1967 Orlando Twins Roster
Team Record: 88-50
Finished 1st in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Ralph Rowe (88-50)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 51,753, Avg. 750
Playoffs - St. Petersburg Cards 3 games, Orlando Twins 1
The Orlando Twins of the Florida State League ended the 1967 season with a record of 88 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Twins plated 599 runs, tops in the circuit. Orlando conceded 448 runs. Stephen Waters paced the team with 14 home runs Bobbye Beckner accounted for 74 RBI. Herman Hill led all regular batters with a .292 average. Chuck Murray topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 1.99 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Dick Woodson and Herman Hill both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ralph Rowe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Allan Bara | L | R | October 24, 1944 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
Bobbye Beckner | R | R | November 14, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | Clayton, NM US |
Larry Bohannon | R | R | October 2, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Nelson Castellanos | R | R | July 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
Steven Christopher | S | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
John Counsell | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Robert Crosby | R | R | August 23, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Marv Danielson | R | R | January 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 185 | St. Cloud, MN US |
Jackie Ferrell | L | L | March 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Clifford Foster | L | L | August 8, 1947 | 6'3" | 215 | Lansing, MI US |
Gerald Gleisner | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
Terry Graham | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
John Healy | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Herman Hill | L | R | October 12, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Tuskegee, AL US |
Sandy Hopper | R | R | December 4, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Arnold Johannes | R | R | September 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 215 | |
Gary McGroarty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 177 | |
James Merrick | L | L | November 5, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | Hemet, CA US |
Pete Middlekauff | L | L | June 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Chuck Murray | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Bob Simmons | R | R | 6'5" | 190 | ||
Harold Steinback | R | R | 6'2" | 177 | ||
Roger Sugimoto | R | R | March 4, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Stephen Thornton | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Lanny Vessell | R | R | 5'7" | 150 | ||
Thomas Videtich | R | R | May 4, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Tama, IA US |
Stephen Waters | R | R | January 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | |
Leonard Weems | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Dick Woodson | R | R | March 30, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Oelwein, IA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.