1968 Cleveland Indians season
| 1968 Cleveland Indians | |
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| 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
- October 17, 1967: Jim King was released by the Indians.[1]
- October 26, 1967: Marv Staehle was sent to the Indians by the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal (the White Sox sent Jim King and a player to be named later to the Indians for Rocky Colavito) made on July 29, 1967.[2]
- November 28, 1967: Darrell Sutherland was drafted by the Indians from the New York Mets in the 1967 minor league draft.[3]
- November 28, 1967: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Bob Scott (minors) and John Scruggs (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Gordy Lund and John O'Donoghue.[4]
- January 27, 1968: Rick Sawyer was drafted by the Indians in the 3rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft Secondary Phase.[5]
Regular season
Transactions
- June 7, 1968: Vince Colbert was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 11th round of the 1968 amateur draft.[6]
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
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| 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
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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 |
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| 1B | Tony Horton | 133 | 477 | 119 | .249 | 14 | 59 |
| SS | Larry Brown | 154 | 495 | 116 | .234 | 6 | 35 |
| LF | Lee Maye | 109 | 299 | 84 | .281 | 4 | 26 |
| CF | José 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 |
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| Dave Nelson | 88 | 189 | 44 | .233 | 0 | 19 |
| Billy Harris | 38 | 94 | 20 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
| José Vidal | 37 | 54 | 9 | .167 | 2 | 5 |
| Willie 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 |
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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 |
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| Horacio Piña | 12 | 31.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.72 | 24 |
| Steve 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 |
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| Eddie Fisher | 54 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.85 | 42 |
| Rob Gardner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Darrell Sutherland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
| Tommy Gramly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Jim King at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Marv Staehle at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Darrell Sutherland at Baseball Reference
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
- ↑ Rick Sawyer at Baseball Reference
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colbevi01.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1968 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1968 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
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