The 1968 Boston Red Sox season was the 68th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 17 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers.
Offseason October 29, 1968: Elston Howard was released by the Red Sox.Elston Howard page at Baseball Reference
Regular season Carl Yastrzemski set an American League record by having the lowest batting average to win a batting title. Yaz hit .301 to claim the batting title.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 191, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup 2 Mike Andrews 2B 3 Dalton Jones 3B 8 Carl Yastrzemski LF 7 Reggie Smith CF 5 George Scott 1B15 Joe Lahoud RF 6 Rico Petrocelli SS18 Elston Howard C 36 Dick Ellsworth P
Notable transactions August 7, 1968: Norm Siebern was released by the Red Sox.Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference August 14, 1968: Galen Cisco was purchased from the Red Sox by the Kansas City Royals.Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1968 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders Manager
Coaches (First base & Hitting) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Third base)
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 76 231 52 .225 3 20 1B 124 350 60 .171 3 25 2B 147 536 145 .271 7 45 SS 123 406 95 .234 12 46 3B 150 515 116 .225 10 60 LF 157 539 162 .301 23 74 CF 155 558 148 .265 15 69 RF 150 535 147 .275 35 109
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 111 354 83 .234 5 29 74 208 45 .216 2 12 71 203 49 .241 5 18 72 139 39 .281 0 6 29 85 13 .153 0 6 29 78 15 .192 1 6 11 46 6 .130 0 1 16 35 5 .143 0 1 27 30 2 .067 0 0 23 24 3 .125 0 2 6 18 6 .333 2 4 12 10 2 .200 1 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 35 216.1 16 6 2.91 190 35 199.1 11 11 3.12 102 31 196.0 16 7 3.03 106 18 124.0 9 4 2.25 86 23 113.1 6 10 4.29 73 19 107.2 6 8 3.59 84 11 55.0 1 4 2.45 78
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 34 105.1 4 7 3.67 59 23 68.2 2 8 5.64 51
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 50 5 5 12 3.93 53 49 6 1 11 2.74 52 38 3 3 3 3.15 59 8 0 0 0 6.39 10 8 1 2 0 4.22 11 4 0 0 0 2.16 4 1 0 0 0 0.00 3
Awards and honors George Scott, Gold Glove Award (1B) Reggie Smith, Gold Glove Award (OF) Carl Yastrzemski, Gold Glove Award (OF)
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1968 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1968 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com