1968 San Francisco Giants season

The 1968 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 86th year in Major League Baseball, their eleventh year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their ninth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 9 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

1968 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)Chub Feeney
Manager(s)Herman Franks
Local televisionKTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radioKSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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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—

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster
1968 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CDick Dietz9830182.272638
1BWillie McCovey148523153.29336105
2BRon Hunt148529132.250228
3BJim Ray Hart136480124.2582378
SSHal Lanier151486100.206027
LFTy Cline11629165.223128
CFWillie Mays148498144.2892379
RFJesús Alou120419110.263039

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
Jim Davenport11327261.224117
Jack Hiatt9026852.232434
Bobby Bonds8130778.254935
Nate Oliver367313.17801

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
Juan Marichal38325.22692.43218
Mike McCormick39290.212143.58173
Gaylord Perry39290.216152.45173
Ray Sadecki38253.212182.91206
Bobby Bolin34176.21051.99126

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
Bobby Bolin34176.21051.99126
Rich Robertson39206.008

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
Joe Gibbon291211.5822
Ron Herbel280003.3518
Bill Henry70205.400

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Clyde King
AA Amarillo Giants Texas League Andy Gilbert
A Fresno Giants California League Dave Garcia
A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Dennis Sommers
A-Short Season Medford Giants Northwest League Harvey Koepf
Rookie Salt Lake City Giants Pioneer League Ray Malgradi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno[6]

References
  1. Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
  2. George Foster at Baseball Reference
  3. Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference
  4. 1968 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac
  5. Jim Howarth at Baseball Reference
  6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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