 0 | 7 |
| 3B | Jim Lefebvre | 136 | 494 | 129 | .261 | 8 | 50 |
| LF | Lou Johnson | 104 | 330 | 89 | .270 | 11 | 41 |
| CF | Willie Davis | 143 | 569 | 146 | .257 | 6 | 41 |
| RF | Ron Fairly | 153 | 486 | 107 | .220 | 10 | 55 |

#### 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 |
| Al Ferrara | 122 | 347 | 96 | .277 | 16 | 50 |
| Bob Bailey | 116 | 322 | 73 | .227 | 4 | 28 |
| Len Gabrielson | 90 | 238 | 62 | .261 | 7 | 29 |
| Dick Schofield | 84 | 232 | 50 | .216 | 2 | 15 |
| Nate Oliver | 77 | 232 | 55 | .237 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Torborg | 76 | 196 | 42 | .214 | 2 | 12 |
| Jim Hickman | 65 | 98 | 16 | .163 | 0 | 10 |
| Jim Campanis | 41 | 62 | 10 | .161 | 2 | 2 |
| Luis Alcaraz | 17 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Dean | 12 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Werhas | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Crawford | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 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 |
| Claude Osteen | 39 | 288.1 | 17 | 17 | 3.22 | 152 |
| Don Drysdale | 38 | 282.0 | 13 | 16 | 2.74 | 196 |
| Don Sutton | 37 | 232.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.95 | 169 |
| Bill Singer | 32 | 204.1 | 12 | 8 | 2.64 | 169 |
| John Duffie | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.79 | 6 |

#### 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 |
| Jim Brewer | 30 | 100.2 | 5 | 4 | 2.68 | 74 |
| Alan Foster | 4 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.16 | 15 |

#### 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 |
| Ron Perranoski | 70 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2.45 | 75 |
| Phil Regan | 55 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2.99 | 53 |
| Bob Miller | 52 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.31 | 32 |
| Dick Egan | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.25 | 20 |
| Joe Moeller | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Bob Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Jim Hickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Bruce Brubaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 2 |

## Awards and honors

* Gold Glove Award
** Wes Parker, outfield

### All-Stars

* 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Don Drysdale reserve
** Claude Osteen reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | Roy Hartsfield |
| AA | Albuquerque Dodgers | Texas League | Duke Snider |
| A | Santa Barbara Dodgers | California League | Norm Sherry |
| A | Dubuque Packers | Midwest League | Bill Berrier |
| A | Tri-City Atoms | Northwest League | Don LeJohn |
| Rookie | Ogden Dodgers | Pioneer League | Tommy Lasorda |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albuquerque, Ogden

