1968 Minnesota Twins

79-83 • .488 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1968 Minnesota Twins went 79-83 (.488) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 562 runs, allowed 546, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Bob Allison (22 HR, 52 RBI) and Dean Chance (16-16, 2.53 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
7th Rank
562 R 546 RA
Diff +16

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562 Runs Scored
546 Runs Allowed
+16 Run Diff
1,141K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .237 3% above the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .299 1% above the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .349 3% above the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.89 3% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 562 2% above the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,141,103
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Avg per Game 14,087

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Tony Oliva 0.289 2 Ted Uhlaender 0.283 3 Rod Carew 0.273 4 Cesar Tovar 0.272 5 Rich Reese 0.259

Home Runs

1 Bob Allison 22 2 Tony Oliva 18 3 Harmon Killebrew 17 4 John Roseboro 8 5 Ted Uhlaender 7

RBI

1 Tony Oliva 68 2 Bob Allison 52 3 Ted Uhlaender 52 4 Cesar Tovar 47 5 Rod Carew 42
1968 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cesar Tovar 157 613 89 167 31 6 6 47 34 41 35 0.272
Ted Uhlaender 140 488 52 138 21 5 7 52 28 46 16 0.283
Tony Oliva 128 470 54 136 24 5 18 68 45 61 10 0.289
Bob Allison 145 469 63 116 16 8 22 52 52 98 9 0.247
Rod Carew 127 461 46 126 27 2 1 42 26 71 12 0.273
John Roseboro 135 380 31 82 12 0 8 39 46 57 2 0.216
Rich Reese 126 332 40 86 15 2 4 28 18 36 3 0.259
Harmon Killebrew 100 295 40 62 7 2 17 40 70 70 0 0.210
Frank Quilici 97 229 22 56 11 4 1 22 21 45 0 0.245
Ron Clark 104 227 14 42 5 1 1 13 16 44 3 0.185
Rich Rollins 93 203 14 49 5 0 6 30 10 34 3 0.241
Jackie Hernandez 83 199 13 35 3 0 2 17 9 52 5 0.176
Bruce Look 59 118 7 29 4 0 0 9 20 24 0 0.246
Frank Kostro 63 108 9 26 4 1 0 9 6 20 0 0.241
Jim Holt 70 106 9 22 2 1 0 8 4 20 0 0.208
Rick Renick 42 97 16 21 5 2 3 13 9 42 0 0.216
Dean Chance 43 93 0 5 0 0 0 3 3 63 0 0.054
Jim Kaat 36 77 7 12 3 0 0 5 2 18 0 0.156
Graig Nettles 22 76 13 17 2 1 5 8 7 20 0 0.224
Jim Merritt 38 71 1 10 2 0 0 1 5 22 0 0.141
Dave Boswell 37 60 9 14 3 1 1 4 2 24 0 0.233
Jerry Zimmerman 24 45 3 5 1 0 0 2 3 10 0 0.111
Jim Perry 32 42 4 6 1 0 2 5 2 12 0 0.143
Pat Kelly 12 35 2 4 2 0 1 2 3 10 0 0.114
George Mitterwald 11 34 1 7 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.206
Tom Hall 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Roland 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.000
Bob Miller 45 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Ron Perranoski 66 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Al Worthington 54 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Danny Morris 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Buzz Stephen 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Keller 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Jim Perry 2.27 2 Dean Chance 2.53 3 Al Worthington 2.71 4 Bob Miller 2.74 5 Jim Kaat 2.94

Wins

1 Dean Chance 16 2 Jim Kaat 14 3 Jim Merritt 12 4 Dave Boswell 10 5 Ron Perranoski 8

Strikeouts

1 Dean Chance 234 2 Jim Merritt 181 3 Dave Boswell 143 4 Jim Kaat 130 5 Jim Perry 69
1968 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dean Chance 16 16 2.53 43 39 1 292.0 224 82 63 234
Jim Merritt 12 16 3.25 38 34 1 238.1 207 86 52 181
Jim Kaat 14 12 2.94 30 29 0 208.0 192 68 40 130
Dave Boswell 10 13 3.32 34 28 0 190.0 148 70 87 143
Jim Perry 8 6 2.27 32 18 1 139.0 113 35 26 69
Ron Perranoski 8 7 3.10 66 0 6 87.0 86 30 38 65
Al Worthington 4 5 2.71 54 0 18 76.1 67 23 32 57
Bob Miller 0 3 2.74 45 0 2 72.1 65 22 24 41
Jim Roland 4 1 3.50 28 4 0 61.2 55 24 24 36
Tom Hall 2 1 2.43 8 4 0 29.2 27 8 12 18
Ron Keller 0 1 2.81 7 1 0 16.0 18 5 4 11
Buzz Stephen 1 1 4.76 2 2 0 11.1 11 6 7 4
Danny Morris 0 1 1.69 3 2 0 10.2 11 2 4 6
Cesar Tovar 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (33)

Bob Allison Dave Boswell Rod Carew Dean Chance Ron Clark Tom Hall Jackie Hernandez Jim Holt Jim Kaat Ron Keller Pat Kelly Harmon Killebrew +21 more

33 players

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The 1968 Minnesota Twins in brief

The record for the 1968 Minnesota Twins reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 7th in the AL. The run column shows 562 for and 546 against. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .237, 3% better than the league's .230. Pitchers allowed 2.89 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.98. Measured against the 553-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

The home park, Metropolitan Stadium, recorded 1,141,103 in attendance, about 14,087 a game. Bob Allison led the club in home runs with 22. The RBI leader was Tony Oliva, with 68. Cesar Tovar collected the most hits, 167. Dean Chance was the top winner, with 16 victories. Al Worthington closed out 18 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1968 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1968 Minnesota Twins finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Bob Allison led the 1968 Minnesota Twins with 22 home runs.
What was the 1968 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1968 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 2.89.
Did the 1968 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1968 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Allison (22 HR, 52 RBI) and Dean Chance (16-16, 2.53 ERA).
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