1968 Boston Red Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-76
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 1,882,655, Avg. 24,772
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Dick Williams (86-76)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 86-76
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 1,882,655, Avg. 24,772
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Dick Williams (86-76)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968 Boston Red Sox Results
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1968 season with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Red Sox scored 614 runs and allowed 611 runs. Ken Harrelson walloped 35 home runs for Boston, while Reggie Smith and Carl Yastrzemski added 20 or more, too. Ken Harrelson drove in 109 runs. Carl Yastrzemski paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .301. Ray Culp and Dick Ellsworth topped the team with 16 wins each, and Ray Culp earned a 2.91 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Dick Williams coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Adair | SS | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Sand Springs, OK USA |
| Luis Alvarado | SS | R | R | January 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 162 | Lajas, P.R. |
| Mike Andrews | 2B | R | R | July 9, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Gary Bell | P | R | R | November 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 196 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| Darrell Brandon | P | R | R | July 8, 1940 | 6'2" | 200 | Nacogdoches, TX USA |
| Ray Culp | P | R | R | August 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Elgin, TX USA |
| Dick Ellsworth | P | L | L | March 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 180 | Lusk, WY USA |
| Joe Foy | 3B | R | R | February 21, 1943 | 6'0" | 215 | New York, NY USA |
| Russ Gibson | C | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Fall River, MA USA |
| Ken Harrelson | RF | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Woodruff, SC USA |
| Elston Howard | C | R | R | February 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 196 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Dalton Jones | 1B | L | R | December 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | McComb, MS USA |
| Joe Lahoud | RF | L | L | April 14, 1947 | 6'1" | 198 | Danbury, CT USA |
| Bill Landis | P | L | L | October 8, 1942 | 6'2" | 178 | Hanford, CA USA |
| Jim Lonborg | P | R | R | April 16, 1942 | 6'5" | 200 | Santa Maria, CA USA |
| Sparky Lyle | P | L | L | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 182 | Du Bois, PA USA |
| Dave Morehead | P | R | R | September 5, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Jerry Moses | C | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 210 | Yazoo City, MS USA |
| Russ Nixon | C | L | R | February 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cleves, OH USA |
| Gene Oliver | C | R | R | March 22, 1935 | 6'2" | 225 | Moline, IL USA |
| Rico Petrocelli | SS | R | R | June 27, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Juan Pizarro | P | L | L | February 7, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | Santurce, P.R. |
| Floyd Robinson | RF | L | R | May 9, 1936 | 5'9" | 175 | Prescott, AR USA |
| Garry Roggenburk | P | R | L | April 16, 1940 | 6'6" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Jose Santiago | P | R | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
| George Scott | 1B | R | R | March 23, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Greenville, MS USA |
| Norm Siebern | 1B | L | R | July 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Reggie Smith | CF | B | R | April 2, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Shreveport, LA USA |
| Lee Stange | P | R | R | October 27, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jerry Stephenson | P | L | R | October 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Jose Tartabull | OF | L | L | November 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 165 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cuba |
| George Thomas | LF | R | R | November 29, 1937 | 6'3" | 190 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Gary Waslewski | P | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Meriden, CT USA |
| Fred Wenz | P | R | R | August 26, 1941 | 6'3" | 214 | Bound Brook, NJ USA |
| John Wyatt | P | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Carl Yastrzemski | LF | L | R | August 22, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Southampton, NY USA |
