1968 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1968 National League Candlestick Park San Francisco, California 88 74 y 2nd Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Herman Franks KTVU(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) KSFO(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) The 1968 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 86th year in Major League Baseball, their 11th 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. The Giants' opponents scored 529 runs against them, the fewest in franchise history for a 162-game season.https://stathead.com/tiny/6Jyt2 Team Pitching Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1962 to 2021, For SFG, Standard stats, requiring Runs Allowed <= 600, sorted by lowest Runs Allowed. Stathead Baseball April 23, 2021 The Giants shut out the opposition 20 times, a record for the club's era in San Francisco.https://stathead.com/tiny/y0UwE Team Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, For SFG, requiring Runs Allowed = 0, sorted by most games. Stathead Baseball April 23, 2021 Offseason January 27, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft Garry Maddox was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round.Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference George Foster was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.George Foster at Baseball Reference 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.Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings San Francisco Giants Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters Jesús Alou Jim Davenport Jim Ray Hart Jack Hiatt Ron Hunt Hal Lanier Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey1968 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 7, 1968: Jim Howarth was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.Jim Howarth at Baseball Reference 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 = 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 Dick Dietz 98 301 82 .272 6 38 1B Willie McCovey 148 523 153 .293 36 105 2B Ron Hunt 148 529 132 .250 2 28 3B Jim Ray Hart 136 480 124 .258 23 78 SS Hal Lanier 151 486 100 .206 0 27 LF Ty Cline 116 291 65 .223 1 28 CF Willie Mays 148 498 144 .289 23 79 RF Jesús 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 Bobby Bonds 81 307 78 .254 9 35 Jim Davenport 113 272 61 .224 1 17 Jack Hiatt 90 268 52 .232 4 34 Dave Marshall Dave Marshall (baseball) 76 174 46 .264 1 16 Frank Johnson Frank Johnson (1960s outfielder) 67 174 33 .190 1 7 Ollie Brown Ollie Brown (baseball) 40 95 22 .232 0 11 Bob Barton 46 92 24 .261 0 5 Nate Oliver 36 73 13 .178 0 1 Bob Schroder 35 44 7 .159 0 2 Don Mason Don Mason (baseball) 10 19 3 .158 0 1 Ken Henderson 3 3 1 .333 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 Juan Marichal 38 325.2 26 9 2.43 218 Gaylord Perry 39 290.2 16 15 2.45 173 Ray Sadecki 38 253.2 12 18 2.91 206 Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (pitcher) 38 198.1 12 14 3.58 121 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 Bobby Bolin 34 176.2 10 5 1.99 126 Rich Robertson Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher) 3 9.0 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 Frank Linzy 57 9 8 12 2.08 36 Joe Gibbon 29 1 2 1 1.58 22 Ron Herbel 28 0 0 0 3.35 18 Lindy McDaniel 12 0 0 0 7.45 9 Bill Monbouquette 7 0 1 1 3.75 5 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 7 0 2 0 5.40 0 Awards and honors Willie Mays, All-Star Game MVP Award All-Star Game Willie McCovey, First Base, Starter Willie Mays, Outfield, Starter Juan Marichal, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 MalgradiLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: FresnoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1968 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1968 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1968 in San Francisco