1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. 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 9765 0.599 — 47–34 50–31
San Francisco Giants 8874 0.543 9 42–39 46–35
Chicago Cubs 8478 0.519 13 47–34 37–44
Cincinnati Reds 8379 0.512 14 40–41 43–38
Atlanta Braves 8181 0.500 16 41–40 40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 8082 0.494 17 40–41 40–41
Los Angeles Dodgers 7686 0.469 21 41–40 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 7686 0.469 21 38–43 38–43
New York Mets 7389 0.451 24 32–49 41–40
Houston Astros 7290 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 —8–1010–811–79–912–6–111–76–129–95–13
Chicago 10–8—7–1110–812–68–109–910–89–9–19–9
Cincinnati 8–1011–7—9–99–910–811–710–8–18–107–11
Houston 7–118–109–9—11–710–89–95–138–105–13
Los Angeles 9–96–129–97–11—7–1110–810–89–99–9
New York 6–12–110–88–108–1011–7—8–109–97–116–12
Philadelphia 7–119–97–119–98–1010–8—9–99–98–10
Pittsburgh 12–68–108–10–113–58–109–99–9—7–116–12
San Francisco 9–99–9–110–810–89–911–79–911–7—10–8
St. Louis 13–59–911–713–59–912–610–812–68–10—

Game log

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

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Maury Wills3B
Gene AlleySS
Roberto ClementeRF
Willie StargellLF
Donn Clendenon1B
Bill Mazeroski2B
Matty AlouCF
Jerry MayC
Jim BunningSP

[12]

Notable transactions

Roster

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting
Pitching

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

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ↑ Billy O'Dell at "Baseball Almanac"
  3. ↑ Larry Shepard
  4. ↑ Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Chuck Hiller at "Baseball Almanac"
  6. ↑ Bill Short at "Baseball Almanac"
  7. ↑ Ron Kline at "Baseball Almanac"
  8. ↑ Jim Pagliaroni at "Baseball Almanac"
  9. ↑ Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Frank Taveras
  11. ↑ Tom Dettore page at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ 1968 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac"
  13. ↑ Milt May at "Baseball Almanac"
  14. ↑ Bruce Kison at "Baseball Almanac"
  15. ↑ Juan Pizarro at "Baseball Almanac"
  16. 1 2 Bill Virdon page at Baseball Reference
  17. ↑ Bill Henry at "Baseball Almanac"
  18. ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  19. ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

References

  • 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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