1968 Atlanta Braves season explained

Atlanta Braves
Season:	1968
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Atlanta Stadium
City:	Atlanta
Record:	81–81 (.500)
League Place:	5th
Owners:	William Bartholomay
General Managers:	Paul Richards
Managers:	Lum Harris
Television:	WSB-TV (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton, Dizzy Dean, Carl Sell)
Radio:	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton, Carl Sell)

The 1968 Atlanta Braves season was the third season in Atlanta and the 98th overall season of the franchise. The team went 81–81 in the final season of play before both the American and National Leagues were split into divisions the following season.

Offseason

• October 6, 1967: Bob Uecker was released by the Braves.^[1]
• November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs in the 1967 rule 5 draft.^[2]
• December 7, 1967: Bobby Cox was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Tillman and Dale Roberts.^[3]

Regular season

Roster

1968 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		115	424	115	.271	10	55
1B		127	342	71	.208	8	33
2B		149	570	165	.289	1	33
SS		105	358	81	.226	1	19
3B		71	273	62	.227	4	17
LF		122	346	99	.286	2	47
CF		160	662	210	.317	11	57
RF		160	606	174	.287	29	86

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
	113	356	82	.230	0	12
	98	283	69	.244	1	25
	86	236	52	.220	5	20
	122	232	52	.220	5	20
	59	187	49	.262	0	11
	36	86	20	.233	1	4
	18	53	11	.208	0	2
	16	37	4	.108	1	4
	20	28	5	.179	0	1
	9	26	9	.346	0	3
	12	24	4	.167	0	1
	11	7	2	.286	0	0
	6	5	2	.400	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
	37	256.2	14	12	2.59	140
	34	256.0	16	12	2.60	157
	35	201.2	11	10	3.35	111
	22	121.1	10	8	2.37	75
	1	3.0	0	1	0.00	0

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
	31	135.0	5	8	3.47	57
	31	98.1	2	4	2.75	73
	34	90.0	4	6	3.10	61
	17	75.0	7	4	2.76	52
	8	19.0	3	0	4.26	7

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
	52	8	7	13	2.47	74
	36	3	5	10	2.83	37
	10	0	1	0	4.84	10
	5	0	0	0	5.68	9
	4	0	0	0	6.75	3
	3	0	0	0	3.60	4
	2	0	0	0	54.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood

External links

• 1968 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/u/ueckebo01.shtml Bob Uecker
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernara01.shtml Ramón Hernández
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxbo01.shtml Bobby Cox