1968 Birmingham A's Roster
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 4th in the SL
Manager: Gus Niarhos (66-74)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 46,356, Avg. 662
The Birmingham A's of the Southern League ended the 1968 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing fourth in the SL.
The A's plated 518 runs and surrendered 563 runs. Freddie Velázquez and Jackie Warner paced Birmingham with 16 home runs apiece. Jackie Warner drove in 65 runs. Allan Lewis led all regular hitters by hitting .283. Rollie Fingers topped the squad with 10 wins, while Jimmy Ward recorded a 2.68 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Freddie Velázquez, Ethan Blackaby, Jackie Warner, Marcel Lachemann, Gil Blanco, Allan Lewis, Bill McNulty, Don Buschhorn, Elmo Plaskett, Skip Lockwood, Weldon Bowlin, Rollie Fingers, Warren Bogle, Bill Stafford, Tim Talton, Darrell Evans and Joe Keough were all players from the 1968 Birmingham A's who played in the Majors during their careers.
Gus Niarhos served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Blackaby | L | L | July 24, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Gil Blanco | L | L | December 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Warren Bogle | L | L | October 19, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Passaic, NJ US |
| Geo Bosworth | R | R | November 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| Don Buschhorn | R | R | April 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Independence, MO US |
| Juan Campos | R | R | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Mike Canfield | L | L | March 9, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Tom Cook | R | R | June 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Nicky Curtis | R | R | September 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jackie Earls | R | R | March 6, 1946 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Darrell Evans | L | R | May 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Rollie Fingers | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Danny Greenfield | L | R | June 16, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Rick Johnson | R | R | March 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Joe Keough | L | L | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Pomona, CA US |
| Marcel Lachemann | R | R | June 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Allan Lewis | S | R | December 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Skip Lockwood | R | R | August 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Roslindale, MA US |
| Anselmo Martinez | S | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bill McNulty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Arturo Miranda | R | R | May 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 145 | Santurce, PR |
| Wayne Norton | L | R | November 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Mike Olivo | R | R | December 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 175 | Copey, DO |
| Elmo Plaskett | R | R | June 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Eusebio Rosas | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Richard Rowe | L | L | November 6, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Paul Seitz | R | R | August 16, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bill Stafford | R | R | August 13, 1938 | 6'1" | 188 | Catskill, NY US |
| Robert Stickels | R | R | December 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 235 | |
| Tim Talton | L | R | January 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Pikeville, NC US |
| Bob Taylor | R | R | July 13, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Somerville, MA US |
| Freddie Velázquez | R | R | December 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jimmy Ward | R | R | April 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Jackie Warner | R | R | August 1, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Monrovia, CA US |
| Stan Wojcik | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
