1968 Portsmouth Tides Roster
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the CL's East Division
Manager: Bob Wellman (80-60)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 50,014, Avg. 714
Playoffs - Wilson Tobs 1 game, Portsmouth Tides 0
The Portsmouth Tides of the Carolina League ended the 1968 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Tides plated 606 runs and yielded 535 runs. Joe Lis walloped 32 home runs for Portsmouth, while Gene Stone swatted 15 or more, too. Joe Lis recorded 94 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Bill Champion led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.03 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1968 Portsmouth Tides who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Terlecki, Steve Arlin, John Vukovich, Jackie Brown, Gene Stone, Bill Laxton, Bill Champion, Scott Reid, Ken Reynolds, Dave Bennett, Buck Martinez, Mike Compton and Joe Lis.
Bob Wellman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Arlin | R | R | September 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Seattle, WA US |
| Dave Bennett | R | R | November 7, 1945 | 6'5" | 195 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Jackie Brown | R | R | May 31, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Holdenville, OK US |
| Bill Champion | R | R | September 18, 1947 | 6'4" | 188 | Shelby, NC US |
| Mike Compton | R | R | August 15, 1944 | 5'10" | 180 | Stamford, TX US |
| Ron Cox | R | R | December 9, 1940 | 6'4" | 205 | Columbia, MO US |
| Arlo Engel | R | R | October 22, 1941 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Jack Foreman | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Gregory Frick | R | R | November 18, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Morristown, NJ US |
| Chuck Green | R | R | November 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 215 | Chicago, IL US |
| William Haag | R | R | December 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Smith Holland | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Jagutis | S | R | June 24, 1945 | 5'10" | 168 | |
| Robert Kelly | L | R | August 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Thomas Keyes | L | L | October 14, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Dennis Kissane | L | L | April 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gordon Knutson | L | L | February 8, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Bill Laxton | L | L | January 5, 1948 | 6'1" | 190 | Camden, NJ US |
| Joe Lis | R | R | August 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Somerville, NJ US |
| Buck Martinez | R | R | November 7, 1948 | 5'10" | 190 | Redding, CA US |
| John Parker | R | R | May 11, 1947 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Doug Pautz | R | R | June 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| John Penn | R | R | February 14, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Scott Reid | L | R | January 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ken Reynolds | L | L | January 4, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Trevose, PA US |
| Mel Roberts | R | R | January 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Abington, PA US |
| Robert Schellenberg | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Rich Seminoff | R | R | July 12, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Thomas Silicato | R | R | April 13, 1946 | 5'11" | 155 | Wilmington, DE US |
| James Snyder | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Gene Stone | L | L | January 16, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Burbank, CA US |
| Bob Terlecki | R | R | February 14, 1945 | 5'8" | 185 | Trenton, NJ US |
| John Vukovich | R | R | July 31, 1947 | 6'1" | 187 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Gary Weldon | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| William Wolfe | R | R | July 7, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 |
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.
