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The1968 Boston Red Sox season was the 68th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished fourth in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 17games behind the AL andWorld Series championDetroit Tigers.

Offseason

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October 29, 1968:Elston Howard was released by the Red Sox.^[1]

Regular season

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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.^[2]

Season standings

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	103	59	.636	—	56‍–‍25	47‍–‍34
Baltimore Orioles	91	71	.562	12	47‍–‍33	44‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians	86	75	.534	16½	43‍–‍37	43‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox	86	76	.531	17	46‍–‍35	40‍–‍41
New York Yankees	83	79	.512	20	39‍–‍42	44‍–‍37
Oakland Athletics	82	80	.506	21	44‍–‍38	38‍–‍42
Minnesota Twins	79	83	.488	24	41‍–‍40	38‍–‍43
California Angels	67	95	.414	36	32‍–‍49	35‍–‍46
Chicago White Sox	67	95	.414	36	36‍–‍45	31‍–‍50
Washington Senators	65	96	.404	37½	34‍–‍47	31‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1968 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	MIN	NYY	OAK	WAS
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	—

Opening Day lineup

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2	Mike Andrews	2B
3	Dalton Jones	3B
8	Carl Yastrzemski	LF
7	Reggie Smith	CF
5	George Scott	1B
15	Joe Lahoud	RF
6	Rico Petrocelli	SS
18	Elston Howard	C
36	Dick Ellsworth	P

Notable transactions

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August 7, 1968:Norm Siebern was released by the Red Sox.^[3]
August 14, 1968:Galen Cisco was purchased from the Red Sox by theKansas City Royals.^[4]

Roster

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

1968 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

23Dick Williams

Coaches

31Bobby Doerr(First base & Hitting)
33Darrell Johnson(Pitching)
34Al Lakeman(Bullpen)
32Eddie Popowski(Third base)

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C	Russ Gibson	76	231	52	.225	3	20
1B	George Scott	124	350	60	.171	3	25
2B	Mike Andrews	147	536	145	.271	7	45
SS	Rico Petrocelli	123	406	95	.234	12	46
3B	Joe Foy	150	515	116	.225	10	60
LF	Carl Yastrzemski	157	539	162	.301	23	74
CF	Reggie Smith	155	558	148	.265	15	69
RF	Ken Harrelson	150	535	147	.275	35	109

Other batters

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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
Dalton Jones	111	354	83	.234	5	29
Jerry Adair	74	208	45	.216	2	12
Elston Howard	71	203	49	.241	5	18
José Tartabull	72	139	39	.281	0	6
Russ Nixon	29	85	13	.153	0	6
Joe Lahoud	29	78	15	.192	1	6
Luis Alvarado	11	46	6	.130	0	1
Gene Oliver	16	35	5	.143	0	1
Norm Siebern	27	30	2	.067	0	0
Floyd Robinson	23	24	3	.125	0	2
Jerry Moses	6	18	6	.333	2	4
George Thomas	12	10	2	.200	1	1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ray Culp	35	216.1	16	6	2.91	190
Gary Bell	35	199.1	11	11	3.12	102
Dick Ellsworth	31	196.0	16	7	3.03	106
José Santiago	18	124.0	9	4	2.25	86
Jim Lonborg	23	113.1	6	10	4.29	73
Juan Pizarro	19	107.2	6	8	3.59	84
Dave Morehead	11	55.0	1	4	2.45	78

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Gary Waslewski	34	105.1	4	7	3.67	59
Jerry Stephenson	23	68.2	2	8	5.64	51

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Lee Stange	50	5	5	12	3.93	53
Sparky Lyle	49	6	1	11	2.74	52
Bill Landis	38	3	3	3	3.15	59
Bucky Brandon	8	0	0	0	6.39	10
John Wyatt	8	1	2	0	4.22	11
Garry Roggenburk	4	0	0	0	2.16	4
Fred Wenz	1	0	0	0	0.00	3

Awards and honors

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Farm system

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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
A-Short Season	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Jackie Moore

References

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^Elston Howard page at Baseball Reference
^Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 191, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
^Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
^Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^Boston Red Sox 1968 Guide Compiled for Press TV Radio. 1968. p. 2. RetrievedMarch 14, 2021 – viaWayback Machine.

External links

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v t e 1968 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Minnesota New York Oakland Washington
National League	Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1968 MLB draft 1968 All-Star Game 1968 World Series 1968 MLB expansion draft

Boston Red Sox

Established in1901
Formerly theBoston Americans
Based inBoston, Massachusetts

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Venues; West End Park; Majestic Park; Plant Field; Whittington Park; League Park; Heinemann Park; Ninth Street Park; Legion Field; Municipal Stadium; Payne Park; Oriole Park; Ansley Park; Scottsdale Stadium; Chain of Lakes Park; City of Palms Park; JetBlue Park at Fenway South

Culture

Fenway environs	Green Monster Kenmore Square Citgo Sign Pesky's Pole Yawkey Way
Groups	The Jimmy Fund Red Sox Nation Royal Rooters Surviving Grady The Soxaholix BLOHARDS SoxProspects
Individuals	Carl Beane Sherm Feller "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Jerry Remy Victoria Snelgrove Golden Outfield Wally the Green Monster Sam Malone
Music	"Tessie" "Dirty Water" "Sweet Caroline" "Dream On" "I'm Shipping Up to Boston"
Entertainment	Films:The Babe Fear Strikes Out Fever Pitch Field of Dreams Game 6 Good Will Hunting Moneyball Patriots Day Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie The Town Wait 'til This Year TV series:Cheers Four Days in October Sox Appeal Books:Faithful Now I Can Die in Peace Red Sox Rule Theo-logy Art:The Rookie

Lore

Rivalries

Administration

Owners:Fenway Sports Group
- John W. Henry
- Tom Werner
President and CEO:Sam Kennedy
Executive vice president of baseball operations:Brian O'Halloran
Chief baseball officer:Craig Breslow
General manager:vacant
Manager:Alex Cora

World Series championships (9)

American League pennants (14)

Division championships (10)

Wild card berths (9)

Minor league affiliates

Broadcasting

Television	New England Sports Network (NESN)
Radio	WEEI-FM Radio network affiliates

Seasons (126)
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1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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