1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1968 National League Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) Joe L. Brown Larry Shepard KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King 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 October 3, 1967: Billy O'Dell was released by the Pirates.Billy O'Dell at "Baseball Almanac" October 13, 1967: Larry Shepard named manager of the Pirates.Larry Shepard November 28, 1967: Dennis Ribant was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Dave Wickersham.Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference November 28, 1967: Chuck Hiller was selected by Pirates from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft.Chuck Hiller at "Baseball Almanac" November 29, 1967: Bill Short was sold by Pirates to the New York Mets.Mets buy Short December 2, 1967: Bob Oliver was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Kline.Ron Kline at "Baseball Almanac" December 3, 1967: Jim Pagliaroni was sold by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics.Jim Pagliaroni at "Baseball Almanac" 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.Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference January 8, 1968: Frank Taveras was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.Frank Taveras 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.Tom Dettore page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1968 game log: 80–82 (home: 40–41; Away: 40–41) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 8–8 (home: 5–3; Away: 3–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 10 || @ Astros || 4–5 || Dierker || Pizarro (0–1) || — || 21,320 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 11 || @ Giants || 3–1 (15) || Face (1–0) || Linzy || Moose (1) || 7,844 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 13 || @ Giants || 2–1 || McBean (1–0) || Perry || — || 11,488 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Bunning (1–0) || Osteen || — || 27,136 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Singer || Veale (0–1) || — || 16,214 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 17 || Astros || 13–4 || McBean (2–0) || Lemaster || — || 30,779 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 19 || Giants || 2–5 || Marichal || Bunning (1–1) || — || 24,224 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 20 || Giants || 0–1 || Sadecki || Veale (0–2) || — || 8,156 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 21 || Giants || 10–0 || McBean (3–0) || McCormick || — || 17,337 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 22 || Dodgers || 3–5 || Brewer || Moose (0–1) || Billingham || 7,963 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 24 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Bunning (2–1) || Osteen || Face (1) || 4,938 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Gibson || Veale (0–3) || — || 39,866 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 5–7 || Briles || McBean (3–1) || Hoerner || 20,863 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 28 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || Carlton || Sisk (0–1) || — || 20,562 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 29 || Cubs || 7–4 || Blass (1–0) || Jenkins || Moose (2) || 5,603 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 30 || Cubs || 4–3 || Pizarro (1–1) || Hartenstein || — || 3,710 || 8–8 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 10–15 (home: 4–9; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || May 1 || Cubs || 4–0 || McBean (4–1) || Nye || — || 5,449 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 2 || Cubs || 0–1 || Niekro || Bunning (2–2) || — || 7,249 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 3 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Farrell || Kline (0–1) || — || 9,433 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Hall || Face (1–1) || — || 15,834 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Wickersham (1–0) || Jackson || Moose (3) || 9,407 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 6 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Bunning (3–2) || Jarvis || Kline (1) || 9,131 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 7 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Upshaw || McBean (4–2) || — || 6,610 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 8 || @ Braves || 4–3 (14) || Kline (1–1) || Upshaw || Face (2) || 7,035 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 9 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Reed || Moose (0–2) || Britton || 5,704 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 10 || Phillies || 2–1 || Veale (1–3) || Fryman || Face (3) || 9,397 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 12 || Phillies || 2–1 || McBean (5–2) || James || — || 12,203 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 13 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Briles || Bunning (3–3) || — || 10,082 || 14–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 15 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Carlton || Blass (1–1) || — || 9,461 || 14–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 16 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Veale (2–3) || Washburn || — || 9,595 || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 17 || Reds || 2–3 || Maloney || McBean (5–3) || Abernathy || 13,499 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 18 || Reds || 3–8 || McCool || Bunning (3–4) || — || 3,670 