1968 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 690 runs and belted 106 home runs to go along with a .273 batting average. Lee May led the team in home runs with 22. Tony Perez knocked in 92 runs. Pete Rose led the team with 210 hits for a .335 average.
The team allowed 673 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. Jim Maloney led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 181 strikeouts. Clay Carroll led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 137 | 452 | 45 | 106 | 7 | 41 | 2 | .292 | .319 | .611 | .235 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 127 | 507 | 35 | 146 | 2 | 47 | 5 | .305 | .363 | .668 | .288 |
| Bob Johnson | SS | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .267 | .580 | .267 |
| Lee May | 1B | 146 | 559 | 78 | 162 | 22 | 80 | 4 | .337 | .469 | .806 | .290 |
| Hal McRae | 2B | 17 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 | .216 | .471 | .196 |
| Don Pavletich | 1B | 46 | 98 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .352 | .398 | .750 | .286 |
| Tony Perez | 3B | 160 | 625 | 93 | 176 | 18 | 92 | 3 | .338 | .430 | .768 | .282 |
| Chico Ruiz | 2B | 85 | 139 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .316 | .288 | .604 | .259 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 87 | 171 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .302 | .409 | .711 | .257 |
| Woody Woodward | SS | 56 | 119 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .297 | .261 | .558 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | OF | 31 | 57 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .306 | .404 | .710 | .263 |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 149 | 603 | 79 | 188 | 2 | 58 | 16 | .342 | .395 | .737 | .312 |
| Mack Jones | OF | 103 | 234 | 40 | 59 | 10 | 34 | 2 | .341 | .427 | .768 | .252 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 130 | 499 | 60 | 135 | 5 | 48 | 17 | .311 | .383 | .694 | .271 |
| Pete Rose | OF | 149 | 626 | 94 | 210 | 10 | 49 | 3 | .391 | .470 | .861 | .335 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bench | C | 154 | 564 | 67 | 155 | 15 | 82 | 1 | .311 | .433 | .744 | .275 |
| Pat Corrales | C | 20 | 56 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .349 | .339 | .688 | .268 |
| Jimmie Schaffer | C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5767 | 690 | 1573 | 106 | 638 | 59 | .316 | .389 | .706 | .273 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 78 | 0 | 134.7 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 13 | 64 | 55 | 2.47 | 1.232 | |||
| Gerry Arrigo | 36 | 31 | 205.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 140 | 77 | 3.33 | 1.257 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 58 | 1 | 121.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 17 | 61 | 32 | 2.29 | 1.101 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 17 | 17 | 91.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 65 | 48 | 4.04 | 1.413 | |||
| George Culver | 42 | 35 | 226.3 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 2 | 114 | 84 | 3.22 | 1.383 | |||
| Ted Davidson | 23 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6.23 | 1.567 | |||
| Bill Kelso | 35 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 4.00 | 1.315 | |||
| Bob Lee | 44 | 1 | 65.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 5.10 | 1.685 | |||
| Jim Maloney | 33 | 32 | 207 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 181 | 80 | 3.61 | 1.271 | |||
| Billy McCool | 30 | 4 | 50.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 30 | 41 | 4.97 | 1.972 | |||
| Dan McGinn | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Gary Nolan | 23 | 22 | 150 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 111 | 49 | 2.40 | 1.027 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 15 | 11 | 62.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 5.60 | 1.276 | |||
| Mel Queen | 5 | 4 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5.89 | 1.694 | |||
| Jay Ritchie | 28 | 2 | 56.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 4.61 | 1.429 | |||
| John Tsitouris | 3 | 3 | 12.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7.11 | 1.890 | |||
| Team Totals | 484 | 163 | 1490.4 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 38 | 963 | 573 | 3.56 | 1.323 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Perez | 160 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 626 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 692 |
| Batting Average | Pete Rose | .335 |
| On-Base % | Pete Rose | .391 |
| Slugging % | Pete Rose | .470 |
| OPS | Pete Rose | .861 |
| Runs | Pete Rose | 94 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 210 |
| Total Bases | Pete Rose | 294 |
| Doubles | Pete Rose | 42 |
| Triples | Tony Perez | 7 |
| Home Runs | Lee May | 22 |
| RBI | Tony Perez | 92 |
| Walks | Pete Rose | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Vada Pinson | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Vada Pinson | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Culver | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Johnny Bench | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lee May | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Maloney | 16 |
| Losses | George Culver | 16 |
| Saves | Clay Carroll | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Gary Nolan | .692 |
| ERA | George Culver | 3.22 |
| WHIP | Gerry Arrigo | 1.257 |
| Innings Pitched | George Culver | 226.3 |
| Games | Ted Abernathy | 78 |
| Games Started | George Culver | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Maloney | 181 |
| Complete Games | Jim Maloney | 8 |
| Shutouts | Jim Maloney | 5 |
| Batters Faced | George Culver | 980 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Maloney | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | George Culver | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | George Culver | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Maloney | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Maloney | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Ted Abernathy, Gerry Arrigo, Clay Carroll, Tony Cloninger, George Culver, Gary Nolan, and Milt Pappas | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Maloney | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | George Culver | 14 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Maloney | 21 |
