Major League Baseball team season
The 1968 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball . It consisted of the Reds finishing in fourth in the National League , with a record of 83–79, 14 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals . The Reds were managed by Dave Bristol and played their home games at Crosley Field . The team had 5,767 at bats , a single season National League record.[ 1] The Reds as a team led all of MLB this season in runs scored (690) and in batting average (.273).
Offseason
Regular season
Catcher Johnny Bench won the NL's Rookie of the Year Award .
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
NYM
PHI
PIT
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
8–10
10–8
11–7
9–9
12–6–1
11–7
6–12
9–9
5–13
Chicago
10–8
—
7–11
10–8
12–6
8–10
9–9
10–8
9–9–1
9–9
Cincinnati
8–10
11–7
—
9–9
9–9
10–8
11–7
10–8–1
8–10
7–11
Houston
7–11
8–10
9–9
—
11–7
10–8
9–9
5–13
8–10
5–13
Los Angeles
9–9
6–12
9–9
7–11
—
7–11
10–8
10–8
9–9
9–9
New York
6–12–1
10–8
8–10
8–10
11–7
—
8–10
9–9
7–11
6–12
Philadelphia
7–11
9–9
7–11
9–9
8–10
10–8
—
9–9
9–9
8–10
Pittsburgh
12–6
8–10
8–10–1
13–5
8–10
9–9
9–9
—
7–11
6–12
San Francisco
9–9
9–9–1
10–8
10–8
9–9
11–7
9–9
11–7
—
10–8
St. Louis
13–5
9–9
11–7
13–5
9–9
12–6
10–8
12–6
8–10
—
Roster
1968 Cincinnati Reds
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville
[ 7]
Notes
^ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2018, At Bats>=5750, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest At Bats" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2018 .
^ a b Clyde Mashore at Baseball Reference
^ Bill Kelso at Baseball Reference
^ Chris Chambliss at Baseball Reference
^ Jimy Williams at Baseball Reference
^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac" .
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
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Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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