On January 29, 1967, former Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey and Pittsburgh Pirates hitting great Lloyd Waner are elected to the Hall of Fame. In 1947 in a unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee, Rickey promoted Jackie Robinson to the major leagues, effectively breaking baseball’s color line.
1967 – The St. Louis Cardinals name future Hall of Famer Stan Musial as their new general manager.
on January 22, 1967. The to a three-year contract as vice-president and general manager. A native of Colorado, Howsam started in baseball in the 1950s with the Denver Bears of the minor league American Association. He was the original owner of the Denver Broncos in the AFL in 1960. Howsam’s first major league job was…
Tom Brown becomes the first major leaguer to play in the Super Bowl. The Green Bay defensive back, an outfielder and first baseman for the Senators in 1963, is best remembered for his last-minute interception of Cowboy quarterback Don Meredith’s Hail Mary pass in the NFL Championship game, making Green Bay a participant in the first-ever Super Bowl.
On January 6, 1967, former major league manager Johnny Keane dies from a heart attack at the age of 55. Keane guided the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Championship in 1964, but left to become the manager of the New York Yankees, whom the Cardinals had beaten in the World Series. After an unsuccessful…
Houston trades outfielder Lee Maye and a minor leaguer to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Jim Landis, catcher Doc Edwards and a minor leaguer. Landis hits .252 with one homer in part-time duty before being shipped to Detroit in mid-season.
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