1968 Cincinnati Reds

83-79 • .512 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1968 Cincinnati Reds went 83-79 (.512) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 690 runs, allowed 673, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Lee May (22 HR, 80 RBI) and Jim Maloney (16-10, 3.61 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
4th Rank
690 R 673 RA
Diff +17

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⚡ Quick Stats

690 Runs Scored
673 Runs Allowed
+17 Run Diff
733K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 12% above the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .319 7% above the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .389 14% above the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.56 19% worse than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 690 24% above the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 733,354
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Avg per Game 8,943

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Pete Rose 0.335 2 Alex Johnson 0.312 3 Lee May 0.290 4 Tommy Helms 0.288 5 Don Pavletich 0.286

Home Runs

1 Lee May 22 2 Tony Perez 18 3 Johnny Bench 15 4 Mack Jones 10 5 Pete Rose 10

RBI

1 Tony Perez 92 2 Johnny Bench 82 3 Lee May 80 4 Alex Johnson 58 5 Pete Rose 49
1968 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 149 626 94 210 42 6 10 49 56 76 3 0.335
Tony Perez 160 625 93 176 25 7 18 92 51 92 3 0.282
Alex Johnson 149 603 79 188 32 6 2 58 26 71 16 0.312
Johnny Bench 154 564 67 155 40 2 15 82 31 96 1 0.275
Lee May 146 559 78 162 32 1 22 80 34 100 4 0.290
Tommy Helms 127 507 35 146 28 2 2 47 12 27 5 0.288
Vada Pinson 130 499 60 135 29 6 5 48 32 59 17 0.271
Leo Cardenas 137 452 45 106 13 2 7 41 36 83 2 0.235
Mack Jones 103 234 40 59 9 1 10 34 28 46 2 0.252
Fred Whitfield 87 171 15 44 8 0 6 32 9 29 0 0.257
Chico Ruiz 85 139 15 36 2 1 0 9 12 18 4 0.259
Woody Woodward 56 119 13 29 2 0 0 10 7 23 1 0.244
Don Pavletich 46 98 11 28 3 1 2 11 8 23 0 0.286
Jim Maloney 38 74 6 18 4 0 2 4 2 17 0 0.243
Gerry Arrigo 36 67 3 5 1 1 0 0 3 30 0 0.075
George Culver 49 66 2 8 1 0 0 2 3 24 0 0.121
Jim Beauchamp 31 57 10 15 2 0 2 14 4 19 0 0.263
Pat Corrales 20 56 3 15 4 0 0 6 6 16 0 0.268
Hal McRae 17 51 1 10 1 0 0 2 4 14 1 0.196
Gary Nolan 23 46 5 6 1 0 1 5 7 23 0 0.130
Tony Cloninger 21 34 6 7 2 0 2 8 1 5 0 0.206
Clay Carroll 58 24 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.250
Ted Abernathy 78 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.000
Milt Pappas 16 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.062
Bob Johnson 16 15 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.267
Bill Kelso 35 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Billy McCool 30 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Mel Queen 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Jay Ritchie 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jimmie Schaffer 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Bob Lee 44 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Ted Davidson 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan McGinn 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tsitouris 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Clay Carroll 2.29 2 Gary Nolan 2.40 3 Ted Abernathy 2.47 4 George Culver 3.22 5 Gerry Arrigo 3.33

Wins

1 Jim Maloney 16 2 Gerry Arrigo 12 3 George Culver 11 4 Ted Abernathy 10 5 Gary Nolan 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Maloney 181 2 Gerry Arrigo 140 3 George Culver 114 4 Gary Nolan 111 5 Tony Cloninger 65
1968 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Culver 11 16 3.22 42 35 2 226.1 229 81 84 114
Jim Maloney 16 10 3.61 33 32 0 207.0 183 83 80 181
Gerry Arrigo 12 10 3.33 36 31 0 205.1 181 76 77 140
Gary Nolan 9 4 2.40 23 22 0 150.0 105 40 49 111
Ted Abernathy 10 7 2.47 78 0 13 134.2 111 37 55 64
Clay Carroll 7 7 2.29 58 1 17 121.2 102 31 32 61
Tony Cloninger 4 3 4.04 17 17 0 91.1 81 41 48 65
Bob Lee 2 4 5.10 44 1 3 65.1 73 37 37 34
Milt Pappas 2 5 5.60 15 11 0 62.2 70 39 10 43
Jay Ritchie 2 3 4.61 28 2 0 56.2 68 29 13 32
Bill Kelso 4 1 4.00 35 0 1 54.0 56 24 15 39
Billy McCool 3 4 4.97 30 4 2 50.2 59 28 41 30
Ted Davidson 1 0 6.23 23 0 0 21.2 27 15 7 7
Mel Queen 0 1 5.89 5 4 0 18.1 25 12 6 20
John Tsitouris 0 3 7.11 3 3 0 12.2 16 10 8 6
Dan McGinn 0 1 5.25 14 0 0 12.0 13 7 11 16

👥 Roster (34)

Ted Abernathy Gerry Arrigo Jim Beauchamp Johnny Bench Leo Cardenas Clay Carroll Tony Cloninger Pat Corrales George Culver Ted Davidson Tommy Helms Alex Johnson +22 more

34 players

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The 1968 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1968 Cincinnati Reds won 83 games and lost 79, ending up 4th in the NL. The run column shows 690 for and 673 against. The team batting average of .272 was 12% above the 1968 league mark of .243. The staff ERA of 3.56 was 19% worse than the league average of 2.99. League clubs averaged 558 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 24% more.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 733,354 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Lee May, who hit 22. Tony Perez led in RBI with 92. The hits leader was Pete Rose with 210. On the mound, Jim Maloney won 16 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Clay Carroll with 17.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1968 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1968 Cincinnati Reds finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Lee May led the 1968 Cincinnati Reds with 22 home runs.
What was the 1968 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1968 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1968 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1968 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1968 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lee May (22 HR, 80 RBI) and Jim Maloney (16-10, 3.61 ERA).
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