1968 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1968 American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 91–71 (.562) 2nd Jerold Hoffberger Harry Dalton Hank Bauer, Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers. The team was managed for the first 80 games by Hank Bauer (who won 43 of them) and he was replaced right after the All-Star break by Earl Weaver. The Orioles' home games were played at Memorial Stadium. Following the season, it was announced that the American League, along with the National League, would be split into two divisions for the 1969 season in order to accommodate the admittance of two new franchises to each league. The Orioles were assigned to the new American League East division. Offseason November 28, 1967: Elrod Hendricks was drafted by the Orioles from the California Angels in the 1967 rule 5 draft.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference November 28, 1967: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Bob Scott (minors) and John Scruggs (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Gordy Lund and John O'Donoghue.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml Eddie Fisher Stats November 29, 1967: Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Don Buford, Roger Nelson and Bruce Howard.Roger Nelson page at Baseball Reference. January 27, 1968: Tom Walker was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference Regular season On April 27, 1968, Tom Phoebus would throw a no-hitter versus the Boston Red Sox. Frank Robinson would contribute with three RBIs in the win.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.213 Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions June 15, 1968: Bruce Howard was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for Fred Valentine.Fred Valentine transactions at Baseball Reference Roster 1968 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 17 Mike Adamson 50 Fred Beene 32 Gene Brabender 27 Wally Bunker 25 Moe Drabowsky 44 Jim Hardin 16 Bruce Howard 40 Dave Leonhard 19 Dave McNally 37 John Morris 35 Roger Nelson 28 John O'Donoghue 36 Tom Phoebus 24 Pete Richert 39 Eddie Watt Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 34 Larry Haney 10 Elrod Hendricks Infielders  7 Mark Belanger 1,59 Chico Fernández 30 Mike Fiore  2 Bobby Floyd 15 Davey Johnson 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders  6 Paul Blair  3 Curt Blefary  9 Don Buford 12 Dave May 21 Curt Motton 14,47 Merv Rettenmund 20 Frank Robinson 16 Fred Valentine Manager 42 Hank Bauer  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Vern Hoscheit 55 Billy Hunter 48 Ray Scarborough 48 George Staller  4 Earl Weaver 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 Andy Etchebarren 74 189 44 .233 5 20 1B Boog Powell 154 550 137 .249 22 85 2B Davey Johnson 145 504 122 .242 9 56 3B Brooks Robinson 162 608 154 .253 17 75 SS Mark Belanger 145 472 98 .208 2 21 LF Curt Motton 83 217 43 .198 8 25 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 141 421 89 .211 7 38 RF Frank Robinson 130 421 113 .268 15 52 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 Curt Blefary 137 451 90 .200 15 39 Don Buford 130 426 120 .282 15 46 Elrod Hendricks 79 183 37 .202 7 23 Dave May 84 152 29 .191 0 7 Fred Valentine Fred Valentine (baseball) 47 91 17 .187 2 5 Larry Haney 38 89 21 .236 1 5 Merv Rettenmund 31 64 19 .297 2 7 Chico Fernández Chico Fernández (baseball, born 1939) 24 18 2 .111 0 0 Mike Fiore Mike Fiore (baseball, born 1944) 6 17 1 .059 0 0 Bobby Floyd baseball 5 9 1 .111 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 Dave McNally 35 273.0 22 10 1.95 202 Jim Hardin 35 244.0 18 13 2.51 160 Tom Phoebus 36 240.2 15 15 2.62 193 Mike Adamson Mike Adamson (baseball) 2 7.2 0 2 9.39 4 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 Dave Leonhard 28 126.1 7 7 3.13 61 Gene Brabender 37 124.2 6 7 3.32 92 Wally Bunker 18 71.0 2 0 2.41 44 Roger Nelson Roger Nelson (baseball) 19 71.0 4 3 2.41 70 Bruce Howard Bruce Howard (baseball) 10 31.0 0 2 3.77 19 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 Eddie Watt 59 5 5 11 2.27 72 Moe Drabowsky 45 4 4 7 1.91 46 Pete Richert 36 6 3 6 3.47 47 John Morris John Morris (pitcher) 19 2 0 0 2.56 22 John O'Donoghue John O'Donoghue (1960s pitcher) 16 0 0 2 6.14 11 Fred Beene 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Farm system AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Billy DeMars AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Cal Ripken Sr. A Stockton Ports California League Joe Altobelli A Miami Marlins Florida State League Harry Malmberg A-Short Season Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Bill Werle Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Ken Rowe Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1968 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1968 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1960s in Baltimore