## 1967 Major League Baseball Draft

This was the third year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 87 players in the June draft and 9 in the January draft. The top draft pick was third baseman Donnie Denbow from Southern Methodist University. He played in the Dodgers farm system through 1970. In 177 games in the rookie leagues and Class-A, he hit .242.
Of this years draft class, only catcher Steve Yeager, drafted in the fourth round, made any impact in the Majors. He played with the Dodgers from 1972 to 1985 and hit 102 home runs during his career.
January draft :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Travis King | RHP | South Georgia College | Yes | 1967–1972 | AA |
| 2 | James Herbert | LHP | Southern University and A&M College | No | | |
January Secondary phase :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Larry Burchart | RHP | Oklahoma State University | No Dodgers – 1967 June | 1967–1971 | MLB |
| 2 | James Doran | OF | Staunton Military Academy | Yes | 1967–1968 | A- |
| 3 | Jeffrey Bowman | RHP | Modesto Junior College | No | | |
| 4 | Maurice Smith | C | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Yes | 1967 | A- |
| 5 | Paul DeVaney | RHP | Rochester Business Institute | Yes | 1967–1968 | A- |
| 6 | Michael Babler | RHP | Chabot College | No | | |
| 7 | Eldon Jones | LHP | Trinidad State Junior College | No Athletics – 1970 | 1970–1973 | AA |
June draft :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Donnie Denbow | 3B | Southern Methodist University | Yes | 1966–1971 | A |
| 2 | Thomas Harris | SS | Central Gwinnett High School | Yes | 1967–1971 | A |
| 3 | William Rainer | OF | Southern Methodist University | Yes | 1967–1968 | A |
| 4 | Steve Yeager | C | Meadowdale High School | Yes | 1967–1986 | MLB |
| 5 | Ron Cash | SS | Lakeside High School | No Tigers – 1971 | 1971–1976 | MLB |
| 6 | Kenneth Hansen | RHP | Maryvale High School | No Reds – 1971 | 1971–1973 | AA |
| 7 | Rusty Bodkin | OF | Fort Lauderdale High School | No Cardinals – 1968 | 1967–1971 | A |
| 8 | Leland Saxon | LHP | Palmetto High School | Yes | 1967–1968 | Rookie |
| 9 | Gary Wedel | 3B | Gardena High School | Yes | 1967–1970 | A |
| 10 | Carmine Marceno | 1B | Christopher Columbus High School | Yes | 1967–1970 | A |
| 11 | Charles Boggs | C | West Virginia University | Yes | 1967–1968 | A |
| 12 | Robert Lamber | LHP | New York City College of Technology | Yes | 1967 | Rookie |
| 13 | Kara Hall | INF | Dos Palos High School | Yes | 1967–1971 | A |
| 14 | James Loll | 1B | Crespi Carmelite High School | No Royals – 1969 | 1969 | Rookie |
| 15 | Glenn Woodruff | C | Aliceville High School | No Indians – 1972 | 1972–1974 | AA |
| 16 | Jack Donovan | RHP | St. Peter's High School | No Angels – 1971 | 1971–1975 | AAA |
| 17 | Robert Knight | 2B | King High School | No Cubs – 1969 | 1969–1970 | A |
| 18 | Don Stoulil | 3B | Bishop Alemany High School | Yes | 1968–1971 | A |
| 19 | Abraham Sears | SS | Perry High School | Yes | 1967–1968 | A |
| 20 | Larry King | RHP | Willingham High School | Yes | 1967 | Rookie |
| 21 | Bruce Matte | RHP | Miami University | No Mets – 1968 | 1968–1970 | A |
| 22 | Leon Murray | 1B | Fremont High School | No Giants – 1970 | 1970 | Rookie |
| 23 | Malcolm Bass | 2B | Gulf Coast Community College | Yes | 1967 | A- |
| 24 | Norman Dermody | RHP | Seton Hall University | Yes | 1967–1970 | AA |
| 25 | James Hughes | SS | Okawville High School | Yes | 1967 | Rookie |
| 26 | James Norton | C | Bishop Alemany High School | No | | |
| 27 | Mike Rapkin | LHP | Monroe High School | No | | |
| 28 | Gregory Smith | RHP | Sierra High School | No | | |
| 29 | Jim Flynn | RHP | Roosevelt High School | Yes | 1967–1973 | AAA |
| 30 | James Brunnworth | RHP | Edwardsville High School | Yes | 1967–1971 | AA |
| 31 | Ronald Thompson | RHP | Roosevelt High School | No | | |
| 32 | Dave Thompson | OF | Santa Barbara High School | No Angels −1968 | 1968–1969 | A |
| 33 | John Brannigan | LHP | Cliffside Park High School | No | | |
