1966-1970 Post Index

 JIM FROM DOWNINGTOWN'S MULTI-BLOG INDEX
Here's a list of all 890 players and 48 managers having baseball cards (not including Rookie Stars cards) between 1966 and 1970. Those with links are the cards that I've already posted to my blogs. (A few players have more than one card posted.)

At the bottom are team lists for multi-player cards, team cards, my 1967 team reviews, and rookie stars cards. Following that are links to League Leaders, All-Star cards, World Series cards, and various other miscellaneous posts.

(This doesn't include posts on my 1960s Baseball blog.)

11/24/13 EDIT: Click here to see the index for my football card blogs.

PLAYERS:
Hank Aaron
Tommie Aaron
Ted Abernathy
Jerry Adair 
Dave Adlesh
Tommie Agee 
Hank Aguirre 
Jack Aker 
Luis Alcaraz 
Bernie Allen 
Bob Allen
Hank Allen 
Dick Allen
* Gene Alley
Bob Allison
Sandy Alomar 
Felipe Alou 
Jesus Alou 
Matty Alou 
George Altman
Max Alvis 
Brant Alyea 
Ruben Amaro
Mike Andrews 
Luis Aparicio
Jose Arcia 
Gerry Arrigo 
Bob Aspromonte
Jose Azcue 

Stan Bahnsen 
Bob Bailey 
Ed Bailey
Frank Baker 
Jack Baldschun
Dave Baldwin 
Sal Bando 
Ernie Banks
George Banks
Steve Barber 
Jim Barbieri
Ray Barker 
Bob Barton 
John Bateman 
Earl Battey
Larry Bearnarth
Jim Beauchamp 
Glenn Beckert 
Mark Belanger 
Bo Belinsky
Gary Bell
Johnny Bench 
Dennis Bennett
Ken Berry 
Frank Bertaina 
Dick Bertell 
Jack Billingham
Paul Blair 
John Blanchard
Gil Blanco
Wade Blasingame 
Steve Blass 
Curt Blefary
John Boccabella 
Bob Bolin 
Greg Bollo
Walt Bond
Bobby Bonds
John Boozer
Pedro Borbon 
Don Bosch 
Dick Bosman 
Dave Boswell 
Ken Boswell 
Jim Bouton
Sam Bowens
Ernie Bowman
Clete Boyer 
Ken Boyer
Gene Brabender 
Buddy Bradford 
Ron Brand
Darrell Brandon 
Jackie Brandt
Angel Bravo 
Ed Bressoud
Jim Brewer 
John Briggs
Nelson Briles 
Ed Brinkman 
Jim Britton 
Lou Brock
Ernie Broglio
Gates Brown 
Ike Brown 
Larry Brown 
Ollie Brown 
Byron Browne 
Bruce Brubaker
Bob Bruce
Mike Brumley
George Brunet 
Bill Bryan
Don Bryant 
Ron Bryant 
Jerry Buchek
Don Buford 
Bob Buhl
Wally Bunker 
Jim Bunning
Bill Burbach 
Larry Burchart 
* Bob Burda
Lou Burdette
Smoky Burgess
Tom Burgmeier 
Bill Butler 
John Buzhardt

Johnny Callison 1967  1969
Dick Calmus
Doug Camilli
Bert Campaneris 
Jim Campanis 
Dave Campbell 
Ron Campbell
Chris Cannizzaro
Jose Cardenal
Chico Cardenas 
Don Cardwell 
Rod Carew
Cisco Carlos 
Steve Carlton 
Frank Carpin
Camilo Carreon
Clay Carroll 
Rico Carty
Paul Casanova 
Norm Cash 
Danny Cater 
Wayne Causey
Orlando Cepeda
Billy Champion
Bob Chance
Dean Chance 
Darrel Chaney 
Ed Charles
Pete Charton
Ossie Chavarria
Bob Christian 
Joe Christopher
Pete Cimino
Galen Cisco
Rickey Clark 
Ron Clark 
Horace Clarke 
Doug Clemens
Roberto Clemente 1967 1970 
Donn Clendenon 
Ty Cline 
Lou Clinton
Tony Cloninger 1966  1967
Jim Coates
Jimmy Coker
Rocky Colavito
Nate Colbert 
Choo Choo Coleman 
Gordy Coleman
Joe Coleman 
Kevin Collins 
Wayne Comer 
Tony Conigliaro
* Dan Coombs
Pat Corrales
Chuck Cottier
Wes Covington
Billy Cowan
Bobby Cox 
Casey Cox 
Roger Craig
Del Crandall
Willie Crawford
Mike Cuellar 
Jack Cullen
Tim Cullen
Ray Culp
George Culver 
Joe Cunningham

