1968 Boston Red Sox season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The 1968 Boston Red Sox season was the 68th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 17 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers.
Offseason
- October 29, 1968: Elston Howard was released by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
Carl Yastrzemski set an American League record by having the lowest batting average to win a batting title. Yaz hit .301 to claim the batting title.[2]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Template:1968 AL Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| 2 | Mike Andrews | 2B |
| 3 | Dalton Jones | 3B |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 7 | Reggie Smith | CF |
| 5 | George Scott | 1B |
| 15 | Joe Lahoud | RF |
| 6 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
| 18 | Elston Howard | C |
| 36 | Dick Ellsworth | P |
Notable transactions
- August 7, 1968: Norm Siebern was released by the Red Sox.[3]
- August 14, 1968: Galen Cisco was purchased from the Red Sox by the Kansas City Royals.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Manager
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 76 | 231 | 52 | .225 | 3 | 20 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 124 | 350 | 60 | .171 | 3 | 25 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 147 | 536 | 145 | .271 | 7 | 45 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 123 | 406 | 95 | .234 | 12 | 46 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 150 | 515 | 116 | .225 | 10 | 60 |
| LF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 157 | 539 | 162 | .301 | 23 | 74 |
| CF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 155 | 558 | 148 | .265 | 15 | 69 |
| RF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 150 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 35 | 109 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 111 | 354 | 83 | .234 | 5 | 29 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 74 | 208 | 45 | .216 | 2 | 12 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 71 | 203 | 49 | .241 | 5 | 18 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 72 | 139 | 39 | .281 | 0 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 29 | 85 | 13 | .153 | 0 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 29 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 1 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 11 | 46 | 6 | .130 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27 | 30 | 2 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 216.1 | 16 | 6 | 2.91 | 190 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 199.1 | 11 | 11 | 3.12 | 102 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31 | 196.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.03 | 106 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18 | 124.0 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 86 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23 | 113.1 | 6 | 10 | 4.29 | 73 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19 | 107.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.59 | 84 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 11 | 55.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.45 | 78 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34 | 105.1 | 4 | 7 | 3.67 | 59 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23 | 68.2 | 2 | 8 | 5.64 | 51 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 50 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3.93 | 53 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 49 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2.74 | 52 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.15 | 59 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 10 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Awards and honors
- George Scott, Gold Glove Award (1B)
- Reggie Smith, Gold Glove Award (OF)
- Carl Yastrzemski, Gold Glove Award (OF)
Farm system
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References
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- ↑ Elston Howard page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 191, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Template:ISBN
- ↑ Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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External links
- 1968 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1968 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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