1968 New York Mets season

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1968 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1962)
Location
Shea Stadium (Since 1964) New York, New York (Since 1962)
1968 Information
Owner(s)	Joan Whitney Payson
General Manager(s)	Johnny Murphy
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WJRZ/WABC-FM (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

The New York Mets' 1968 season was the 7th regular season for the Mets. They went 73-89 and finished 9th in the NL East. They were managed by Gil Hodges. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Contents 1 Season standings 1.1 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 External links

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	88	74	9	.543
Chicago Cubs	84	78	13	.519
Cincinnati Reds	83	79	14	.512
Atlanta Braves	81	81	16	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	17	.494
Los Angeles Dodgers	76	86	21	.469
Philadelphia Phillies	76	86	21	.469
New York Mets	73	89	24	.451
Houston Astros	72	90	25	.444

[edit] Roster

1968 New York Mets roster view • talk • edit
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] External links

• 1968 New York Mets
• 1968 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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