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.Bob Uecker at Baseball Reference November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs in the 1967 rule 5 draft.Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference December 7, 1967: Bobby Cox was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Tillman and Dale Roberts.Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1968 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader
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 Joe Torre 115 424 115 .271 10 55 1B Deron Johnson 127 342 71 .208 8 33 2B 149 570 165 .289 1 33 SS Sonny Jackson 105 358 81 .226 1 19 3B Clete Boyer 71 273 62 .227 4 17 LF Tito Francona 122 346 99 .286 2 47 CF Felipe Alou 160 662 210* .317 11 57 RF 160 606 174 .287 29 86 Tied with Pete Rose
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 113 356 82 .230 0 12 Tommie Aaron 98 283 69 .244 1 25 86 236 52 .220 5 20 Mike Lum 122 232 52 .220 5 20 59 187 49 .262 0 11 Sandy Valdespino 36 86 20 .233 1 4 Gil Garrido 18 53 11 .208 0 2 Wayne Causey 16 37 4 .108 1 4 20 28 5 .179 0 1 Walt Hriniak 9 26 9 .346 0 3 Woody Woodward 12 24 4 .167 0 1 Ralph Garr 11 7 2 .286 0 0 Dusty Baker 6 5 2 .400 0 0
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 Phil Niekro 37 256.2 14 12 2.59 140 34 256.0 16 12 2.60 157 Ron Reed 35 201.2 11 10 3.35 111 Milt Pappas 22 121.1 10 8 2.37 75 1 3.0 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 31 135.0 5 8 3.47 57 Dick Kelley 31 98.1 2 4 2.75 73 34 90.0 4 6 3.10 61 George Stone 17 75.0 7 4 2.76 52 Tony Cloninger 8 19.0 3 0 4.26 7
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 Cecil Upshaw 52 8 7 13 2.47 74 Claude Raymond 36 3 5 10 2.83 37 10 0 1 0 4.84 10 Rick Kester 5 0 0 0 5.68 9 4 0 0 0 6.75 3 3 0 0 0 3.60 4 Stu Miller 2 0 0 0 54.00 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood
References
External links 1968 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference