1968 Chicago White Sox season

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1968 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
Location
1968 Information
Owner(s) Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn
General Manager(s) Ed Short
Manager(s) Eddie Stanky, Al Lopez
Local television WFLD
[Dave Martin, Jack Drees)
Local radio WMAQ (AM)
(Bob Elson, Red Rush)

The 1968 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 69th season. They finished with a record 67-95, good enough for 8th place in the American League, 36 games behind of the 1st place Detroit Tigers.

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[edit] Offseason

  • October 26, 1967: Marv Staehle was sent by the Chicago White Sox to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on July 29, 1967. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later and Jim King to the Cleveland Indians for Rocky Colavito. The Chicago White Sox sent Marv Staehle (October 26, 1967) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 1968 Opening Day Lineup

[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 Chicago White Sox roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager


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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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Chicago White Sox
Based in Chicago, Illinois
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72
Key Personnel
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén
World Series
Championships (3)
1906 • 1917 • 2005
American League
Championships (6)
1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005
American League
Division Championships (4)
Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005
Seasons (108)

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