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1968 St. Louis Cardinals

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 583 runs, allowed 472, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Orlando Cepeda (16 HR, 73 RBI) and Bob Gibson (22-9, 1.12 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

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
583 R 472 RA
Diff +111

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⚡ Quick Stats

583 Runs Scored
472 Runs Allowed
+111 Run Diff
2,011K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 2% above the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .298 1% below the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .346 1% above the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 2.49 17% better than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 583 5% above the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,011,567
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Avg per Game 24,834

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Curt Flood 0.301 2 Lou Brock 0.279 3 Mike Shannon 0.266 4 Julian Javier 0.260 5 Roger Maris 0.255

Home Runs

1 Orlando Cepeda 16 2 Mike Shannon 15 3 Lou Brock 6 4 Curt Flood 5 5 Roger Maris 5

RBI

1 Mike Shannon 79 2 Orlando Cepeda 73 3 Curt Flood 60 4 Julian Javier 52 5 Lou Brock 51
1968 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 159 660 92 184 46 14 6 51 46 124 62 0.279
Curt Flood 150 618 71 186 17 4 5 60 33 58 11 0.301
Orlando Cepeda 157 600 71 149 26 2 16 73 43 96 8 0.248
Mike Shannon 156 576 62 153 29 2 15 79 37 114 1 0.266
Julian Javier 139 519 54 135 25 4 4 52 24 61 10 0.260
Dal Maxvill 151 459 51 116 8 5 1 24 52 71 0 0.253
Tim McCarver 128 434 35 110 15 6 5 48 26 31 4 0.253
Roger Maris 100 310 25 79 18 2 5 45 24 38 0 0.255
Bobby Tolan 92 278 28 64 12 1 5 17 13 42 9 0.230
Johnny Edwards 85 230 14 55 9 1 3 29 16 20 1 0.239
Dick Schofield 69 127 14 28 7 1 1 8 13 31 1 0.220
Phil Gagliano 53 105 13 24 4 2 0 13 7 12 0 0.229
Bob Gibson 35 94 3 16 5 0 0 6 7 32 1 0.170
Nelson Briles 33 80 5 11 2 0 0 5 4 21 0 0.138
Ron Davis 33 79 11 14 4 2 0 5 5 17 1 0.177
Steve Carlton 35 73 6 12 0 1 2 3 0 25 0 0.164
Ray Washburn 31 60 5 5 0 1 0 5 8 38 0 0.083
Dick Simpson 26 56 11 13 0 0 3 8 8 21 0 0.232
Ed Spiezio 29 51 1 8 0 0 0 2 5 6 1 0.157
Larry Jaster 31 43 2 6 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 0.140
Dave Ricketts 20 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.136
Joe Hague 7 17 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.235
Dick Hughes 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Mel Nelson 18 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.167
Ron Willis 48 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Joe Hoerner 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wayne Granger 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Hal Gilson 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Floyd Wicker 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Pete Mikkelsen 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Simmons 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Bob Gibson 1.12 2 Joe Hoerner 1.48 3 Wayne Granger 2.25 4 Ray Washburn 2.26 5 Nelson Briles 2.81

Wins

1 Bob Gibson 22 2 Nelson Briles 19 3 Ray Washburn 14 4 Steve Carlton 13 5 Larry Jaster 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 268 2 Steve Carlton 162 3 Nelson Briles 141 4 Ray Washburn 124 5 Larry Jaster 70
1968 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 22 9 1.12 34 34 0 304.2 198 38 62 268
Nelson Briles 19 11 2.81 33 33 0 243.2 251 76 55 141
Steve Carlton 13 11 2.99 34 33 0 231.2 214 77 61 162
Ray Washburn 14 8 2.26 31 30 0 215.0 191 54 47 124
Larry Jaster 9 13 3.50 31 21 0 154.1 153 60 38 70
Dick Hughes 2 2 3.52 25 5 4 64.0 45 25 21 49
Ron Willis 2 3 3.39 48 0 4 63.2 50 24 28 39
Mel Nelson 2 1 2.91 18 4 1 52.2 49 17 9 16
Joe Hoerner 8 2 1.48 47 0 17 48.2 34 8 12 42
Wayne Granger 4 2 2.25 34 0 4 44.0 40 11 12 27
Hal Gilson 0 2 4.57 13 0 2 21.2 27 11 11 19
Mike Torrez 2 1 2.79 5 2 0 19.1 20 6 12 6
Pete Mikkelsen 0 0 1.13 5 0 0 16.0 10 2 7 8

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to DET 4-3

👥 Roster (32)

Nelson Briles Lou Brock Steve Carlton Orlando Cepeda Ron Davis Johnny Edwards Curt Flood Phil Gagliano Bob Gibson Hal Gilson Wayne Granger Joe Hague +20 more

32 players

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The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1968 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 97-65 mark (.599) and finished 1st in the NL. That season the St. Louis Cardinals won the pennant. Runs came in at 583 scored against 472 allowed (+111). Against a league average of .243, the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals batted .248. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 2.49 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.99.

Busch Stadium II was home in 1968, drawing a total attendance of 2,011,567. Orlando Cepeda led the club in home runs with 16. Mike Shannon drove in a team-high 79 runs. Bob Gibson was the top winner, with 22 victories. Joe Hoerner closed out 17 saves. The World Series ended in a loss against DET 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
How did the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals finish?
The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Orlando Cepeda led the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals with 16 home runs.
What was the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 2.49.
Did the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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