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| name = Chicago Cubs |
| name = Chicago Cubs |
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| season = 1968 |
| season = 1968 |
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| league = National League |
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| current league = National League |
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| y1 = 1876 |
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| ballpark = [[Wrigley Field]] |
| ballpark = [[Wrigley Field]] |
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| city = [[Chicago]] |
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| owners = [[Philip K. Wrigley]] |
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| general_managers = [[John Holland (baseball executive)|John Holland]] |
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| y5 = 1871 |
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| owners =[[Philip K. Wrigley]] |
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| general manager = [[John Holland (baseball executive)|John Holland]] |
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| managers = [[Leo Durocher]] |
| managers = [[Leo Durocher]] |
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| television = |
| television = [[WGN-TV]]<br>([[Jack Brickhouse]], [[Vince Lloyd]]) |
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| radio = [[WGN (AM)|WGN]]<br>([[Vince Lloyd]], [[Lou Boudreau]]) |
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The '''1968 Chicago Cubs season''' was the 97th season of the [[Chicago Cubs]] franchise, the 93rd in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] and the 53rd at [[Wrigley Field]]. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 84–78. |
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== Offseason == |
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* November 28, 1967: [[Ramón Hernández (pitcher)|Ramón Hernández]] was drafted by the Cubs from the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the 1967 [[rule 5 draft]].<ref name=hernandez>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernara01.shtml Ramón Hernández] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref> |
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* November 30, 1967: [[Paul Popovich]] and [[Jim Williams (outfielder)|Jim Williams]] were traded by the Cubs to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] for [[Lou Johnson]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/popovpa01.shtml Paul Popovich] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref> |
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== Regular season == |
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=== Season standings === |
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==Offseason== |
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{{1968 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Cubs}} |
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*November 28, 1967: Ramon Hernandez was drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 rule 5 draft. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernara01.shtml</ref> |
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*November 30, 1967: Paul Popovich was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jim Williams to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Lou Johnson. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/popovpa01.shtml</ref> |
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=== Record vs. opponents === |
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==Regular season== |
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{{1968 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHC}} |
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===Season standings=== |
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{{1968 National League Standings}} |
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===Transactions=== |
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*May 4, 1968: Byron Browne was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Astros for Aaron Pointer. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brownby01.shtml</ref> |
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*June 7, 1968: Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 17, 1968. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reuscpa01.shtml</ref> |
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*June 7, 1968: [[Oscar Gamble]] was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the [[1968 Major League Baseball Draft|1968 amateur draft]]. Player signed June 18, 1968. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gamblos01.shtml Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference]</ref> |
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*June 14, 1968: Ramon Hernandez was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago Cubs. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernara01.shtml</ref> |
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=== Notable transactions === |
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* May 4, 1968: [[Byron Browne (baseball)|Byron Browne]] was traded by the Cubs to the [[Houston Astros]] for [[Aaron Pointer]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brownby01.shtml Byron Browne] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref> |
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* June 7, 1968: [[1968 Major League Baseball draft]] |
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**[[Oscar Gamble]] was drafted by the Cubs in the 16th round. Player signed June 18, 1968.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gamblos01.shtml Oscar Gamble] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref> |
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**[[Paul Reuschel]] was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 17, 1968.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reuscpa01.shtml Paul Reuschel] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref> |
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* June 14, 1968: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Cubs by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref name=hernandez/> |
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=== Roster === |
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #EE1422; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Roster''' |
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| valign="top" | '''Pitchers''' |
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers''' |
