The 1967 Baltimore Orioles season was the 67th season in

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franchise history, the 14th in

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, and the 14th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished the season in sixth place in the

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with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses, games behind the AL champion

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. The team was managed by

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(in his final full season as manager), and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Offseason

* November 28, 1966: Frank Tepedino was drafted from the Orioles by the

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in the 1966 first-year draft. * January 28, 1967:

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** Lew Beasley was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round. ** Johnny Oates was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the Secondary Phase.

Regular season

* On April 30, 1967, Steve Barber threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers but lost in a 2–1 final. Barber would become the first pitcher in the history of the American League whose no-hit game ended in a loss. * May 14, 1967: In a game against the Orioles at

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, future

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of the

hit his 500th

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in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 6–5 Yankee win.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* May 10, 1967: Bob Johnson was purchased from the Orioles by the

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. * May 29, 1967:

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and Frank Bertaina were traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for

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. * May 31, 1967: Charley Lau was purchased from the Orioles by the

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. * June 6, 1967:

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was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round. ** Dave Johnson was drafted by the Orioles in the 5th round. * June 15, 1967:

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was traded by the Orioles to the

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for Marcelino López and Tom Arruda (minors). * July 4, 1967:

Steve Barber Stephen David Barber (February 22, 1938 – February 4, 2007) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles and six other teams from 1960 to 1974. Barber spent his first eight years with th ...

was traded by the Orioles to the

for

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, players to be named later, and cash. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chet Trail (minors) and Joe Brady (minors) to the Orioles on December 15. * August 21, 1967:

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was purchased by the Orioles from the

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.John Buzhardt
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield

Notes

References

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1960s in Baltimore