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1967 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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General manager(s)
  
Joe L. Brown

Owner(s)
  
John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)

Manager(s)
  
Harry Walker, Danny Murtaugh

Local television
  
KDKA-TVBob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King

Local radio
  
KDKABob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King

The 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 86th season in franchise history. The sixth-place Pirates finished at 81–81, 20½ games behind the National League and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

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Offseason

  • October and November 1966: In separate transactions, Wilbur Wood was sold by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox also sold Juan Pizarro to the Pirates.
  • November 29, 1966: Manny Jiménez was drafted by the Pirates from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1966 minor league draft.
  • December 1, 1966: Bob Bailey and Gene Michael were traded by the Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Maury Wills.
  • December 6, 1966: Don Cardwell and Don Bosch were traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Dennis Ribant and Gary Kolb.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 6, 1967: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 9th round of the secondary phase of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
  • June 21, 1967: Al Luplow was acquired by the Pirates from the New York Mets via waivers.

    • Statistics

    Batting
    Pitching

    References

    1967 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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