The 1967 Chicago Cubs season was the 96th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 92nd in the

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and the 52nd at

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. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 87–74, fourteen games behind the NL and

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Champion

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Offseason

* October 18, 1966:

Joey Amalfitano John Joseph Amalfitano (born January 23, 1934) is a former utility infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played a combined ten seasons with the New York and San Francisco Giants (1954–55; 1960–61; 1963), Ho ...

was released by the Cubs.Joey Amalfitano
at ''Baseball Reference'' * October 18, 1966:

Marty Keough Richard Martin Keough (born April 14, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1956–60), Cleveland Indians (1960), Washington Senators (1961), Cincinn ...

was released by the Cubs. * November 29, 1966:

Chris Krug Everett Ben "Chris" Krug (born December 25, 1939) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. Krug was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1958. Krug played in parts of three major league seasons, two (1965 and 1966) with ...

and Wayne Schurr were traded by the Cubs to the California Angels for Mike White and Don Furnald (minors). * November 29, 1966: Hal Haydel was drafted from the Cubs by the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...

in the 1966 minor league draft.Hal Haydel
at ''Baseball Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 20, 1967: Joey Amalfitano was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. * July 6, 1967: Joey Amalfitano was released by the Cubs. * July 24, 1967:

Bob Shaw Robert Shaw (31 December 1931 – 11 February 1996) was a science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" ...

was purchased by the Cubs from the

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.Bob Shaw
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * September 19, 1967: Bob Shaw was released by the Cubs.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with

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References

External links

1967 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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