The 1967

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

season was the sixth regular season for the Mets. They went 61–101 and finished 10th in the

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, 40½ games behind the NL pennant and World Series Champion

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. They were managed by

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and

Salty Parker Francis James "Salty" Parker (July 8, 1912 – July 27, 1992) was a Major League Baseball infielder, coach and manager. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . His professional baseball care ...

. They played home games at

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.Lou Klimchock Louis Stephen Klimchock (born October 15, 1939) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, New York Met ...

and

Ernie Bowman Ernest Ferrell Bowman (July 28, 1935 – August 4, 2019) was an American professional baseball player, an infielder who appeared in 165 games in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants from 1961 to 1963. Born in Johnson City, Tenness ...

were traded by the Mets to the

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for

Floyd Weaver David Floyd Weaver (May 12, 1941 – November 17, 2008) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who was born in Ben Franklin, Texas. He attended Pecan Gap High School in Pecan Gap, TX then Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas, where he excelled in ba ...

. * November 29, 1966:

Amos Otis Amos Joseph Otis (born April 26, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from to , most prominently as an integral member of the Kansas City Royals team that won t ...

was drafted by the Mets from the

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in the 1966 minor league draft. * November 29, 1966:

Ron Hunt Ronald Kenneth Hunt (born February 23, 1941) is a former professional baseball second baseman. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos and ...

and Jim Hickman were traded by the Mets to the

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for Tommy Davis and

Derrell Griffith Robert Derrell Griffith (born December 12, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player. The outfielder and third baseman appeared in 124 games played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers over parts of four seasons (� ...

. * November 30, 1966:

Ralph Terry Ralph Willard Terry (January 9, 1936 – March 16, 2022) was an American baseball player who played as a right-handed starting pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, ...

was released by the Mets.Ralph Terry page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * December 6, 1966:

Dennis Ribant Dennis Joseph Ribant (born September 20, 1941) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. He was traded by the Pir ...

and

Gary Kolb Gary Alan Kolb (March 13, 1940 – July 3, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder and utilityman, Kolb played all or parts of seven seasons (1960; 1962–65; 1968–69) of Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardi ...

were traded by the Mets to the

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for

Don Cardwell Donald Eugene Cardwell (December 7, 1935 – January 14, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for five National League (NL) teams from 1957 to 1970. He was the first pitcher in major league history to ...

and

Don Bosch Donald John Bosch (born July 15, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and minor league baseball all-star. Bosch was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1960. He made it to the major league club in 1966. ...

. * March 24, 1967: Derrell Griffith was traded by the Mets to the

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for

Sandy Alomar Sr. Santos "Sandy" Alomar Conde Sr. (; ; born October 19, 1943) is a Puerto Rican former second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for fourteen seasons. Alomar was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the father of former Ma ...

Sandy Alomar page at Baseball Reference
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Regular season

Although the Mets took a step back from the previous year, 1967 marked the debut of pitcher Tom Seaver. On July 19, at Shea Stadium, he recorded 10 strikeouts (The first of 62 games he would achieve that feat as a Mets uniform) in a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. For the season he recorded 16 wins and 170 strikeouts, a Mets record. He had 18 complete games and a 2.76 ERA, also a Mets record. It all adds up to Seaver being named The National League Rookie of the Year, and a berth in the All-Star Game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 1, 1967:

Eddie Bressoud Edward Francis Bressoud (born May 2, 1932) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York / San Francisco Giants (1956–1961), Boston Red Sox (1962–1965), New York Mets (1966) and St. Louis Cardinals ...

Danny Napoleon Daniel Napoleon (January 11, 1942 – April 26, 2003) was a Major League Baseball left fielder from 1965 to 1966 with the New York Mets. Napoleon batted and threw right-handed. Early years Napoleon played baseball, football, basketball and t ...

, and cash were traded by the Mets to the

for

Art Mahaffey Arthur Mahaffey Jr. (born June 4, 1938) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (–) and St. Louis Cardinals (). He batted and threw right-handed. In ...

Jerry Buchek Gerald Peter Buchek (; May 9, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American middle infielder and third baseman who played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Buchek threw and bat ...

and

Tony Martínez Gabriel Antonio Martínez Díaz (March 18, 1940 – August 24, 1991) was a Cuban-born Major League Baseball shortstop who played in parts of four seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1963–66), appearing in 73 career games. The native of Peric ...

. * April 2, 1967: Ralph Terry was signed as a free agent by the Mets. * May 16, 1967: Ralph Terry was released by the Mets. * June 6, 1967:

Rich Hacker Richard Warren Hacker (October 6, 1947 – April 22, 2020) was a Major League Baseball player, base coach and scout. Hacker played 16 games for the Montreal Expos in the 1971 season as a shortstop. He had a .121 batting average, with four hits in ...

was drafted by the Mets in the 8th round of the

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(secondary phase). * June 21, 1967: Al Luplow was acquired by the

from the New York Mets via waivers. * July 22, 1967:

Ken Boyer Kenton Lloyd "Ken" Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 ...

and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the

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for

Bill Southworth William Frederick Southworth (born November 10, 1945) is a retired American professional baseball player and former Major League Baseball third baseman who appeared in three games for the Milwaukee Braves during a four-season pro career (1964� ...

and a player to be named later. The Mets completed their part of the deal by sending Sandy Alomar to the White Sox on August 15. The White Sox completed the deal by sending

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to the Mets on November 27. * July 24, 1967:

Bob Shaw Robert Shaw (31 December 1931 – 11 February 1996) was a science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" ...

was purchased from the Mets by the

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.Bob Shaw page at Baseball-Reference
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Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

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''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham

Notes

References

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1967 New York Mets at Baseball Reference1967 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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