1967 Houston Astros season

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.

• October 19, 1966: Bob Lillis was released by the Astros.^[1]
• November 28, 1966: Bo Belinsky was drafted by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1966 rule 5 draft.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• March 24, 1967: Sandy Alomar was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Derrell Griffith.^[3]

Opening Day starters

• Bob Aspromonte
• John Bateman
• Mike Cuellar
• Sonny Jackson
• Eddie Mathews
• Joe Morgan
• Aaron Pointer
• Rusty Staub
• Jimmy Wynn^[5]

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.^[6]

On June 15, 1967, Astros outfielder Jimmy Wynn hit three solo home runs against the San Francisco Giants to lead to a 6–2 win. This was the first three-home run game by an Astros hitter in franchise history. It was also not accomplished again at the Astrodome until 1994.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

• April 28, 1967: Bob Lillis was signed as a free agent by the Astros.^[1]
• June 6, 1967: John Mayberry was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.^[11]
• June 15, 1967: Claude Raymond was traded by the Astros to the Atlanta Braves for Wade Blasingame.^[12]
• July 20, 1967: Gary Kroll was purchased from the Astros by the Cleveland Indians.^[13]
• 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.^[14]

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

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

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

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

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

• 1967 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference