1968 Cleveland Indians season

1968 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Vernon Stouffer
General manager(s) Gabe Paul
Manager(s) Alvin Dark
Local television WJW-TV
Local radio WERE (1300)
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Offseason

Regular season

Transactions

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

Record vs. opponents

1968 American League Records

Sources:

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 —

Roster

1968 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
1B Horton, TonyTony Horton 133 477 119 .249 14 59
SS Brown, LarryLarry Brown 154 495 116 .234 6 35
LF Maye, LeeLee Maye 109 299 84 .281 4 26
CF Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal 157 583 150 .257 7 44

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
Nelson, DaveDave Nelson 88 189 44 .233 0 19
Harris, BillyBilly Harris 38 94 20 .213 0 3
Vidal, JoséJosé Vidal 37 54 9 .167 2 5
Smith, WillieWillie Smith 33 42 6 .143 0 3

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
Piña, HoracioHoracio Piña 12 31.1 1 1 1.72 24
Bailey, SteveSteve Bailey 2 5 0 1 3.60 1

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
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher 54 4 2 4 2.85 42
Gardner, RobRob Gardner 5 0 0 0 6.75 6
Sutherland, DarrellDarrell Sutherland 3 0 0 0 8.10 2
Gramly, TommyTommy Gramly 3 0 1 0 2.70 1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Red Davis
AA Waterbury Indians Eastern League Phil Cavarretta and Ray Mueller
A Reno Silver Sox California League Clay Bryant
A Rock Hill Indians Western Carolinas League Pinky May
Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Ken Aspromonte

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Notes

  1. ↑ Jim King at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Marv Staehle at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Darrell Sutherland at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
  5. ↑ Rick Sawyer at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colbevi01.shtml
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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