They went 61–101 and finished tenth in the National League, 40+1⁄2 games behind the NL pennant and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
One of the only bright spots was rookie pitcher Tom 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.
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.
Infielders Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.