| 34 | Robert Huellemeier | RHP | Mount de Sales High School | No | | |
| 35 | William Wright | C | Carson-Newman College | No | | |
| 36 | Chava Flores | SS | Artesia High School | Yes | 1968 | Rookie |
| 37 | Greg Mattinson | OF | Grossmont College | No | | |
| 38 | Charles Kingsbury | 3B | Claremont High School | No | | |
| 39 | Willie Strickland | OF | Fremont High School | No | | |
| 40 | Gene Martin | 3B | Santa Monica High School | No | | |
| 41 | Larry Tingle | RHP | Yerington High School | Yes | 1967–1969 | A |
| 42 | Douglas Barker | RHP | Davis High School | No Phillies – 1969 | 1969–1971 | A |
| 43 | Dennis Murphy | RHP | Southwest Miami High School | Yes | 1967–1969 | A |
| 44 | James O'Brien | OF | Sacred Heart University | No | | |
| 45 | Phillip Cabibi | 2B | Garey High School | No | | |
| 46 | James Southworth | RHP | Los Angeles Valley College | No Senators – 1970 | 1970–1972 | AAA |
| 47 | Gene Willetts | C | Johnson & Wales University | No | | |
| 48 | William Susa | RHP | Reseda High School | No | | A |
| 49 | Steven Napoli | OF | Bishop Alemany High School | No | | |
| 50 | John Marino | C | Los Angeles Valley College | No | | |
| 51 | David Conway | OF | Los Angeles Valley College | Yes | 1967–1968 | A |
| 52 | William Graves | RHP | Westmont College | Yes | 1967–1970 | AA |
| 53 | Harold Armstrong | SS | Hueneme High School | No | | |
| 54 | Stephen Lee | LHP | Monroe High School | No Giants – 1971 | 1971 | A |
| 55 | Joseph Jacobsen | C | Roosevelt High School | No Twins −1969 | 1969–1972 | A |
| 56 | Michael McPartlin | 3B | Niagara County Community College | No | | |
| 57 | David Dale | RHP | Culver Military Academy High School | No | | |
| 58 | Stephen Easton | LHP | Sierra High School | No Athletics – 1971 | 1971–1973 | AA |
| 59 | David Lloyd | OF | Jefferson High School | No | | |
| 60 | Patrick Manahan | 3B | Sylmar High School | Yes | 1967–1970 | A |
| 61 | Albert Rossi | 2B | St. Francis High School | No | | |
| 62 | Frank Rucker | LHP | Ensley High School | No | | |
| 63 | Bruce Ellingsen | LHP | Lakewood High School | Yes | 1968–1975 | MLB |
| 64 | Francis Karmelich | C | Felix Lasuen High School | No Senators – 1970 | 1970–1972 | A |
| 65 | Tom Lundstedt | C | Prospect High School | No Cubs – 1970 | 1970–1975 | MLB |
| 66 | Antonio Latour | LHP | Indian River Community College | No | | |
| 67 | Craig Fox | LHP | | No | | |
| 68 | Barton Bell | 2B | Mesa Community College | SELECTION VOIDED | | |
| 69 | Harold Murray | C | Smith-Cotton High School | No | | |
| 70 | Keith Lieppman | SS | Southwest High School | No Athletics – 1971 | 1971–1979 | AAA |
June secondary phase :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Pat Brown | OF | University of Texas at Austin | No Yankees – 1969 | 1969–1971 | AA |
| 2 | Robert Bosson | 1B | Columbia University | No | | |
| 3 | Larry Burchart | RHP | Oklahoma State University | Yes | 1967–1971 | MLB |
| 4 | Raldolph Kohn | C | University of Georgia | Yes | 1967–1970 | A |
| 5 | Samuel Scheschuk | C | University of Texas at Austin | Yes | 1967 | A- |
| 6 | Jack Creel | RHP | Gulf Coast Community College | Yes | 1867–1968 | A |
| 7 | David Speas | 3B | San Diego Mesa College | Yes | 1967–1969 | A |
| 8 | Walter Adey | LHP | Hudson Valley Community College | Yes | 1967–1971 | A |
| 9 | Jom Keirns | OF | Central State University | No | | |
| 10 | Lucky Thompson | SS | University of California, San Diego | No Cardinals – 1968 | 1968–1971 | AA |
| 11 | Clarence Cleveland | OF | Chipola College | No Phillies – 1971 | 1971 | Rookie |
| 12 | Larry Linville | OF | Arizona State University | No White Sox – 1968 | 1968–1971 | A |
| 13 | Patrick O'Brien | LHP | University of Arizona | No | | |
| 14 | Bruce Wade | RHP | El Camino College | No | | |
| 15 | Richard Binder | LHP | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | No | | |
| 16 | Douglas Brittele | RHP | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | No | | |
| 17 | Glenn Bisbing | 3B | Rider University | No Reds – 1968 | 1968–1969 | A |