Bruce Dal Canton 
Clay Dalrymple
Vic Davalillo 
Jim Davenport
Ted Davidson 
Ron Davis
Tommy Davis 
Willie Davis 
Mike De La Hoz
Tommy Dean 
Don Demeter
Bill Denehy
Don Dennis
Jim Dickson
Bob Didier 
Larry Dierker 
Dick Dietz
Jack DiLauro 
Bill Dillman 
Chuck Dobson 
Pat Dobson 
John Donaldson 
Al Downing 
Paul Doyle 
Moe Drabowsky 
Dick Drago 
Don Drysdale
Tom Dukes 
Bob Duliba
Dave Duncan
Duffy Dyer 

Arnold Earley
Paul Edmondson 
John Edwards 
Dick Egan
Tom Egan
Lee Elia 
Larry Elliot
Dock Ellis 
Sammy Ellis
Dick Ellsworth
Mike Epstein 
Chuck Estrada
Andy Etchebarren
Bobby Etheridge

Elroy Face
Jim Fairey 
Ron Fairly 
Turk Farrell
Bill Faul
Frank Fernandez 
Al Ferrara
Mike Ferraro 
Rollie Fingers 
Mike Fiore 
Hank Fischer
Eddie Fisher
Jack Fisher 1968  1970
Curt Flood 1969  1970
Bobby Floyd 
Whitey Ford
Ray Fosse 
Alan Foster 
Terry Fox
Joe Foy 
Tito Francona
Bill Freehan 
Gene Freese
Jim Fregosi 1966  1967
Jim French 
Bob Friend
Dan Frisella
Woody Fryman 1967  1968 
Tito Fuentes 
Vern Fuller 

Len Gabrielson 
Phil Gagliano 
Joe Gaines
Rob Gardner 
Bob Garibaldi
Wayne Garrett 
Gil Garrido 
Rod Gaspar 
Clarence "Cito" Gaston
Aubrey Gatewood
Gary Geiger
John Gelnar 
Jim Gentile
Gary Gentry 
Joe Gibbon 
Jake Gibbs
Bob Gibson
Russ Gibson 
Gus Gil 
Dave Giusti 
Fred Gladding 
Ruben Gomez
Jesse Gonder
Pedro Gonzalez
Tony Gonzalez
Greg Goossen 
Jim Gosger 
Julio Gotay
Billy Grabarkewitz 
Wayne Granger 
Jim Grant
Dallas Green
Dick Green 
Lenny Green
Tom Griffin 
Derrell Griffith
Dick Groat
Jerry Grote 
Joe Grzenda 
Skip Guinn 
Cesar Gutierrez 

Joe Hague 
Dick Hall
Jimmie Hall 
Tom Hall 
Tom Haller 
Jack Hamilton
Steve Hamilton 
Ken Hamlin
Bill Hands 
Larry Haney 
Jim Hannan 
Ron Hansen 
Jim Hardin 
Steve Hargan 
Terry Harmon
Tommy Harper 
Bud Harrelson
Ken Harrelson
Billy Harris 
Chuck Harrison 
Jim Hart 
Chuck Hartenstein
Bill Heath
Rich Hebner 
Mike Hedlund 
Bob Heffner
Mike Hegan 
Bobby Heise 
Woody Held
Tommy Helms
Ken Henderson 
Bob Hendley
Elrod Hendricks 
Bill Henry
Bill Hepler
Ron Herbel 
Ray Herbert
Angel Hermoso 
Jackie Hernandez 
Ramon Hernandez 
Jose Herrera 
Ed Herrmann 
John Herrnstein
Mike Hershberger 
Jack Hiatt 
Jim Hickman 
Jim Hicks
Dennis Higgins 
Tom Hilgendorf 
Chuck Hiller
John Hiller 
Chuck Hinton 
Larry Hisle
Billy Hoeft
Joe Hoerner 
Gary Holman 
Ken Holtzman 
Gail Hopkins 
Joel Horlen
Willie Horton 
Steve Hovley 
Bruce Howard
Elston Howard
Frank Howard
Dick Howser
Walt Hriniak 
Dick Hughes
Bob Humphreys 
Randy Hundley
Ron Hunt 
Jim Hunter 
Steve Huntz 

Al Jackson
Grant Jackson
Larry Jackson
Reggie Jackson 1970  * 1969  
Sonny Jackson
Jeff James
Pat Jarvis 
Larry Jaster 
Julian Javier 
Joey Jay
Ferguson Jenkins
Manny Jimenez
Tommy John 
Alex Johnson
Bob Johnson
Dave Johnson
Deron Johnson
Frank Johnson 
Jerry Johnson
Ken Johnson
Lou Johnson
Jay Johnstone
Clarence Jones
Cleon Jones 
Dalton Jones 
Mack Jones 
Rick Joseph
Duane Josephson 

Jim Kaat 
Al Kaline
Mike Kekich 
Dick Kelley 
Tom Kelley
Pat Kelly 
Bill Kelso
John Kennedy
Jerry Kenney 
Dick Kenworthy
Joe Keough 
Marty Keough
Don Kessinger 
Mike Kilkenny 
Harmon Killebrew 1967  1970
Hal King 
Jim King 
Clay Kirby 
Willie Kirkland
Ed Kirkpatrick 
Fred Klages
Bobby Klaus
Lou Klimchock 
Ron Kline
Johnny Klippstein
Bobby Knoop 
Darold Knowles
Gary Kolb
Cal Koonce 
Jerry Koosman 
Howie Koplitz
Andy Kosco 
Frank Kostro
Sandy Koufax
Jack Kralick
Ed Kranepool 
Lew Krausse
Frank Kreutzer
Gary Kroll 
Chris Krug
Ted Kubiak 
Harvey Kuenn   and again!

Jose Laboy 
Rene Lachemann 
Joe Lahoud 
Jack Lamabe
Bill Landis 
Jim Landis
Don Landrum
Hal Lanier 
Tony LaRussa
Fred Lasher 
Barry Latman
Charlie Lau
George Lauzerique 
Vern Law
Bill Lee 
Bob Lee
Jim Lefebvre 
Don LeJohn
Denver Lemaster 
Eddie Leon 
Dave Leonhard 
Johnny Lewis
Paul Lindblad 
Dick Lines
Phil Linz
Frank Linzy
Don Lock
Bobby Locke
Bob Locker 
Skip Lockwood 
Mickey Lolich 
Jim Lonborg 
Bruce Look 
Hector Lopez
Marcelino Lopez
Mike Lum 
Jerry Lumpe
Al Luplow
Sparky Lyle
Jerry Lynch

Art Mahaffey
Jim Maloney 
Frank Malzone
Felix Mantilla
Mickey Mantle 1968  1969  
Chuck Manuel
Juan Marichal
Roger Maris
Lou Marone 
Dave Marshall 
Mike Marshall 
J.C. Martin 
Buck Martinez 
Jose Martinez 
Orlando Martinez 
Tony Martinez
Don Mason 
Tom Matchick 
Ed Mathews
Dal Maxvill 
Carlos May 
Dave May 
Jerry May 
Lee May
Rudy May 
Lee Maye
Willie Mays 1966  1968
Bill Mazeroski
Jim McAndrew 
Dick McAuliffe 
Al McBean 
Tim McCarver
Bill McCool 
Mike McCormick
Willie McCovey
Tom McCraw 
Lindy McDaniel 
Sam McDowell 
Leon McFadden 
Orlando McFarlane
Dan McGinn 
Jim McGlothlin 
Tug McGraw 
Denny McLain
Don McMahon 
Roy McMillan
Ken McMullen 
Dave McNally
Jerry McNertney
Bill Melton 
Denis Menke 
Jim Merritt 
Andy Messersmith 
Bob Meyer 
Gene Michael 
Pete Mikkelsen
Felix Millan 
Bob Miller 
John Miller
Larry Miller 
Norm Miller
Stu Miller
Don Mincher
George Mitterwald 
Joe Moeller 
Bill Monbouquette
Rick Monday
Don Money
Aurelio Monteagudo 
Barry Moore 
Bob Moose 
Rich Morales 
Dave Morehead 
Joe Morgan 1966  1968  
Johnny Morris
Bubba Morton
Jerry Moses
Don Mossi
Manny Mota
Curt Motton 
Bobby Murcer
Danny Murphy 
Tom Murphy 
Ivan Murrell 

Mike Nagy 
Dan Napoleon
Buster Narum
Jim Nash
Julio Navarro 
Gary Neibauer 
Dave Nelson 
Mel Nelson
Roger Nelson 
Dick Nen
Graig Nettles 
Fred Newman
Dave Nicholson
Joe Niekro 
Phil Niekro
Ron Nischwitz
Russ Nixon
Gary Nolan
Fred Norman
Jim Northrup 
Joe Nossek 
Don Nottebart
Joe Nuxhall
Rich Nye
Gerry Nyman 

Syd O'Brien 
Billy O'Dell
Johnny Odom 
John O'Donoghue 
Tony Oliva 
Al Oliver 
Bob Oliver 
Gene Oliver
Nate Oliver
Chi Chi Olivo 
Jim Ollom 
John Orsino
Phil Ortega
Dan Osinski
Claude Osteen 
Amos Otis 
Jim O'Toole
Jim Owens
Ray Oyler 

