1967 Boston Red Sox

1967 Boston Red Sox / Franchise: Boston Red Sox / BR Team Page

Record: 92-70, Finished 1st in American League (1967 AL)

Clinched Pennant: October 1, 1967 vs. Minnesota Twins

Managed by Dick Williams

Coaches: Bobby Doerr, Al Lakeman, Sal Maglie and Eddie Popowski

Ballpark: Fenway Park

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Tony Conigliaro, Jim Lonborg, Rico Petrocelli and Carl Yastrzemski
• AL MVP: Carl Yastrzemski
• AL Cy Young Award: Jim Lonborg
• AL Gold Glove: George Scott (1B) and Carl Yastrzemski (OF)
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Reggie Smith (OF)
• Manager of the Year Award: Dick Williams

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	92	70	.568	--
Detroit Tigers	91	71	.562	1
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	1
Chicago White Sox	89	73	.549	3
California Angels	84	77	.522	7.5
Baltimore Orioles	76	85	.472	15.5
Washington Senators	76	85	.472	15.5
Cleveland Indians	75	87	.463	17
New York Yankees	72	90	.444	20
Kansas City Athletics	62	99	.385	23

Further Reading

• Cameron Bright: The 1967 American League Pennant Race: Four Teams, Six Weeks, One Winner, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-7296-0
• Ken Coleman: The Impossible Dream Remembered: the 1967 Boston Red Sox, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1990. ISBN 978-0828907699
• Bill Nowlin and Dan Desrochers, ed.: The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox: 'Pandemonium on the Field', SABR, Rounder Books, Burlington, MA, 2007. ISBN 978-1-5794-0141-2
• Rico Petrocelli and Chaz Scroggins: Rico Petrocelli's Tales from the Impossible Dream Red Sox, Sports Publishing LLC, Champaign, Il, 2007.
• Thomas J. Whalen: Spirit of '67: The Cardiac Kids, El Birdos, and the World Series That Captivated America, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4422-3316-4
• Bill Nowlin "October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’" SABR

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