1967 Houston Astros season

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1967 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record69–93 (.426)
League place9th
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
General managersTal Smith, Spec Richardson
ManagersGrady Hatton
TelevisionKTRK-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)
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The 1967 Houston Astros season was the sixth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their third as the Astros, sixth in the National League (NL), and third at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season with a 72–90 record, in 8th place and 23 games behind the NL pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers.

On June 15, 1967, Jimmy Wynn connected for the first three-home run game in franchise history.

Don Wilson tossed the third no-hitter in franchise history on June 18 for a 2–0 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The first no-hitter that took place at The Astrodome, it was the first of two no-hitters Wilson pitched for the Astros.

Three Astros were selected to the MLB All-Star game, including Wynn {center field), right fielder Rusty Staub, and pitcher Mike Cuellar. The Astros' first-round selection in the amateur draft was first baseman John Mayberry, at sixth overall.

The Astros' final regular season record stood at 69–93 for a ninth-place finish in the National League. The fourth time in five seasons that ended in ninth place, Houston finished 32+1⁄2 games behind the NL pennant and World Series-champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Summmary

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Opening Day starters

Tensions arose during the May 18 contest versus the San Francisco Giants. A riot nearly ensued in the first inning when the Astros' Jimmy Wynn connected for a home run that struck the foul pole. Giants manager Herman Franks and umpire Shag Crawford nearly were in agreement that the ball traveled foul. However, tensions escalated again when Ollie Brown was ejected for something that he had not said. After the fracas that trasnpired, the Astros emerged with the win, 6–2.[6]

With winds blowing out at Wrigley Field on May 26, Houston won over the Chicago Cubs, 7–4. The Astros' Wynn, Rusty Staub, Joe Morgan, and Ron Davis each connected for home runs. At one point, in spite of being hit by a pitch, the Astros' John Bateman was permitted to remain in the batter's box and keep trying for a home run of his own.[7]

Led by Bob Aspromonte on June 7, the Astros' 17–1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals accounted for a new record for largest margin of victory in franchise history. Aspromonte had a 5-hit day, while catcher Ron Brand collected four. This record maintained until 2019.[8]

On June 15, 1967, Wynn hit three solo home runs against San Francisco to lead to a 6–2 win. This was the first three-home run game by an Astros hitter in franchise history. This achievement was also not repeated at the Astrodome until 1994.[9] Moments before the trade deadline on June 15, the Astros sent Claude Raymond to the Atlanta Braves for Wade Blasingame. The following day, Raymond earned the save in the Braves' 9–8 win over the Astros.[10]

Don Wilson no-hit the Atlanta Braves on June 18 for a 2–0 win. The third no-hitter in franchise history, it was the first Astros' no hitter to end as a shutout, and the first pitched at The Astrodome. It was also the first of two no-hitters that Wilson pitched for Houston, the first Astro to accomplish this feat.[11]

On June 19, Julio Gotay authored a 5-for-5 day, including delivering the game-tying RBI to send the contest into extra innings. However, the St. Louis Cardinals prevailed, 5–4, in 11 innigs. Gotay had replaced Joe Morgan on the roster while he was on military leave.[12]

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 101 60 .627 — 49‍–‍32 52‍–‍28
San Francisco Giants 91 71 .562 10½ 51‍–‍31 40‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs 87 74 .540 14 49‍–‍34 38‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 87 75 .537 14½ 49‍–‍32 38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 82 80 .506 19½ 45‍–‍35 37‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 81 .500 20½ 49‍–‍32 32‍–‍49
Atlanta Braves 77 85 .475 24½ 48‍–‍33 29‍–‍52
Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 .451 28½ 42‍–‍39 31‍–‍50
Houston Astros 69 93 .426 32½ 46‍–‍35 23‍–‍58
New York Mets 61 101 .377 40½ 36‍–‍42 25‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

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1967 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD NYM PHI PIT SF STL
Atlanta — 11–7 5–13 11–7 8–10 8–10 10–8 8–10 10–8 6–12
Chicago 7–11 — 12–6 8–10 9–9 13–5 11–7 11–7–1 10–8 6–11
Cincinnati 13–5 6–12 — 15–3 8–10 12–6 10–8 10–8 8–10 5–13
Houston 7–11 10–8 3–15 — 10–8 11–7 7–11 9–9 6–12 6–12
Los Angeles 10–8 9–9 10–8 8–10 — 12–6 6–12 7–11 5–13 6–12
New York 10–8 5–13 6–12 7–11 6–12 — 4–14 11–7 5–13 7–11
Philadelphia 8-10 7–11 8–10 11–7 12–6 14–4 — 8–10 8–10 6–12
Pittsburgh 10–8 7–11–1 8–10 9–9 11–7 7–11 10–8 — 8–10 11–7
San Francisco 8–10 8–10 10–8 12–6 13–5 13–5 10–8 10–8 — 7–11
St. Louis 12–6 11–6 13–5 12–6 12–6 11–7 12–6 7–11 11–7 —


