1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s) Joe L. Brown
Manager(s) Larry Shepard
Local television KDKA-TV
Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King
Local radio KDKA
Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King
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The 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 87th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 82nd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 80–82.

Offseason

Regular season

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

Game log

1968 Game Log: 80–82 (Home: 40–41; Away: 40–41)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[7]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Hiller, ChuckChuck Hiller 11 13 5 0.385 0 1
Virdon, BillBill Virdon 6 3 1 0.333 1 2
Wickersham, DaveDave Wickersham 11 3 1 0.333 0 2
Alou, MattyMatty Alou 146 558 185 0.332 0 52
Jimenez, MannyManny Jimenez 66 66 20 0.303 1 11
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 132 502 146 0.291 18 57
Mota, MannyManny Mota 111 331 93 0.281 1 33
Wills, MauryMaury Wills 153 627 174 0.278 0 31
Clendenon, DonnDonn Clendenon 158 584 150 0.257 17 87
Patek, FreddieFreddie Patek 61 208 53 0.255 2 18
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 143 506 127 0.251 3 42
Alley, GeneGene Alley 133 474 116 0.245 4 39
Cannizzaro, ChrisChris Cannizzaro 25 58 14 0.241 1 7
Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell 128 435 103 0.237 24 67
Pagan, JoseJose Pagan 80 163 36 0.221 4 21
May, JerryJerry May 137 416 91 0.219 1 33
Kolb, GaryGary Kolb 74 119 26 0.218 2 6
Taylor, CarlCarl Taylor 44 71 15 0.211 0 7
McBean, AlAl McBean 43 67 13 0.194 1 8
Blass, SteveSteve Blass 35 80 11 0.138 0 8
Oliver, AlAl Oliver 4 8 1 0.125 0 0
Veale, BobBob Veale 36 82 9 0.110 0 1
Bunning, JimJim Bunning 27 51 5 0.098 0 3
Moose, BobBob Moose 38 54 5 0.093 0 0
Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 33 24 2 0.083 0 0
Ellis, DockDock Ellis 27 29 2 0.069 0 2
Dal Canton, BruceBruce Dal Canton 7 3 0 0.000 0 0
Face, RoyRoy Face 43 4 0 0.000 0 0
Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner 2 1 0 0.000 0 0
Henry, BillBill Henry 10 3 0 0.000 0 0
Kline, RonRon Kline 56 16 0 0.000 0 0
Pizarro, JuanJuan Pizarro 13 2 0 0.000 0 0
Walker, LukeLuke Walker 39 8 0 0.000 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[8]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Kline, RonRon Kline 56 11223 12 5 1.68 48
Walker, LukeLuke Walker 39 6123 0 3 2.04 66
Veale, BobBob Veale 36 24513 13 14 2.05 171
Dal Canton, BruceBruce Dal Canton 7 17 1 1 2.12 8
Blass, SteveSteve Blass 33 22013 18 6 2.12 132
Ellis, DockDock Ellis 26 104 6 5 2.51 52
Face, RoyRoy Face 43 52 2 4 2.60 34
Moose, BobBob Moose 38 17113 8 12 2.73 126
Pizarro, JuanJuan Pizarro 12 11 1 1 3.27 6
Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 33 96 5 5 3.28 41
Wickersham, DaveDave Wickersham 11 2023 1 0 3.48 9
McBean, AlAl McBean 36 19813 9 12 3.58 100
Bunning, JimJim Bunning 27 160 4 14 3.88 95
Henry, BillBill Henry 10 1623 0 0 8.10 9

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Johnny Pesky
AA York Pirates Eastern League Joe Morgan
A Salem Rebels Carolina League Don Hoak
A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Bob Clear
A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Frank Oceak
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Buddy Pritchard

Notes

References

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