1967 Houston Astros season

Sixth season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1967 National League Astrodome Houston, Texas 69 93 y 9th Roy Hofheinz Tal Smith, Spec Richardson Grady Hatton KTRK-TV KPRC (AM)(Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas) 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. The Astros commenced the regular season on April 11, hosting the Atlanta Braves. Pitcher Mike Cuellar made the Opening Day start as the Astros were victorious, 6–1. The Astros established a then-franchise record of 23 hits in a single game on June 7. 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 Cuellar, Wynn (center field), and right fielder Rusty Staub. The Astros' first-round selection in the amateur draft was first baseman John Mayberry, at sixth overall. On July 14, Eddie Mathews, in his lone season playing for Houston, became the seventh major leaguer to hit 500 home runs for his career, with this historic blast at Candlestick Park. 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. Staub and Wynn teamed to establish several club records. Offseason Summary The Houston Astros concluded the 1966 campaign with a 72 90 y record, ranking eighth in the National League (NL), 23 games behind the NL pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1966.shtml 1966 National League team statistics Baseball Reference July 13, 2026 The Astros won as many as 72 games for the first time, an improvement by seven wins from 1965..https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baaseball-Reference.com October 13, 2025 Transactions October 19, 1966: Bob Lillis was released by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lillibo01.shtml Bob Lillis stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 November 28, 1966: Bo Belinsky was drafted by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1966 rule 5 draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belinbo01.shtml Bo Belinsky stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 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 Sr. to the Astros on February 25, 1967.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/matheed01.shtml Eddie Mathews stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayele01.shtml Lee Mayes tats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 March 24, 1967: Sandy Alomar Sr. was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Derrell Griffith.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomasa01.shtml Sandy Alomar stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 Regular season Summary April—May + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 16 Sonny Jackson Shortstop 18 Joe Morgan Second baseman 28 Aaron Pointer Left fielder 24 Jimmy Wynn Center fielder 14 Bob Aspromonte Third baseman 10 Rusty Staub Right fielder 11 Eddie Mathews First baseman 7 John Bateman Catcher 35 Mike Cuellar Pitcher Venue: Astrodome • Final: Houston 6, Atlanta 1 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196704110HOU Atlanta Braves (1) vs Houston Astros (6) box score Baseball Almanac April 11, 1967 October 13, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1967-uniform-numbers.shtml 1967 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com October 14, 2025 On Opening Day, April 11, Houston were triumphant over the Atlanta Braves, 6–1. Clete Boyer homered off Astros Opening Day starter Mike Cuellar in the top of the seventh, which broke a scoreless tie. During the bottom of the seventh, newcomer and former Brave, Eddie Mathews, greeted his old club with a run batted in (RBI) triple that scored Bob Aspromonte to tie the score, 1–1. The Astros tallied five more during the frame, including Cuellar's RBI single to plate batterymate John Bateman. Cuellar earned the complete game victory, yielding five hits with no base on balls and seven strikeouts.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196704110.shtml Atlanta Braves (1) vs Houston Astros (6) box score Baseball-Reference.com April 11, 1967 January 9, 2026 Houston earned just their second Opening Day victory since franchise inauguration day, 1962. 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 transpired, the Astros emerged with the win, 6–2.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/19/24432914/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history—May 18–19 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 19, 2025 August 26, 2025 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.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/27/24437770/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 26 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 26, 2025 August 4, 2025 Early June The Astros collected a then-franchise record of 23 hits on June 7.Surpassed on May 30, 1976, versus Atlanta. Criteria: For single games, from 1962 to 1976, for HOU, in the regular season, requiring hits ≥18, sorted by descending hits.