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1968 Minnesota Twins season
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79–83, seventh in the American League | |
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Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith |
Manager(s) | Cal Ermer |
Local television | WTCN-TV |
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830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Merle Harmon) |
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The 1968 Minnesota Twins season was a season in American baseball. The team finished 79–83, seventh in the American League.
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Offseason
- January 27, 1968: Eric Soderholm was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the secondary phase of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]
Regular season
Leadoff batter César Tovar sparked the offense, finishing second in the AL with 167 hits and third with 89 runs. Tony Oliva was third in the AL with a .289 batting average. Harmon Killebrew had 17 HR and 40 RBI at the All-Star break, but was injured in the game and missed the second half of the season.
Four Twins won 10 or more games: Dean Chance (16–16), Jim Kaat (14–12) Jim Merritt (12–16), Dave Boswell (10–13). Pitcher Jim Kaat won his seventh Gold Glove.
Three Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, and outfielder Tony Oliva.
1,143,257 fans attended Twins games, the fourth highest total in the American League.
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 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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Player stats
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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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1B | Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew | 100 | 295 | 62 | .210 | 17 | 40 |
3B | Tovar, CésarCésar Tovar | 157 | 613 | 167 | .272 | 6 | 47 |
LF | Allison, BobBob Allison | 145 | 469 | 116 | .247 | 22 | 52 |
RF | Oliva, TonyTony Oliva | 128 | 470 | 136 | .289 | 18 | 68 |
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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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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Chance, DeanDean Chance | 43 | 292 | 16 | 16 | 2.53 | 234 |
Boswell, DaveDave Boswell | 34 | 190 | 10 | 13 | 3.32 | 143 |
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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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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Perranoski, RonRon Perranoski | 66 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3.10 | 65 |
Worthington, AlAl Worthington | 54 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 2.71 | 57 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando, St. Cloud
Notes
References
- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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