1968 Boston Red Sox season

1968 Boston Red Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (Since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901)
1968 Information
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.

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.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

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.
• August 14, 1968: Galen Cisco was purchased from the Red Sox by the Kansas City Royals.

Roster

1968 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 39 Gary Bell 27 Bucky Brandon 21 Ray Culp 36 Dick Ellsworth 29 Bill Landis 16 Jim Lonborg 28 Sparky Lyle 37 Dave Morehead 24 Juan Pizarro 17 Garry Roggenburk 30 José Santiago 20 Lee Stange 38 Jerry Stephenson 19 Gary Waslewski 24 Fred Wenz 26 John Wyatt		Catchers 35 Russ Gibson 18 Elston Howard 10 Jerry Moses 15 Russ Nixon 22 Gene Oliver Infielders 14 Jerry Adair 41 Luis Alvarado  2 Mike Andrews  1 Joe Foy  3 Dalton Jones  6 Rico Petrocelli  5 George Scott  4 Norm Siebern		Outfielders 40 Ken Harrelson 15 Joe Lahoud 11 Floyd Robinson  7 Reggie Smith 12 José Tartabull 17 George Thomas  8 Carl Yastrzemski		Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 31 Bobby Doerr 33 Darrell Johnson 34 Al Lakeman 32 Eddie Popowski

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
2B	Andrews, MikeMike Andrews	147	536	145	.271	7	45
LF	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl 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

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
Bell, GaryGary 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

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
Brandon, BuckyBucky Brandon	8	0	0	0	6.39	10
Wyatt, JohnJohn Wyatt	8	1	2	0	4.22	11

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Colonels	International League	Eddie Kasko
AA	Pittsfield Red Sox	Eastern League	Billy Gardner
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Bill Slack
A	Waterloo Hawks	Midwest League	Rac Slider
A	Greenville Red Sox	Western Carolinas League	Matt Sczesny
Short-Season A	Jamestown Falcons	New York-Penn League	Jackie Moore

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• 1968 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1968 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com