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/team-batting-game-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by=b_h&timeframe=seasons&year_min=1962&year_max=1976&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=18&cstat%5B1%5D=b_h&team_id=HOU Team batting game stats finder Stathead Sports Reference April 4, 2026 Led by Bob Aspromonte, 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.Schwartzburg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/16/24449966/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 16 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 7, 2025 July 6, 2025 While at Crosley Field in his hometown of Cincinnati on June 10, Jimmy Wynn walloped the first of a pair of memorable home runs that cleared the 58 ft m scoreboard in left-center field. The first, off Mel Queen during the eighth inning, landed on Interstate 75.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=wynnji01 Jimmy Wynn stats, height, weight, research & history Baseball Almanac February 23, 2026 Wynn reprised the drive the following day, off Sammy Ellis with similar arc and direction during the third inning. The ball landed onto the highway ramp, came to rest an estimated 600 ft m from home plate, while posting the Astros to a 3–1 advantage. However, the upstart Reds rallied, capped by Don Pavletich's walk-off grand slam that catalyzed an 8–4 Cincinnati triumph. (Footage of Wynn's tape-measure blast on June 11, 1967).Sternman Mark S. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-11-1967-don-pavletich-hits-walk-off-grand-slam-for-reds/ Don Pavletich hits walk-off grand slam for Reds Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) June 11, 1967 February 23, 2026 Rookie right-hander Don Wilson struck out 13 Giants on June 14 to lead a 7–4 complete game victory. He scattered eight hits while surrendering just one earned run.Wolf Gregory H. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-18-1967-don-wilson-tosses-first-no-hitter-in-astrodome-history/ Don Wilson tosses first no-hitter in Astrodome history Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) June 18, 1967 January 10, 2026 This also was the first outing of Wilson's career in which he reached double-figures in strikeouts. In just his next start, Wilson would establish another new personal-best.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/PX_wilsd102.htm Top performances for Don Wilson Retrosheet January 10, 2026 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.Wynn's achievement was next equaled by Lee May on June 21, 1973. lower-alpha "Astros 3-home run games" This achievement was also not repeated at the Astrodome until 1994.By Jeff Bagwell on June 24, 1994. lower-alpha "Astrodome 3-home run game"https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3-Home-Runs-In-A-Game.shtml 3 home runs in a game Baseball Almanac November 11, 2025Schwartzburg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/15/24449591/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 15 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 15, 2025 June 15, 2025 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.Schwartzburg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/16/24449966/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 16 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 16, 2025 June 16, 2025 On June 17, Mathews swatted a walk-off home run leading off the ninth inning against the Braves off former Colt .45/Astro Bob Bruce to seal a 4–3 Astros triumph. Going into the ninth, Houston's Dave Giusti took a shutout bid with a 3–0 lead. However, Woody Woodward singled in Denis Menke and Mike de la Hoz belted a game-tying home run. Wade Blasingame (2–0) retired Tito Francona on a lineout to end the rally just before Mathews connected for his fifth home run of the season.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196706172.shtml Atlanta Braves (3) vs Houston Astros (4) box score Baseball-Reference.com June 17, 1967 January 10, 2026 Don Wilson's no-hitter thumb|Don Wilson threw the first no-hitter indoors. Don Wilson no-hit the Atlanta Braves on June 18 to spearhead a 2–0 win. He fanned Hank Aaron for the final out of this masterpiece.https://www.mlb.com/astros/history/timeline Astros history – Timeline MLB.com August 31, 2025 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.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/18/24451419/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 18 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 18, 2025 June 26, 2025 Wilson retired 7 of the first 14 hitters via strikeout. Opposite Wilson was the 28-year-old Phil Niekro, who was making his third career start, and coming off a two-hit shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Niekro had been a relief pitcher since his debut in 1964. Though the Astros collected two hits off Niekro in the first inning, he closed out the frame without blemish. Houston scored twice in the bottom of the fourth when Jim Wynn doubled home Sonny Jackson for his 48th RBI. The run broke a 14 1 3 scoreless innings streak that Niekro had fabricated. Staub followed by singling in Wynn to stake Houston to a 2–0 lead. Wilson's perfect game bid expired during the top of the fifth inning when he issued a two-out base on balls to Denis Menke. With two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Aspromonte collared the defensive gem of the contest. Felipe Alou smashed a rocket to Aspromonte's left, which he speared, and shifted to his knees to deliver a perfect strike to Mathews at first base. Joseph Heiling of the Houston Post delineated Aspromonte's reflex as “sprawled out on his stomach like a camper who has tripped on a log.” During the top of the seventh, Wilson issued a one-out walk to Hank Aaron on a full count. Wilson then whiffed Mack Jones and induced a fly ball out to center field from Mike de la Hoz. Wilson then struck out the side outfitted with three consecutive pinch hitters in the eighth inning. Wilson, who fanned Aaron swinging on a full-count during the top of the ninth to end the contest, registered 15 strikeouts to tie Cuellar's club record set nearly one year prior on June 25, 1966. Wilson's 15 punchouts wiped out his career-high of 13 set in just his prior start against San Francisco. It was the first of three performances of 15 or more strikeouts by Wilson during his career. Wilson fanned 15 of 30 batters faced, including thrice each versus the trio Tito Francona, Aaron, and Jones during this bout. Willson registered a game score of 99.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196706180.shtml Atlanta Braves (0) vs Houston Astros (2) box score Baseball-Reference.com June 18, 1967 June 6, 2026 Rest of June 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 innings. Gotay had replaced Joe Morgan on the roster while he was on military leave.Schwartzburg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/19/24452132/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 16 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 19, 2025 June 25, 2025 On June 25, Larry Dierker's 1967 season concluded early as he began serving a six-month tour in the Army Reserve.https://www.astrosdaily.com/hall/Dierker_Larry.html Larry Dierker tribute Astros Daily July 18, 2026 From June 30 to July 21, Staub recorded the first-ever hitting streak of 20 games in franchise history, also his best period of hitting on the season, represented with a .423 batting average and 10 doubles. Staub's hitting streak broke the club record set during the inaugural season of 1962 when Román Mejías hit in 16 consecutively from May 25–June 10 of that year, and remained as the record stood until June 22, 1973, when Lee May collected a hit in 21 straight contests.Smith David https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/hitstreak.html Houston Astros hitting streaks Astros Daily Retrosheet September 27, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=staubru01&t=b&year=1967 Rusty Staub 1967 batting game logs Baseball-Reference.com September 27, 2025 During the month of June, Jimmy Wynn clubbed 11 home runs and 29 runs batted in,Wilson John https://astrosdaily.com/history/19670909/index.html Wynn packing cannon on his spindly frame The Sporting News Astros Daily August 29, 1967 December 11, 2025 setting a monthly RBI record which surpassed 28 by Bob Aspromonte in August of the previous campaign.In September—October 1977, Bob Watson surpassed this record by becoming the first Astros player to collect 30 or more RBI during any calendar month. Criteria: In the regular season, from 1962 to 1977, playing for HOU, for any choice in months, requiring runs batted in ≥ 28, sorted by lowest year.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/split_finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_game&year_min=1962&year_max=1977&split_1=dates%3Amonth&class=player&type=b&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=28&cstat%5B1%5D=RBI&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career split finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference August 23, 2026 Early July On July 8, Eddie Mathews hit the 499th home run of his career, and Wynn added a home run to lead a 3–1 victory over the Cubs. Both of the blasts were in the sixth inning off Cubs right-hander Ray Culp. The Astros followed up that effort with a 6–0 shutout, which sealed a four-game sweep of Chicago prior to the All-Star break. The Astros ended their first half with a record of 33 50 y.Krell David https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-14-1967-astros-eddie-mathews-joins-500-home-run-club/ July 14, 1967: Astros’ Eddie Mathews joins 500 Home Run Club Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) July 9, 2021 September 6, 2025 MLB All-Star Game For the first time, three Astros were selected to represent the team at the MLB All-Star Game, hosted at Anaheim Stadium. The three were pitcher Mike Cuellar, and outfielders Jimmy Wynn and Rusty Staub. Moreover, Wynn and Staub became the first two Astros players to log base hits in an All-Star Game.