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1968 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
Location
1968 Information
Owner(s) Jerold Hoffberger
General Manager(s) Harry Dalton
Manager(s) Hank Bauer, Earl Weaver
Local television WJZ-TV
Local radio WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)

The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers, in the final season of baseball, before both the American and National Leagues split into two divisions for the 1969 season. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, until he was replaced right after the All-Star break by Earl Weaver. The Orioles' home games were played at Memorial Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

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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

Notable transactions

Roster

1968 Baltimore Orioles roster
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
C Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren 74 189 44 .233 5 20
1B Powell, BoogBoog Powell 154 550 137 .449 22 85
2B Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson 145 504 122 .242 9 56
3B Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson 162 608 154 .253 17 75
SS Belanger, MarkMark Belanger 145 472 98 .208 2 21
LF Motton, CurtCurt Motton 83 217 43 .198 8 25
CF Blair, PaulPaul Blair 141 421 89 .211 7 38
RF Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson 130 421 113 .268 15 52

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Blefary, CurtCurt Blefary 137 451 90 .200 15 39
Buford, DonDon Buford 130 426 120 .282 15 46
May, DaveDave May 84 152 29 .191 0 7
Hendricks, ElrodElrod Hendricks 79 183 37 .202 7 23
Valentine, FredFred Valentine 47 91 17 .187 2 5
Haney, LarryLarry Haney 38 89 21 .236 1 5
Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund 31 64 19 .297 2 7
Fernández, ChicoChico Fernández 24 18 2 .111 0 0
Fiore, MikeMike Fiore 6 17 1 .059 0 0
Floyd, BobbyBobby Floyd 5 9 1 .111 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Phoebus, TomTom Phoebus 36 240.2 15 15 2.62 193
Hardin, JimJim Hardin 35 244 18 13 2.51 160
McNally, DaveDave McNally 35 273 22 10 1.95 202
Adamson, MikeMike Adamson 2 7.2 0 2 9.39 4

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Brabender, GeneGene Brabender 37 124.2 6 7 3.32 92
Leonhard, DaveDave Leonhard 28 126.1 7 7 3.13 61
Bunker, WallyWally Bunker 18 71 2 0 2.41 44
Nelson, RogerRoger Nelson 19 71 4 3 2.41 70
Howard, BruceBruce Howard 10 31 0 2 3.77 19

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Watt, EddieEddie Watt 59 5 5 11 2.27 72
Drabowsky, MoeMoe Drabowsky 45 4 4 7 1.91 46
Richert, PetePete Richert 36 6 3 6 3.47 47
Morris, JohnJohn Morris 19 2 0 0 2.56 22
O'Donoghue, JohnJohn O'Donoghue 16 0 0 2 6.14 11
Beene, FredFred Beene 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Billy DeMars
AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Cal Ripken, Sr.
A Stockton Ports California League Joe Altobelli
A Miami Marlins Florida State League Harry Malmberg
Short-Season A Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Bill Werle
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Ken Rowe

Notes

  1. ^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Roger Nelson page at Baseball Reference.
  3. ^ Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Fred Valentine transactions at Baseball Reference

References

1968 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Minnesota • New York • Oakland • Washington
National League
1968 Major League Baseball Draft • 1968 All-Star Game • 1968 World Series • 1968 MLB expansion draft
Baltimore Orioles
Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns · Based in Baltimore, Maryland
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
4 · 5 · 8 · 20 · 22 · 33 · 42
Key Personnel
Owner: Peter Angelos · General Manager: Andy MacPhail · Manager: Dave Trembley
World Series
Championships (3)
1966 · 1970 · 1983
American League
Championships (7)
1944 · 1966 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1979 · 1983
American League East
Championships (8)
1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1973  · 1974 · 1979  · 1983 · 1997
American League Wild Card
(1)
Seasons (110)
1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010
Minor League
Affiliates
Norfolk Tides (AAA) · Bowie Baysox (AA) · Frederick Keys (A) · Delmarva Shorebirds (A) · Aberdeen IronBirds (A) · Bluefield Orioles (Rookie) · GCL Orioles (Rookie) · DSL Orioles (Rookie)
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