1968 San Francisco Giants season

1968 San Francisco Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Candlestick Park (Since 1960) San Francisco, California (Since 1958)
1968 Information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Herman Franks
Local television	KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio	KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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Offseason

• January 27, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Garry Maddox was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round.
  • George Foster was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.
• February 13, 1968: Tom Haller and Frank Kasheta (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	88	74	9	.543
Chicago Cubs	84	78	13	.519
Cincinnati Reds	83	79	14	.512
Atlanta Braves	81	81	16	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	17	.494
Los Angeles Dodgers	76	86	21	.469
Philadelphia Phillies	76	86	21	.469
New York Mets	73	89	24	.451
Houston Astros	72	90	25	.444

Opening Day starters

• Jesús Alou
• Jim Davenport
• Jim Ray Hart
• Jack Hiatt
• Ron Hunt
• Hal Lanier
• Juan Marichal
• Willie Mays
• Willie McCovey

Notable transactions

• June 7, 1968: Jim Howarth was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft.

Roster

1968 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 28 Joe Gibbon 45 Bill Henry 34 Ron Herbel 35 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 40 Mike McCormick 39 Lindy McDaniel 39 Bill Monbouquette 36 Gaylord Perry 43,45 Rich Robertson 37 Ray Sadecki		Catchers  1 Bob Barton  2 Dick Dietz  7 Jack Hiatt Infielders 12 Jim Davenport 16 Jim Ray Hart 33 Ron Hunt 20 Frank Johnson 22 Hal Lanier 21 Don Mason 44 Willie McCovey 29 Nate Oliver 15 Bob Schroder		Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 25 Bobby Bonds 25 Ollie Brown 19 Ty Cline 15 Ken Henderson 18 Dave Marshall 24 Willie Mays		Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  9 Charlie Fox 46 Larry Jansen  6 Peanuts Lowrey  5 Wes Westrum

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	Hunt, RonRon Hunt	148	529	132	.250	2	28
RF	Alou, JesúsJesús Alou	120	419	110	.263	0	39

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
Davenport, JimJim Davenport	113	272	61	.224	1	17
Oliver, NateNate Oliver	36	73	13	.178	0	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

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
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin	34	176.2	10	5	1.99	126
Robertson, RichRich Robertson	3	9	2	0	6.00	8

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
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon	29	1	2	1	1.58	22
Herbel, RonRon Herbel	28	0	0	0	3.35	18
Henry, BillBill Henry	7	0	2	0	5.40	0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	Clyde King
AA	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	Andy Gilbert
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Dave Garcia
A	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	Dennis Sommers
Short-Season A	Medford Giants	Northwest League	Harvey Koepf
Rookie	Salt Lake City Giants	Pioneer League	Ray Malgradi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno

External links

• 1968 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1968 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac