The 1967 Kansas City Athletics season was the 67th season for the Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their the 13th and final season in Kansas City, as the team relocated from Kansas City to Oakland the following season. The Athletics finished tenth in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses, games behind the American League Champion Boston Red Sox. This precipitated a series of events culminating in the enfranchisement of the Kansas City Royals in the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion.
The paid attendance for the season was 726,639 fans.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.109, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,
Offseason November 29, 1966: Manny Jiménez was drafted from the Athletics by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1966 minor league draft.Manny Jiménez page at Baseball-Reference January 28, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball draft (January Draft) notable picks:1967 Kansas City Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft Round 1: Ken Hottman (did not sign) Secondary Phase1967 Kansas City Athletics Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase Round 5: Jim Panther .Jim Panther page at Baseball-Reference In the offseason, local millionaire Ewing Kauffman was approached by a group led by sportswriter Ernie Mehl to buy the club and ensure that it remained in Kansas City.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.98–99, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,
Regular season Despite an 18–18 start, the Athletics had a record of 35 wins compared to 49 losses by the All-Star Break.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.99, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, On June 9, Reggie Jackson debuted in the major leagues with the A's at home in a doubleheader shutout sweep of the Cleveland Indians. He started in right field and went hitless in three at-bats in the opener, then entered the nightcap in the fifth inning and promptly hit a lead-off triple off of long reliever Orlando Peña, but did not score.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 6, 1967: 1967 Major League Baseball draft (June Draft) notable picks:1967 Kansas City Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Round 2: Vida BlueVida Blue page at Baseball-Reference Round 11: Eric Soderholm (did not sign)Eric Soderholm page at Baseball-Reference Secondary Phase:1967 Kansas City Athletics Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase Round 4: Warren Bogle Round 5: Ray Peters (did not sign) Round 7: Darrell EvansDarrell Evans page at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1967 Kansas City Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Pitching)
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 Phil Roof 114 327 67 .205 6 24 1B 122 360 92 .258 11 51 2B 105 377 104 .276 0 28 SS Bert Campaneris 147 601 149 .248 3 32 3B Danny Cater 142 529 143 .270 4 46 LF Jim Gosger 134 356 86 .242 5 36 CF Rick Monday 124 406 102 .251 14 58 RF Mike Hershberger 142 480 122 .254 1 49
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 Dick Green 122 349 69 .198 5 37 Ken Harrelson 61 174 53 .305 6 30 Joe Nossek 87 166 34 .205 0 10 Sal Bando 47 130 25 .192 0 6 35 118 21 .178 1 6 Ted Kubiak 53 102 16 .157 0 5 34 101 19 .188 5 11 Roger Repoz 40 87 21 .241 2 8 Ken Suarez 39 63 15 .238 2 9 Ed Charles 19 61 15 .246 0 5 Tim Talton 46 59 15 .254 0 5 Ossie Chavarría 38 59 6 .102 0 4 Joe Rudi 19 43 8 .186 0 1 Allan Lewis 34 6 1 .167 0 0 Weldon Bowlin 2 5 1 .200 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 Catfish Hunter 35 259.2 13 17 2.81 196 Jim Nash 37 222.1 12 17 3.76 186 32 197.2 10 10 3.69 110
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 48 160.0 7 17 4.28 96 Paul Lindblad 46 115.2 5 8 3.58 83 Blue Moon Odom 29 103.2 3 8 5.04 67 15 40.1 1 1 3.57 29 George Lauzerique 3 16.0 0 2 2.25 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 57 3 8 12 4.30 65 Tony Pierce 49 3 4 7 3.04 61 36 3 4 1 3.09 52 Bill Stafford 14 0 1 0 1.69 10 Jack Sanford 10 1 2 0 6.55 13 7 0 0 0 6.52 6 Bill Edgerton 7 1 0 0 2.16 6 Wes Stock 1 0 0 0 18.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, GCL A's
Awards and honors Bert Campaneris led the American League in stolen bases for the third consecutive season.
Relocation May 7, 1967: The New York Times and New York Daily News reported that the Athletics were prepared to relocate to Oakland, California.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.100, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, July 1967: The Sporting News reported that the Athletics had reached an agreement to relocate to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Athletics had obtained pledges for television and radio broadcasting rights with the sponsorship of Schlitz Brewery. The proposed move would require the support of seven of the ten American League owners. The league only had five votes in favour of the proposed relocation.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.102, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, August 1, 1967: The Governor of Washington State Dan Evans, and mayor of Seattle, J.D. Braman spoke to Finley on the phone to discuss the relocation of the team to Seattle.Seattle wants A's Finley had met with city officials on August 7 to discuss a possible relocation.Finley checks Seattle, Says he's pleased In September 1967, Finley had sent a telegram to city manager Carleton Sharpe, advising that the Athletics would leave Kansas City for Oakland.Finley takes first step to move October 18, 1967: City officials from Kansas City, Oakland and Seattle were invited by Joe Cronin to discuss the A's relocation plans. United States Senator Stuart Symington attended the meeting and discussed the possibility of revoking baseball's antitrust exemption if the A's were allowed to leave Kansas City. The owners began deliberation and after the first ballot, only six owners were in favour of relocation. The owner of Baltimore voted against, while the ownership for Cleveland, New York and Washington had abstained.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.113, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, In the second ballot, the New York Yankees voted in favour of the Athletics' relocation to Oakland. To appease all interested parties, the Athletics announced that MLB would expand to Kansas City and Seattle no later than the 1971 MLB season.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.114, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,
References
External links 1967 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1967 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com