- April 19
- 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45. [1]
- April 20
- New York Mets' Tom Seaver's first victory, beats Chicago Cubs, 6-1. [1]
- April 21
- Los Angeles Dodgers first rain-out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games). [1]
- April 23
- Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational. [1]
- April 24
- 21st NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 2. [1]
- April 28
- Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and is stripped of boxing title. [1]
- April 30
- Baltimore Orioles' Stu Miller and Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Detroit Tigers. [1]
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. [1]
- New York Mets' pitcher Tom Seaver wins his first game. [1]
- May 2
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2. [1]
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- May 6
- 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6. [1]
- Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22). [1]
- May 7
- Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open. [1]
- May 10
- Hank Aaron makes his only inside the park homerun (vs Jim Bunning). [1]
- May 13
- New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle hits career homerun #500 off Baltimore Orioles' Stu Miller. [1]
- Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries. [1]
- May 15
- Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1]
- May 16
- Philadelphia voters approve a US$13 million bond issue to build a new stadium. [1]
- May 20
- 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2. [1]
- May 21
- Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. [1]
- May 24
- AFL grants a franchise to the Cincinnati Bengals. [1]
- May 25
- Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon. [1]
- May 30
- New York Yankees' Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball. [1]
- May 31
- Bayern München wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg, Germany. [1]
- June 12
- Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings. [1]
- June 18
- Houston Astros' Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0. [1]
- June 20
- Philadelphia Phillies' Larry Jackson beats New York Mets for 18th straight time. [1]
- June 23
- Jim Ryun sets mile record of 3:51.1 (Bakersfield, California). [1]
- June 30
- Philadelphia Phillies' Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining team. [1]
- July 4
- Philadelphia Phillies' Clay Dairymple ties National League record of six walks in doubleheader. [1]
- July 8
- Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles and mix). [1]
- Helen Weston of Detroit, Michgan, USA bowls a record 4,585 in 24 games. [1]
- July 11
- Longest All Star Game, National League beats American League 2-1 (15 innings) (Anaheim Stadium, California). [1]
- July 12
- 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 4-0. [1]
- July 14
- Houston Astros' Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giants' Juan Marichal. [1]
- July 15
- Los Angeles Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in overtime to be United Soccer Association champions. [1]
- Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open. [1]
- July 22
- Atlanta Braves use a record five pitchers in the 9th inning. [1]
- July 26
- Minnesota Twins beat New York Yankees 3-2 in 18 innings. [1]
- August 5
- First time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Denver Broncos beats Detroit Lions 13-7. [1]
- August 6
- Minnesota Twins' Dean Chance pitches a perfect game against Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in five innings. [1]
- August 11
- Al Downing becomes 12th to strike-out side on nine pitches. [1]
- August 18
- Boston Red Sox player Tony Conigliaro's left cheekbone is shattered by a fastball thrown by California Angels' pitcher Jack Hamilton, causing him to miss the rest of the 1967 season and all of 1968. [56]
- August 25
- Minnesota Twins' Dean Chance second no-hitter of month beats Cleveland Indians, 2-1. [1]
- August 29
- New York Yankees' longest day, Boston Red Sox take first game 2-1 in nine innings, New York Yankees win second game 4-3 in 20 innings; a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes. [1]
- September 1
- San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds 1-0 in 21 innings. [1]
- September 10
- Chicago White Sox player Joel Horlen no-hits Detroit Tigers, 6-0. [1]
- September 17
- New Orleans Saints' first NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13. [1]
- September 18
- Intrepid (US) beats Dame Pattie (Australia) in 21st America's Cup. [1]
- September 22
- Philadelphia Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager. [1]
- September 24
- Saint Louis Cardinals' Jim Bakken kicks seven field goals versus Pittsburgh Steelers. [1]
- September 27
- Philadelphia Phillies' Jim Bunning ties National League record of five 1-0 losses in a year. [1]
- October 4
- First World Series since 1948 not to feature New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, or Los Angeles Dodgers (World Series #64). [1]
- October 12
- Saint Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in one World Series. [1]
- October 18
- Major League Baseball's American League votes to allow the Athletics team to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand the league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams. [1] [56]
- October 19
- Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets long jump record at 27 feet 4 3/4 inches. [1]
- October 23
- New Jersey Americans (later New York / New Jersey Nets) play first ABA game. [1]
- November 5
- New Orleans Saints' first NFL victory, beating Philadelphia Eagles 31-24. [1]
- December 1
- Pacific Northwest Sports is awarded one of two American League expansion franchise teams (Seattle). [1]
- Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 22 free throw misses. [1]
- December 2
- 55th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 24-1. [1]
- December 3
- Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4). [1]
- December 8
- NHL's California Seals change name to Oakland Seals. [1]
- December 13
- United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL. [1]
- December 16
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points versus Chicago Bulls. [1]
- December 31
- First NBA game at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets 147-118. [1]
- Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game. [1]
- Coldest NFL game, -13 degrees F, dubbed the Ice Bowl. Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in NFL championship game. [1] [1302.199]
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