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1968 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1968 Information
Owner(s)	Vernon Stouffer
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Alvin Dark
Local television	WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Mel Allen)
Local radio	WERE (1300 AM) (Herb Score, Bob Neal)
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Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

October 17, 1967: Jim King was released by the Indians.^[1]
October 26, 1967: Marv Staehle was sent to the Indians by the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal (the White Sox sent Jim King and a player to be named later to the Indians for Rocky Colavito) made on July 29, 1967.^[2]
November 28, 1967: Darrell Sutherland was drafted by the Indians from the New York Mets in the 1967 minor league draft.^[3]
November 28, 1967: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Bob Scott (minors) and John Scruggs (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Gordy Lund and John O'Donoghue. ^[4]
January 27, 1968: Rick Sawyer was drafted by the Indians in the 3rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase.^[5]

Regular season

Transactions

June 7, 1968: Vince Colbert was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 11th round of the 1968 amateur draft. ^[6]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Roster

1968 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

25 Russ Nagelson

Manager

5 Alvin Dark

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Horton, TonyTony Horton	133	477	119	.249	14	59
SS	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	154	495	116	.234	6	35
LF	Maye, LeeLee Maye	109	299	84	.281	4	26
CF	Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal	157	583	150	.257	7	44

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
Nelson, DaveDave Nelson	88	189	44	.233	0	19
Harris, BillyBilly Harris	38	94	20	.213	0	3
Vidal, JoséJosé Vidal	37	54	9	.167	2	5
Smith, WillieWillie Smith	33	42	6	.143	0	3

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

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
Piña, HoracioHoracio Piña	12	31.1	1	1	1.72	24
Bailey, SteveSteve Bailey	2	5	0	1	3.60	1

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
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher	54	4	2	4	2.85	42
Gardner, RobRob Gardner	5	0	0	0	6.75	6
Sutherland, DarrellDarrell Sutherland	3	0	0	0	8.10	2
Gramly, TommyTommy Gramly	3	0	1	0	2.70	1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Red Davis
AA	Waterbury Indians	Eastern League	Phil Cavarretta and Ray Mueller
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Clay Bryant
A	Rock Hill Indians	Western Carolinas League	Pinky May
Rookie	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Ken Aspromonte

Notes

^ Jim King page at Baseball Reference
^ Marv Staehle page at Baseball Reference
^ Darrell Sutherland page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
^ Rick Sawyer page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colbevi01.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

v · d · e1968 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Minnesota • New York • Oakland • Washington

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis • San Francisco

1968 Major League Baseball Draft • 1968 All-Star Game • 1968 World Series • 1968 MLB expansion draft

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds and Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • No-hitters • Award winners • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Jacobs/Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

Chief Wahoo • John Adams • Feller's Opening Day No-Hitter • The Catch • Herb Score • Ten Cent Beer Night • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Barker's Perfect Game • Slider • Bat Burglary • Bug Game • "Cleveland Rocks" • The Kid from Cleveland • Major League • Major League II

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455

Key Personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan • Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan • President: Mark Shapiro • Executive VP/GM: Chris Antonetti • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Champions (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships

Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Carolina Mudcats • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • Dominican Summer Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM • Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Mike Hegan • Jim Rosenhaus • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning • Al Pawlowski • Mike Hargrove • Katie Witham

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