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Houston Colt .45s 08-16-1967
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| Breaking News |  | Saturday, August 5th, 1967: Cuellar Sits out with Day-to-Day Injury
Colt .45s star starting pitcher Mike Cuellar may be sitting it out a few days after he picked up an injury in yesterday's game against the Philadelphia Keystones. He sustained a strained back muscle while throwing a pitch. Cuellar isn't expected to miss a lot of time. However, doctors want to be cautious. They said he would be day-to-day for about 1-2 weeks.
This season Cuellar has 10 wins and 9 losses and a 2.89 ERA.
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 | Monday, July 31st, 1967: Houston Left Fielder Will Miss 2 Weeks
Isao Harimoto had to leave the Colt .45s game against Chicago after suffering back spasms while colliding with a player at a base. He will be out of the lineup at least 2 weeks. He told SION reporters, "I just felt a sharp pain when it happened. I knew there was something wrong."
This season Harimoto has 8 home runs and a .288 batting average.
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 | Monday, July 31st, 1967: Houston Deals Fischer to New York for Lolich
The rumor has been going on for a while now, but today it was made official. The Houston Colt .45s sent 28-year old starting pitcher Bob L Miller and 27-year old starting pitcher Hank Fischer to the New York Gothams for 26-year old starting pitcher Mickey Lolich and a 2nd round draft pick.
Officials from both teams seem to be pleased with the deal.
To date this season Fischer is 8-4 with 17 starts and an ERA of 2.69 with 49 strikeouts in 117 innings.
This year Lolich has compiled a 2-9 mark with a 6.28 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Fred Norman | herniated disc (back) | 5-6 months | 36 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 64-55, .538 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 2.5 GB | | Record at home | 35-25, .583 PCT | | Record on the road | 29-30, .492 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-7, .125 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-29, .431 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 15-20, .429 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 49-35, .583 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in May | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in June | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in July | 12-14, .462 PCT | | Record in August | 8-5, .615 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .254 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .342 - 3rd in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .389 - 8th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .731 - 5th in AL | | Runs Scored | 550 - 5th in AL | | Hits | 1000 - 5th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 295 - 10th in AL | | Home Runs | 94 - 10th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 515 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 497 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 177 - 1st in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.61 - 6th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.78 - 6th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 2.98 - 2nd in AL | | Runs allowed | 472 - 4th in AL | | Hits allowed | 915 - 2nd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .234 - 5th in AL | | BABIP | .255 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 91 - 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 448 - 6th in AL | | Strikeouts | 583 - 10th in AL |
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