The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers. The team was managed for the first 80 games by Hank Bauer (who won 43 of them) and he was replaced right after the All-Star break by Earl Weaver. The Orioles' home games were played at Memorial Stadium.

Following the season, it was announced that the American League, along with the National League, would be split into two divisions for the 1969 season in order to accommodate the admittance of two new franchises to each league. The Orioles were assigned to the new American League East division.

Offseason November 28, 1967: Elrod Hendricks was drafted by the Orioles from the California Angels in the 1967 rule 5 draft.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference November 28, 1967: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Bob Scott (minors) and John Scruggs (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Gordy Lund and John O'Donoghue. November 29, 1967: Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Don Buford, Roger Nelson and Bruce Howard.Roger Nelson page at Baseball Reference. January 27, 1968: Tom Walker was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference

Regular season On April 27, 1968, Tom Phoebus would throw a no-hitter versus the Boston Red Sox. Frank Robinson would contribute with three RBIs in the win.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.213

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 15, 1968: Bruce Howard was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for Fred Valentine.Fred Valentine transactions at Baseball Reference

Roster 1968 Baltimore Orioles 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 74 189 44 .233 5 20 1B 154 550 137 .249 22 85 2B 145 504 122 .242 9 56 3B 162 608 154 .253 17 75 SS 145 472 98 .208 2 21 LF 83 217 43 .198 8 25 CF 141 421 89 .211 7 38 RF 130 421 113 .268 15 52

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 137 451 90 .200 15 39 130 426 120 .282 15 46 79 183 37 .202 7 23 84 152 29 .191 0 7 47 91 17 .187 2 5 38 89 21 .236 1 5 31 64 19 .297 2 7 24 18 2 .111 0 0 6 17 1 .059 0 0 5 9 1 .111 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 35 273.0 22 10 1.95 202 35 244.0 18 13 2.51 160 36 240.2 15 15 2.62 193 2 7.2 0 2 9.39 4

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 28 126.1 7 7 3.13 61 37 124.2 6 7 3.32 92 18 71.0 2 0 2.41 44 19 71.0 4 3 2.41 70 10 31.0 0 2 3.77 19

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 59 5 5 11 2.27 72 45 4 4 7 1.91 46 36 6 3 6 3.47 47 19 2 0 0 2.56 22 16 0 0 2 6.14 11 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

Farm system

Notes

References

1968 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1968 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com