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{{MLBplayer|47|[[Jophery Brown]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|38|[[Darcy Fast]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|49|[[Bill Hands]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|42|[[Chuck Hartenstein]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|33|[[Ramón Hernández (pitcher)|Ramón Hernández]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|30|[[Ken Holtzman]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|31|[[Ferguson Jenkins]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|40|[[Jack Lamabe]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|40|[[Pete Mikkelsen]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|48|[[Joe Niekro]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|32|[[Rich Nye]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|37|[[Frank Reberger]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|27|[[Phil Regan (baseball)|Phil Regan]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|39|[[Archie Reynolds]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|33|[[Gary Ross (baseball)|Gary Ross]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|36|[[Bill Stoneman]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|38,45|[[Bobby Tiefenauer]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|37|[[John Upham]]}} |
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| valign="top" | '''Catchers''' |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers''' |
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{{MLBplayer| 6|[[Randy Bobb]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|12|[[John Boccabella]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|24|[[John Felske]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer| 9|[[Randy Hundley]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer| 8|[[Bill Plummer]]}} |
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'''Infielders''' |
'''Infielders''' |
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{{MLBplayer|14|[[Ernie Banks]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|18|[[Glenn Beckert]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|19|[[Lee Elia]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|29|[[Clarence Jones (baseball)|Clarence Jones]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|11|[[Don Kessinger]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|22|[[Vic LaRose]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|15|[[Dick Nen]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|12|[[Gene Oliver]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|10|[[Ron Santo]]}} |
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| valign="top" | '''Outfielders''' |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders''' |
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{{MLBplayer|17|[[José Arcia]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|28|[[Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)|Jim Hickman]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|41|[[Lou Johnson]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|24|[[Jimmy McMath]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|20|[[Adolfo Phillips]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|25|[[Ted Savage]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|25|[[Willie Smith (outfielder)|Willie Smith]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|21|[[Al Spangler]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer|26|[[Billy Williams (left fielder)|Billy Williams]]}} |
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'''Other batters''' |
'''Other batters''' |
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{{MLBplayer| 6|[[John Stephenson (baseball)|John Stephenson]]}} |
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| valign="top" | '''Manager''' |
| valign="top" | '''Manager''' |
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{{MLBplayer| 2|[[Leo Durocher]]}} |
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'''Coaches''' |
'''Coaches''' |
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{{MLBplayer| 5|[[Joey Amalfitano]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer| 3|[[Joe Becker (baseball)|Joe Becker]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer| 7|[[Pete Reiser]]}} |
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{{MLBplayer| 4|[[Verlon Walker]]}} |
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==Player stats== |
== Player stats == |
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===Batting=== |
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=== Batting === |
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''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In'' |
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==== Starters by position ==== |
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''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' |
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos |
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR |
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI |
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| C || [[Randy Hundley]] || 160 || 553 || 125 || .226 || 7 || 65 |
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| 1B || [[Ernie Banks]] || 150 || 552 || 136 || .246 || 32 || 83 |
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| 2B || [[Glenn Beckert]] || 155 || 643 || 189 || .294 || 4 || 37 |
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| SS || [[Don Kessinger]] || 160 || 655 || 157 || .240 || 1 || 32 |
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| 3B || [[Ron Santo]] || 162 || 577 || 142 || .246 || 26 || 98 |
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| LF || {{sortname|Billy|Williams|Billy Williams (left fielder)}} || 163 || 642 || 185 || .288 || 30 || 98 |
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| CF || [[Adolfo Phillips]] || 143 || 439 || 106 || .241 || 13 || 33 |
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| RF || {{sortname|Lou|Johnson}} || 62 || 205 || 50 || .244 || 1 || 14 |
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====Other batters==== |
==== Other batters ==== |
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''Note: G = Games played; AB = At |
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' |
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| [[Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)|Jim Hickman]] || 75 || 188 || 42 || .223 || 5 || 23 |
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| [[Al Spangler]] || 88 || 177 || 48 || .271 || 2 || 18 |
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| [[Willie Smith (outfielder)|Willie Smith]] || 55 || 142 || 39 || .275 || 5 || 25 |
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| [[Dick Nen]] || 81 || 94 || 17 || .181 || 2 || 16 |
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| [[José Arcia]] || 59 || 84 || 16 || .190 || 1 || 8 |
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| [[Lee Elia]] || 15 || 17 || 3 || .176 || 0 || 3 |
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| [[John Boccabella]] || 7 || 14 || 1 || .071 || 0 || 1 |
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| [[Jimmy McMath]] || 6 || 14 || 2 || .143 || 0 || 2 |
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| [[Gene Oliver]] || 8 || 11 || 4 || .364 || 0 || 1 |