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/bat-all-star.shtml Houston Astros All-Star player register Baseball-Refererence.com October 26, 2025 Wynn's safety preceded Staub's, as both were called on to pinch hit in the pitcher's spot in the lineup. Wynn was substituted in for Bob Gibson, and led off the top of the ninth with a single off Al Downing. In the top of the 11th, Staub banged a single in place of Chris Short off Catfish Hunter.https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1967-allstar-game.shtml 1967 All-Star Game box score Baseball-Reference.com July 11, 1967 November 8, 2025 Eddie Mathews' 500th home run thumb|right|180px|upright|Photocard of Eddie Mathews as a member of the Astros in 1967. Batting fifth in the order on July 14, Eddie Mathews connected for his 500th career home run. The historic drive was a three-run home run in the sixth inning at Candlestick Park off fellow future Hall of Famer Juan Marichal, leading an 8–6 victory over San Francisco. Staub and Wynn singled ahead of Mathews for the runners that he'd drive in. Later in the sixth inning, Houston starting pitcher Dave Giusti added a triple to drive in Norm Miller. Staub was 3-for-4 with two runs scored that game and Wynn scored three times. Mathews became the first player to reach the milestone in the Houston Astros uniform, and seventh major leaguer all-time, preceded by Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays,Mays hit his milestone home run off the Astros' Don Nottebart on September 13, 1965. Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams. The first 493 home runs of Mathews' illustrious career arrived during his first 15 seasons as a member of the Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves organization.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hi500c.shtml 500 home runs club Baseball Almanac January 26, 2026 Mickey Mantle had most recently reached 500 home runs, on May 14, 1967, two months before Mathews. Mathews’ former Braves teammate Hank Aaron was the next player to reach the milestone, on July 14, 1968. Marichal became the first—and remained the only—future Hall of Fame moundsman to have surrendered a milestone 500th home run (through 2025). Later July Jim Wynn clubbed two home runs on July 23 during the opener of a doublehaader versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, which the two clubs split. One home run was a monstrous three-run blast that landed on the Little League diamond located at the back of Forbes Field. The Triple Crown leaders at the end of the day resided in Houston: Wynn (25 home runs, 75 RBI), and Staub (.358 batting average). However, as a team, the Astros occupied last place.Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily November 9, 2025 On July 24, Mike Cuellar established the Astros' franchise record with a 101 game score against Philadelphia, eclipsing Turk Farrell's masterpiece of 99 on April 12, 1963, and his own personal best of 97 on July 1, 1966.For single games, from 1962 to 2025, playing for HOU, in the regular season, sorted by descending Game Score.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-game-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by=p_game_score&timeframe=seasons&year_min=1962&year_max=2025&team_id=HOU Player pitching game stats finder Stathead Sports Reference December 22, 2025 Decided via walk-off with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Cuellar (10–6) went the distance while scoring the winning run on Jimmy Wynn's single with two outs off Dick Hall in Houston's 2–1 triumph. Cuellar struck out 12 Phillies while surrendering just two hits and two walks. Philadelphia tallied their only run during the ninth when Mathews' throwing error allowed Tony Taylor to scurry home for an unearned run. However, it was Mathews' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh that opened the scoring for Houston.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196707240.shtml Philadelphia (1) vs Houston Astros (2) box score Baseball-Reference.com July 24, 1967 December 22, 2025 During the month of July, Wynn socked another 9 home runs, and followed up his record-setting 29 RBI in June with 28 RBI in July. August—September To give Mathews the opportunity to conclude the season with a contender, on August 17, Astros general manager Spec Richardson traded him to the Detroit Tigers, who wound up second in that year's American League (AL) pennant chase. Wynn drilled his 30th home run on August 23, becoming the first Astros hitter to reach the milestone in a single campaign. He took a Clay Carroll offering deep but Atlanta proved too much, defeating Houston, 9–3. Wynn remained the lone Astros player to actualize the feat until Glenn Davis in 1986. On September 9, at Dodger Stadium, Wynn reached another new frontier with 100 RBI, with a home runs versus Claude Osteen,Hulsey Bob https://astrosdaily.com/history/19670909/index.html Wynn reaches 35-homer, 100-RBI plateau Astros Daily September 9, 1967 December 11, 2025. the first Astro to reach the milestone. Wynn also extended his then-club record with his 34th and 35th home runs to lead a 5–3 triumph over Los Angeles. Cuellar picked up his 14th victory. On September 27, Mike Cuellar (16–11) dueled with Jim Bunning (17–15) of the Philadelphia Phillies for more than 10 shutout innings each. In the bottom of the eleventh, Rusty Staub doubled. Next, Chuck Harrison singled home Staub for the walk-off run and 1–0 Astros victory. This was Harrison's second consecutive walk-off hit, succeeding a walk-off home run. Bunning, meanwhile, received a record-tying fifth 1–0 shutout defeat for the season. Just 3,616 fans were hosted, the fewest since the opening of the Astrodome, as St. Louis had already clinched the pennant.King Norm https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-27-1967-cuellar-astros-win-12-inning-classic-against-bunning-phillies/ Cuellar, Astros win 12-inning classic against Bunning, Phillies Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) September 27, 1967 September 27, 2026 This was Cuellar's fifth career game of 12 strikeouts or more, and his second complete game of the season of 11 innings pitched.