1968 Baltimore Orioles season

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1968 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
Location
1968 Information
Owner(s) Jerold Hoffberger
General Manager(s) Harry Dalton
Manager(s) Hank Bauer, Earl Weaver
Local television WJZ-TV
Local radio WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)

The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers, in the final season of baseball, before both the American and National Leagues split into two divisions for the 1969 season. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, until he was replaced right after the All-Star break by Earl Weaver. The Orioles' home games were played at Memorial Stadium.

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[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Detroit Tigers 103 59 .636 –
Baltimore Orioles 91 71 .562 12
Cleveland Indians 86 75 .534 16½
Boston Red Sox 86 76 .531 17
New York Yankees 83 79 .512 20
Oakland Athletics 82 80 .506 21
Minnesota Twins 79 83 .488 24
California Angels 67 95 .414 36
Chicago White Sox 67 95 .414 36
Washington Senators 65 96 .404 37½

[edit] Roster

1968 Baltimore Orioles roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

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1968 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Minnesota • New York • Oakland • Washington
National League
1968 All-Star Game • 1968 World Series
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Baltimore Orioles
Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns • Based in Baltimore, Maryland
The Franchise
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Beltway Series • Orioles-Yankees rivalry
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Owner: Peter Angelos • General Manager: Mike Flanagan • Manager: Dave Trembley
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