| 1968 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | John Holland | |||
| Managers | Leo Durocher | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse,Vince Lloyd) | |||
| Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd,Lou Boudreau) | |||
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The1968 Chicago Cubs season was the 97th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 93rd in theNational League and the 53rd atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 84–78.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 40–41 | 43–38 |
| Atlanta Braves | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 40–41 | 40–41 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
| New York Mets | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 | 32–49 | 41–40 |
| Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
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| 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 | — | |||
| 1968 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Randy Hundley | 160 | 553 | 125 | .226 | 7 | 65 |
| 1B | Ernie Banks | 150 | 552 | 136 | .246 | 32 | 83 |
| 2B | Glenn Beckert | 155 | 643 | 189 | .294 | 4 | 37 |
| SS | Don Kessinger | 160 | 655 | 157 | .240 | 1 | 32 |
| 3B | Ron Santo | 162 | 577 | 142 | .246 | 26 | 98 |
| LF | Billy Williams | 163 | 642 | 185 | .288 | 30 | 98 |
| CF | Adolfo Phillips | 143 | 439 | 106 | .241 | 13 | 33 |
| RF | Lou Johnson | 62 | 205 | 50 | .244 | 1 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hickman | 75 | 188 | 42 | .223 | 5 | 23 |
| Al Spangler | 88 | 177 | 48 | .271 | 2 | 18 |
| Willie Smith | 55 | 142 | 39 | .275 | 5 | 25 |
| Dick Nen | 81 | 94 | 17 | .181 | 2 | 16 |
| José Arcia | 59 | 84 | 16 | .190 | 1 | 8 |
| Lee Elia | 15 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
| John Boccabella | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy McMath | 6 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Oliver | 8 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 1 |
| John Upham | 13 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bobb | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Savage | 3 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Jones | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic LaRose | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plummer | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stephenson | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Felske | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Jenkins | 40 | 308.0 | 20 | 15 | 2.63 | 260 |
| Bill Hands | 38 | 258.2 | 16 | 10 | 2.89 | 148 |
| Ken Holtzman | 34 | 215.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.35 | 151 |
| Joe Niekro | 34 | 177.1 | 14 | 10 | 4.31 | 65 |
| Rich Nye | 27 | 132.2 | 7 | 12 | 3.80 | 74 |
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 Ross | 13 | 41.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.17 | 31 |
| Archie Reynolds | 7 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Darcy Fast | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 10 |
| Frank Reberger | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Regan | 68 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 2.20 | 60 |
| Jack Lamabe | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.30 | 30 |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.54 | 17 |
| Bill Stoneman | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 18 |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.08 | 9 |
| Ramón Hernández | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
| Pete Mikkelsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 |
| John Upham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Willie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Jophery Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
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