1968 Chicago White Sox season
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1968 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn | |
| General manager(s) | Ed Short | |
| Manager(s) | Eddie Stanky, Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WFLD (Dave Martin, Jack Drees) |
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| Local radio | WMAQ (AM) (Bob Elson, Red Rush) |
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The 1968 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 68th season in the major leagues, and its 69th season overall. They finished with a record 67-95, good enough for eighth place in the American League, 36 games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers.
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Offseason
- October 16, 1967: Smoky Burgess was released by the White Sox.[1]
- October 26, 1967: Marv Staehle was sent by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal (the White Sox traded Jim King and a player to be named later to the Indians for Rocky Colavito) made on July 29, 1967.[2]
- November 29, 1967: Don Buford, Roger Nelson and Bruce Howard were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias.[3]
- December 15, 1967: Tommie Agee and Al Weis were traded by the White Sox to the New York Mets for Tommy Davis, Jack Fisher, Billy Wynne, and Buddy Booker.[4]
- February 13, 1968: Dennis Higgins, Steve Jones, and Ron Hansen were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Tim Cullen, Buster Narum and Bob Priddy.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 103 | 59 | .636 | – |
| Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12 |
| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | .534 | 16½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 |
| Oakland Athletics | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24 |
| California Angels | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 |
| Washington Senators | 65 | 96 | .404 | 37½ |
Opening Day lineup
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Tommy McCraw, 1b
- Tommy Davis, lf
- Pete Ward, rf
- Ken Boyer, 3b
- Duane Josephson, c
- Ken Berry, cf
- Tim Cullen, 2b
- Joel Horlen, p
Games in Milwaukee
To demonstrate there still was support for big-league ball in Milwaukee, Bud Selig's group contracted with Chicago White Sox owner Arthur Allyn to host nine White Sox home games at Milwaukee County Stadium in 1968. A 1967 exhibition game between the White Sox and Minnesota Twins had attracted more than 51,000 spectators, and Selig was convinced the strong Milwaukee fan base would demonstrate the city would provide a good home for a new club.
The experiment was staggeringly successful - those nine games drew 264,297 fans. In Chicago that season, the Sox drew 539,478 fans to their remaining 58 home games. In just a handful of games, the Milwaukee crowds accounted for nearly one-third of the total attendance at White Sox games. In light of this success, Selig and Allyn agreed County Stadium would host Sox home games again the next season.
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1968: Rich McKinney was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
- July 20, 1968: Wayne Causey was traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for Woodie Held.[7]
- July 26, 1968: Don McMahon was traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Dennis Ribant.[8]
- August 2, 1968: Tim Cullen was traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Ron Hansen.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Duane Josephson | 128 | 434 | 107 | .247 | 6 | 45 |
| 1B | Tommy McCraw | 136 | 477 | 112 | .235 | 9 | 44 |
| 3B | Pete Ward | 125 | 399 | 86 | .216 | 15 | 50 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 157 | 622 | 164 | .264 | 4 | 36 |
| LF | Tommy Davis | 132 | 456 | 122 | .268 | 8 | 50 |
| CF | Ken Berry | 153 | 504 | 127 | .252 | 7 | 32 |
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 |
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| Tim Cullen | 72 | 155 | 31 | .200 | 2 | 13 |
| Ron Hansen | 40 | 87 | 20 | .230 | 1 | 4 |
| Russ Snyder | 38 | 82 | 11 | .134 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Boyer | 10 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Booker | 5 | 5 | 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 |
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| Joe Horlen | 35 | 223.2 | 12 | 14 | 2.37 | 102 |
| Jack Fisher | 35 | 180.2 | 8 | 13 | 2.99 | 80 |
| Tommy John | 25 | 177.1 | 10 | 5 | 1.98 | 117 |
| Gary Peters | 31 | 162.2 | 4 | 13 | 3.76 | 110 |
| Cisco Carlos | 29 | 122.1 | 4 | 14 | 3.90 | 57 |
| Jerry Nyman | 8 | 40.1 | 2 | 1 | 2.01 | 27 |
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 |
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| Bob Priddy | 35 | 114 | 3 | 11 | 3.63 | 66 |
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 |
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| Bob Locker | 70 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.29 | 62 |
| Don McMahon | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 | 32 |
| Danny Lazar | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 11 |
| Fred Rath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 3 |
| Billy Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Bill Adair |
| AA | Evansville White Sox | Southern League | Stan Wasiak and Gary Johnson |
| A | Lynchburg White Sox | Carolina League | Alex Cosmidis |
| A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Gary Johnson and Stan Wasiak |
| Short-Season A | Duluth-Superior Dukes | Northern League | Bruce Andrew |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Tom Saffell |
Notes
- ^ Smoky Burgess page at Baseball Reference.
- ^ Marv Staehle page at Baseball Reference.
- ^ Roger Nelson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Tim Cullen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rich McKinney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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