1968 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers. 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.
Following the season, it was announced that the American League, along with the National League, would be split into two divisions for the 1969 season in order to accommodate the admittance of two new franchises to each league. The Orioles were assigned to the new American League East division.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 74 | 189 | 44 | .233 | 5 | 20 |
| 1B | | 154 | 550 | 137 | .249 | 22 | 85 |
| 2B | | 145 | 504 | 122 | .242 | 9 | 56 |
| 3B | | 162 | 608 | 154 | .253 | 17 | 75 |
| SS | | 145 | 472 | 98 | .208 | 2 | 21 |
| LF | | 83 | 217 | 43 | .198 | 8 | 25 |
| CF | | 141 | 421 | 89 | .211 | 7 | 38 |
| RF | | 130 | 421 | 113 | .268 | 15 | 52 |
Other batters
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 |
| 137 | 451 | 90 | .200 | 15 | 39 |
| 130 | 426 | 120 | .282 | 15 | 46 |
| 84 | 152 | 29 | .191 | 0 | 7 |
| 79 | 183 | 37 | .202 | 7 | 23 |
| 47 | 91 | 17 | .187 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | 89 | 21 | .236 | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | 64 | 19 | .297 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 273 | 22 | 10 | 1.95 | 202 |
| 35 | 244 | 18 | 13 | 2.51 | 160 |
| 36 | 240.2 | 15 | 15 | 2.62 | 193 |
| 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.39 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 28 | 126.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.13 | 61 |
| 37 | 124.2 | 6 | 7 | 3.32 | 92 |
| 18 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 2.41 | 44 |
| 19 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 2.41 | 70 |
| 10 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3.77 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 59 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2.27 | 72 |
| 45 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.91 | 46 |
| 36 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3.47 | 47 |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | 22 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.14 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
