1968 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) | |
General managers | Joe L. Brown | |
Managers | Larry Shepard | |
Television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King | |
Radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King | |
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The 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 87th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 82nd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 80–82.
Offseason[edit]
- October 3, 1967: Billy O'Dell was released by the Pirates.[2]
- October 13, 1967: Larry Shepard named manager of the Pirates.[3]
- November 28, 1967: Dennis Ribant was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Dave Wickersham.[4]
- November 28, 1967: Chuck Hiller was selected by Pirates from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft.[5]
- November 29, 1967: Bill Short was sold by Pirates to the New York Mets.[6]
- December 2, 1967: Bob Oliver was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Kline.[7]
- December 3, 1967: Jim Pagliaroni was sold by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics.[8]
- December 15, 1967: Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton, Don Money and Harold Clem (minors) were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Bunning.[9]
- January 8, 1968: Frank Taveras was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.[10]
- January 27, 1968: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase). Player signed March 29, 1968.[11]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 40–41 | 43–38 |
Atlanta Braves | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 40–41 | 40–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
New York Mets | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 | 32–49 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Game log[edit]
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April: 8–8 (home: 5–3; Away: 3–5)
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May: 10–15 (home: 4–9; Away: 6–6)
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June: 18–13 (home: 9–5; Away: 9–8)
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July: 15–18 (home: 7–12; Away: 8–6)
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August: 14–17 (home: 4–6; Away: 10–11)
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September: 15–11 (home: 11–6; Away: 4–5)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup[edit]
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
30 | Maury Wills | 3B |
22 | Gene Alley | SS |
21 | Roberto Clemente | RF |
8 | Willie Stargell | LF |
17 | Donn Clendenon | 1B |
9 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B |
18 | Matty Alou | CF |
12 | Jerry May | C |
14 | Jim Bunning | SP |
Notable transactions[edit]
- June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
- Milt May was drafted by the Pirates in the 11th round of the 1968 Major League draft.[13]
- Bruce Kison was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 Major League draft.[14]
- June 27, 1968: Juan Pizarro sold by the Pirates to the Boston Red Sox.[15]
- July 15, 1968: Bill Virdon was signed as a free agent by the Pirates (Virdon, who was on the coaching staff, was activated as a player-coach while Freddie Patek was on the DL).[16]
- August 13, 1968: Bill Virdon was released by the Pirates.[16]
- August 19, 1968: Bill Henry was released by the Pirates.[17]
Roster[edit]
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Statistics[edit]
- Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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- Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Farm system[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ Billy O'Dell at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Larry Shepard
- ^ Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chuck Hiller at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Mets buy Short
- ^ Ron Kline at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Jim Pagliaroni at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Taveras
- ^ Tom Dettore page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1968 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac"
- ^ Milt May at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Bruce Kison at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Juan Pizarro at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ a b Bill Virdon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Henry at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
References[edit]
- 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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