1968 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Dick O'Connell |
Manager(s) | Dick Williams |
Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch, 5 |
Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell) |
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The 1968 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.
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
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Detroit Tigers | 103 | 59 | .636 | – |
Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12 |
Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | .534 | 16½ |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 |
New York Yankees | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 |
Oakland Athletics | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24 |
California Angels | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 |
Washington Senators | 65 | 96 | .404 | 37½ |
Record vs. opponents
1968 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | |||
Boston | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
California | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 5–13 | 12–6 | |||
Chicago | 7–11 | 4–14 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 10–8 | |||
Cleveland | 11–7 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 14–4 | 10–8–1 | 6–12 | 7–10 | |||
Detroit | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 10–8–1 | 13–5–1 | 10–8 | |||
Minnesota | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
New York | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 8–10–1 | 8–10–1 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 14–4 | |||
Oakland | 9–9 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 5–13–1 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | |||
Washington | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 11–7 | — |
Opening Day lineup
2 | Mike Andrews | 2B |
3 | Dalton Jones | 3B |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
7 | Reggie Smith | CF |
5 | George Scott | 1B |
14 | 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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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 |
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2B | Mike Andrews | 147 | 536 | 145 | .271 | 7 | 45 |
LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 157 | 539 | 162 | .301 | 23 | 74 |
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 |
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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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Gary Bell | 35 | 199.1 | 11 | 11 | 3.12 | 102 |
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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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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Bucky Brandon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 10 |
John Wyatt | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 11 |
Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ 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, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
References
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- 1968 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1968 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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