1968 Baltimore Orioles

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1968 Baltimore Orioles went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 579 runs, allowed 497, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Boog Powell (22 HR, 85 RBI) and Dave McNally (22-10, 1.95 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
579 R 497 RA
Diff +82

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579 Runs Scored
497 Runs Allowed
+82 Run Diff
876K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .225 2% below the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .303 2% above the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .352 4% above the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.66 11% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 579 5% above the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 876,084
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Avg per Game 10,951

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Merv Rettenmund 0.297 2 Don Buford 0.282 3 Frank Robinson 0.268 4 Brooks Robinson 0.253 5 Boog Powell 0.249

Home Runs

1 Boog Powell 22 2 Brooks Robinson 17 3 Curt Blefary 15 4 Don Buford 15 5 Frank Robinson 15

RBI

1 Boog Powell 85 2 Brooks Robinson 75 3 Davey Johnson 56 4 Frank Robinson 52 5 Don Buford 46
1968 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brooks Robinson 162 608 65 154 36 6 17 75 44 55 1 0.253
Boog Powell 154 550 60 137 21 1 22 85 73 97 7 0.249
Davey Johnson 145 504 50 122 24 4 9 56 44 80 7 0.242
Mark Belanger 145 472 40 98 13 0 2 21 40 114 10 0.208
Curt Blefary 137 451 50 90 8 1 15 39 65 66 6 0.200
Don Buford 130 426 65 120 13 4 15 46 57 46 27 0.282
Paul Blair 141 421 48 89 22 1 7 38 37 60 4 0.211
Frank Robinson 130 421 69 113 27 1 15 52 73 84 11 0.268
Curt Motton 83 217 27 43 7 0 8 25 31 43 1 0.198
Andy Etchebarren 74 189 20 44 11 2 5 20 19 46 0 0.233
Elrod Hendricks 79 183 19 37 8 1 7 23 19 51 0 0.202
Dave May 84 152 15 29 6 3 0 7 19 27 3 0.191
Fred Valentine 47 91 9 17 3 2 2 5 7 20 0 0.187
Larry Haney 38 89 5 21 3 1 1 5 0 19 0 0.236
Dave McNally 35 86 10 11 1 0 3 10 9 46 0 0.128
Jim Hardin 35 82 4 7 1 1 0 3 0 34 0 0.085
Tom Phoebus 36 82 3 15 2 0 1 8 3 23 0 0.183
Merv Rettenmund 31 64 10 19 5 0 2 7 18 20 1 0.297
Gene Brabender 37 35 2 3 1 0 1 4 1 23 0 0.086
Dave Leonhard 30 31 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.129
Wally Bunker 18 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.111
Lorencito Fernandez 24 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Mike Fiore 6 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.059
Roger Nelson 19 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.062
Pete Richert 36 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.200
Bobby Floyd 5 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.111
Eddie Watt 59 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Moe Drabowsky 45 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Bruce Howard 10 7 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.286
John Morris 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mike Adamson 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
John O'Donoghue 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Beene 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Moe Drabowsky 1.91 2 Dave McNally 1.95 3 Eddie Watt 2.27 4 Wally Bunker 2.41 5 Roger Nelson 2.41

Wins

1 Dave McNally 22 2 Jim Hardin 18 3 Tom Phoebus 15 4 Dave Leonhard 7 5 Gene Brabender 6

Strikeouts

1 Dave McNally 202 2 Tom Phoebus 193 3 Jim Hardin 160 4 Gene Brabender 92 5 Eddie Watt 72
1968 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave McNally 22 10 1.95 35 35 0 273.0 175 59 55 202
Jim Hardin 18 13 2.51 35 35 0 244.0 188 68 70 160
Tom Phoebus 15 15 2.62 36 36 0 240.2 186 70 105 193
Dave Leonhard 7 7 3.13 28 18 1 126.1 95 44 57 61
Gene Brabender 6 7 3.31 37 15 3 125.0 116 46 48 92
Eddie Watt 5 5 2.27 59 0 11 83.1 63 21 35 72
Wally Bunker 2 0 2.41 18 10 0 71.0 59 19 14 44
Roger Nelson 4 3 2.41 19 6 1 71.0 49 19 26 70
Pete Richert 6 3 3.47 36 0 6 62.1 51 24 12 47
Moe Drabowsky 4 4 1.91 45 0 7 61.1 35 13 25 46
John Morris 2 0 2.56 19 0 0 31.2 19 9 17 22
Bruce Howard 0 2 3.77 10 5 0 31.0 30 13 26 19
John O'Donoghue 0 0 6.14 16 0 2 22.0 34 15 7 11
Mike Adamson 0 2 9.39 2 2 0 7.2 9 8 4 4
Fred Beene 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1

👥 Roster (33)

Mike Adamson Fred Beene Mark Belanger Paul Blair Curt Blefary Gene Brabender Don Buford Wally Bunker Moe Drabowsky Andy Etchebarren Lorencito Fernandez Mike Fiore +21 more

33 players

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The 1968 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1968 Baltimore Orioles won 91 games and lost 71, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 579 runs scored and 497 given up, the 1968 differential was +82. The team batting average of .225 was 2% below the 1968 league mark of .230. The staff ERA of 2.66 was 11% better than the league average of 2.98. League clubs averaged 553 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 5% more.

The home park, Memorial Stadium, recorded 876,084 in attendance, about 10,951 a game. The home run leader was Boog Powell, who hit 22. The hits leader was Brooks Robinson with 154. Dave McNally led the pitchers with 22 wins. The saves leader was Eddie Watt with 11. The 1968 roster runs to 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1968 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Boog Powell led the 1968 Baltimore Orioles with 22 home runs.
What was the 1968 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 2.66.
Did the 1968 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Boog Powell (22 HR, 85 RBI) and Dave McNally (22-10, 1.95 ERA).
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