Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1968 Boston Red Sox season was the 68th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 17 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers .
Offseason
Regular season
Carl Yastrzemski set an American League record by having the lowest batting average to win a batting title. Yaz hit .301 to claim the batting title.[2]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
MIN
NYY
OAK
WSH
Baltimore
—
9–9
10–8
11–7
7–11
8–10
10–8
13–5
9–9
14–4
Boston
9–9
—
9–9
14–4
10–8
6–12
9–9
10–8
8–10
11–7
California
8–10
9–9
—
8–10
7–11
5–13
7–11
6–12
5–13
12–6
Chicago
7–11
4–14
10–8
—
5–13
5–13
10–8
6–12
10–8
10–8
Cleveland
11–7
8–10
11–7
13–5
—
6–12
14–4
10–8–1
6–12
7–10
Detroit
10–8
12–6
13–5
13–5
12–6
—
10–8
10–8–1
13–5–1
10–8
Minnesota
8–10
9–9
11–7
8–10
4–14
8–10
—
12–6
8–10
11–7
New York
5–13
8–10
12–6
12–6
8–10–1
8–10–1
6–12
—
10–8
14–4
Oakland
9–9
10–8
13–5
8–10
12–6
5–13–1
10–8
8–10
—
7–11
Washington
4–14
7–11
6–12
8–10
10–7
8–10
7–11
4–14
11–7
—
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
Roster
1968 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Farm system
Source:[5] [6]
References
^ Elston Howard page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p. 191, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
^ Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Boston Red Sox 1968 Guide Compiled for Press TV Radio . 1968. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine .
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