1968 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1968 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds finishing in fourth in the National League, with a record of 83–79, 14 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds were managed by Dave Bristol and played their home games at Crosley Field. The team had 5,767 at bats, a single season National League record.[1]
1968 Cincinnati Reds | |
---|---|
Major League affiliations | |
| |
Location | |
| |
Other information | |
Owner(s) | Francis Dale |
General manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
Manager(s) | Dave Bristol |
Local television | WLW (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick) |
Local radio | WCKY (Jim McIntyre, Joe Nuxhall) |
< Previous season Next season > |
Offseason
- November 28, 1967: Clyde Mashore was drafted from the Reds by the New York Mets in the 1967 rule 5 draft.[2]
- November 29, 1967: Sammy Ellis was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio.[3]
- January 27, 1968: Chris Chambliss was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[4]
- February 8, 1968: Johnny Edwards was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimy Williams and Pat Corrales.[5]
- March 28, 1968: Clyde Mashore was returned to the Reds by the New York Mets.[2]
Regular season
Catcher Johnny Bench won the NL's Rookie of the Year Award.
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 9 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 13 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 14 | 40–41 | 43–38 |
Atlanta Braves | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 16 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 17 | 40–41 | 40–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 21 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 21 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
New York Mets | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 24 | 32–49 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 25 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
1968 National League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 12–6–1 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–13 | |||||
Chicago | 10–8 | — | 7–11 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9–1 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 10–8–1 | 8–10 | 7–11 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 5–13 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 6–12–1 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 6–12 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 9–9–1 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | — |
Roster
1968 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
Player stats
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Corrales | 20 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 0 | 6 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Queen | 5 | 18.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.89 | 20 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Abernathy | 78 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 2.46 | 64 |
Bill Kelso | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 39 |
Awards and honors
- Pete Rose, Hutch Award[6]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville [7]
Notes
- "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2018, At Bats>=5750, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest At Bats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- Clyde Mashore at Baseball Reference
- Bill Kelso at Baseball Reference
- Chris Chambliss at Baseball Reference
- Jimy Williams at Baseball Reference
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007