1968 Chicago White Sox

67-95 • .414 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1968 Chicago White Sox went 67-95 (.414) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 463 runs, allowed 527, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Pete Ward (15 HR, 50 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (13-12, 1.87 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

67 Wins
95 Losses
.414 Win %
8th Rank
463 R 527 RA
Diff -64

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463 Runs Scored
527 Runs Allowed
-64 Run Diff
803K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .228 1% below the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .284 4% below the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .311 8% below the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.75 8% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 463 16% below the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games (est.) 81 ≈
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Total Attendance 803,775
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Avg per Game 9,923

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Leon Wagner 0.284 2 Tommy Davis 0.268 3 Bill Melton 0.266 4 Luis Aparicio 0.264 5 Sandy Alomar 0.253

Home Runs

1 Pete Ward 15 2 Tommy McCraw 9 3 Tommy Davis 8 4 Ken Berry 7 5 Duane Josephson 6

RBI

1 Tommy Davis 50 2 Pete Ward 50 3 Duane Josephson 45 4 Tommy McCraw 44 5 Luis Aparicio 36
1968 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Luis Aparicio 157 622 55 164 24 4 4 36 33 43 17 0.264
Ken Berry 153 504 49 127 21 2 7 32 25 64 6 0.252
Tommy McCraw 136 477 51 112 16 12 9 44 36 58 20 0.235
Tommy Davis 132 456 30 122 5 3 8 50 16 48 4 0.268
Duane Josephson 128 434 35 107 16 6 6 45 18 52 2 0.247
Pete Ward 125 399 43 86 15 0 15 50 76 85 4 0.216
Sandy Alomar 133 363 41 92 8 2 0 12 20 42 21 0.253
Buddy Bradford 103 281 32 61 11 0 5 24 23 67 8 0.217
Jerry McNertney 74 169 18 37 4 1 3 18 18 29 0 0.219
Bill Voss 61 167 14 26 2 1 2 15 16 34 5 0.156
Leon Wagner 69 162 14 46 8 0 1 18 21 31 2 0.284
Tim Cullen 72 155 16 31 7 0 2 13 15 23 0 0.200
Walt Williams 63 133 6 32 6 0 1 8 4 17 0 0.241
Dick Kenworthy 58 122 2 27 2 0 0 2 5 21 0 0.221
Bill Melton 34 109 5 29 8 0 2 16 10 32 1 0.266
Wayne Causey 59 100 8 18 2 0 0 7 14 7 0 0.180
Ron Hansen 40 87 7 20 3 0 1 4 11 12 0 0.230
Russ Snyder 38 82 2 11 2 0 1 5 4 16 0 0.134
Gary Peters 46 72 10 15 3 1 2 8 6 13 0 0.208
Joe Horlen 41 67 2 7 0 1 0 3 3 13 0 0.104
Carlos May 17 67 4 12 1 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.179
Tommy John 25 62 3 12 1 0 1 9 0 15 0 0.194
Woodie Held 40 54 5 9 1 0 0 2 5 14 0 0.167
Jack Fisher 35 53 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.113
Gail Hopkins 29 37 4 8 2 0 0 2 6 3 0 0.216
Cisco Carlos 29 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.065
Rich Morales 10 29 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.172
Ken Boyer 10 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.125
Bob Priddy 42 24 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.042
Wilbur Wood 88 22 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 17 0 0.091
Jerry Nyman 8 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.154
Bob Locker 70 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Dennis Ribant 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Booker 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Don McMahon 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Hoyt Wilhelm 72 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Danny Lazar 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Fred Rath 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Wynne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.73 2 Wilbur Wood 1.87 3 Don McMahon 1.96 4 Tommy John 1.98 5 Jerry Nyman 2.01

Wins

1 Wilbur Wood 13 2 Joe Horlen 12 3 Tommy John 10 4 Jack Fisher 8 5 Bob Locker 5

Strikeouts

1 Tommy John 117 2 Gary Peters 110 3 Joe Horlen 102 4 Jack Fisher 80 5 Wilbur Wood 74
1968 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Horlen 12 14 2.37 35 35 0 223.2 197 59 70 102
Jack Fisher 8 13 2.99 35 28 0 180.2 176 60 48 80
Tommy John 10 5 1.98 25 25 0 177.1 135 39 49 117
Gary Peters 4 13 3.76 31 25 1 162.2 146 68 60 110
Wilbur Wood 13 12 1.87 88 2 16 159.0 127 33 33 74
Cisco Carlos 4 14 3.90 29 21 0 122.1 121 53 37 57
Bob Priddy 3 11 3.63 35 18 0 114.0 106 46 41 66
Hoyt Wilhelm 4 4 1.73 72 0 12 93.2 69 18 24 72
Bob Locker 5 4 2.29 70 0 10 90.1 78 23 27 62
Don McMahon 2 1 1.96 25 0 0 46.0 31 10 20 32
Jerry Nyman 2 1 2.01 8 7 0 40.1 38 9 16 27
Dennis Ribant 0 2 6.03 17 0 1 31.1 42 21 17 20
Danny Lazar 0 1 4.05 8 1 0 13.1 14 6 4 11
Fred Rath 0 0 1.59 5 0 0 11.1 8 2 3 3
Billy Wynne 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 2 1

👥 Roster (39)

Sandy Alomar Luis Aparicio Ken Berry Buddy Booker Ken Boyer Buddy Bradford Cisco Carlos Wayne Causey Tim Cullen Tommy Davis Jack Fisher Ron Hansen +27 more

39 players

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The 1968 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1968 Chicago White Sox won 67 games and lost 95, ending up 8th in the AL. With 463 runs scored and 527 given up, the 1968 differential was -64. Against a league average of .230, the 1968 Chicago White Sox batted .228. Pitchers allowed 2.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.98. League clubs averaged 553 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 16% fewer.

Comiskey Park was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 803,775. Pete Ward topped the Chicago White Sox with 15 home runs. Luis Aparicio collected the most hits, 164. Wilbur Wood was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was Tommy John with 117. The saves leader was Wilbur Wood with 16.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1968 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1968 Chicago White Sox finished 67-95 (.414 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Pete Ward led the 1968 Chicago White Sox with 15 home runs.
What was the 1968 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1968 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.75.
Did the 1968 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1968 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1968 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Ward (15 HR, 50 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (13-12, 1.87 ERA).
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