Jose Pagan 
Jim Pagliaroni
Jim Palmer
Lowell Palmer
Milt Pappas
Wes Parker 
Camilo Pascual 
Freddie Patek
Daryl Patterson 
Marty Pattin 
Mike Paul 
Don Pavletich 
Albie Pearson
Jose Pena 
Orlando Pena 
Roberto Pena
Joe Pepitone
Tony Perez 1966  1967
Ron Perranoski 
Gaylord Perry
Jim Perry 
Gary Peters
Cap Peterson
Fritz Peterson 
Rico Petrocelli
Bobby Pfeil 
Adolfo Phillips
Lefty Phillips 
Tom Phoebus 
Tony Pierce
Jim Piersall
Lou Piniella 
Vada Pinson 
Juan Pizarro 
Johnny Podres 1967  1969   
Paul Popovich 
Boog Powell 
Vic Power
Jim Price 
Bob Priddy 
John Purdin 
Bob Purkey 

Jim Qualls 
Mel Queen
Frank Quilici 1968  * 1969

Dick Radatz
Doug Rader 
Al Raffo (custom card)
Pedro Ramos
Merritt Ranew
Jim Ray 
Claude Raymond 
Frank Reberger 
Howie Reed 1966  1970   
Ron Reed 
Rich Reese
Phil Regan 
Rick Reichardt 
Rick Renick 
Hal Reniff
Steve Renko 
Roger Repoz 
Merv Rettenmund 
Tommie Reynolds 
Dennis Ribant 1967  1969   
Bobby Richardson
Gordon Richardson
Pete Richert 
Dave Ricketts 
Steve Ridzik
Juan Rios
Dave Roberts 
Robin Roberts
Bob Robertson 
Jerry Robertson 
Rich Robertson 
Bill Robinson 
Brooks Robinson
Floyd Robinson
Frank Robinson
Andre Rodgers
Bob Rodgers
Aurelio Rodriguez 
Ellie Rodriguez 
Garry Roggenburk
Cookie Rojas
Minnie Rojas
Jim Roland
Rich Rollins 
Johnny Romano
Vicente Romo 
Phil Roof 
Jim Rooker 
Pete Rose
John Roseboro
Gary Ross 
Vic Roznovsky
Joe Rudi
Ken Rudolph 
Chico Ruiz
Bill Russell 
Mike Ryan
Nolan Ryan

Ray Sadecki 
Bob Sadowski 
Chico Salmon 
Jack Sanford
Manny Sanguillen
Jose Santiago 
Ron Santo
Al Santorini 
Tom Satriano 
Ted Savage 
Bob Saverine
Paul Schaal
Jimmie Schaffer
Richie Scheinblum 
Chuck Schilling
Dan Schneider
Dick Schofield
Don Schwall
George Scott
Tom Seaver
Diego Segui 1963  1968   
Dick Selma 
Carroll Sembera 
Art Shamsky 
Mike Shannon 
Bob Shaw
Don Shaw 
Roland Sheldon
Jim Shellenback 
Larry Sherry
Bart Shirley 
Tom Shopay 
Bill Short
Chris Short
Norm Siebern
Sonny Siebert 
Dwight Siebler
Curt Simmons
Dick Simpson
Duke Sims 
Bill Singer
Tommie Sisk 
Ted Sizemore 
Bob Skinner
Bill Skowron
Charley Smith
George Smith
Reggie Smith
Willie Smith 
Russ Snyder 
Al Spangler
Joe Sparma
Jim Spencer 
Ed Spiezio
Ed Sprague 
Larry Stahl 
Tracy Stallard
Al Stanek
Lee Stange 
Mickey Stanley
Willie Stargell
Rusty Staub
Buzz Stephen
Jerry Stephenson 
John Stephenson 1966  1967
Jim Stewart 
Dick Stigman
Wes Stock
George Stone 
Ron Stone
Bill Stoneman 
Mel Stottlemyre
Ed Stroud 
Dick Stuart
Ken Suarez 
Bill Sudakis 
John Sullivan
Darrell Sutherland
Gary Sutherland
Don Sutton 
Ron Swoboda

Fred Talbot 
Jose Tartabull 
Ken Tatum 
Carl Taylor 
Chuck Taylor 
Hawk Taylor
Ron Taylor 
Tony Taylor 1970  * 1969  
Frank Tepedino 
Ralph Terry
George Thomas 
Lee Thomas
Luis Tiant 
Bob Tiefenauer
Bob Tillman
Tom Timmermann 
Tom Tischinski 
Bob Tolan 
Jeff Torborg 
Joe Torre
Hector Torres 
Mike Torrez 
Cesar Tovar 
Dick Tracewski
Tom Tresh
John Tsitouris

Bob Uecker
Ted Uhlaender
Del Unser 
Cecil Upshaw 

Sandy Valdespino
Fred Valentine
Hector Valle
Bob Veale
Joe Verbanic
Zoilo Versalles
Jose Vidal 
Ozzie Virgil
Bruce Von Hoff
Bill Voss 