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 19 || Reds || 3–9 || Culver || Blass (1–2) || Kelso || 9,458 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 20 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Koosman || Veale (2–4) || — || 12,221 || 15–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 21 || @ Mets || 3–4 (17) || Taylor || Moose (0–3) || — || 8,188 || 15–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 22 || @ Cubs || 13–6 || Sisk (1–1) || Niekro || Wickersham (1) || 5,075 || 16–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 24 || @ Reds || 8–5 || Kline (2–1) || Culver || — || 9,379 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 25 || @ Reds || 5–4 (12) || Sisk (2–1) || McCool || — || 12,153 || 18–20 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 39 || May 26 || @ Reds || 8–8 (7) || || || — || 9,672 || 18–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 30 || Mets || 3–6 || Koosman || Bunning (3–5) || Koonce || || 18–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 30 || Mets || 4–5 || Selma || Veale (2–5) || Jackson || 19,779 || 18–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 31 || Braves || 2–5 || Niekro || McBean (5–4) || — || 7,301 || 18–23 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 18–13 (home: 9–5; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 2 || Braves || 8–4 || Kline (3–1) || Cloninger || — || || 19–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 2 || Braves || 5–10 || Jarvis || Moose (0–4) || Niekro || 21,491 || 19–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 3 || @ Dodgers || 0–2 || Osteen || Veale (2–6) || — || 14,568 || 19–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 4 || @ Dodgers || 0–5 || Drysdale || Bunning (3–6) || — || 30,422 || 19–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 (10) || Singer || McBean (5–5) || — || 14,660 || 19–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 2–4 || Sutton || Sisk (2–2) || — || 14,112 || 19–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 7 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Blass (2–2) || Giusti || — || 14,578 || 20–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 8 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Lemaster || Bunning (3–7) || Buzhardt || 21,447 || 20–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 9 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Moose (1–4) || Cuellar || Kline (2) || 12,862 || 21–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 10 || @ Giants || 0–8 || Marichal || Veale (2–7) || — || 4,356 || 21–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 11 || @ Giants || 7–4 || Kline (4–1) || Sadecki || Face (4) || 7,807 || 22–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 12 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Bolin || Bunning (3–8) || Linzy || 4,771 || 22–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 13 || @ Giants || 8–7 || Sisk (3–2) || Linzy || Face (5) || 6,028 || 23–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 14 || Astros || 3–0 || Moose (2–4) || Lemaster || — || 8,603 || 24–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 15 || Astros || 13–2 || Veale (3–7) || Wilson || — || 5,005 || 25–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 16 || Astros || 3–1 || Blass (3–2) || Cuellar || Face (6) || || 26–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 16 || Astros || 11–2 || Sisk (4–2) || Dierker || Kline (3) || 8,448 || 27–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 17 || Astros || 4–3 || McBean (6–5) || Giusti || Face (7) || 5,887 || 28–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 18 || Dodgers || 3–2 (10) || Ellis (1–0) || Aguirre || — || 13,721 || 29–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 19 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Veale (4–7) || Singer || — || 10,799 || 30–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 20 || Dodgers || 7–3 || Blass (4–2) || Sutton || — || || 31–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 20 || Dodgers || 2–3 (10) || Billingham || Face (1–2) || Purdin || 19,838 || 31–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 21 || Giants || 0–3 || Bolin || McBean (6–6) || — || 16,222 || 31–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 22 || Giants || 3–10 || McCormick || Moose (2–5) || — || 15,617 || 31–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 23 || Giants || 1–2 || Marichal || Bunning (3–9) || — || 16,843 || 31–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 25 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Veale (5–7) || Carlton || Walker (1) || 26,927 || 32–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 26 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Gibson || McBean (6–7) || — || || 32–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 26 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Blass (5–2) || Jaster || Kline (4) || 30,641 || 33–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 28 || @ Phillies || 10–1 || Bunning (4–9) || Fryman || — || 18,994 || 34–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 29 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Moose (3–5) || Jackson || — || 17,052 || 35–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 30 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Veale (6–7) || Farrell || — || 8,884 || 36–36 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 15–18 (home: 7–12; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 2 || @ Mets || 2–1 || McBean (7–7) || Selma || Face (8) || 27,350 || 37–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 3 || @ Mets || 8–1 || Blass (6–2) || Ryan || — || 14,909 || 38–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 4 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Kline (5–1) || Koosman || — || || 39–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 4 || @ Mets || 3–4 || Cardwell || Bunning (4–10) || Taylor || 29,587 || 39–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Veale (7–7) || Nye || — || 16,040 || 40–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 6 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Jenkins || Walker (0–1) || — || || 40–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 6 || @ Cubs || 2–10 || Ross || Sisk (4–3) || — || 30,794 || 40–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 7 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Regan || Veale (7–8) || — || || 40–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 7 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Regan || Face (1–3) || — || 32,447 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 11 || Phillies || 0–5 || Jackson || Veale (7–9) || — || || 40–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 11 || Phillies || 1–4 || Short || Moose (3–6) || Boozer || 15,371 || 40–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 12 || Phillies || 2–3 || James || Bunning (4–11) || Boozer || 9,206 || 40–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 13 || Phillies || 2–3 (16) || Short || Ellis (1–1) || — || 6,869 || 40–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 14 || Cubs || 2–6 || Niekro || McBean (7–8) || — || 19,335 || 40–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 15 || Cubs || 1–2 (10) || Jenkins || Walker (0–2) || — || 6,648 || 40–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 16 || Mets || 3–2 || Kline (6–1) || Selma || — || 6,123 || 41–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 17 || Mets || 8–2 || Blass (7–2) || Koosman || — || || 42–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 17 || Mets || 4–5 || Koonce || Walker (0–3) || Taylor || 8,974 || 42–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 18 || Mets || 0–3 || Seaver || McBean (7–9) || — || 6,234 || 42–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 19 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Moose (4–6) || Reed || — || 17,286 || 43–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 20 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Veale (8–9) || Niekro || — || 20,771 || 44–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 21 || @ Braves || 6–0 || Blass (8–2) || Pappas || — || 25,109 || 45–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 23 || Reds || 6–7 (12) || Arrigo || Face (1–4) || Lee || 8,739 || 45–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 25 || Reds || 0–2 || Culver || Veale (8–10) || Carroll || 5,797 || 45–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 26 || Cardinals || 1–9 || Briles || Blass (8–3) || — || || 45–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 26 || Cardinals || 5–4 (10) || Kline (7–1) || Granger || — || 23,515 || 46–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 27 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Carlton || Moose (4–7) || — || 12,147 || 46–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || July 28 || Cardinals || 7–1 || McBean (8–9) || Jaster || — || 14,926 || 47–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 29 || Braves || 3–2 || Veale (9–10) || Reed || — || 7,357 || 48–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || July 30 || Braves || 8–5 || Blass (9–3) || Johnson || Sisk (1) || || 49–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || July 30 || Braves || 5–4 (10) || Kline (8–1) || Niekro || — || 11,624 || 50–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 31 || @ Reds || 2–8 || Arrigo || Moose (4–8) || — || || 50–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || July 31 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Ellis (2–1) || Ritchie || Face (9) || 14,780 || 51–54 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 14–17 (home: 4–6; Away: 10–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 1 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Sisk (5–3) || Maloney || Face (10) || 10,926 || 52–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 2 || @ Giants || 3–1 || McBean (9–9) || Perry || — || 6,423 || 53–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 3 || @ Giants || 0–7 || Sadecki || Veale (9–11) || — || 9,251 || 53–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 4 || @ Giants || 0–2 || Bolin || Bunning (4–12) || — || 18,151 || 53–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 5 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 (10) || Brewer || Blass (9–4) || — || 17,851 || 53–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 6 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Moose (5–8) || Drysdale || Kline (5) || 15,732 || 54–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Sutton || McBean (9–10) || — || 13,848 || 54–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 8 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Kline (9–1) || Cuellar || Face (11) || 14,851 || 55–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 9 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Shea || Ellis (2–2) || — || 15,270 || 55–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 10 || @ Astros || 3–16 || Coombs || Blass (9–5) || — || 12,814 || 55–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 10 || @ Astros || 7–4 || Kline (10–1) || House || — || 25,814 || 56–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 11 || @ Astros || 1–5 || Dierker || Sisk (5–4) || Giusti || 16,892 || 56–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 13 || Giants || 0–3 || Marichal || Veale (9–12) || — || 9,135 || 56–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 14 || Giants || 1–2 (10) || Perry || Kline (10–2) || — || 6,926 || 56–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 15 || Giants || 2–0 || Blass (10–5) || Bolin || — || 6,859 || 57–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 16 || Dodgers || 4–8 || Drysdale || McBean (9–11) || Billingham || 8,221 || 57–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 17 || Dodgers || 3–0 || Moose (6–8) || Kekich || Kline (6) || 8,181 || 58–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 18 || Dodgers || 5–1 || Veale (10–12) || Sutton || — || 17,423 || 59–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 19 || @ Reds || 3–8 || Arrigo || Bunning (4–13) || — || 6,659 || 59–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 20 || @ Reds || 8–3 || Ellis (3–2) || Ritchie || Kline (7) || 8,103 || 60–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 21 || @ Reds || 19–1 || Blass (11–5) || Maloney || Face (12) || 8,155 || 61–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 22 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Abernathy || Sisk (5–5) || — || 7,195 || 61–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 23 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 (11) || Hoerner || Kline (10–3) || — || 34,845 || 61–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 24 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Face (2–4) || Gibson || — || 31,019 || 62–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 25 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || Briles || Ellis (3–3) || Hoerner || 26,756 || 62–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || August 26 || @ Braves || 4–0 || Blass (12–5) || Pappas || — || 7,491 || 63–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || August 27 || @ Braves || 4–3 (11) || Kline (11–3) || Britton || Face (13) || 6,633 || 64–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 28 || Cardinals || 0–8 || Gibson || Veale (10–13) || — || 11,197 || 64–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 29 || Cardinals || 0–5 || Washburn || Moose (6–9) || — || 7,681 || 64–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 30 || Braves || 0–2 || Pappas || Ellis (3–4) || Raymond || 5,896 || 64–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || August 31 || Braves || 8–0 || Blass (13–5) || Reed || — || 4,671 || 65–71 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 15–11 (home: 11–6; Away: 4–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 1 || Braves || 7–8 (11) || Raymond || Kline (11–4) || Britton || 5,650 || 65–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 2 || Astros || 6–1 || Veale (11–13) || Cuellar || — || || 66–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 2 || Astros || 4–3 (10) || Dal Canton (1–0) || Ray || — || 6,225 || 67–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 3 || Astros || 3–2 || Ellis (4–4) || Dierker || Walker (2) || 3,003 || 68–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 6 || Mets || 2–1 || Blass (14–5) || McAndrew || — || 4,082 || 69–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 7 || Mets || 3–4 || Koosman || Bunning (4–14) || Taylor || 4,002 || 69–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 8 || Mets || 3–0 || Veale (12–13) || Seaver || — || 5,424 || 70–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 9 || Phillies || 7–8 (15) || Short || Dal Canton (1–1) || — || 2,664 || 70–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 11 || Phillies || 6–8 (12) || Wagner || McBean (9–12) || Farrell || || 70–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 11 || Phillies || 6–4 || Blass (15–5) || Wise || Walker (3) || 2,789 || 71–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 13 || @ Mets || 0–2 || Koosman || Moose (6–10) || — || 17,245 || 71–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 14 || @ Mets || 6–0 || Veale (13–13) || Seaver || — || 15,676 || 72–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 15 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Blass (16–5) || Cardwell || — || 33,838 || 73–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Ellis (5–4) || Wise || — || 2,087 || 74–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Moose (7–10) || Short || Dal Canton (1) || 2,576 || 75–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Johnson || Veale (13–14) || Wagner || 2,463 || 75–77 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 20 || Cubs || 5–0 || Blass (17–5) || Jenkins || — || 4,478 || 76–77 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 21 || Cubs || 5–1 || Ellis (6–4) || Niekro || — || 3,429 || 77–77 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 22 || Cubs || 5–1 || Moose (8–10) || Holtzman || Dal Canton (2) || 27,405 || 78–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || Reds || 6–9 || Kelso || Kline (11–5) || Carroll || || 78–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 23 || Reds || 2–1 (10) || Kline (12–5) || Kelso || — || 4,232 || 79–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 24 || Reds || 2–0 || Blass (18–5) || Nolan || — || 4,044 || 80–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 25 || Reds || 0–3 || Maloney || Ellis (6–5) || — || 4,577 || 80–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Holtzman || Moose (8–11) || Regan || 2,384 || 80–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Jenkins || Blass (18–6) || — || 10,940 || 80–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 163 || September 29 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Regan || Moose (8–12) || — || 16,860 || 80–82 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position30 Maury Wills 3B22 Gene Alley SS21 Roberto Clemente RF8 Willie Stargell LF17 Donn Clendenon 1B9 Bill Mazeroski 2B18 Matty Alou CF12 Jerry May C14 Jim Bunning SP 1968 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac" Notable transactions 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.Milt May at "Baseball Almanac" Bruce Kison was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 Major League draft.Bruce Kison at "Baseball Almanac" June 27, 1968: Juan Pizarro sold by the Pirates to the Boston Red Sox.Juan Pizarro at "Baseball Almanac" 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).Bill Virdon page at Baseball Reference August 13, 1968: Bill Virdon was released by the Pirates. August 19, 1968: Bill Henry was released by the Pirates.Bill Henry at "Baseball Almanac" Roster 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 28 Steve Blass 14 Jim Bunning 43 Bruce Dal Canton 37,40 Dock Ellis 26 Roy Face 31 Bill Henry 27 Ron Kline 34 Al McBean 38 Bob Moose 29 Juan Pizarro 25 Tommie Sisk 39 Bob Veale 23 Luke Walker 40 Dave Wickersham Catchers 16 Chris Cannizzaro 12 Jerry May 36 Carl Taylor Infielders 22 Gene Alley 17 Donn Clendenon  2 Chuck Hiller  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 José Pagán  2 Freddie Patek 30 Maury Wills Outfielders 18 Matty Alou 21 Roberto Clemente 24 Manny Jiménez 10 Gary Kolb 15 Manny Mota 29 Al Oliver  8 Willie Stargell  4 Bill Virdon Other batters 20 Richie Hebner Manager  7 Larry Shepard Coaches  5 Alex Grammas 32 Vern Law  6 Don Leppert  4 Bill Virdon Statistics Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in + Regular SeasonMajor League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1968&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 9, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1968&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Chuck Hiller Chuck Hiller 11 13 5 0.385 0 1 Bill Virdon Bill Virdon 6 3 1 0.333 1 2 Dave Wickersham Dave Wickersham 11 3 1 0.333 0 2 Matty Alou Matty Alou 146 558 185 0.332 0 52 Manny Jimenez Manny Jiménez 66 66 20 0.303 1 11 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 132 502 146 0.291 18 57 Manny Mota Manny Mota 111 331 93 0.281 1 33 Maury Wills Maury Wills 153 627 174 0.278 0 31 Donn Clendenon Donn Clendenon 158 584 150 0.257 17 87 Freddie Patek Freddie Patek 61 208 53 0.255 2 18 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 143 506 127 0.251 3 42 Gene Alley Gene Alley 133 474 116 0.245 4 39 Chris Cannizzaro Chris Cannizzaro 25 58 14 0.241 1 7 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell 128 435 103 0.237 24 67 Jose Pagan José Pagán 80 163 36 0.221 4 21 Jerry May Jerry May (baseball) 137 416 91 0.219 1 33 Gary Kolb Gary Kolb 74 119 26 0.218 2 6 Carl Taylor Carl Taylor (baseball) 44 71 15 0.211 0 7 Al McBean Al McBean 43 67 13 0.194 1 8 Steve Blass Steve Blass 35 80 11 0.138 0 8 Al Oliver Al Oliver 4 8 1 0.125 0 0 Bob Veale Bob Veale 36 82 9 0.110 0 1 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 27 51 5 0.098 0 3 Bob Moose Bob Moose 38 54 5 0.093 0 0 Tommie Sisk Tommie Sisk 33 24 2 0.083 0 0 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 27 29 2 0.069 0 2 Bruce Dal Canton Bruce Dal Canton 7 3 0 0.000 0 0 Roy Face Roy Face 43 4 0 0.000 0 0 Richie Hebner Richie Hebner 2 1 0 0.000 0 0 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 10 3 0 0.000 0 0 Ron Kline Ron Kline 56 16 0 0.000 0 0 Juan Pizarro Juan Pizarro (baseball) 13 2 0 0.000 0 0 Luke Walker Luke Walker 39 8 0 0.000 0 0Team totals1635,5691,4040.25280538 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts + Regular SeasonMajor League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1968&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 9, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1968&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Ron Kline Ron Kline 56 1122 3 12 5 1.68 48 Luke Walker Luke Walker 39 612 3 0 3 2.04 66 Bob Veale Bob Veale 36 2451 3 13 14 2.05 171 Bruce Dal Canton Bruce Dal Canton 7 17 1 1 2.12 8 Steve Blass Steve Blass 33 2201 3 18 6 2.12 132 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 26 104 6 5 2.51 52 Roy Face Roy Face 43 52 2 4 2.60 34 Bob Moose Bob Moose 38 1711 3 8 12 2.73 126 Juan Pizarro Juan Pizarro (baseball) 12 11 1 1 3.27 6 Tommie Sisk Tommie Sisk 33 96 5 5 3.28 41 Dave Wickersham Dave Wickersham 11 202 3 1 0 3.48 9 Al McBean Al McBean 36 1981 3 9 12 3.58 100 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 27 160 4 14 3.88 95 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 10 162 3 0 0 8.10 9Team totals1631,4871 380822.74897 Farm system Minor league baseball AAA Columbus Jets International League Johnny Pesky AA York Pirates Eastern League Joe Morgan A Salem Rebels Carolina League Don Hoak A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Bob Clear A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Frank Oceak Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Buddy Pritchard Notes References 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, N.C. 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