1968 Minnesota Twins season

1968 Minnesota Twins
	79–83, seventh in the American League
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	Metropolitan Stadium (since 1961);
	Bloomington, Minnesota (since 1961);
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Cal Ermer
Local television	WTCN-TV
Local radio	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.

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
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 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

43 Cal Ermer

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	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

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
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

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
Perranoski, RonRon Perranoski	66	8	7	6	3.10	65
Worthington, AlAl Worthington	54	4	5	18	2.71	57

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando, St. Cloud

Notes

^ Eric Soderholm page at Baseball-Reference

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.

[1] Eric Soderholm page at Baseball-Reference

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