Gary Wagner
Leon Wagner
Bill Wakefield
Luke Walker 
Danny Walton 
Pete Ward 
Jon Warden 
Carl Warwick
Ray Washburn 
Gary Waslewski 
Dave Watkins
Bob Watson 
Eddie Watt 
Floyd Weaver
Jim Weaver 
Ramon Webster 
Mike Wegener 
Al Weis 
John Werhas
Don Wert 
Steve Whitaker 
Bill White
Roy White
Fred Whitfield
Dave Wickersham
Hoyt Wilhelm 
Nick Willhite
Billy Williams 
Stan Williams
Walt Williams
Ron Willis 
Maury Wills 1967  1970
Billy Wilson
Don Wilson
Earl Wilson 
Bobby Wine
Rick Wise
Dooley Womack 
Jake Wood
Wilbur Wood 
Hal Woodeshick
Ron Woods 
Dick Woodson 
Woody Woodward 
Al Worthington
Clyde Wright 
John Wyatt
Jim Wynn 
Billy Wynne 

Carl Yastrzemski
Don Young 

Chris Zachary 
Dom Zanni
Jerry Zimmerman


PLAYERS WITHOUT CARDS FROM 1966-70, 
WITH AT LEAST 95 GAMES PLAYED DURING THAT TIME:
Tony Horton (1B) 540 games
Bob Lillis (SS) 105
Jay Ritchie (P) 102
Bob Schroeder (2B) 97


MANAGERS: 
Joe Adcock
Walter Alston
Sparky Anderson
Hank Bauer 
Bobby Bragan
Dave Bristol 
Alvin Dark 
Chuck Dressen
Leo Durocher
Cal Ermer
Herman Franks 
Preston Gomez 
Joe Gordon 
Don Gutteridge 
Lum Harris
Grady Hatton
Don Heffner
Billy Herman
Billy Hitchcock
Gil Hodges 
Ralph Houk 
Eddie Kasko 
Johnny Keane
Bob Kennedy
Clyde King 
Jim Lemon 
Al Lopez 
Frank Lucchesi 
Billy Martin
Gene Mauch
John McNamara 
Sam Mele
Charlie Metro 
Danny Murtaugh
Bill Rigney 
Red Schoendienst 
Joe Schultz
Larry Shepard 
Bob Skinner
Mayo Smith
Eddie Stanky
Birdie Tebbetts
Harry Walker 
Earl Weaver 
Wes Westrum
Dick Williams 
Ted Williams


SOME PRE-1966 PLAYERS, POSTED ON THE 1963 BLOG:
Marv Breeding
Pete Burnside
Chuck Essegian
Don Hoak
Ken Hubbs
Jim Lemon
Ed Lopat (manager)
Charlie Maxwell
Minnie Minoso
Ray Moore
Bubba Phillips
Ed Rakow
Bob Schmidt
Al Smith
Frank Torre
Jim Umbricht
Bill Virdon
Bob Will
Bud Zipfel
Buc Blasters
AL Pitching Leaders


MULTI-PLAYER CARDS: 
Angels 
Astros 
Athletics * 1969
Braves 
Cardinals
Cubs 
Dodgers 
Expos 
Giants 1966  1967
Indians
Mets 
Orioles 
Padres 
Phillies
Pilots 
Pirates 
Red Sox 
Reds 
Royals 
Senators 
Tigers
Twins
White Sox
Yankees 
Muliple teams - 1966
Muliple teams - 1968


TEAM CARDS: 
Astros 
Athletics 
Braves     1967
Cardinals  1967   1968
Cubs       1967
Dodgers 
Expos             1970
Giants 
Indians 
Mets 
Orioles 
Padres 
Phillies   1967   1970
Pilots 
Pirates 
Red Sox 
Reds       1967
Royals 
Senators 
Tigers 
Twins 
White Sox  1967
Yankees  


MY TEAM REVIEWS (1967): 
Angels 
Astros 
Athletics 
Braves 
Cardinals
Cubs
Dodgers
Expos 
Giants
Indians
Mets 
Orioles
Padres 
Phillies
Pilots 
Pirates
Red Sox
Reds 
Royals 
Senators
Tigers 
Twins 
White Sox
Yankees


ROOKIE STARS CARDS: 
Angels 
Astros     1970
Athletics 
Braves     1967
Cardinals  1967
Cubs       1967  1968
Dodgers 
Expos 
Giants     1968 
Indians 
Mets       1967  1968 
Orioles    1966  1968
Padres 
Phillies   1966  1968  1969  1970
Pilots 
Pirates 
Red Sox    1967
Reds       1968  
Royals 
Senators 
Tigers     1967  1968 
Twins 
White Sox  1966
Yankees    1967
AL / NL    1967
 