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/PX_cuelm101.htm Top performances for Mike Cuellar Retrosheet September 27, 2026 During the penultimate contest of the season on September 30, rookie Bob Watson walloped his first major league home, a two-run blast off Jim Shellenback. This was a clutch drive, game-tying in an eventual 4–3 Houston triumph.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=watsobo01&t=b Bob Watson career home runs Baseball-Reference.com November 7, 2025 Performance overview As a team, Houston led the National League in doubles (259), ranked second in on-base percentage (.317 OBP), fourth in hits (1372), sixth in runs scored (626), second in bases on balls (537) and third in stolen bases (88). This was the third consecutive campaign that they ranked third in steals, while ranking their highest-to-date in each of the other aforementioned categories.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/batteam.shtml Houston Astros team yearly batting stats Baseball-Reference.com February 6, 2026 Wynn established club records with 37 home runs and 107 runs batted in (RBI). Staub established other single-season club records, including a .333 batting average, a major-league leading 44 doubles, 182 hits, and 21 intentional bases on balls (IBB). He became the first Astro to lead both their assigned league in doubles as well as all of baseball.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders & records for doubles Baseball-Reference.com October 19, 2025 Additionally, Staub was recognized as the Astros' team Most Valuable Player (MVP), also the first player to be recognized both in consecutive years and more than once.McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 17, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 Mike Cuellar equaled Turk Farrell's single-season club record for strikeouts with 203, first set in 1962. The record was surpassed by Don Wilson (235) and Dierker (232) in 1969.For single seasons, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 200, sorted by ascending season.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=200&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&team_id=HOU Player pitching season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference February 7, 2026 League standings Houston Astros Record vs. opponents National League border:1px solid #aaa HOU 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maybejo01.shtml John Mayberry stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 June 15, 1967: Claude Raymond was traded by the Astros to the Atlanta Braves for Wade Blasingame.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19670617&id=RfJdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2469,5659990&hl=en Braves send Blasingame to Houston; few other trades Observer-Reporter June 16, 1967 September 6, 2025 July 20, 1967: Gary Kroll was purchased from the Astros by the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krollga01.shtml Gary Kroll stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/weaveji02.shtml Jim Weaver stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 August 17, 167: Traded Eddie Mathews to the Detroit Tigers for players to be named later. The Tigers sent right-handed pitcher Fred Gladding on November 22, 1967, and right-handed pitcher Leo Marentette on December 10, 1969, to complete the trade. Roster 1967 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 25,30 Bo Belinsky 47 Wade Blasingame 26 John Buzhardt 44 Danny Coombs 35 Mike Cuellar 49 Larry Dierker 44 Tom Dukes 44 Arnold Earley 36 Dave Eilers 13,31 Turk Farrell 39 Dave Giusti 43 Pat House 48 Barry Latman 33 Jim Owens 36 Claude Raymond 19 Howie Reed 46 Dan Schneider 41 Carroll Sembera 31 Larry Sherry 31 Bruce Von Hoff 23,40 Don Wilson 37 Chris Zachary Catchers 4,27 Dave Adlesh  7 John Bateman  9 Ron Brand  8 Bill Heath 60 Hal King Infielders 14 Bob Aspromonte 42 Lee Bales  8 Jackie Brandt 28 Julio Gotay 17 Chuck Harrison 16 Sonny Jackson 15 Bob Lillis 11 Eddie Mathews 18 Joe Morgan 12,19 Doug Rader 11 Bob Watson Outfielders 22 Ron Davis 20 Jim Landis 21 Norm Miller 20 Ivan Murrell 28 Aaron Pointer 10 Rusty Staub 24 Jimmy Wynn Other batters 29 Candy Harris 34 José Herrera Manager  1 Grady Hatton Coaches  3 Jim Busby (Third base)  2 Nellie Fox (First base)  6 Al Heist  5 Gordon Jones (Pitching, to July 8) 33 Jim Owens (Pitching, after July 8) Game log Regular season Legend Astros win Astros loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldAstros team member background:#072854;color:#FF7F00; 1967 regular