1968 Boston Red Sox

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1968 Boston Red Sox went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 614 runs, allowed 611, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ken Harrelson (35 HR, 109 RBI) and Ray Culp (16-6, 2.91 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
614 R 611 RA
Diff +3

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614 Runs Scored
611 Runs Allowed
+3 Run Diff
1,882K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .236 3% above the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .313 5% above the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .352 4% above the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 3.33 12% worse than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 614 11% above the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,882,655
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Avg per Game 23,242

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Carl Yastrzemski 0.301 2 Jose Tartabull 0.281 3 Ken Harrelson 0.275 4 Mike Andrews 0.271 5 Reggie Smith 0.265

Home Runs

1 Ken Harrelson 35 2 Carl Yastrzemski 23 3 Reggie Smith 15 4 Rico Petrocelli 12 5 Joe Foy 10

RBI

1 Ken Harrelson 109 2 Carl Yastrzemski 74 3 Reggie Smith 69 4 Joe Foy 60 5 Rico Petrocelli 46
1968 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Reggie Smith 155 558 78 148 37 5 15 69 64 77 22 0.265
Carl Yastrzemski 157 539 90 162 32 2 23 74 119 90 13 0.301
Mike Andrews 147 536 77 145 22 1 7 45 81 57 3 0.271
Ken Harrelson 150 535 79 147 17 4 35 109 69 90 2 0.275
Joe Foy 150 515 65 116 18 2 10 60 84 91 26 0.225
Rico Petrocelli 123 406 41 95 17 2 12 46 31 73 0 0.234
Dalton Jones 111 354 38 83 13 0 5 29 17 53 1 0.234
George Scott 124 350 23 60 14 0 3 25 26 88 3 0.171
Russ Gibson 76 231 15 52 11 1 3 20 8 38 1 0.225
Jerry Adair 74 208 18 45 1 0 2 12 9 28 0 0.216
Elston Howard 71 203 22 49 4 0 5 18 22 45 1 0.241
Jose Tartabull 72 139 24 39 6 0 0 6 6 5 2 0.281
Russ Nixon 29 85 1 13 2 0 0 6 7 13 0 0.153
Joe Lahoud 29 78 5 15 1 0 1 6 16 16 0 0.192
Dick Ellsworth 31 72 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 45 0 0.056
Ray Culp 35 70 4 8 1 0 0 3 3 38 0 0.114
Gary Bell 35 59 5 13 3 0 0 6 0 16 0 0.220
Luis Alvarado 11 46 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.130
Jose Santiago 23 43 4 7 2 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.163
Jim Lonborg 23 39 4 11 2 0 1 2 0 14 0 0.282
Gene Oliver 16 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.143
Juan Pizarro 20 31 5 5 2 0 0 3 3 8 0 0.161
Norm Siebern 27 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Gary Waslewski 39 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.038
Floyd Robinson 23 24 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0.125
Jerry Moses 6 18 2 6 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0.333
Jerry Stephenson 23 17 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.353
Dave Morehead 11 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.125
Lee Stange 50 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.133
George Thomas 12 10 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0.200
Sparky Lyle 49 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Bill Landis 38 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Darrell Brandon 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garry Roggenburk 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Wenz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Wyatt 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Jose Santiago 2.25 2 Dave Morehead 2.45 3 Sparky Lyle 2.74 4 Ray Culp 2.91 5 Dick Ellsworth 3.03

Wins

1 Ray Culp 16 2 Dick Ellsworth 16 3 Gary Bell 11 4 Jose Santiago 9 5 Jim Lonborg 6

Strikeouts

1 Ray Culp 190 2 Dick Ellsworth 106 3 Gary Bell 103 4 Jose Santiago 86 5 Juan Pizarro 84
1968 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Culp 16 6 2.91 35 30 0 216.1 166 70 82 190
Gary Bell 11 11 3.12 35 27 1 199.1 177 69 68 103
Dick Ellsworth 16 7 3.03 31 28 0 196.0 196 66 37 106
Jose Santiago 9 4 2.25 18 18 0 124.0 96 31 42 86
Jim Lonborg 6 10 4.29 23 17 0 113.1 89 54 59 73
Juan Pizarro 6 8 3.59 19 12 2 107.2 97 43 44 84
Gary Waslewski 4 7 3.67 34 11 2 105.1 108 43 40 59
Lee Stange 5 5 3.93 50 2 12 103.0 89 45 25 53
Jerry Stephenson 2 8 5.64 23 7 0 68.2 81 43 42 51
Sparky Lyle 6 1 2.74 49 0 11 65.2 67 20 14 52
Bill Landis 3 3 3.15 38 1 3 60.0 48 21 30 59
Dave Morehead 1 4 2.45 11 9 0 55.0 52 15 20 28
Darrell Brandon 0 0 6.39 8 0 0 12.2 19 9 9 10
John Wyatt 1 2 4.22 8 0 0 10.2 9 5 6 11
Garry Roggenburk 0 0 2.16 4 0 0 8.1 9 2 3 4
Fred Wenz 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 3

👥 Roster (36)

Jerry Adair Luis Alvarado Mike Andrews Gary Bell Darrell Brandon Ray Culp Dick Ellsworth Joe Foy Russ Gibson Ken Harrelson Elston Howard Dalton Jones +24 more

36 players

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The 1968 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 86-76 record (.531) put the 1968 Boston Red Sox 4th in the AL. With 614 runs scored and 611 given up, the 1968 differential was +3. The team batting average of .236 was 3% above the 1968 league mark of .230. The staff ERA of 3.33 was 12% worse than the league average of 2.98. The 614 runs scored compare with a league average of 553 per club, 11% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 1,882,655 fans came through the gates. Ken Harrelson topped the Boston Red Sox with 35 home runs. Carl Yastrzemski collected the most hits, 162. On the mound, Ray Culp won 16 games to lead the staff. Lee Stange saved 12 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1968 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1968 Boston Red Sox finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ken Harrelson led the 1968 Boston Red Sox with 35 home runs.
What was the 1968 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1968 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.33.
Did the 1968 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1968 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1968 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Harrelson (35 HR, 109 RBI) and Ray Culp (16-6, 2.91 ERA).
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