LEAGUE LEADERS (year issued):
1966 AL Batting 
1966 AL Pitching
1966 NL Batting
1966 NL Pitching
1967 AL Batting
1967 AL Pitching
1967 NL Batting
1967 NL Pitching
1968 AL Batting
1968 AL Pitching
1968 NL Batting
1968 NL Pitching
1969 AL Batting 
1969 AL Pitching 
1969 NL Batting 
* 1969 NL Pitching 
1970 AL Batting 
1970 AL Pitching 
1970 NL Batting 
1970 NL Pitching 
 

ALL-STAR CARDS (year issued):
1968  
1969  
1970 


WORLD SERIES CARDS (year issued): 
1967 
1968  
1969 
1970


"FINAL CARDS" RE-CAP:
1966
1967
1968   
1969


INSERT SETS:
1967 Posters
1968 Game Cards
* 1969 Deckle-Edge Cards
1969 Decals
1969 Phillies Stamps
1969 Other Stamps


WHO DIDN'T GET A CARD:
1966
1967 (including recently retired)
1967
1968
Skipped in 1968


MISCELLANEOUS:
1966 Angels
1967 Dodgers at Spring Training  
1967 Athletics at Spring Training  
Players with final cards in the 1967 high numbers  
Career over before 1967 card issued  
Players traded twice in 1967  
1968 cards per team
Severely miscut 1968 card
Classic Bird Aces
Where I bought cards back in the day  
My Vintage Card Inventory  
My Want Lists  

* Posts by Pack Addict on the 1969 blog

The 1967 Yankees

Here are the 1967 New York Yankees. (And why do they have their own bass drum?) The Yankees of the late 1960s were a far cry from the Yankees of the early 1960s (and for 40 years before that). They finished with a 72-90 record in 1967, leaving them in 9th place (Hooray for the Kansas City Athletics!)


Starting Pitchers:

Here are the starting pitchers, in order of innings pitched. The Yankees began the season with a rotation of Mel Stottlemyre, Fritz Peterson, Whitey Ford, Fred Talbot, and Al Downing. When Ford retired in late May, his spot was filled by rookie Thad Tillotson until Steve Barber arrived on July 4th. That arrangement lasted until September, when Bill Monbouquette took Talbot’s spot in the rotation.

Stottlemyre and Downing won 15 and 14 games respectively, but nobody else on the entire staff won more than 8 games. In fact, nobody else had a winning record except for Bill Monbouquette and Joe Verbanic (and those were by 1-game margins). Mel and Al also pitched 10 complete games each. Peterson was the #3 starter, compiling an 8-14 record in 181 innings. Talbot went 6-8, starting 22 of his 29 games.


Relievers:

Dooley Womack led the team with 18 saves in 65 appearances. The other relievers are shown in order of innings pitched. Bill Monbouquette was signed on May 31st (after his release from the Tigers) and pitched in 33 games (including 10 starts). Thad Tillotson (pictured below on a Rookies card) was 3-9 in 98 innings pitched.

Joe Verbanic was acquired from the Phillies in the off-season for veteran Pedro Ramos, and appears to have been the long man, pitching 80 innings in 28 games. Steve Hamilton (at age 31 the 2nd oldest on the staff, after Whitey Ford) was the left-handed short man, pitching 62 innings in 44 games. Hamilton, Womack and Hal Reniff were the only pitchers used strictly in relief.


Other Pitchers:

Reniff, a veteran of better days with the Yankees, was in his last season. He pitched in 24 games before going to the Mets on June 28th. Steve Barber was acquired from the Orioles on July 4th, and started 17 games the rest of the way.

Jim Bouton was a 21-game winner in 1963, but was nearing the end of his career by 1967. He made 1 start on April 23rd, and pitched 16 other games in relief. He was also in the minors from late-May to mid-August. Veteran Whitey Ford retired on May 31st after starting 7 games. A workhorse from 1953-1965, Ford only pitched 73 innings in ’66 and 44 innings in ’67, winning 2 games each season.


 Starting Line-up:

Here are the Starting Eight. Jake Gibbs took over the starting catcher job from Elston Howard in 1967. Mickey Mantle played first base in his final 2 seasons (1967-68) because of limited mobility. He started 130 games there in ‘67.

Horace Clarke was the Yankees’ regular shortstop in July and August 1966, and took over the 2nd base job when veteran Bobby Richardson retired before the 1967 season. Ruben Amaro started almost every game at shortstop from May 14th to September 10th.

