1968 Atlanta Braves season
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Record | 81–81 (.500) |
League place | 5th |
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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) |
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The 1968 Atlanta Braves season was the third season in Atlanta and the 98th overall season of the franchise. The team went 81–81 in the final season of play before both the American and National Leagues were split into divisions the following season.
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[]
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 9 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 13 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 14 | 40–41 | 43–38 |
Atlanta Braves | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 16 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 17 | 40–41 | 40–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 21 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 21 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
New York Mets | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 24 | 32–49 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 25 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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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 lineup[]
Roster[]
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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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2B | Félix Millán | 149 | 570 | 165 | .289 | 1 | 33 |
RF | Hank Aaron | 160 | 606 | 174 | .287 | 29 | 86 |
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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Marty Martínez | 113 | 356 | 82 | .230 | 0 | 12 |
Bob Tillman | 86 | 236 | 52 | .220 | 5 | 20 |
Bob Johnson | 59 | 187 | 49 | .262 | 0 | 11 |
Mike 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 |
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Pat Jarvis | 34 | 256 | 16 | 12 | 2.60 | 157 |
Al Santorini | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
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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Ken Johnson | 31 | 135 | 5 | 8 | 3.47 | 57 |
Jim 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 | SV | ERA | SO |
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Clay Carroll | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.84 | 10 |
Tony Cloninger | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 7 |
Ted Davidson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
Skip Guinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 4 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood
References[]
- ^ Bob Uecker at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
External links[]
- 1968 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
- Atlanta Braves seasons
- 1968 Major League Baseball season
- 1968 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Atlanta Braves season stubs
- Atlanta sport stubs