1968 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-81
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Wayne Terwilliger (66-81)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 109,749, Avg. 1,493
1968 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1968 season with a record of 66 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.

The Bisons scored 604 runs and surrendered 684 runs, most in the circuit. Brant Alyea walloped 31 home runs for Buffalo, while Bob Chance swatted 15 or more, too. Bob Chance drove in 84 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .293. Steve Jones led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.02 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1968 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hank Allen, Brant Alyea, Dave Baldwin, Dick Billings, Sam Bowens, Billy Bryan, Paul Casanova, Bob Chance, Frank Coggins, Casey Cox, Bill Denehy, Jan Dukes, Mike Epstein, Gene Freese, Jim French, Jim Hannan, Terry Harmon, Gary Holman, Bob Humphreys, Jack Jenkins, Steve Jones, Frank Kreutzer, Dick Lines, Héctor López, Don Loun, Jim Miles, Barry Moore, Buster Narum, John Orsino, Bob Saverine, Gerry Schoen, Dick Smith, George Smith and Wayne Terwilliger.

Wayne Terwilliger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AllenRRJuly 23, 19406'0"190Wampum, PA US
Brant AlyeaRRDecember 8, 19406'3"215Passaic, NJ US
Dave BaldwinRRMarch 30, 19386'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Richard BechtelRRJanuary 2, 19465'11"168
Dick BillingsRRDecember 4, 19426'1"195Detroit, MI US
Sam BowensRRMarch 23, 19386'1"188Wilmington, NC US
Wayne BrescherRRFebruary 18, 19466'3"215
Billy BryanLRDecember 4, 19386'4"200Morgan, GA US
Paul CasanovaRRDecember 21, 19416'4"180Colon, CU
Bob ChanceLRSeptember 10, 19406'2"215Statesboro, GA US
Frank CogginsSRMay 22, 19446'2"187Griffin, GA US
Casey CoxRRJuly 3, 19416'5"200Long Beach, CA US
Walter CzopczycRRJune 20, 19466'0"185Hahn, DE
Bill DenehySRMarch 31, 19466'3"200Middletown, CT US
Jan DukesLLAugust 16, 19455'11"175Cheyenne, WY US
Mike EpsteinLLApril 4, 19436'3"230Bronx, NY US
Gene FreeseRRJanuary 8, 19345'11"175Wheeling, WV US
Jim FrenchLRAugust 13, 19415'8"180Warren, OH US
Jim HannanRRJanuary 7, 19396'3"205Jersey City, NJ US
Terry HarmonRRApril 12, 19446'2"180Toledo, OH US
Dave HirtzRRSeptember 23, 19415'11"185Chicago, IL US
Gary HolmanLLJanuary 25, 19446'1"200Long Beach, CA US
Bob HumphreysRRAugust 18, 19355'11"165Covington, VA US
Frederic JacobsRRJanuary 22, 19456'0"172Chicago, IL US
Jack JenkinsRRDecember 22, 19426'2"195Covington, VA US
Steve JonesLLApril 22, 19415'10"175Huntington Park, CA US
Duane KalmerRR6'1"170
Frank KreutzerRLFebruary 7, 19396'1"175Buffalo, NY US
Dick LinesRLAugust 17, 19386'1"175Montreal, QC CA
Héctor LópezRRJuly 8, 19295'11"182Colon, Colon PA
Don LounRLNovember 9, 19406'2"185Frederick, MD US
Jim MilesRRAugust 8, 19436'2"210Grenada, MS US
Barry MooreLLApril 3, 19436'1"190Statesville, NC US
Buster NarumRRNovember 16, 19406'1"194Philadelphia, PA US
John OrsinoRRApril 22, 19386'3"215Teaneck, NJ US
Gary RatliffRRDecember 1, 19476'0"175Fort Smith, AR US
Bob SaverineSRJune 2, 19415'10"160Norwalk, CT US
Gerry SchoenRRJanuary 20, 19476'3"215New Orleans, LA US
Roger SheridanLR5'11"185
Dick SmithRRAugust 25, 19446'5"200Lincolnton, NC US
George SmithRRJuly 7, 19375'10"170St. Petersburg, FL US
Wayne TerwilligerRRJune 27, 19255'11"165Clare, MI US
Ronald VlasinRR5'9"165
James WalrathLLJune 27, 19426'0"170Montclair, NJ US

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.




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