The 1967 season was the

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' 67th season in the major leagues, and its 68th season overall. They finished with a record of 89–73, good enough for fourth place in the

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, 3 games behind the first-place

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. The team's

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(ERA) of 2.45 is the lowest in the

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(1920 onwards).

Offseason

* October 17, 1966:

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was released by the White Sox. * October and November 1966: In separate transactions,

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was sold by the Pirates to the

. The White Sox also sold Juan Pizarro to the Pirates. * December 14, 1966:

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and Lee White (minors) were traded by the White Sox to the

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for

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and

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Regular season

Opening Day lineup

, LF *

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, 3B *

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, CF * Pete Ward, 1B *

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, RF * Jerry McNertney, C * Ron Hansen, SS * Jerry Adair, 2B * John Buzhardt, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 6, 1967:

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was traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for

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and cash. * June 15, 1967: Ed Stroud was traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Jim King. * July 22, 1967:

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and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the

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for

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and a player to be named later. The Mets completed their part of the deal by sending Sandy Alomar Sr. to the White Sox on August 15. The White Sox completed their part of the deal by sending J. C. Martin to the Mets on November 27.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

* 1967 MLB All-Star Game **

, reserve **

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, reserve **

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, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton
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Notes

References

1967 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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