1968 Chicago White Sox season


The 1968 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 68th season in the major leagues, and its 69th season overall. They finished with a record 67–95, good enough for eighth place in the American League, 36 games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers.

Offseason

The White Sox played in 74 games that were decided by a one run margin, which is an all-time American League record. In those games, the team had a record of 30–44. The 44 one run losses are an all-time MLB record.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

To demonstrate there still was support for big-league ball in Milwaukee, Bud Selig's group contracted with Chicago White Sox owner Arthur Allyn to host nine White Sox home games at Milwaukee County Stadium in 1968. A 1967 exhibition game between the White Sox and Minnesota Twins had attracted more than 51,000 spectators, and Selig was convinced the strong Milwaukee fan base would demonstrate the city would provide a good home for a new club.
The experiment was staggeringly successful – those nine games drew 264,297 fans. In Chicago that season, the Sox drew 539,478 fans to their remaining 72 home games. In just a handful of games, the Milwaukee crowds accounted for nearly one-third of the total attendance at White Sox games. In light of this success, Selig and Allyn agreed County Stadium would host Sox home games again the next season.

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Sandy Alomar, 2B,3B,SS1333634192820122042.25321
Luis Aparicio, SS155622551642444363343.26417
Ken Berry, CF153504491272127322564.2526
Buddy Booker, C5500000012.0000
Ken Boyer, 3B,1B102403000016.1250
Buddy Bradford, RF,CF,LF10328132611105242367.2178
Wayne Causey, 2B591008182007147.1800
Tim Cullen, 2B721551631702131523.2000
Tommy Davis, LF,1B13245630122538501648.2684
Ron Hansen, 3B,SS408772030141112.2300
Woodie Held, OF,3B4054591002514.1670
Gail Hopkins, 1B293748200263.2160
Duane Josephson, C128434351071666451852.2472
Dick Kenworthy, 3B581222272002521.2210
Carlos May, LF,RF17674121001315.1790
Jerry McNertney, C741691837413181829.2190
Bill Melton, 3B34109529802161032.2661
Tommy McCraw, 1B1364775111216129443658.23520
Rich Morales, SS,2B102925000025.1720
Russ Snyder, OF38822112015416.1340
Bill Voss, OF611671426212151634.1565
Leon Wagner, RF,LF691621446801182131.2842
Pete Ward, 3B,1B,LF,RF125399438615015507685.2164
Walt Williams, RF,LF631336326018417.2410

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBK
Cisco Carlos4143.9029210122.11216453134257
Jack Fisher8132.9935280180.21766860145280
Joe Horlen12142.3735350223.219775591677102
Tommy John1051.9825250177.113545391053117
Danny Lazar014.0581013.114661411
Bob Locker542.297001090.178272344062
Don McMahon211.96250046.031101022632
Jerry Nyman212.0187040.13813911727
Gary Peters4133.7631251162.21467968766110
Bob Priddy3113.6335180114.01065046144266
Fred Rath001.5950011.1852043
Dennis Ribant026.03170131.142242132120
Hoyt Wilhelm441.737201293.269201842972
Wilbur Wood13121.8788216159.0127393384574
Billy Wynne004.501002.0221021
Team totals
67952.75162162401468.0129052744897520834

Farm system