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The 1967 Dodgers
- 1967 Record:
- 73-89, 8th place
- Postseason:
- None
- Manager:
- Walter Alston
- All-Stars:
- Walter Alston, Mgr.; Don Drysdale, P; Claude Osteen, P
- Home Attendance:
- 1,664,362
Season Recap:
1967 Dodgers Yearbook
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The Dodgers of 1967 could not seem to get over the major headline stories of the off-season when Sandy Koufax, the dominating left-handed pitcher of the decade, announced his retirement and cut short a Hall of Fame career due to an arthritic elbow, and speedy shortstop Maury Wills was traded to Pittsburgh. After winning the N.L. Pennants in 1965 and 1966, it was a much different and depleted Dodger team on the field in 1967 and the differences showed as they wound up in eighth place. It was the worst finish for a Dodger team since the 1905 Brooklyn club finished eighth with a 48-104 record. Don Drysdale (13-16) was as dominating as usual, except the club itself scored only 15 runs in his 16 defeats. In the bullpen, Ron Perranoski led the pitching staff with a 2.45 ERA. Joining Drysdale in the starting rotation were All-Star Claude Osteen, Don Sutton and Bill Singer. Singer, who had to step into the huge void left by Koufax, was a bright spot for the Dodgers, going 12-8 with a 2.65 ERA. Ron Fairly, Wes Parker, Willie Davis and Jim Lefebvre all had sub-par seasons on offense, while John Roseboro and Al Ferrara enjoyed productive years at the plate. The Dodgers won the Topps Organization Award, as a symbol of baseball’s most productive farm system. Steve Yeager was selected by the Dodgers in the June Free Agent Draft.
Below are the Dodger Front Office department heads and personnel, plus scouts who worked for Walter O’Malley.
- President:
- Walter O’Malley
- Executive Vice President & General Manager:
- Emil J. Bavasi
- Vice President, Stadium Operations:
- Peter O’Malley
- Vice President, Minor League Operations:
- Fresco Thompson
- Vice President, Public Relations & Promotions:
- Arthur E. Patterson
- Secretary:
- Col. E. John Burns
- Comptroller, Assistant Treasurer:
- Ken Hasemann
- Director of Advertising, Novelties & Souvenirs:
- Danny Goodman
- Director, Dodgertown (PGA Pro. Dodgertown Golf Club):
- Dick Bird
- Director, Group Sales:
- George (Tuck) Stainback
- Director, Minor League Operations:
- William P. Schweppe
- Director of Scouting:
- Al Campanis
- Director, Ticket Operations:
- Walter Nash
- Director of Transportation:
- Robert J. Schenz
- Assistant to General Manager:
- Joseph Ziegler
- Assistant, Public Relations:
- Howard Handy
- Traveling Secretary:
- Lee Scott
- Resident Engineer:
- Ira Hoyt
- Auditor:
- Michael Strange
- Manager:
- Walter Alston
- Club Physicians:
- Dr. Robert Kerlan, Dr. Robert Woods
- Scouts:
- Dwight (Red) Adams, Cliff Alexander, Hugh Alexander, Romanus (Monty) Basgall, William Brenzel, John S. Carey, Roger Craig, Leon Hamilton, Goldie Holt, John R. Keenan, Tom Lasorda, Ed Liberatore, Harry (Ted) McGrew, Greg Mulleavy, Kenneth Myers, Rudy Rufer, Ben Wade, Guy Wellman, Bert Wells