1968 Philadelphia Phillies

76-86 • .469 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies went 76-86 (.469) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 543 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Dick Allen (33 HR, 90 RBI) and Chris Short (19-13, 2.94 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
543 R 615 RA
Diff -72

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543 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
-72 Run Diff
668K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .233 4% below the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .294 2% below the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .333 2% below the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.36 13% worse than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 543 3% below the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 668,040
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Avg per Game 8,247

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Gary Sutherland 0.275 2 Tony Gonzalez 0.264 3 Dick Allen 0.263 4 Roberto Peña 0.260 5 John Briggs 0.254

Home Runs

1 Dick Allen 33 2 Johnny Callison 14 3 Cookie Rojas 9 4 Bill White 9 5 Don Lock 8

RBI

1 Dick Allen 90 2 Cookie Rojas 48 3 Johnny Callison 40 4 Bill White 40 5 Tony Gonzalez 38
1968 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cookie Rojas 152 621 53 144 19 0 9 48 16 55 4 0.232
Tony Taylor 145 547 59 137 20 2 3 38 39 60 22 0.250
Dick Allen 152 521 87 137 17 9 33 90 74 161 7 0.263
Roberto Peña 138 500 56 130 13 2 1 38 34 63 3 0.260
Tony Gonzalez 121 416 45 110 13 4 3 38 40 42 6 0.264
Johnny Callison 121 398 46 97 18 4 14 40 42 70 4 0.244
Bill White 127 385 34 92 16 2 9 40 39 79 0 0.239
John Briggs 110 338 36 86 13 1 7 31 58 72 8 0.254
Mike Ryan 96 296 12 53 6 1 1 15 15 59 0 0.179
Don Lock 99 248 27 52 7 2 8 34 26 64 3 0.210
Clay Dalrymple 85 241 19 50 9 1 3 26 22 57 1 0.207
Rick Joseph 66 155 20 34 5 0 3 12 16 35 0 0.219
Gary Sutherland 67 138 16 38 7 0 0 15 8 15 0 0.275
Larry Jackson 37 85 2 12 1 0 0 3 3 27 0 0.141
Chris Short 43 79 7 12 1 0 0 4 2 18 0 0.152
Woodie Fryman 34 71 4 6 1 0 0 2 3 25 0 0.085
Bobby Wine 27 71 5 12 3 0 2 7 6 17 0 0.169
Rick Wise 30 58 6 14 4 1 2 7 3 15 0 0.241
Doug Clemens 29 57 6 12 1 1 2 8 7 13 0 0.211
Jeff James 29 33 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0.121
Jerry Johnson 16 25 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.080
John Sullivan 12 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.222
Don Money 4 13 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.231
Gary Wagner 44 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.083
Larry Hisle 7 11 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.364
Grant Jackson 37 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.300
John Boozer 38 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Howie Bedell 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.143
Turk Farrell 54 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Dick Hall 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Paul Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Colton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Larry Jackson 2.77 2 Woodie Fryman 2.78 3 Chris Short 2.94 4 Grant Jackson 2.95 5 Gary Wagner 3.00

Wins

1 Chris Short 19 2 Larry Jackson 13 3 Woodie Fryman 12 4 Rick Wise 9 5 Turk Farrell 4

Strikeouts

1 Chris Short 202 2 Woodie Fryman 151 3 Larry Jackson 127 4 Rick Wise 97 5 Jeff James 83
1968 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chris Short 19 13 2.94 42 36 1 269.2 236 88 81 202
Larry Jackson 13 17 2.77 34 34 0 243.2 229 75 60 127
Woodie Fryman 12 14 2.78 34 32 0 213.2 198 66 64 151
Rick Wise 9 15 4.55 30 30 0 182.0 210 92 37 97
Jeff James 4 4 4.27 29 13 0 116.0 112 55 46 83
Turk Farrell 4 6 3.47 54 0 12 83.0 83 32 32 57
Jerry Johnson 4 4 3.24 16 11 0 80.2 82 29 29 40
Gary Wagner 4 4 3.00 44 0 8 78.0 69 26 31 43
John Boozer 2 2 3.67 38 0 5 68.2 76 28 15 49
Grant Jackson 1 6 2.95 33 6 1 61.0 59 20 20 49
Dick Hall 4 1 4.89 32 0 0 46.0 53 25 5 31
Paul Brown 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 6 4 1 4
Larry Colton 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 2

👥 Roster (32)

Dick Allen Howie Bedell John Boozer John Briggs Paul Brown Johnny Callison Doug Clemens Larry Colton Clay Dalrymple Turk Farrell Woodie Fryman Tony Gonzalez +20 more

32 players

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The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies won 76 games and lost 86, ending up 7th in the NL. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 543 runs and allowed 615, a run differential of -72. Against a league average of .243, the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies batted .233. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.36 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.99. Measured against the 558-run league average, the offense was 3% behind.

Connie Mack Stadium was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 668,040. The home run leader was Dick Allen, who hit 33. The hits leader was Cookie Rojas with 144. Chris Short was the top winner, with 19 victories. The saves leader was Turk Farrell with 12. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Dick Allen led the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies with 33 home runs.
What was the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Allen (33 HR, 90 RBI) and Chris Short (19-13, 2.94 ERA).
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