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| [[John Upham]] || 13 || 10 || 2 || .200 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[Randy Bobb]] || 7 || 8 || 1 || .125 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[Ted Savage]] || 3 || 8 || 2 || .250 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[Clarence Jones (baseball)|Clarence Jones]] || 5 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[Vic LaRose]] || 4 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[Bill Plummer]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[John Stephenson (baseball)|John Stephenson]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0 |
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| [[John Felske]] || 4 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0 |
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=== Pitching === |
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====Starting pitchers==== |
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==== Starting pitchers ==== |
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| [[Ferguson Jenkins]] || 40 || 308.0 || 20 || 15 || 2.63 || 260 |
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| [[Bill Hands]] || 38 || 258.2 || 16 || 10 || 2.89 || 148 |
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| [[Ken Holtzman]] || 34 || 215.0 || 11 || 14 || 3.35 || 151 |
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| [[Joe Niekro]] || 34 || 177.1 || 14 || 10 || 4.31 || 65 |
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| [[Rich Nye]] || 27 || 132.2 || 7 || 12 || 3.80 || 74 |
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==== Other pitchers ==== |
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''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' |
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| [[Gary Ross (baseball)|Gary Ross]] || 13 || 41.0 || 1 || 1 || 4.17 || 31 |
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| [[Archie Reynolds]] || 7 || 13.1 || 0 || 1 || 6.75 || 6 |
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| [[Darcy Fast]] || 8 || 10.0 || 0 || 1 || 5.40 || 10 |
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| [[Frank Reberger]] || 3 || 6.0 || 0 || 1 || 4.50 || 3 |
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====Relief pitchers==== |
==== Relief pitchers ==== |
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''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' |
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| [[Phil Regan (baseball)|Phil Regan]] || 68 || 10 || 5 || 25 || 2.20 || 60 |
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| [[Jack Lamabe]] || 42 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 4.30 || 30 |
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| [[Chuck Hartenstein]] || 28 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 4.54 || 17 |
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| [[Bill Stoneman]] || 18 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5.52 || 18 |
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| [[Bobby Tiefenauer]] || 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6.08 || 9 |
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| {{sortname|Ramón|Hernández|Ramón Hernández (pitcher)}} || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9.00 || 3 |
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| [[Pete Mikkelsen]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7.71 || 5 |
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| [[John Upham]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 2 |
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| [[Willie Smith (outfielder)|Willie Smith]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 2 |
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| {{sortname|Jophery|Brown}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.50 || 0 |
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== Farm system == |
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==[[Farm system]]<ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball,'' 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997</ref>== |
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{{See also|Minor League Baseball}} |
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* Class AAA: [[Tacoma Cubs]] ([[Pacific Coast League]]; [[Whitey Lockman]], manager) |
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* Class AA: [[San Antonio Missions]] ([[Texas League]]; [[Harry Bright]], manager) |
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* Class A: [[Lodi Crushers]] ([[California League]]; [[Jim Marshall (baseball)|Jim Marshall]] and [[Al Heist]], managers) |
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* Class A: [[Quincy Cubs]] ([[Midwest League]]; [[Walt Dixon]], manager) |
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* Rookie: [[Caldwell Cubs]] ([[Pioneer Baseball League|Pioneer League]]; [[George Freese]], manager) |
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{{MLB Farm System|level16=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team16=[[Tacoma Cubs]]|league16=[[Pacific Coast League]]|manager16=[[Whitey Lockman]] |
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==References== |
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|level17=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team17=[[San Antonio Missions]]|league17=[[Texas League]]|manager17=[[Harry Bright]] |
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|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]|team18=[[Lodi Crushers (California League)|Lodi Crushers]]|league18=[[California League]]|manager18=[[Jim Marshall (baseball)|Jim Marshall]] and [[Al Heist]] |
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|level19=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team19=[[Quincy Cubs]]|league19=[[Midwest League]]|manager19=[[Walt Dixon]] |
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|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Caldwell Cubs]]|league20=[[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]]|manager20=[[George Freese]] |
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== Notes == |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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== References == |
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*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}} |
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*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1968.shtml 1968 Chicago Cubs season] at ''Baseball Reference'' |
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*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1968.shtml 1968 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference] |
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 7 February 2024
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | John Holland | |
Managers | Leo Durocher | |
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) | |
Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
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The 1968 Chicago Cubs season was the 97th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 93rd in the National League and the 53rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 84–78.
