1968 Los Angeles Dodgers

76-86 • .469 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers went 76-86 (.469) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 470 runs, allowed 509, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Len Gabrielson (10 HR, 35 RBI) and Don Drysdale (14-12, 2.15 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
7th Rank
470 R 509 RA
Diff -39

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470 Runs Scored
509 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
1,581K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .230 5% below the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .288 4% below the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .319 6% below the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 2.69 10% better than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 470 16% below the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,581,093
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Avg per Game 19,519

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Tom Haller 0.285 2 Bill Sudakis 0.276 3 Ken Boyer 0.271 4 Len Gabrielson 0.270 5 Willie Crawford 0.251

Home Runs

1 Len Gabrielson 10 2 Bob Bailey 8 3 Willie Davis 7 4 Ken Boyer 6 5 Jim Lefebvre 5

RBI

1 Tom Haller 53 2 Ron Fairly 43 3 Ken Boyer 41 4 Bob Bailey 39 5 Len Gabrielson 35
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Davis 160 643 86 161 24 10 7 31 31 88 36 0.250
Tom Haller 144 474 37 135 27 5 4 53 46 76 1 0.285
Wes Parker 135 468 42 112 22 2 3 27 49 87 4 0.239
Ron Fairly 141 441 32 103 15 1 4 43 41 61 0 0.234
Paul Popovich 134 418 35 97 8 1 2 25 29 37 1 0.232
Zoilo Versalles 122 403 29 79 16 3 2 24 26 84 6 0.196
Bob Bailey 105 322 24 73 9 3 8 39 38 69 1 0.227
Len Gabrielson 108 304 38 82 16 1 10 35 32 47 1 0.270
Jim Lefebvre 84 286 23 69 12 1 5 31 26 55 0 0.241
Ken Boyer 83 221 20 60 7 2 6 41 16 34 2 0.271
Willie Crawford 61 175 25 44 12 1 4 14 20 64 1 0.251
Jim Fairey 99 156 17 31 3 3 1 10 9 32 1 0.199
Ted Savage 61 126 7 26 6 1 2 7 10 20 1 0.206
Rocky Colavito 40 113 8 23 3 0 3 11 15 18 0 0.204
Luis Alcaraz 41 106 4 16 1 0 2 5 9 23 1 0.151
Jeff Torborg 37 93 2 15 2 0 0 4 6 10 0 0.161
Bill Sudakis 24 87 11 24 4 2 3 12 15 14 1 0.276
Claude Osteen 40 84 4 15 3 0 0 2 2 26 0 0.179
Bart Shirley 39 83 6 15 3 0 0 4 10 13 0 0.181
Bill Singer 37 81 6 12 7 0 0 4 4 30 0 0.148
Don Drysdale 31 79 4 14 1 0 0 3 0 29 0 0.177
Don Sutton 36 62 3 11 0 0 0 3 2 22 0 0.177
Mike Kekich 25 37 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.081
Mudcat Grant 43 31 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.129
Jim Campanis 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Cleo James 10 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.200
Jim Brewer 54 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.222
Al Ferrara 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Joe Moeller 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
John Purdin 36 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Alan Foster 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Hank Aguirre 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jack Billingham 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Phil Regan 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vicente Romo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Hank Aguirre 0.69 2 Mudcat Grant 2.09 3 Don Drysdale 2.15 4 Jack Billingham 2.17 5 Jim Brewer 2.48

Wins

1 Don Drysdale 14 2 Bill Singer 13 3 Claude Osteen 12 4 Don Sutton 11 5 Jim Brewer 8

Strikeouts

1 Bill Singer 227 2 Don Sutton 162 3 Don Drysdale 155 4 Claude Osteen 119 5 Mike Kekich 84
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Singer 13 17 2.88 37 36 0 256.1 227 82 78 227
Claude Osteen 12 18 3.09 39 36 0 253.2 267 87 54 119
Don Drysdale 14 12 2.15 31 31 0 239.0 201 57 56 155
Don Sutton 11 15 2.60 35 27 1 207.2 179 60 59 162
Mike Kekich 2 10 3.91 25 20 0 115.0 116 50 46 84
Mudcat Grant 6 4 2.09 37 4 3 94.2 77 22 19 35
Jim Brewer 8 3 2.48 54 0 14 76.1 59 21 33 75
Jack Billingham 3 0 2.17 50 1 8 70.2 54 17 30 46
John Purdin 2 3 3.07 35 1 2 55.2 42 19 21 38
Hank Aguirre 1 2 0.69 25 0 3 39.1 32 3 13 25
Joe Moeller 1 1 5.06 3 3 0 16.0 17 9 2 11
Alan Foster 1 1 1.72 3 3 0 15.2 11 3 2 10
Phil Regan 2 0 3.52 5 0 0 7.2 10 3 1 7
Vicente Romo 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (35)

Hank Aguirre Luis Alcaraz Bob Bailey Jack Billingham Ken Boyer Jim Brewer Jim Campanis Rocky Colavito Willie Crawford Willie Davis Don Drysdale Jim Fairey +23 more

35 players

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The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

A 76-86 record (.469) put the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 470 scored against 509 allowed (-39). At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .230, 5% worse than the league's .243. Pitchers allowed 2.69 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.99. The 470 runs scored compare with a league average of 558 per club, 16% fewer. Dodger Stadium was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 1,581,093.

Len Gabrielson led the club in home runs with 10. Tom Haller led in RBI with 53. The hits leader was Willie Davis with 161. Don Drysdale led the pitchers with 14 wins. Bill Singer struck out 227, the most on the club. Jim Brewer closed out 14 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Len Gabrielson led the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers with 10 home runs.
What was the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 2.69.
Did the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Len Gabrielson (10 HR, 35 RBI) and Don Drysdale (14-12, 2.15 ERA).
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