1967 St. Louis Cardinals season
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1967 World Series Champions National League champions |
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| Record | 101–60 (.627) |
| League place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch |
| General manager(s) | Stan Musial |
| Manager(s) | Red Schoendienst |
| Local television | KSD-TV |
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KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) |
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The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 86th season in St. Louis, Missouri, its 76th season in the National League, and its first full season at Busch Memorial Stadium. Gussie Busch hired former outfielder Stan Musial as general manager before the season. Featuring four future Hall of Famers in Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton and Orlando Cepeda, "El Birdos" went 101–60 during the season and won the NL pennant by 10½ games over the San Francisco Giants. They went on to win the 1967 World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox.
First baseman Orlando Cepeda won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 25 home runs and 111 RBIs. He was the first unanimous selection for the award in the history of the National League. Pitcher Bob Gibson and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.
Flood, whose record streak of 568 consecutive chances in the field without an error ended June 4 when he dropped a fly ball, returned to regular play in late July. His 227-game string had begun September 3, 1965. Once back in the lineup, he batted .373 the rest of the season, finishing fourth in the league at .335.
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