Offseason
[edit]- November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted by the Cubs from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 rule 5 draft.[1]
- November 30, 1967: Paul Popovich and Jim Williams were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Lou Johnson.[2]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 40–41 | 43–38 |
Atlanta Braves | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 40–41 | 40–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
New York Mets | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 | 32–49 | 41–40 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- May 4, 1968: Byron Browne was traded by the Cubs to the Houston Astros for Aaron Pointer.[3]
- June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
- Oscar Gamble was drafted by the Cubs in the 16th round. Player signed June 18, 1968.[4]
- Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 17, 1968.[5]
- June 14, 1968: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Cubs by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Randy Hundley | 160 | 553 | 125 | .226 | 7 | 65 |
1B | Ernie Banks | 150 | 552 | 136 | .246 | 32 | 83 |
2B | Glenn Beckert | 155 | 643 | 189 | .294 | 4 | 37 |
SS | Don Kessinger | 160 | 655 | 157 | .240 | 1 | 32 |
3B | Ron Santo | 162 | 577 | 142 | .246 | 26 | 98 |
LF | Billy Williams | 163 | 642 | 185 | .288 | 30 | 98 |
CF | Adolfo Phillips | 143 | 439 | 106 | .241 | 13 | 33 |
RF | Lou Johnson | 62 | 205 | 50 | .244 | 1 | 14 |
Other batters
[edit]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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Jim Hickman | 75 | 188 | 42 | .223 | 5 | 23 |
Al Spangler | 88 | 177 | 48 | .271 | 2 | 18 |
Willie Smith | 55 | 142 | 39 | .275 | 5 | 25 |
Dick Nen | 81 | 94 | 17 | .181 | 2 | 16 |
José Arcia | 59 | 84 | 16 | .190 | 1 | 8 |
Lee Elia | 15 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
John Boccabella | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
Jimmy McMath | 6 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Gene Oliver | 8 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 1 |
John Upham | 13 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Bobb | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Savage | 3 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Jones | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Vic LaRose | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Plummer | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
John Stephenson | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
John Felske | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Ferguson Jenkins | 40 | 308.0 | 20 | 15 | 2.63 | 260 |
Bill Hands | 38 | 258.2 | 16 | 10 | 2.89 | 148 |
Ken Holtzman | 34 | 215.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.35 | 151 |
Joe Niekro | 34 | 177.1 | 14 | 10 | 4.31 | 65 |
Rich Nye | 27 | 132.2 | 7 | 12 | 3.80 | 74 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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Gary Ross | 13 | 41.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.17 | 31 |
Archie Reynolds | 7 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 6 |
Darcy Fast | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 10 |
Frank Reberger | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Phil Regan | 68 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 2.20 | 60 |
Jack Lamabe | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.30 | 30 |
Chuck Hartenstein | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.54 | 17 |
Bill Stoneman | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 18 |
Bobby Tiefenauer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.08 | 9 |
Ramón Hernández | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Pete Mikkelsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 |
John Upham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Willie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Jophery Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Farm system
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Popovich at Baseball Reference
- ^ Byron Browne at Baseball Reference
- ^ Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Reuschel at Baseball Reference
References
[edit]- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1968 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference