1968 Oakland Athletics

82-80 • .506 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1968 Oakland Athletics went 82-80 (.506) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 544, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (29 HR, 74 RBI) and Blue Moon Odom (16-10, 2.45 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
6th Rank
569 R 544 RA
Diff +25

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569 Runs Scored
544 Runs Allowed
+25 Run Diff
857K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 5% above the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .303 2% above the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .342 1% above the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.94 1% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 569 3% above the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 857,017
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Avg per Game 10,325

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Danny Cater 0.290 2 Bert Campaneris 0.276 3 Rick Monday 0.274 4 Mike Hershberger 0.272 5 Sal Bando 0.251

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 29 2 Sal Bando 9 3 Rick Monday 8 4 Dave Duncan 7 5 Danny Cater 6

RBI

1 Reggie Jackson 74 2 Sal Bando 67 3 Danny Cater 62 4 Rick Monday 49 5 Bert Campaneris 38
1968 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Campaneris 159 642 87 177 25 9 4 38 50 69 62 0.276
Sal Bando 162 605 67 152 25 5 9 67 51 78 13 0.251
Reggie Jackson 154 553 82 138 13 6 29 74 50 171 14 0.250
Danny Cater 147 504 53 146 28 3 6 62 35 43 8 0.290
Rick Monday 148 482 56 132 24 7 8 49 72 143 14 0.274
John Donaldson 127 363 37 80 9 2 2 27 45 44 5 0.220
Dave Duncan 82 246 15 47 4 0 7 28 25 68 1 0.191
Mike Hershberger 99 246 23 67 9 2 5 32 21 22 8 0.272
Dick Green 76 202 19 47 6 0 6 18 21 41 3 0.233
Jim Pagliaroni 66 199 19 49 4 0 6 20 24 42 0 0.246
Ramon Webster 66 196 17 42 11 1 3 23 12 24 3 0.214
Joe Rudi 68 181 10 32 5 1 1 12 12 32 1 0.177
Jim Gosger 88 150 7 27 1 1 0 5 17 21 4 0.180
Ted Kubiak 48 120 10 30 5 2 0 8 8 18 1 0.250
Joe Keough 34 98 7 21 2 1 2 18 8 11 1 0.214
Catfish Hunter 39 82 9 19 3 0 1 8 0 19 0 0.232
Floyd Robinson 53 81 5 20 5 0 1 14 4 10 0 0.247
Blue Moon Odom 42 78 14 17 2 0 1 2 6 29 0 0.218
Chuck Dobson 35 75 4 15 3 0 0 3 0 14 0 0.200
Jim Nash 34 74 4 5 1 0 2 6 1 50 0 0.068
Phil Roof 34 64 5 12 0 0 1 2 2 15 1 0.188
Rene Lachemann 19 60 3 9 1 0 0 4 1 11 0 0.150
Lew Krausse 36 56 4 9 5 0 0 2 5 25 0 0.161
Diego Segui 52 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.111
Paul Lindblad 47 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Jack Aker 54 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Ed Sprague 47 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Tony Pierce 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Warren Bogle 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Allan Lewis 26 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.250
Tony LaRussa 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Rollie Fingers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Lauzerique 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Jim Nash 2.28 2 Diego Segui 2.39 3 Paul Lindblad 2.40 4 Blue Moon Odom 2.45 5 Chuck Dobson 3.00

Wins

1 Blue Moon Odom 16 2 Catfish Hunter 13 3 Jim Nash 13 4 Chuck Dobson 12 5 Lew Krausse 10

Strikeouts

1 Catfish Hunter 172 2 Jim Nash 169 3 Chuck Dobson 168 4 Blue Moon Odom 143 5 Lew Krausse 105
1968 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Catfish Hunter 13 13 3.35 36 34 1 234.0 210 87 69 172
Blue Moon Odom 16 10 2.45 32 31 0 231.1 179 63 98 143
Jim Nash 13 13 2.28 34 33 0 228.2 185 58 55 169
Chuck Dobson 12 14 3.00 35 34 0 225.1 197 75 80 168
Lew Krausse 10 11 3.11 36 25 4 185.0 147 64 62 105
Diego Segui 6 5 2.39 52 0 6 83.0 51 22 32 72
Jack Aker 4 4 4.10 54 0 11 74.2 72 34 33 44
Ed Sprague 3 4 3.28 47 1 4 68.2 51 25 34 34
Paul Lindblad 4 3 2.40 47 1 2 56.1 51 15 14 42
Tony Pierce 1 2 3.86 17 3 1 32.2 39 14 10 16
Warren Bogle 0 0 4.30 16 1 0 23.0 26 11 8 26
Ken Sanders 0 1 3.38 7 0 0 10.2 8 4 8 6
Rollie Fingers 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.1 4 4 1 0
George Lauzerique 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Jack Aker Sal Bando Warren Bogle Bert Campaneris Danny Cater Chuck Dobson John Donaldson Dave Duncan Rollie Fingers Jim Gosger Dick Green Mike Hershberger +22 more

34 players

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The 1968 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1968 the Oakland Athletics posted a 82-80 mark (.506) and finished 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 569 scored against 544 allowed (+25). At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .240, 5% better than the league's .230. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 2.94 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.98. Measured against the 553-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead.

The home park, Oakland Coliseum, recorded 857,017 in attendance, about 10,325 a game. For power, Reggie Jackson led the way with 29 homers. The hits leader was Bert Campaneris with 177. Blue Moon Odom led the pitchers with 16 wins. Catfish Hunter struck out 172, the most on the club. Jack Aker closed out 11 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1968 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1968 Oakland Athletics finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1968 Oakland Athletics with 29 home runs.
What was the 1968 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1968 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.94.
Did the 1968 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1968 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1968 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (29 HR, 74 RBI) and Blue Moon Odom (16-10, 2.45 ERA).
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