1968 Chicago Cubs season explained

Chicago Cubs
Season:	1968
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Wrigley Field
City:	Chicago
Owners:	Philip K. Wrigley
General Managers:	John Holland
Managers:	Leo Durocher
Television:	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Radio:	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)

The 1968 Chicago Cubs season was the 97th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 93rd in the National League and the 53rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 84–78.

Offseason

• November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted by the Cubs from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• November 30, 1967: Paul Popovich and Jim Williams were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Lou Johnson.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• May 4, 1968: Byron Browne was traded by the Cubs to the Houston Astros for Aaron Pointer.^[3]
• June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
  • Oscar Gamble was drafted by the Cubs in the 16th round. Player signed June 18, 1968.^[4]
  • Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 17, 1968.^[5]
• June 14, 1968: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Cubs by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

Roster

1968 Chicago Cubs
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		160	553	125	.226	7	65
1B		150	552	136	.246	32	83
2B		155	643	189	.294	4	37
SS		160	655	157	.240	1	32
3B		162	577	142	.246	26	98
LF		163	642	185	.288	30	98
CF		143	439	106	.241	13	33
RF		62	205	50	.244	1	14

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
	75	188	42	.223	5	23
	88	177	48	.271	2	18
	55	142	39	.275	5	25
	81	94	17	.181	2	16
	59	84	16	.190	1	8
	15	17	3	.176	0	3
	7	14	1	.071	0	1
	6	14	2	.143	0	2
	8	11	4	.364	0	1
	13	10	2	.200	0	0
	7	8	1	.125	0	0
	3	8	2	.250	0	0
	5	2	0	.000	0	0
	4	2	0	.000	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	4	2	0	.000	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
	40	308.0	20	15	2.63	260
	38	258.2	16	10	2.89	148
	34	215.0	11	14	3.35	151
	34	177.1	14	10	4.31	65
	27	132.2	7	12	3.80	74

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
	13	41.0	1	1	4.17	31
	7	13.1	0	1	6.75	6
	8	10.0	0	1	5.40	10
	3	6.0	0	1	4.50	3

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
	68	10	5	25	2.20	60
	42	3	2	2	4.30	30
	28	2	4	1	4.54	17
	18	0	1	0	5.52	18
	9	0	1	1	6.08	9
	8	0	0	0	9.00	3
	3	0	0	0	7.71	5
	2	0	0	0	0.00	2
	1	0	0	0	0.00	2
	1	0	0	0	4.50	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1968 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernara01.shtml Ramón Hernández
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/popovpa01.shtml Paul Popovich
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brownby01.shtml Byron Browne
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gamblos01.shtml Oscar Gamble
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reuscpa01.shtml Paul Reuschel