1968 Atlanta Braves

81-81 • .500 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1968 Atlanta Braves went 81-81 (.500) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 514 runs, allowed 549, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (29 HR, 86 RBI) and Pat Jarvis (16-12, 2.60 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
514 R 549 RA
Diff -35

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514 Runs Scored
549 Runs Allowed
-35 Run Diff
1,146K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 4% above the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .306 2% above the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .338 1% below the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 2.92 2% better than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 514 8% below the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,146,398
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Avg per Game 14,153

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Felipe Alou 0.317 2 Felix Millan 0.289 3 Hank Aaron 0.287 4 Tito Francona 0.286 5 Joe Torre 0.271

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 29 2 Felipe Alou 11 3 Joe Torre 10 4 Deron Johnson 8 5 Bob Tillman 5

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 86 2 Felipe Alou 57 3 Joe Torre 55 4 Tito Francona 47 5 Deron Johnson 33
1968 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felipe Alou 160 662 72 210 37 5 11 57 48 56 12 0.317
Hank Aaron 160 606 84 174 33 4 29 86 64 62 28 0.287
Felix Millan 149 570 49 165 22 2 1 33 22 26 6 0.289
Joe Torre 115 424 45 115 11 2 10 55 34 72 1 0.271
Sonny Jackson 105 358 37 81 8 2 1 19 25 35 16 0.226
Marty Martinez 113 356 34 82 5 3 0 12 29 28 6 0.230
Tito Francona 122 346 32 99 13 1 2 47 51 45 3 0.286
Deron Johnson 127 342 29 71 11 1 8 33 35 79 0 0.208
Tommie Aaron 98 283 21 69 10 3 1 25 21 37 3 0.244
Clete Boyer 71 273 19 62 7 2 4 17 16 32 2 0.227
Bob Tillman 86 236 16 52 4 0 5 20 16 55 1 0.220
Mike Lum 122 232 22 52 7 3 3 21 14 35 3 0.224
Bob Johnson 59 187 15 49 5 1 0 11 10 20 0 0.262
Sandy Valdespino 36 86 8 20 1 0 1 4 10 20 0 0.233
Pat Jarvis 34 85 4 12 2 0 0 5 4 36 0 0.141
Phil Niekro 37 77 3 8 1 0 2 7 0 22 0 0.104
Ron Reed 35 62 0 10 1 1 0 4 1 23 0 0.161
Gil Garrido 18 53 5 11 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.208
Ken Johnson 31 40 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 19 0 0.175
Wayne Causey 16 37 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 0.108
Milt Pappas 22 37 5 6 0 0 1 4 3 21 0 0.162
Mike Page 20 28 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.179
George Stone 17 27 2 9 0 0 0 7 1 7 0 0.333
Walt Hriniak 9 26 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.346
Woody Woodward 12 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0.167
Dick Kelley 31 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.043
Cecil Upshaw 52 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.174
Jim Britton 34 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Ralph Garr 11 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.286
Claude Raymond 36 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Dusty Baker 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Clay Carroll 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tony Cloninger 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ted Davidson 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Skip Guinn 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Kester 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stu Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Santorini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Milt Pappas 2.37 2 Cecil Upshaw 2.47 3 Phil Niekro 2.59 4 Pat Jarvis 2.60 5 Dick Kelley 2.76

Wins

1 Pat Jarvis 16 2 Phil Niekro 14 3 Ron Reed 11 4 Milt Pappas 10 5 Cecil Upshaw 8

Strikeouts

1 Pat Jarvis 157 2 Phil Niekro 140 3 Ron Reed 111 4 Milt Pappas 75 5 Cecil Upshaw 74
1968 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 14 12 2.59 37 34 2 257.0 228 74 45 140
Pat Jarvis 16 12 2.60 34 34 0 256.0 202 74 50 157
Ron Reed 11 10 3.35 35 28 0 201.2 189 75 49 111
Ken Johnson 5 8 3.47 31 16 0 135.0 145 52 25 57
Milt Pappas 10 8 2.37 22 19 0 121.1 111 32 22 75
Cecil Upshaw 8 7 2.47 52 0 13 116.2 98 32 24 74
Dick Kelley 2 4 2.76 31 11 1 98.0 86 30 45 73
Jim Britton 4 6 3.10 34 9 3 90.0 81 31 34 61
George Stone 7 4 2.76 17 10 0 75.0 63 23 19 52
Claude Raymond 3 5 2.83 36 0 10 60.1 56 19 18 37
Clay Carroll 0 1 4.84 10 0 0 22.1 26 12 6 10
Tony Cloninger 1 3 4.26 8 1 0 19.0 15 9 11 7
Ted Davidson 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 6.2 10 5 4 3
Rick Kester 0 0 5.68 5 0 0 6.1 8 4 3 9
Skip Guinn 0 0 3.60 3 0 0 5.0 3 2 3 4
Al Santorini 0 1 0.00 1 1 0 3.0 4 0 0 0
Stu Miller 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 4 4 1

👥 Roster (38)

Hank Aaron Tommie Aaron Felipe Alou Dusty Baker Clete Boyer Jim Britton Clay Carroll Wayne Causey Tony Cloninger Ted Davidson Tito Francona Ralph Garr +26 more

38 players

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The 1968 Atlanta Braves in brief

In 1968 the Atlanta Braves posted a 81-81 mark (.500) and finished 5th in the NL. The Atlanta Braves scored 514 runs and allowed 549, a run differential of -35. Against a league average of .243, the 1968 Atlanta Braves batted .251. The Atlanta Braves staff finished with a 2.92 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.99. The 514 runs scored compare with a league average of 558 per club, 8% fewer.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 1,146,398. Hank Aaron topped the Atlanta Braves with 29 home runs. The hits leader was Felipe Alou with 210. Pat Jarvis was the top winner, with 16 victories. Cecil Upshaw closed out 13 saves. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1968 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1968 Atlanta Braves finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1968 Atlanta Braves with 29 home runs.
What was the 1968 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1968 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 2.92.
Did the 1968 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1968 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (29 HR, 86 RBI) and Pat Jarvis (16-12, 2.60 ERA).
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