Charlie Smith had replaced departed 3rd baseman Ken Boyer in St. Louis in 1966, and was now replacing departed 3rd baseman Clete Boyer in New York in 1967. He started 130 games as the regular 3rd baseman, except during “The Roy White Experiment” (see White, below) in late July. 1962 Rookie of the Year Tom Tresh was the everyday left fielder, although he didn’t play after September 10th.

Joe Pepitone swapped positions with Mantle for the 1967-68 seasons. He was a Gold Glove 1st baseman in ’65, ’66, and ’69, but not so much in the outfield. With the departure of Roger Maris after 1966, the Yankees used a trio of right fielders, with Steve Whitaker (74 starts), Bill Robinson (49), and Roy White (29).


Bench Players:

Here are the bench players, in order of at-bats. Bill Robinson was acquired from the Braves in the off-season for Clete Boyer, and was dubbed “the next Mickey Mantle” (as was Steve Whitaker, as was Roy White, as was Bobby Murcer, as was Roger Repoz, as was (you get the idea). At least Murcer panned out). Robinson shared right field with Whitaker, and also start 30 games in center field.

Roy White had started 66 games in left field during 1966, when Tresh moved in to play 3rd base. White began the ’67 season with the Dodgers’ AAA team in Spokane, learning how to play 3rd base. The Yankees recalled him in mid-July and installed him at the hot corner. By August, he returned to the outfield – experiment over.

Elston Howard shared the catching duties with starter Jake Gibbs, then was traded to the eventual AL champion Red Sox on August 4th. John Kennedy was acquired from the Dodgers on April 3rd, and started the first 24 games at shortstop. After that he was relegated to the bench (and the occasional start at 3rd base) for the rest of the season.

Dick Howser came over from the Indians after the 1966 season, and started 13 straight games at 2nd base in early July, but mostly backed up Clarke at 2nd base in ’67 and ’68. Mike Hegan (son of Yankees’ coach Jim Hegan) was in his first full major-league season. He was used as Mantle’s defensive replacement at first base, while also starting 22 games there.

Jerry Kenney made his major-league debut on September 5th, and started 17 of the final 18 games at shortstop. When the Red Sox acquired catcher Elston Howard from the Yanks on 8/4, that made Bob Tillman expendable, so they sold him to New York a few days later. He started 15 games down the stretch, filling in for Gibbs.


Others associated with the 1967 Yankees:

Like Kenney, Frank Fernandez was called up in September, and made his debut on September 13th. He started 7 games at catcher and 2 in right field. He was the starting catcher for 25% of the 1968 season. Ray Barker was a reserve 1st baseman in April and May, then was sent down to the minors. He was traded to the Orioles on July 4th for Steve Barber.

Tom Shopay was another September call-up. He started 7 games in left field during Tresh’s late-September absence. Bill Bryan played 7 games before May 9th, and 9 games after September 8th. In-between, he was in the minors. His only start was the 2nd game of a 9/29 doubleheader.

This was Lou Clinton’s last season. He played in 6 games in April (five as a pinch-hitter), then found work with the triple-A San Diego Padres, where the Phillies were apparently running an old-age home for ex-major-leaguers.

Ralph Houk was in his 2nd term as Yankees’ manager. His first stint (1961-63) resulted in 3 AL pennants and 2 World Series championships. His 2nd stint (1966-73) didn’t go as well. Bobby Murcer did not play for the team this season, as he was in the Army during 1967 and 1968. Too bad - he probably would have won the shortstop job over the Kennedy-Amaro tandem.

Also playing for the Yankees in 1967 was Frank Tepedino, who appeared in 9 games from May to July in his rookie season, mostly as a pinch-hitter.


Rookies:

Here are the rookie cards. All but Stan Bahnsen and Murcer played for the Yankees in 1967. Tillotson bridged the gap in the starting rotation between Ford’s retirement in May, and Barber’s arrival from the Orioles in July.


Also check out the Yankees' 1960s classic lineups: Pitchers     Batters

 
Transactions from the end of the 1966 season to the end of 1967:

10/19/66 - Released outfielder Hector Lopez.

11/28/66 - Drafted first baseman Frank Tepedino from the Orioles in the rule 5 draft.

11/29/66 - Traded 3rd baseman Clete Boyer to the Braves for Bill Robinson and pitcher Chi-Chi Olivo.

12/08/66 - Traded outfielder Roger Maris to the Cardinals for Charley Smith.

12/10/66 - Traded pitcher Pedro Ramos to the Phillies for Joe Verbanic.

12/20/66 - Traded minor-leaguer Gil Downs to the Indians for Dick Howser.

04/03/67 - Traded pitcher Jack Cullen and outfielder John Miller to the Dodgers for John Kennedy.

05/31/67 - Signed Bill Monbouquette as a free agent.

06/28/67 - Sold Hal Reniff to the Mets.

