12,745 Mets fans came to Shea Stadium to see Tom Seaver take the mound, as manager Wes Westrum's eighth place Mets (8-13) took on Grady Hatton's tenth place Houston Astros (7-15). Seaver's opponent that day was Dave Giusti.
Starting Lineups
1 | Joe Morgan | 2B |
2 | Sonny Jackson | SS |
3 | Jim Landis | CF |
4 | Eddie Mathews | 1B |
5 | Rusty Staub | RF |
6 | Norm Miller | LF |
7 | Bob Aspromonte | 3B |
8 | John Bateman | C |
9 | Dave Giusti | P |
1 | Bud Harrelson | SS |
2 | Cleon Jones | CF |
3 | Al Luplow | RF |
4 | Tommy Davis | LF |
5 | Ed Kranepool | 1B |
6 | Jerry Buchek | 2B |
7 | Tommie Reynolds | 3B |
8 | Jerry Grote | C |
9 | Tom Seaver |
In the 4th inning, the Astros tied it up, as a young Rusty Staub hit a two run HR off his future teammate & friend, Tom Seaver.
The game stayed that way until the 9th inning, when second baseman; Jerry Buchek led off against reliever Claude Raymond.
Buchek blasted a walk off solo HR, giving Seaver & the Mets a victory. Buchek was the main second baseman that season & would hit a career high 14 HRs, second most on the '67 Mets team.
Tom Seaver earned his third career win (3-1) in just his fifth ever start. He struck out five on this night, walking three. Seaver had 25 Ks in 37.2 innings up to that point.
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