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1967 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Regular season

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Legend
  Astros win
  Astros loss
  Postponement
  Eliminated from playoff race
Bold Astros team member
1967 regular season game log: 69–93 (Home: 46–35; Away: 23–58)[17]
April: 5–13 (Home: 4–8; Away: 1–5)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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May: 11–15 (Home: 5–6; Away: 6–9)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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June: 11–19 (Home: 6–10; Away: 5–9)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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July: 19–12 (Home: 14–1; Away: 5–11)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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— July 11 6:15 p.m. CDT 38th All-Star Game in Anaheim, CA
August: 9–21 (Home: 8–8; Away: 1–13)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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September: 14–12 (Home: 9–2; Away: 5–10)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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Detailed records

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C John Bateman 76 252 48 .190 2 17
1B Eddie Mathews 101 328 78 .238 10 38
2B Joe Morgan 133 494 136 .275 6 42
SS Sonny Jackson 129 520 123 .237 0 25
3B Bob Aspromonte 137 486 143 .294 6 58
LF Ron Davis 94 285 73 .256 7 38
CF Jim Wynn 158 594 148 .249 37 107
RF Rusty Staub 149 546 182 .333 10 74

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Julio Gotay 77 234 66 .282 2 15
Ron Brand 84 215 52 .242 0 18
Norm Miller 64 190 39 .205 1 14
Chuck Harrison 70 177 43 .243 2 26
Doug Rader 47 162 54 .333 2 26
Jim Landis 50 143 36 .252 1 14
Dave Adlesh 39 94 17 .181 1 4
Jackie Brandt 41 89 21 .236 1 15
Bob Lillis 37 82 20 .244 0 5
Aaron Pointer 27 70 11 .157 1 10
Hal King 15 44 11 .250 0 6
Ivan Murrell 10 29 9 .310 0 1
Lee Bales 19 27 3 .111 0 2
Bob Watson 6 14 3 .214 1 2
Bill Heath 9 11 1 .091 0 0
José Herrera 5 4 1 .250 0 1
Candy Harris 6 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike Cuellar 36 246.1 16 11 3.03 203
Dave Giusti 37 221.2 11 15 4.18 157
Don Wilson 31 184.0 10 9 2.79 159
Bo Belinsky 27 115.1 3 9 4.68 80
Larry Dierker 15 99.0 6 5 3.36 68
Wade Blasingame 15 77.0 4 7 5.96 46
Bruce Von Hoff 10 50.1 0 3 4.83 22
Chris Zachary 9 36.1 1 6 5.70 18

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Danny Coombs 6 24.1 3 0 3.33 23
Howie Reed 4 18.1 1 1 3.44 9

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Larry Sherry 29 1 2 6 4.87 32
Dan Schneider 54 0 2 2 4.96 39
Carroll Sembera 45 2 6 3 4.83 48
Barry Latman 39 3 6 0 4.52 70
Dave Eilers 35 6 4 1 3.94 27
Claude Raymond 21 0 4 5 3.19 17
Tom Dukes 17 0 2 2 5.32 23
Jim Owens 10 0 1 0 4.22 6
Turk Farrell 7 1 0 0 4.63 10
Pat House 6 1 0 1 4.50 2
Arnold Earley 2 0 0 0 27.00 1
John Buzhardt 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minor league system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers Pacific Coast League Mel McGaha
AA Amarillo Sonics Texas League Buddy Hancken
A Asheville Tourists Carolina League Chuck Churn
A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Walt Matthews
Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Tony Pacheco
Awards

References

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  1. ^ a b Bob Lillis at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ Bo Belinsky at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ a b Sandy Alomar at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Lee Maye at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ "1967 Houston Astros Roster". Baseball Almanac.
  6. ^ Schwartzberg, Seth (May 19, 2025). "Today in Astros history—May 18–19". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  7. ^ Schwartzberg, Seth (May 26, 2025). "Today in Astros history - May 26". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Schwartzburg, Seth (June 7, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 16". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Schwartzburg, Seth (June 15, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 15". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  10. ^ Schwartzburg, Seth (June 16, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 16". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  11. ^ Schwartzberg, Seth (June 18, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 18". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  12. ^ Schwartzburg, Seth (June 19, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 16". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  13. ^ John Mayberry at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ Braves send Blasingame to Houston; few other trades
  15. ^ Gary Kroll at Baseball Reference
  16. ^ Jim Weaver at Baseball Reference
  17. ^ "1967 Houston Astros Schedule & Results". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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