season game log: 69–93 (Home: 46–35; Away: 23–58)1967 Houston Astros Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1967-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 7 May 2025 y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; April: 5–13 (Home: 4–8; Away: 1–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; May: 11–15 (Home: 5–6; Away: 6–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; June: 11–19 (Home: 6–10; Away: 5–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; July: 19–12 (Home: 14–1; Away: 5–11) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#bbbfff | style="Houston Astros 1967 2;" |— || July 11, 1967 || style="Houston Astros 1967 2;" |6:15p.m. CDT || colspan="9" style="Houston Astros 1967 2;" |38th All-Star Game in Anaheim, CA |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; August: 9–21 (Home: 8–8; Away: 1–13) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; September: 14–12 (Home: 9–2; Away: 5–10) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs againstHouston Astros Season Total Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April May June July August September October Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 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 Starting pitchers 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 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 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 Major League Baseball draft 1967 Major League Baseball draft Houston Astros 1967 MLB draft selections Rd. Round Slot Draftee Position Position drafted as School Origin Birthplace by U.S. state, Canadian province, or nationality Signed Signing status Notes Bio Biography & career statistics 1 6 John Mayberry 3 First baseman Northwestern High Michigan Y MLB debut on September 10, 1968, for Houston "MLB" https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maybejo01.shtml John Mayberry stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball Reference October 15, 2026 2 26 Jay Schlueter O Outfielder Central High Arizona Y MLB debut on June 18, 1971, for Houston "MLB" https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schluja01.shtml Jay Schlueter stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball Reference October 15, 2026 Sources:https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=HOU&year_ID=1967&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0 1967 Houston Astros picks in the MLB June amateur draft Baseball Reference October 15, 2026 Awards and achievements Career achievements 500 home runs: Eddie Mathews—July 14, 1967 No-hit game Date Pitcher IP Innings pitched BB Bases on balls BR Total baserunners K Strikeouts BF Batters faced Catcher Final Final score Opponent Venue Plate umpire Box Box score June 18, 1967 Don Wilson 9 3 3 15 30 Dave Adlesh 2–0 Atlanta Braves Astrodome Billy Williams Wilson: Game score: 99 • Win (4–3) Awards 1967 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Rusty Staub McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 14, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 MLB All-Star Game Reserve outfielder Jimmy Wynn Rusty Staub Reserve pitcher Mike Cuellar The Sporting News NL All-Star Outfielder Jimmy Wynn https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wynnji01.shtml Jim Wynn stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Most Valuable Player 1st—Cepeda (STL) • 11th—Wynn (HOU) Other Astros: 16th—Staub https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1967.shtml 1967 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 7, 2026 League leaders NL batting leaders Bases on balls: Joe Morgan (81, 2nd) Jimmy Wynn (74, 6th) Batting average: Rusty Staub (.333, 5th) Doubles: Rusty Staub (44—led MLB) Jimmy Wynn (29, 10th) Hits: : Rusty Staub (182, 8th) Home runs: Jimmy Wynn (37, 2nd) On-base percentage (OBP); Rusty Staub (.398, 4th) Joe Morgan (.378, 8th) Runs batted in (RBI): Jimmy Wynn (107, 4th) Slugging percentage (SLG): Jimmy Wynn (.495, 8th) Stolen bases: Joe Morgan (29, 2nd) Sonny Jackson (22, 7th) Strikeouts: Jimmy Wynn (137, 1st) Total bases: Jimmy Wynn (294, 8th) Triples: Joe Morgan (11, 4th) Other + 1967 grand slams No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score NoneHouston's first season since 1965 without a grand slam. Minor league system Minor League Baseball 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 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year:https://thebaseballcube.com/content/awards/PCL-Pitcher/ Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year The Baseball Cube May 26, 2026 Howie Reed, RHP Texas League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP):https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/awards/Tex-POY/ Texas League Player of the Year The Baseball Cube August 29, 2025 Nate Colbert, 1B See also Texas Baseball 500 home run club List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball annual fielding errors leaders List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Notes MLB References 2 External links 1967 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Astros Category:1960s in Houston