07/04/67 - Traded Ray Barker to the Orioles for Steve Barber.

08/03/67 - Traded Elston Howard to the Red Sox for pitchers Ron Klimkowski and Pete Magrini.

08/08/67 - Purchased Bob Tillman from the Red Sox.

11/28/67 - Lost Bill Bryan to the Senators in the rule 5 draft.
11/28/67 - Selected outfielder Andy Kosco from the Athletics in the rule 5 draft.

11/30/67 - Purchased shortstop Gene Michael from the Dodgers.

12/02/67 - Purchased catcher John Boccabella from the Cubs. (returned in April 1968)

12/07/67 - Traded Bob Tillman and pitcher Dale Roberts to the Braves for 3rd baseman Bobby Cox.

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Willie McCovey (#480)

It's hard to believe I haven't gotten around to Willie McCovey yet on any of my blogs. Plus, the Giants are under-represented here, so I'm killing 2 birds with one stone.

Willie "Stretch" McCovey was a fan favorite in San Francisco (even more so, I've heard, than the transplanted New Yorker - Willie Mays). Back in the 60s and 70s, I heard more than a few pitchers say that McCovey was the most feared hitter they ever faced.

Willie was signed by the New York Giants in 1955, and after 4 1/2 seasons in the minors he made his big-league debut in late-July 1959. He started 49 of the final 55 games at 1st base (pushing Orlando Cepeda to left field) and won the NL Rookie of the Year award that season.

In 1960 McCovey picked up where he left off, but by early June he found himself riding the bench most of the time, and even spent the 2nd half of July back in the minors.

During the '61 and '62 seasons, Willie was used as a pinch-hitter and part time fielder. He shared the 1st base job evenly with Cepeda in 1961 (playing there when Orlando was in left field), then in '62 Willie's primary position was left field, where he started 42 games to Harvey Kuenn's 82 games. He was also 3-for-15 in the 1962 World Series, with a triple and a home run.

McCovey became an everyday player beginning in 1963. Playing in 152 games (including 130 starts in left and only 14 at first base), Willie led the NL with 44 home runs (the first of 3 times he would do so) and made his first all-star team.

His workload was cut back in 1964, playing only 130 games. with only 75 starts in left field and 21 at first base.

Willie took over as the Giants' everyday 1st baseman at the start of the 1965 season. Injuries relegated Cepeda to 34 at-bats over 33 games that year, so McCovey started all but 12 games at 1st base. The following season, Cepeda was traded to the Cardinals in early May, so Willie had a permanent home in the infield.

Between 1965 and 1970, McCovey hit over 30 homers every season, and led the NL in home runs and RBI in '68 (36, 105) and '69 (45, 126). He also bat .293 and .320 in those seasons. He finished 3rd in the 1968 MVP voting, and won the award in 1969.

Willie remained with the Giants through the 1973 season, then was traded to the Padres. After the better part of 3 seasons in San Diego, he was sold to the Athletics in August 1976, where he finished out the season.

In November 1976 he was granted free agency, and returned to the Giants. Willie was the team's primary (not everyday) first baseman for the next 3 seasons.

In 1980, he started 11 of the first 12 games at 1B, but then slipped into a part-time role alongside Mike Ivie. McCovey played his last game on July 6, 1980.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.

Kansas City Athletics - Spring Training Shots

While I was putting the Lew Krausse card back in my 1967 binder after a recent post, I noticed a large number of Athletics' players photographed in spring training. The Athletics trained in Bradenton, FL from 1963-68, before moving to Arizona in 1969.  (The Pirates moved in to Bradenton in 1969, where they remain to this day.)

As I did with the Dodgers about a year ago, here are the Athletics, in their last year as Kansas City Athletics. Most of the players in the 1967 set are featured WITH caps, and in their green and white uniform. (I think only infielders Ed Charles and Ossie Chavarria are in the green and gold (away?) uniforms.

Here are the two standard "pitching poses". Most of the A's pitchers were very young. Catfish Hunter completed 2 years in the majors, Jim Nash and Chuck Dobson 1 each, with Lew Krausse the veteran of these four pitchers with 4 years.

Here are four more players, warming up before manager Al Dark puts them through some "fundamentals training". That white building behind Campy appears in several of the photos. I wonder if that's the clubhouse, or maybe just the maintenance shed for the lawn tractors and such.

Here we see Al Dark, in the white cap that the coaching staff wore (maybe so the fans in Kansas City knew where to direct their vitriol during a game?). Paul Linblad's cap looks like it just came out of the box THAT day.

Lots of youth here. Every one of these 11 players had 4 years or less in the bigs, except Mike Hershberger with 6 years.

I really like the 1967 Athletics' cards.  In the 1968 set, they're a complete airbrushed mess, what with their move to Oakland.