Top 5 Players of the 1967 World Series

Originally published on Jun. 7, 2019 

By Zane Miller

On Thursday, October 12th, 1967, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston to win the 64th World Series four games to three. It was the eighth World Series championship for the Cardinals franchise and the seventh that was won in Massachusetts. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #8 Carl Yastrzemski (Red Sox)- LF

Yastrezemski scored player of the game honors in game two, taking four RBIs with two runs, three hits and a walk as the Red Sox claimed the 5-0 win.

4. #16 Jim Lonborg (Red Sox)- P

Lomborg picked up player of the game in game five, going all nine innings with just one earned run allowed on three hits and zero walks as the Red Sox went on to win it 3-1.

3. #18 Mike Shannon (Cardinals)- 3B

Shannon grabbed player of the game honors in game three, as he knocked in a pair of RBIs with one run and two hits in the Cardinals’ 5-2 victory.

2. #25 Julian Javier (Cardinals)- 2B

Javier was game seven’s player of the game, as he picked up three RBIs with one run and two hits as the Cardinals went on to win 7-2 to claim the series title.

1. #45 Bob Gibson (Cardinals)- P

Gibson earned player of the game honors in game one, going all nine innings with just one earned run allowed on six hits and a walk in the Cardinals’ 2-1 win to start out the series.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1967_WS.shtml