From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1968 Chicago Cubs season
1968 Chicago Cubs season
National League W L GB Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 97 65 -- .599
San Francisco Giants 88 74 9 .543
Chicago Cubs 84 78 13 .519
Cincinnati Reds 83 79 14 .512
Atlanta Braves 81 81 16 .500
Pittsburgh Pirates 80 82 17 .494
Los Angeles Dodgers 76 86 21 .469
Philadelphia Phillies 76 86 21 .469
New York Mets 73 89 24 .451
Houston Astros 72 90 25 .444
1968 Chicago Cubs Regular season
Major league affiliations
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Season standings
Location Notable transactions
• • May 4, 1968: Byron Browne was traded by the Cubs
• to the Houston Astros for Aaron Pointer.[3]
1968 Information • June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball Draft
• Oscar Gamble was drafted by the Cubs in the 16th
Owner(s) Philip K. Wrigley round. Player signed June 18, 1968.[4]
General manager(s) John Holland • Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th
round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June
Manager(s) Leo Durocher
17, 1968.[5]
Local television WGN-TV • June 14, 1968: Ramón Hernández was purchased
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) from the Cubs by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
Local radio WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) Roster
Previous season Next season 1968 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Offseason Pitchers
• 47 Jophery
Catchers
• 6 Randy
Outfielders
• 17 José
Manager
• 2 Leo
• November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted Brown Bobb Arcia Durocher
by the Cubs from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 rule • 38 Darcy • 12 John • 28 Jim Coaches
5 draft.[1] Fast Boccabella Hickman • 5 Joey
• November 30, 1967: Paul Popovich and Jim Williams • 49 Bill • 24 John • 41 Lou Amalfitan
were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers Hands Felske Johnson • 3 Joe
for Lou Johnson.[2] • 42 Chuck • 9 Randy • 24 Jimmy Becker
Hartenstein Hundley McMath • 7 Pete
• 33 Ramón • 8 Bill • 20 Adolfo Reiser
Hernández Plummer Phillips • 4 Verlon
• 30 Ken Infielders • 25 Ted Walker
Holtzman Savage
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Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
LF Williams, BillyBilly Wil- 163 642 185 .288 30 98
liams
RF Johnson, LouLou John- 62 205 50 .244 1 14
son
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Hickman, JimJim Hick- 75 188 42 .223 5 23
man
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Player G W L SV ERA SO
Fast, DarcyDarcy Fast 8 0 1 0 5.40 10
Hernández, 8 0 0 0 9.00 3
RamónRamón Hernández
Brown, JopheryJophery 1 0 0 0 4.50 0
Brown
• 31
Ferguson
• 14 Ernie
Banks
• 25 Willie
Smith
Player stats
Jenkins • 18 Glenn • 21 Al
Batting
• 40 Jack Beckert Spangler
Lamabe • 19 Lee Elia • 26 Billy Starters by position
• 40 Pete • 29 Williams
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits;
Mikkelsen Clarence Other batters
Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
• 48 Joe Jones • 6 John
Niekro • 11 Don Stephenson Other batters
• 32 Rich Nye Kessinger
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting
• 37 Frank • 22 Vic
average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Reberger LaRose
• 27 Phil • 15 Dick Pitching
Regan Nen
• 39 Archie • 12 Gene Starting pitchers
Reynolds Oliver Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L =
• 33 Gary • 10 Ron Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Ross Santo
• 36 Bill Other pitchers
Stoneman Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L =
• 38,45 Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Bobby
Tiefenauer Relief pitchers
• 37 John Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA
Upham = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1968 Chicago Cubs season
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Cubs Pacific Coast League Whitey Lockman
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Harry Bright
A Lodi Crushers California League Jim Marshall and Al Heist
A Quincy Cubs Midwest League Walt Dixon
Rookie Caldwell Cubs Pioneer League George Freese
Notes References
[1] ^ Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The
[2] Paul Popovich page at Baseball Reference Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.).
[3] Byron Browne page at Baseball Reference Durham, N.C.: Baseball America.
[4] Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
[5] Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference • 1968 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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