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1967 Houston Astros season

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Record
  
69–93 (.426)

Owner(s)
  
Roy Hofheinz

Local television
  
KTRK-TV

League place
  
9th

Manager(s)
  
Grady Hatton

General manager(s)
  
Tal Smith, Spec Richardson

The 1967 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. It involved the 69–93 Astros ninth-place finish in the National League, 32½ games behind the NL and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 19, 1966: Bob Lillis was released by the Astros.
  • November 28, 1966: Bo Belinsky was drafted by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1966 rule 5 draft.
  • December 31, 1966: Dave Nicholson and Bob Bruce were traded by the Astros to the Atlanta Braves for Eddie Mathews, Arnold Umbach and a player to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Sandy Alomar to the Astros on February 25, 1967.
  • January 4, 1967: Lee Maye and Ken Retzer were traded by the Astros to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Landis, Jim Weaver, and Doc Edwards.
  • March 24, 1967: Sandy Alomar was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Derrell Griffith.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Bob Aspromonte
  • John Bateman
  • Mike Cuellar
  • Sonny Jackson
  • Eddie Mathews
  • Joe Morgan
  • Aaron Pointer
  • Rusty Staub
  • Jimmy Wynn

    • Notable transactions

  • April 28, 1967: Bob Lillis was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
  • June 6, 1967: John Mayberry was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.
  • June 15, 1967: Claude Raymond was traded by the Astros to the Atlanta Braves for Wade Blasingame.
  • July 20, 1967: Gary Kroll was purchased from the Astros by the Cleveland Indians.
  • August 7, 1967: Jim Weaver was traded by the Astros to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Héctor Torres to the Astros on November 21.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    References

    1967 Houston Astros season Wikipedia
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