The Yankees regular starters in 1967 were: 1b-Mickey Mantle, 2b-Horace Clarke, SS-Ruben Amaro, 3b-Charlie Smith, LF-Tom Tresh, CF-Joe Pepitone, RF-Steve Whitaker and C-Jake Gibbs.
Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
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Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 1:42 PM EDT
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Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
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I used to have a Joe Pepitone glove ... -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
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Joe Pepitone. Great name. -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
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Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 3:02 PM EDT
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In Response to Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees:The Yankees regular starters in 1967 were: 1b-Mickey Mantle, 2b-Horace Clarke, SS-Ruben Amaro, 3b-Charlie Smith, LF-Tom Tresh, CF-Joe Pepitone, RF-Steve Whitaker and C-Jake Gibbs.
Posted by jesseyerica
Though I am a Sox fan, my first hero was Mickey Mantle. I hated watching The Mick disintegrate at the end of his career...from "65-"68. For this reason, I never hated the Yankees, until 1976, when they had obnoxious players like "Mick the Quick", Graig Nettles, and Thurman Munson (well...they were obnoxious to me). But, I never could bring myself to hate them in the 90s. I admired them, and liked the majority of their core players (Jeter, Tino Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams). The Yankees corp players were pretty much home grown. Now...I just dislike A-Rod and Tex! Anyway, their not so great "67 line-up, as I remember, was:
2B Horace Clarke
SS Ruben Amaro
1B Mickey Mantle
CF Joe Pepitone
LF Tom Tresh
RF Steve Whitaker
C Jake Gibbs
3B Charlie Smith
P Mel Stottlemyre, Fritz Peterson, Al Downing, Fred Talbot.
This is the cite for the "67 Yanks box scores: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1967-schedule-scores.shtml
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Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 3:10 PM EDT
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Hey TexasPat, is the person that you are debating invisible to the rest of us? Did you post into the wrong forum? -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 3:11 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees:Hey TexasPat, is the person that you are debating invisible to the rest of us? Did you post into the wrong forum?
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LOL!! No...just made a pasting mistake. -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 3:15 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees:In Response to Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees : Though I am a Sox fan, my first hero was Mickey Mantle. I hated watching The Mick disintegrate at the end of his career...from "65-"68. For this reason, I never hated the Yankees, until 1976, when they had obnoxious players like "Mick the Quick", Graig Nettles, and Turman Munson (well...they were obnoxious to me). But, I never could bring myself to hate them in the 90s. I admired them, and liked the majority of their core players (Jeter, Tino Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams). The Yankees corp players were pretty much home grown. Now...I just dislike A-Rod and Tex! Anyway, their not so great "67 line-up, as I remember, was: 2B Horace Clarke SS Ruben Amaro 1B Mickey Mantle CF Joe Pepitone LF Tom Tresh RF Steve Whitaker C Jake Gibbs 3B Charlie Smith P Mel Stottlemyre, Fritz Peterson, Al Downing, Fred Talbot. This is the cite for the "67 Yanks box scores: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1967-schedule-scores.shtml
Posted by TexasPat3Agreed about Mantle at the end, his legs in those days were terrible (yet went 6/8 in SBs that yr). But, he still had his moments, and FWIW, his 18 HRs are the 4th highest in history for a last season. That yr, I went to an OT game; the Yankees lost 3-2, but both runs were Mantle HRs, and the 2nd was a blistering shot that went over the 402 sign and into the distant LF bullpen; I was a happy kid that day. -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 3:28 PM EDT
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I too was a Major Mickey fan and if those 100s of Mantle cards I saved, as a kid, are not totally disinergrated by now, Somebody would have a fortune in Cards if they were to go to the dumping site where my mom deposited them after I joined the air force. 67 is when I became a Red Sox Fan because I thought the Yanks were forcing Mantle to play in order to get people to the games. I got to meet mantle a few years later at a card show, for only $50 !! LOL -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 4:44 PM EDT
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Mantle transcends team lines for sure, he could crush the ball. My favorite as a kid also .... -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 6:53 PM EDT
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Wasn't Bobby Cox on that team? Maybe late 60's early 70's -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 7:13 PM EDT
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Ah, the immortal Horace Clarke
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Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 7:43 PM EDT
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Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
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Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 10:03 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees:Wasn't Bobby Cox on that team? Maybe late 60's early 70's
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I think you mean Wally Cox. -
Re: Starting lineup for the 67 Yankees
posted at 7/8/2011 10:46 PM EDT
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Future HOF Mgr Bobby Cox, a "career minor leaguer", finally broke into the bigs for the Yankees in '68, started that yr at 3B (He had a good arm, shaky glove, resulting in some adventurous plays), and played 2 seasons.