Lou Brock came in late in the season in a trade with the Cubs to help the Cardinals win the 1964 season and in 1967, he put together one of his best seasons to help the Cardinals win it again in 1967. Brock was a prototypical lead off hitter in that he got a bunch of hits and stole a ton of bases. He did have his faults in that he struck out too much but there’s no doubt he was a key player on the 1967 team.
In 1967, Brock led the league in at bats (689), runs (113), and stolen bases (52). He was second with twelve triples and 206 hits. On top of all that, he set personal career marks in hits, homeruns (21), RBIs (76) and slugging percentage (.472). 1967 was also the first time Lou Brock was named to play in the All Star game and he finished seventh for the NL MVP.
The Cardinals won their first six games in 1967 and Lou Brock played a big part in that winning streak. In back to back blow out wins on April 15 and April 16, Brock had four hits and two homeruns in each of those games. He drove in eleven runs in those first six games and he had 14 hits. He’d hit his sixth homerun on April 20 and then he wouldn’t hit another until May 19th. Lou Brock had four hits in a game four times in 1967 and five times he scored at least three runs.
April was by far Brock’s best month. He hit .400 in 70 at bats and he hit six homeruns and drove in 18. He was almost as good down the stretch in the final month of the season. In September and October, Brock hit .371 in 105 at bats and he scored 26 runs. His toughest stretch was June in July. In June, he hit only .244 and in July he hit only .241. Brock struggled against left handed pitching (.239/.264/.377) but he was very good against right handed pitching (.333/.362/.525).
Here are Brock’s final 1967 stats.
Games 159
AB 689
Runs 113
Hits 206
Doubles 32
Triples 12
Homeruns 21
RBIs 76
Walks 24
Strikeouts 109
Stolen Bases 52
Caught Stealing 18
BA .299
OBA .327
SLG% .472
OPS .799
RC 106
RCAA 27
RCAP 17
RC/G 5.59
ISO .173
