1967 AL
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The 1967 season of the American League was the sixty-seventh season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
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| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | -.- | 722 (4.46) | 614 (3.79) | 0.255 | 0.320 | 0.395 | 3.36 | 0.977 |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins | 164 | 91 | 71 | 2 | .555 | 1.0 | 671 (4.09) | 590 (3.60) | 0.240 | 0.305 | 0.369 | 3.14 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 163 | 91 | 71 | 1 | .558 | 1.0 | 683 (4.19) | 587 (3.60) | 0.243 | 0.322 | 0.376 | 3.32 | 0.978 |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 89 | 73 | 0 | .549 | 3.0 | 531 (3.28) | 491 (3.03) | 0.225 | 0.288 | 0.320 | 2.45 | 0.979 |
| 5 | California Angels | 161 | 84 | 77 | 0 | .522 | 7.5 | 567 (3.52) | 587 (3.65) | 0.238 | 0.298 | 0.349 | 3.19 | 0.982 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | 161 | 76 | 85 | 0 | .472 | 15.5 | 550 (3.42) | 637 (3.96) | 0.223 | 0.285 | 0.326 | 3.38 | 0.978 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | 161 | 76 | 85 | 0 | .472 | 15.5 | 654 (4.06) | 592 (3.68) | 0.240 | 0.308 | 0.372 | 3.32 | 0.980 |
| 8 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 75 | 87 | 0 | .463 | 17.0 | 559 (3.45) | 613 (3.78) | 0.235 | 0.289 | 0.359 | 3.25 | 0.981 |
| 9 | New York Yankees | 163 | 72 | 90 | 1 | .442 | 25.0 | 522 (3.20) | 621 (3.81) | 0.225 | 0.294 | 0.317 | 3.24 | 0.976 |
| 10 | Kansas City Athletics | 161 | 62 | 99 | 0 | .385 | 29.5 | 533 (3.31) | 660 (4.10) | 0.233 | 0.292 | 0.330 | 3.68 | 0.978 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League lost the thirty-eighth midsummer classic at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Tuesday, July 11, 1967 by a score of 2 to 1 in 15 innings. The league's manager was Hank Bauer.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion Boston Red Sox were defeated by the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Carl Yastrzemski, an outfielder with the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 275 out of a possible 280 points and 19 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 18 out of a possible 20 points and 18 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Rod Carew, a second baseman with the Minnesota Twins. In the award's voting, he had 19 out of a possible 20 points and 19 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The twenty-fifth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 24 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds of the National League by a score of 3 to 0.
[edit] Notable events
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