1967 New York Mets
League	National League
Ballpark	Shea Stadium
City	New York
Record	61–101 (.377)
League place	10th
Owners	Joan Whitney Payson
General managers	Bing Devine
Managers	Wes Westrum,Salty Parker
Television	WOR-TV
Radio	WJRZ (Ralph Kiner,Lindsey Nelson,Bob Murphy)
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The1967New York Mets season was the sixth regular season for the Mets. They went 61–101 and finished tenth in theNational League,40+1⁄2 games behind the NLpennant and World Series ChampionSt. Louis Cardinals. They were managed byWes Westrum andSalty Parker. They played home games atShea Stadium. One of the only bright spots was rookie pitcherTom Seaver (whom the Mets won the right to draft in a lottery) who posted a 2.76 ERA, a 16–13 record and was voted to his first All-Star Game. Seaver's arrival would help turn the Mets around from lovable losers to legitimate contenders.

• October 12, 1966:Lou Klimchock andErnie Bowman were traded by the Mets to theCleveland Indians forFloyd Weaver.^[1]
• November 29, 1966:Amos Otis was drafted by the Mets from theBoston Red Sox in the 1966 minor league draft.^[2]
• November 29, 1966:Ron Hunt andJim Hickman were traded by the Mets to theLos Angeles Dodgers forTommy Davis andDerrell Griffith.^[3]
• November 30, 1966:Ralph Terry was released by the Mets.^[4]
• December 6, 1966:Dennis Ribant andGary Kolb were traded by the Mets to thePittsburgh Pirates forDon Cardwell andDon Bosch.^[5]
• March 24, 1967: Derrell Griffith was traded by the Mets to theHouston Astros forSandy Alomar Sr.^[6]

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 LeagueRookie of the Year, and a berth in the All-Star Game.

• April 1, 1967:Eddie Bressoud,Danny Napoleon, and cash were traded by the Mets to theSt. Louis Cardinals forArt Mahaffey,Jerry Buchek andTony Martínez.^[7]
• April 2, 1967: Ralph Terry was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[4]
• May 16, 1967: Ralph Terry was released by the Mets.^[4]
• June 6, 1967:Rich Hacker was drafted by the Mets in the 8th round of the1967 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).^[8]
• June 21, 1967:Al Luplow was acquired by thePittsburgh Pirates from the New York Mets via waivers.^[9]
• July 22, 1967:Ken Boyer and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to theChicago White Sox forBill Southworth 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 sendingJ. C. Martin to the Mets on November 27.^[6]
• July 24, 1967:Bob Shaw was purchased from the Mets by theChicago Cubs.^[10]

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997).The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1967 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
• 1967 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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• 1967 Major League Baseball season
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