1968 Philadelphia Phillies season

1968 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch, George Myatt, Bob Skinner
Local television	WFIL
Local radio	WCAU (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, 21 games behind the NL pennant-winning Cardinals.

Offseason

• November 28, 1967: Doc Edwards was drafted by the Phillies from the Houston Astros in the 1967 minor league draft.
• December 15, 1967: Jim Bunning was traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton, Don Money and Harold Clem (minors).
• January 26, 1968: Manny Trillo was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.

Regular season

The Phillies were scheduled to open the 1968 season on April 9, 1968 in Los Angeles. However, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, leading to days of national unrest. President Johnson declared Monday, April 8, a national day of mourning, and the funeral was scheduled for April 9. The Dodgers initially refused to postpone the game, leading Phillies GM John Quinn and President Bob Carpenter to announce that the Phillies would not play on April 9 even under threat of forfeit. On April 7, Quinn told reporters, "Under the rules, the game can be forfeited and we could be fined. But we have made our final decision. We will not play." In consultation with NL President Warren Giles, the Dodgers eventually agreed and postponed the game. The Phillies opened April 10, 1968 with a Chris Short 2 to 0 shutout of the Dodgers.

On July 28, 1968, George Culver of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 6–1 no-hitter against the Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader at Connie Mack Stadium.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	0.599	—	47–34	50–31
San Francisco Giants	88	74	0.543	9	42–39	46–35
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	13	47–34	37–44
Cincinnati Reds	83	79	0.512	14	40–41	43–38
Atlanta Braves	81	81	0.500	16	41–40	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	17	40–41	40–41
Los Angeles Dodgers	76	86	0.469	21	41–40	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	76	86	0.469	21	38–43	38–43
New York Mets	73	89	0.451	24	32–49	41–40
Houston Astros	72	90	0.444	25	42–39	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1968 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
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

• June 7, 1968: Buddy Schultz was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

Roster

1968 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 28 John Boozer 33 Paul Brown 21 Larry Colton 32 Turk Farrell 22 Woodie Fryman 27 Dick Hall 29 Grant Jackson 46 Larry Jackson 30 Jeff James 33 Jerry Johnson 41 Chris Short 31 Gary Wagner 38 Rick Wise		Catchers 11 Clay Dalrymple  9 Mike Ryan 37 John Sullivan Infielders 20 Rick Joseph  5 Don Money 34 Roberto Peña 16 Cookie Rojas 18 Gary Sutherland  8 Tony Taylor 10 Bill White  7 Bobby Wine		Outfielders 15 Dick Allen 12 Johnny Briggs  6 Johnny Callison 17 Doug Clemens 25 Tony González 24 Larry Hisle 23 Don Lock Other batters 37 Howie Bedell		Manager  4 Gene Mauch 19 Bob Skinner Coaches  1 George Myatt  2 Andy Seminick  3 Al Widmar

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

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
Don Money	4	13	3	.231	0	2

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
Woodie Fryman	34	213.2	12	14	2.78	151

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
John Boozer	38	2	2	5	3.67	49

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Bob Skinner and Bobby Klaus
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Frank Lucchesi
A	Tidewater Tides	Carolina League	Bob Wellman
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Bobby Malkmus
A-Short Season	Huron Phillies	Northern League	Dallas Green
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Nolan Campbell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Reading

References

• 1968 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference