1968 San Francisco Giants season

1968 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Herman Franks
Local television	KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio	KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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The 1968 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 86th year in Major League Baseball, their eleventh year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their ninth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 9 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

• January 27, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
  • Garry Maddox was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round.^[1]
  • George Foster was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.^[2]
• February 13, 1968: Tom Haller and Frank Kasheta (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	0.599	—	47–34	50–31
San Francisco Giants	88	74	0.543	9	42–39	46–35
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	13	47–34	37–44
Cincinnati Reds	83	79	0.512	14	40–41	43–38
Atlanta Braves	81	81	0.500	16	41–40	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	17	40–41	40–41
Los Angeles Dodgers	76	86	0.469	21	41–40	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	76	86	0.469	21	38–43	38–43
New York Mets	73	89	0.451	24	32–49	41–40
Houston Astros	72	90	0.444	25	42–39	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1968 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Opening Day starters

• Jesús Alou
• Jim Davenport
• Jim Ray Hart
• Jack Hiatt
• Ron Hunt
• Hal Lanier
• Juan Marichal
• Willie Mays
• Willie McCovey^[4]

Notable transactions

• June 7, 1968: Jim Howarth was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Roster

1968 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 28 Joe Gibbon 45 Bill Henry 34 Ron Herbel 35 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 40 Mike McCormick 39 Lindy McDaniel 39 Bill Monbouquette 36 Gaylord Perry 43,45 Rich Robertson 37 Ray Sadecki		Catchers  1 Bob Barton  2 Dick Dietz  7 Jack Hiatt Infielders 12 Jim Davenport 16 Jim Ray Hart 33 Ron Hunt 20 Frank Johnson 22 Hal Lanier 21 Don Mason 44 Willie McCovey 29 Nate Oliver 15 Bob Schroder		Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 25 Bobby Bonds 25 Ollie Brown 19 Ty Cline 15 Ken Henderson 18 Dave Marshall 24 Willie Mays		Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  9 Charlie Fox 46 Larry Jansen  6 Peanuts Lowrey  5 Wes Westrum

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	Dietz, DickDick Dietz	98	301	82	.272	6	38
1B	McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey	148	523	153	.293	36	105
2B	Hunt, RonRon Hunt	148	529	132	.250	2	28
3B	Hart, Jim RayJim Ray Hart	136	480	124	.258	23	78
SS	Lanier, HalHal Lanier	151	486	100	.206	0	27
LF	Cline, TyTy Cline	116	291	65	.223	1	28
CF	Mays, WillieWillie Mays	148	498	144	.289	23	79
RF	Alou, JesúsJesús Alou	120	419	110	.263	0	39

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
Davenport, JimJim Davenport	113	272	61	.224	1	17
Hiatt, JackJack Hiatt	90	268	52	.232	4	34
Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	81	307	78	.254	9	35
Oliver, NateNate Oliver	36	73	13	.178	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
Marichal, JuanJuan Marichal	38	325.2	26	9	2.43	218
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	39	290.2	12	14	3.58	173
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	39	290.2	16	15	2.45	173
Sadecki, RayRay Sadecki	38	253.2	12	18	2.91	206
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin	34	176.2	10	5	1.99	126

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
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin	34	176.2	10	5	1.99	126
Robertson, RichRich Robertson	3	9	2	0	6.00	8

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
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon	29	1	2	1	1.58	22
Herbel, RonRon Herbel	28	0	0	0	3.35	18
Henry, BillBill Henry	7	0	2	0	5.40	0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	Clyde King
AA	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	Andy Gilbert
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Dave Garcia
A	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	Dennis Sommers
A-Short Season	Medford Giants	Northwest League	Harvey Koepf
Rookie	Salt Lake City Giants	Pioneer League	Ray Malgradi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno^[6]

References

1. Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
2. George Foster at Baseball Reference
3. Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference
4. 1968 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac
5. Jim Howarth at Baseball Reference
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1968 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1968 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac