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The 1967 Dodgers

Team History: 1951-1997
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

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