1968 Chicago Cubs

84-78 • .519 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1968 Chicago Cubs went 84-78 (.519) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 612 runs, allowed 611, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (32 HR, 83 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (20-15, 2.63 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
3rd Rank
612 R 611 RA
Diff +1

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612 Runs Scored
611 Runs Allowed
+1 Run Diff
1,043K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .241 1% below the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .297 1% below the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .366 7% above the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.41 14% worse than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 612 10% above the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,043,409
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Avg per Game 12,724

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Glenn Beckert 0.294 2 Billy Williams 0.288 3 Willie Smith 0.275 4 Al Spangler 0.271 5 Ernie Banks 0.246

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 32 2 Billy Williams 30 3 Ron Santo 26 4 Adolfo Phillips 13 5 Randy Hundley 7

RBI

1 Ron Santo 98 2 Billy Williams 98 3 Ernie Banks 83 4 Randy Hundley 65 5 Glenn Beckert 37
1968 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kessinger 160 655 63 157 14 7 1 32 38 86 9 0.240
Glenn Beckert 155 643 98 189 28 4 4 37 31 20 8 0.294
Billy Williams 163 642 91 185 30 8 30 98 48 53 4 0.288
Ron Santo 162 577 86 142 17 3 26 98 96 106 3 0.246
Randy Hundley 160 553 41 125 18 4 7 65 39 69 1 0.226
Ernie Banks 150 552 71 136 27 0 32 83 27 67 2 0.246
Adolfo Phillips 143 439 49 106 20 5 13 33 47 90 9 0.241
Lou Johnson 62 205 14 50 14 3 1 14 6 23 3 0.244
Jim Hickman 75 188 22 42 6 3 5 23 18 38 1 0.223
Al Spangler 88 177 21 48 9 3 2 18 20 24 0 0.271
Willie Smith 55 142 13 39 8 2 5 25 12 33 0 0.275
Fergie Jenkins 40 100 4 16 4 0 1 10 6 41 0 0.160
Dick Nen 81 94 8 17 1 1 2 16 6 17 0 0.181
Jose Arcia 59 84 15 16 4 0 1 8 3 24 0 0.190
Bill Hands 38 82 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 50 0 0.061
Ken Holtzman 35 80 4 10 1 0 0 5 1 26 0 0.125
Joe Niekro 34 60 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 23 0 0.100
Rich Nye 27 44 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 0.182
Phil Regan 68 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.150
Lee Elia 15 17 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.176
John Boccabella 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.071
Jimmy McMath 6 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.143
Gene Oliver 8 11 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.364
Gary Ross 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.091
John Upham 13 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Randy Bobb 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Ted Savage 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Jack Lamabe 42 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.200
Bill Stoneman 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Darcy Fast 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Felske 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chuck Hartenstein 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Jones 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Vic LaRose 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Plummer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Archie Reynolds 7 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
John Stephenson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Mikkelsen 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bobby Tiefenauer 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jophery Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Hernandez 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Reberger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Phil Regan 2.20 2 Fergie Jenkins 2.63 3 Bill Hands 2.89 4 Ken Holtzman 3.35 5 Rich Nye 3.80

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 20 2 Bill Hands 16 3 Joe Niekro 14 4 Ken Holtzman 11 5 Phil Regan 10

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 260 2 Ken Holtzman 151 3 Bill Hands 148 4 Rich Nye 74 5 Joe Niekro 65
1968 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 20 15 2.63 40 40 0 308.0 255 90 65 260
Bill Hands 16 10 2.89 38 34 0 258.2 221 83 36 148
Ken Holtzman 11 14 3.35 34 32 1 215.0 201 80 76 151
Joe Niekro 14 10 4.32 34 29 2 177.0 204 85 59 65
Rich Nye 7 12 3.80 27 20 1 132.2 145 56 34 74
Phil Regan 10 5 2.20 68 0 25 127.0 109 31 24 60
Jack Lamabe 3 2 4.26 42 0 1 61.1 68 29 24 30
Gary Ross 1 1 4.17 13 5 0 41.0 44 19 25 31
Chuck Hartenstein 2 4 4.54 28 0 1 35.2 41 18 11 17
Bill Stoneman 0 1 5.52 18 0 0 29.1 35 18 14 18
Archie Reynolds 0 1 6.75 7 1 0 13.1 14 10 7 6
Bobby Tiefenauer 0 1 6.08 9 0 1 13.1 20 9 2 9
Darcy Fast 0 1 5.40 8 1 0 10.0 8 6 8 10
Ramon Hernandez 0 0 9.00 8 0 0 9.0 14 9 0 3
John Upham 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 7.0 2 0 3 2
Frank Reberger 0 1 4.50 3 1 0 6.0 9 3 2 3
Pete Mikkelsen 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 4.2 7 4 1 5
Willie Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 2
Jophery Brown 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Jose Arcia Ernie Banks Glenn Beckert Randy Bobb John Boccabella Jophery Brown Lee Elia Darcy Fast John Felske Bill Hands Chuck Hartenstein Ramon Hernandez +30 more

42 players

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The 1968 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 84-78 record (.519) put the 1968 Chicago Cubs 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 612 for and 611 against. Against a league average of .243, the 1968 Chicago Cubs batted .241. Pitchers allowed 3.41 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.99. The 612 runs scored compare with a league average of 558 per club, 10% more. Wrigley Field was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 1,043,409.

Ernie Banks topped the Chicago Cubs with 32 home runs. Billy Williams drove in a team-high 98 runs. The hits leader was Glenn Beckert with 189. Fergie Jenkins was the top winner, with 20 victories. Phil Regan closed out 25 saves. The 1968 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1968 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1968 Chicago Cubs finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1968 Chicago Cubs with 32 home runs.
What was the 1968 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1968 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1968 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1968 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1968 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (32 HR, 83 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (20-15, 2.63 ERA).
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