1968 Cleveland Indians

86-75 • .534 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1968 Cleveland Indians went 86-75 (.534) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 516 runs, allowed 504, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Tony Horton (14 HR, 59 RBI) and Luis Tiant (21-9, 1.60 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
75 Losses
.534 Win %
3rd Rank
516 R 504 RA
Diff +12

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516 Runs Scored
504 Runs Allowed
+12 Run Diff
856K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .233 2% above the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .292 2% below the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .327 4% below the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.66 11% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 516 7% below the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 856,815
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Avg per Game 10,577

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Russ Snyder 0.281 2 Lee Maye 0.281 3 Joe Azcue 0.280 4 Lou Johnson 0.257 5 Jose Cardenal 0.257

Home Runs

1 Tony Horton 14 2 Duke Sims 11 3 Max Alvis 8 4 Jose Cardenal 7 5 Larry Brown 6

RBI

1 Tony Horton 59 2 Jose Cardenal 44 3 Duke Sims 44 4 Joe Azcue 42 5 Max Alvis 37
1968 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Cardenal 157 583 78 150 21 7 7 44 39 74 40 0.257
Larry Brown 154 495 43 116 18 3 6 35 43 46 1 0.234
Tony Horton 133 477 57 119 29 3 14 59 34 56 3 0.249
Max Alvis 131 452 38 101 17 3 8 37 41 91 5 0.223
Duke Sims 122 361 48 90 21 0 11 44 62 68 1 0.249
Joe Azcue 115 357 23 100 10 0 4 42 28 33 1 0.280
Lee Maye 109 299 20 84 13 2 4 26 15 24 0 0.281
Chico Salmon 103 276 24 59 8 1 3 12 12 30 7 0.214
Vern Fuller 97 244 14 59 8 2 0 18 24 49 2 0.242
Tommy Harper 130 235 26 51 15 2 6 26 26 56 11 0.217
Russ Snyder 68 217 30 61 8 2 2 23 25 21 1 0.281
Lou Johnson 65 202 25 52 11 1 5 23 9 24 6 0.257
Dave Nelson 88 189 26 44 4 5 0 19 17 35 23 0.233
Vic Davalillo 51 180 15 43 2 3 2 13 3 19 8 0.239
Jimmie Hall 53 111 4 22 4 0 1 8 10 19 1 0.198
Billy Harris 38 94 10 20 5 1 0 3 8 22 2 0.213
Luis Tiant 34 87 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 14 0 0.080
Sam McDowell 38 85 5 13 0 0 0 6 3 35 0 0.153
Sonny Siebert 33 70 2 11 3 0 0 6 1 23 0 0.157
Stan Williams 44 56 3 9 1 0 0 5 4 30 0 0.161
Richie Scheinblum 19 55 3 12 5 0 0 5 5 8 0 0.218
Jose Vidal 37 54 5 9 0 0 2 5 2 15 3 0.167
Steve Hargan 32 51 3 9 0 1 0 1 1 15 0 0.176
Leon Wagner 38 49 5 9 4 0 0 6 6 6 0 0.184
Willie Smith 33 42 1 6 2 0 0 3 3 14 0 0.143
Mike Paul 36 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.167
Lou Klimchock 11 15 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.133
Vicente Romo 40 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Eddie Fisher 54 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Ken Suarez 17 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.100
Horacio Pina 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Lou Piniella 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Kurtz 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Nagelson 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.333
Eddie Leon 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy Rohr 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Bailey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Fosse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Gardner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Gramly 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Hedlund 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrell Sutherland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Luis Tiant 1.60 2 Vicente Romo 1.62 3 Horacio Pina 1.72 4 Sam McDowell 1.81 5 Stan Williams 2.50

Wins

1 Luis Tiant 21 2 Sam McDowell 15 3 Stan Williams 13 4 Sonny Siebert 12 5 Steve Hargan 8

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 283 2 Luis Tiant 264 3 Stan Williams 147 4 Sonny Siebert 146 5 Mike Paul 87
1968 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam McDowell 15 14 1.81 38 37 0 269.0 181 54 110 283
Luis Tiant 21 9 1.60 34 32 0 258.1 152 46 73 264
Sonny Siebert 12 10 2.97 31 30 0 206.0 145 68 88 146
Stan Williams 13 11 2.50 44 24 9 194.1 163 54 51 147
Steve Hargan 8 15 4.15 32 27 0 158.1 139 73 81 78
Eddie Fisher 4 2 2.85 54 0 4 94.2 87 30 17 42
Mike Paul 5 8 3.93 36 7 3 91.2 72 40 35 87
Vicente Romo 5 3 1.62 40 1 12 83.1 43 15 32 54
Hal Kurtz 1 0 5.21 28 0 1 38.0 37 22 15 16
Horacio Pina 1 1 1.72 12 3 2 31.1 24 6 15 24
Billy Rohr 1 0 6.87 17 0 1 18.1 18 14 10 5
Steve Bailey 0 1 3.60 2 1 0 5.0 4 2 2 1
Willie Smith 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 1
Tommy Gramly 0 1 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 3 1 2 1
Darrell Sutherland 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 3.1 6 3 4 2
Rob Gardner 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 2.2 5 2 2 6
Mike Hedlund 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 1.2 6 2 2 0

👥 Roster (42)

Max Alvis Joe Azcue Steve Bailey Larry Brown Jose Cardenal Vic Davalillo Eddie Fisher Ray Fosse Vern Fuller Rob Gardner Tommy Gramly Jimmie Hall +30 more

42 players

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The 1968 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1968 Cleveland Indians finished 86-75, a .534 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 516 scored against 504 allowed (+12). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .233, 2% better than the league's .230. Pitchers allowed 2.66 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.98. Measured against the 553-run league average, the offense was 7% behind. Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 856,815 fans came through the gates.

Tony Horton led the club in home runs with 14. The hits leader was Jose Cardenal with 150. Luis Tiant was the top winner, with 21 victories. The strikeout leader was Sam McDowell with 283. Vicente Romo saved 12 games. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1968 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1968 Cleveland Indians finished 86-75 (.534 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Tony Horton led the 1968 Cleveland Indians with 14 home runs.
What was the 1968 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1968 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 2.66.
Did the 1968 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1968 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Horton (14 HR, 59 RBI) and Luis Tiant (21-9, 1.60 ERA).
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