# 1967 International League season

The 1967 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 25 and September 15. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Toledo Mud Hens won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Columbus Jets in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Syracuse Chiefs ended their affiliate with the Detroit Tigers and began an affiliation with the New York Yankees.
* The Toledo Mud Hens ended their affiliations with the New York Yankees and began an affiliation with the Detroit Tigers.

## Teams

1967 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Buffalo Bisons | Buffalo, New York | Cincinnati Reds | War Memorial Stadium |
| Columbus Jets | Columbus, Ohio | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jets Stadium |
| Jacksonville Suns | Jacksonville, Florida | New York Mets | Wolfson Park |
| Richmond Braves | Richmond, Virginia | Atlanta Braves | Parker Field |
| Rochester Red Wings | Rochester, New York | Baltimore Orioles | Red Wing Stadium |
| Syracuse Chiefs | Syracuse, New York | New York Yankees | MacArthur Stadium |
| Toledo Mud Hens | Toledo, Ohio | Detroit Tigers | Lucas County Stadium |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto, Ontario | Boston Red Sox | Maple Leaf Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Richmond Braves and Rochester Red Wings finished the season tied for first, so a one-game playoff took place to determine the winner. The Braves shutout the Red Wings 2-0 to clinch first place.
* The Richmond Braves finished with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.
* Jack Tighe of the Toledo Mud Hens was awarded the first ever International League Manager of the Year Award.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Richmond Braves | 81 | 60 | .574 | – |
| Rochester Red Wings | 80 | 61 | .567 | 1 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 73 | 66 | .525 | 7 |
| Columbus Jets | 69 | 71 | .493 | 11.5 |
| Jacksonville Suns | 66 | 73 | .475 | 14 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 64 | 75 | .460 | 16 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 63 | 76 | .453 | 17 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 63 | 77 | .450 | 17.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Elvio Jiménez, Columbus Jets | .340 |
| H | Elvio Jiménez, Columbus Jets | 164 |
| R | Wayne Comer, Toledo Mud Hens | 86 |
| 2B | Steve Demeter, Rochester Red Wings | 32 |
| 3B | Tom Shopay, Syracuse Chiefs | 13 |
| HR | Jim Beauchamp, Richmond Braves | 25 |
| RBI | Curt Motton, Rochester Red Wings | 70 |
| SB | Freddie Patek, Columbus Jets | 42 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Dave Leonhard, Rochester Red Wings | 15 |
| L | Ernie Broglio, Buffalo Bisons | 13 |
| ERA | Tug McGraw, Jacksonville Suns | 1.99 |
| CG | Ron Reed, Richmond Braves | 17 |
| SHO | Tom Fisher, Rochester Red Wings Ron Reed, Richmond Braves | 5 |
| SO | Jerry Koosman, Jacksonville Suns | 183 |
| IP | Ron Reed, Richmond Braves | 222.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Toledo Mud Hens won their first Governors' Cup, defeating the Columbus Jets in five games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| 1 | Richmond | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Toledo | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | Toledo | 4 |
| | | | 4 | Columbus | 1 |
| 2 | Rochester | 1 | 4 | Columbus | 1 |
| 4 | Columbus | 3 | | | |

## Awards

International League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Tommie Aaron, Richmond Braves |
| Pitcher of the Year | Dave Leonhard, Rochester Red Wings |
| Rookie of the Year | Curt Motton, Rochester Red Wings |
| Manager of the Year | Jack Tighe, Toledo Mud Hens |

## All-star team

International League all-star team :
| Position | All-star |
| Catcher | Johnny Bench, Buffalo Bisons Chris Cannizzaro, Toledo Mud Hens |
| First base | Jim Beauchamp, Richmond Braves |
| Second base | Félix Millán, Richmond Braves |
| Shortstop | Tom Matchick, Toledo Mud Hens |
| Third base | Steve Demeter, Rochester Red Wings |
| Outfield | Tommie Aaron, Richmond Braves Elvio Jiménez, Columbus Jets Curt Motton, Rochester Red Wings |
| Pitcher | Dave Leonhard, Rochester Red Wings Ron Reed, Richmond Braves Bill Short, Columbus Jets |
| Manager | Jack Tighe, Toledo Mud Hens |