1968 San Francisco Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
City | San Francisco, California | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
General managers | Chub Feeney | |
Managers | Herman Franks | |
Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
Radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
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The 1968 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 86th year in Major League Baseball, their 11th 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. The Giants' opponents scored 529 runs against them, the fewest in franchise history for a 162-game season.[1] The Giants shut out the opposition 20 times, a record for the club's era in San Francisco.[2]
Offseason
- January 27, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
- Garry Maddox was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round.[3]
- George Foster was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.[4]
- February 13, 1968: Tom Haller and Frank Kasheta (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Jesús Alou
- Jim Davenport
- Jim Ray Hart
- Jack Hiatt
- Ron Hunt
- Hal Lanier
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey[6]
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1968: Jim Howarth was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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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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C | Dick Dietz | 98 | 301 | 82 | .272 | 6 | 38 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 148 | 523 | 153 | .293 | 36 | 105 |
2B | Ron Hunt | 148 | 529 | 132 | .250 | 2 | 28 |
3B | Jim Ray Hart | 136 | 480 | 124 | .258 | 23 | 78 |
SS | Hal Lanier | 151 | 486 | 100 | .206 | 0 | 27 |
LF | Ty Cline | 116 | 291 | 65 | .223 | 1 | 28 |
CF | Willie Mays | 148 | 498 | 144 | .289 | 23 | 79 |
RF | Jesús Alou | 120 | 419 | 110 | .263 | 0 | 39 |
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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Bobby Bonds | 81 | 307 | 78 | .254 | 9 | 35 |
Jim Davenport | 113 | 272 | 61 | .224 | 1 | 17 |
Jack Hiatt | 90 | 268 | 52 | .232 | 4 | 34 |
Dave Marshall | 76 | 174 | 46 | .264 | 1 | 16 |
Frank Johnson | 67 | 174 | 33 | .190 | 1 | 7 |
Ollie Brown | 40 | 95 | 22 | .232 | 0 | 11 |
Bob Barton | 46 | 92 | 24 | .261 | 0 | 5 |
Nate Oliver | 36 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Schroder | 35 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 0 | 2 |
Don Mason | 10 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Henderson | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
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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Juan Marichal | 38 | 325.2 | 26 | 9 | 2.43 | 218 |
Gaylord Perry | 39 | 290.2 | 16 | 15 | 2.45 | 173 |
Ray Sadecki | 38 | 253.2 | 12 | 18 | 2.91 | 206 |
Mike McCormick | 38 | 198.1 | 12 | 14 | 3.58 | 121 |
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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Bobby Bolin | 34 | 176.2 | 10 | 5 | 1.99 | 126 |
Rich Robertson | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 |
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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Frank Linzy | 57 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2.08 | 36 |
Joe Gibbon | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.58 | 22 |
Ron Herbel | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 | 18 |
Lindy McDaniel | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 9 |
Bill Monbouquette | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 5 |
Bill Henry | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno[8]
References
- ^ "Team Pitching Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1962 to 2021, For SFG, Standard stats, requiring Runs Allowed <= 600, sorted by lowest Runs Allowed". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Team Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, For SFG, requiring Runs Allowed = 0, sorted by most games". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
- ^ George Foster at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1968 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Jim Howarth at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1968 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1968 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac