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1968 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Atlanta Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1968 Information
Owner(s)	William Bartholomay
General Manager(s)	Paul Richards
Manager(s)	Lum Harris
Local television	WSB-TV (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton, Dizzy Dean, Carl Sell)
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton, Carl Sell)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

October 6, 1967: Bob Uecker was released by the Braves.^[1]
November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs in the 1967 rule 5 draft.^[2]
December 7, 1967: Bobby Cox was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Tillman and Dale Roberts.^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	88	74	9	.543
Chicago Cubs	84	78	13	.519
Cincinnati Reds	83	79	14	.512
Atlanta Braves	81	81	16	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	17	.494
Los Angeles Dodgers	76	86	21	.469
Philadelphia Phillies	76	86	21	.469
New York Mets	73	89	24	.451
Houston Astros	72	90	25	.444

Roster

1968 Atlanta Braves roster

Roster

Pitchers

42 Jim Britton
20 Clay Carroll
40 Tony Cloninger
23 Ted Davidson
37 Skip Guinn
33 Pat Jarvis
30 Ken Johnson
22 Dick Kelley
37 Rick Kester
23,47 Stu Miller
35 Phil Niekro
32 Milt Pappas
36 Claude Raymond
38 Ron Reed
24 Al Santorini
40 George Stone
34 Cecil Upshaw

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

48 Ralph Garr

Manager

26 Lum Harris

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
2B	Millán, FélixFélix Millán	149	570	165	.289	1	33

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
Martínez, MartyMarty Martínez	113	356	82	.230	0	12
Tillman, BobBob Tillman	86	236	52	.220	5	20
Page, MikeMike Page	20	28	5	.179	0	1

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

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
Johnson, KenKen Johnson	31	135	5	8	3.47	57
Britton, JimJim Britton	34	90	4	6	3.10	61

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	ERA	SO
Carroll, ClayClay Carroll	10	0	1	4.84	10
Cloninger, TonyTony Cloninger	8	1	3	4.26	7
Guinn, SkipSkip Guinn	3	0	0	3.60	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Eddie Haas
AA	Shreveport Braves	Texas League	Charley Lau
A	West Palm Beach Braves	Florida State League	Andy Pafko
A	Greenwood Braves	Western Carolinas League	Lou Fitzgerald
Rookie	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Connie Ryan

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
1968 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference

1968 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Minnesota • New York • Oakland • Washington

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York Mets • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1968 Major League Baseball Draft • 1968 All-Star Game • 1968 World Series • 1968 MLB expansion draft

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise

History · Records · Seasons · Managers · Opening Day starting pitchers · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring Training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · Tomahawk Chop · Continental League · The Slide

Rivalries

New York Mets · Philadelphia Phillies

Important Figures

Hank Aaron · Bobby Cox · Tom Glavine · Greg Maddux · Eddie Mathews · Leo Mazzone · Dale Murphy · Phil Niekro · Johnny Sain · John Smoltz · Warren Spahn · Chipper Jones · Andruw Jones · Ted Turner · Stan Kasten · Skip Caray · Rabbit Maranville · Johnny Evers · Frank Selee · Kid Nichols · Hugh Duffy · Fred Tenney · Billy Hamilton · Julio Franco · Mark Wohlers · John Rocker · Jeff Blauser · Steve Avery · Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series
Championships (3)

1914 · 1957 · 1995

National League
Championships (17)

1877 · 1878 · 1883 · 1891 · 1892 · 1893 · 1897 · 1898 · 1914 · 1948 · 1957 · 1958 · 1991 · 1992 · 1995 · 1996 · 1999

National Association
Championships (4)

1872 · 1873 · 1874 · 1875

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves · AA: Mississippi Braves · A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans · Rome Braves · Rookie: Danville Braves · Gulf Coast League Braves · DSL Braves

Other Assets

SportSouth · TBS

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