1968 Rochester Red Wings Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 77-69
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Billy DeMars (77-69)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 243,498, Avg. 3,336
1968 Rochester Red Wings Roster

Playoffs - Columbus Jets 3 games, Rochester Red Wings 2

The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1968 season with a record of 77 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the IL.

The Red Wings plated 626 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Merv Rettenmund paced Rochester with 22 home runs, while Mike Fiore walloped 15 or more, too. Steve Demeter drove in 63 runs. Ron Stone topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .257 clip. Bill Dillman led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 4.29 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1968 Rochester Red Wings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Adamson, Ed Barnowski, Del Bates, Don Baylor, Fred Beene, Wally Bunker, Terry Crowley, Steve Demeter, Bill Dillman, Mike Fiore, Tom Fisher, Bobby Floyd, Aubrey Gatewood, Rene Lachemann, Gordy Lund, Dave May, Mickey McGuire, John Morris, Roger Nelson, John O'Donoghue, Jim Palmer, Elmo Plaskett, Merv Rettenmund, Vic Roznovsky, Al Severinsen and Ron Stone.

Billy DeMars served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bill Dillman1111.5004.29362230147.0145737014475104107
Ricardo Delgado95.6433.87291354107.010247461130667704
Mike Adamson84.6673.0715144188.0763630634163106
Fred Beene87.5332.6848530114.088453410354100105
Wally Bunker61.8572.7010102070.05625211017046100
Gerald Herron63.6674.50191731104.0966252847384603
Thomas Arruda59.3574.19241750116.011967541437664714
Aubrey Gatewood410.2864.3225124198.010251471028451013
Roger Nelson301.0001.29441028.0134425030001
John Morris301.0003.672700027.023131138226604
Paul Knechtges33.5003.214700073.06731263281058404
Al Severinsen201.0001.422200038.04311639321001
P. J. Campbell21.6673.91440023.02310102209001
Tim Sommer22.5004.95730020.020151128022000
John O'Donoghue24.3332.38772153.0512114310031101
Tom Fisher24.3333.652480074.0773330622146011
Del Hill12.3333.441520034.0311613317128201
Ed Barnowski90.0
Jim Palmer0013.5022004.04661806000
Totals7766.5383.58374140032801218.0113656648511139246856373460

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Merv Rettenmund114488393104130255225914148563.331.459.5881.047231820
Frank Peters136538481511192121060534362.247.309.362.671174275
Ron Stone120510460711181355421553571.257.314.339.653156573
Steve Demeter111416369461112711063223842.301.371.461.832170513
Bobby Floyd10238735947103112652242578.287.334.379.713136111
Mike Fiore108455376681021931962336775.271.390.489.880184741
Bill Scripture1214183703485121851243571.230.307.332.639123742
Terry Crowley753112713771133834113554.262.344.421.765114032
Vic Roznovsky933092862768113434102046.238.288.339.62797102
Gordy Lund84256225264632225022537.204.283.262.54659123
Chester Trail46187166214462924321948.265.339.488.82781011
Dave May31133113213551417421817.310.406.478.88454101
John Mason371241116223006201117.198.276.225.50225110
Elmo Plaskett17585231110180054.212.293.288.58215100
Don Baylor155246410200410317.217.294.261.55512210
Fred Beene5031291800040007.276.276.276.5528020
Aubrey Gatewood25343327000110014.212.212.212.4247010
Bill Dillman38544547100100411.156.224.178.4028050
Thomas Arruda25454036000200316.150.209.150.3596020
P. J. Campbell915151510010003.333.333.400.7336000
Mike Adamson15333035000000212.167.219.167.3855010
Ricardo Delgado30373355200200414.152.243.212.4557000
Al Severinsen22871400010001.571.571.5711.1434010
Paul Knechtges47191824000200110.222.263.222.4854000
John O'Donoghue719185400010007.222.222.222.4444010
Wally Bunker10262434100300015.167.167.208.3755020
Mickey McGuire829271400020014.148.172.148.3214001
Roger Nelson411112300000002.273.273.273.5453000
Owen Johnson620160300020021.188.250.188.4383002
Gerald Herron19403303000100319.091.167.091.2583040
Lawrence Clayton81190210000024.222.364.333.6973000
Tom Fisher2423221200000008.091.091.091.1822010
Jim Palmer3431100110002.333.3331.3331.6674010
Tim Sommer7550000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Del Hill15760000000013.000.143.000.1430000
John Morris27422000000021.000.500.000.5000000
Rene Lachemann11000000100101.0000000
Totals1610511845046031152178301095665642490858.256.333.381.714171704255270


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mike Fiore1B10597067589.9959.876
Terry Crowley1B2520216425.9828.720
Gordy Lund1B738113.9755.571
Frank Peters1B428326.9397.750
John Mason1B4331011.0008.500
Ron Stone1B325212.9649.000
Del Bates1B17020.7787.000
Frank Peters2B911182431169.9703.967
Chester Trail2B461061161029.9574.826
Mickey McGuire2B81420011.0004.250
Gordy Lund2B558011.0002.600
Steve Demeter3B101771821122.9592.564
Frank Peters3B30235542.9512.600
Gordy Lund3B15112214.9712.200
Bill Scripture3B10131724.9383.000
Vic RoznovskyC794715048.9926.5959
Del BatesC503182163.9836.7807
Elmo PlaskettC16936001.0006.1884
Owen JohnsonC6402001.0007.0001
Rene LachemannC10000.0000
Ron StoneOF11718811121.9431.701
Merv RettenmundOF1132511142.9852.319
Bill ScriptureOF93156740.9761.753
Terry CrowleyOF5072220.9741.480
Dave MayOF3152331.9481.774
John MasonOF2558120.9672.360
Don BaylorOF1429140.8822.143
Mike FioreOF360001.0002.000
Del BatesOF220001.0001.000
Frank PetersOF120001.0002.000
Lawrence ClaytonOF10000.000
Fred BeeneP4851822.920.479
Paul KnechtgesP4751112.941.340
Bill DillmanP3662820.944.944
Ricardo DelgadoP29822031.0001.034
John MorrisP2717001.000.296
Aubrey GatewoodP253920.857.480
Tom FisherP2421111.929.542
Thomas ArrudaP2472533.9141.333
Al SeverinsenP2218011.000.409
Gerald HerronP19414001.000.947
Del HillP1503001.000.200
Mike AdamsonP1561831.8891.600
Wally BunkerP1051310.9471.800
Ed BarnowskiP9.000
Tim SommerP701001.000.143
John O'DonoghueP738011.0001.571
Roger NelsonP421001.000.750
P. J. CampbellP413001.0001.000
Jim PalmerP202001.0001.000
Bobby FloydSS961402951957.9584.531
Gordy LundSS4471115726.9644.227
Frank PetersSS10104359.9145.300
Totals158136881523141379.9743.2962100

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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