1968 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 470 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .230 batting average. Len Gabrielson provided the power for the team with 10 homers. Tom Haller was the best run producer with 53 RBI. Willie Davis led the team with 161 hits for a .250 average. Willie Davis had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 509 runs and had a team ERA of 2.69. Don Drysdale was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Bill Singer racked up 227 strkeouts to lead the team. Jim Brewer was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Alcaraz | 2B | 41 | 106 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .217 | .217 | .434 | .151 |
| Bob Bailey | 3B | 105 | 322 | 24 | 73 | 8 | 39 | 1 | .308 | .348 | .656 | .227 |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 83 | 221 | 20 | 60 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .317 | .403 | .720 | .271 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 2B | 84 | 286 | 23 | 69 | 5 | 31 | 0 | .304 | .343 | .647 | .241 |
| Wes Parker | 1B | 135 | 468 | 42 | 112 | 3 | 27 | 4 | .312 | .314 | .626 | .239 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 134 | 418 | 35 | 97 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .280 | .270 | .550 | .232 |
| Bart Shirley | SS | 39 | 83 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .269 | .217 | .486 | .181 |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 24 | 87 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .382 | .471 | .853 | .276 |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | 122 | 403 | 29 | 79 | 2 | 24 | 6 | .244 | .266 | .510 | .196 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 40 | 113 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .295 | .310 | .605 | .204 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 61 | 175 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .335 | .400 | .735 | .251 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 160 | 643 | 86 | 161 | 7 | 31 | 36 | .284 | .351 | .635 | .250 |
| Jim Fairey | OF | 99 | 156 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .241 | .276 | .517 | .199 |
| Ron Fairly | OF | 141 | 441 | 32 | 103 | 4 | 43 | 0 | .301 | .299 | .600 | .234 |
| Al Ferrara | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Len Gabrielson | OF | 108 | 304 | 38 | 82 | 10 | 35 | 1 | .337 | .428 | .765 | .270 |
| Cleo James | OF | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .300 | .500 | .200 |
| Ted Savage | OF | 61 | 126 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .270 | .317 | .587 | .206 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Campanis | C | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Tom Haller | C | 144 | 474 | 37 | 135 | 4 | 53 | 1 | .345 | .388 | .733 | .285 |
| Jeff Torborg | C | 37 | 93 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .212 | .183 | .395 | .161 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5354 | 470 | 1234 | 67 | 434 | 57 | .285 | .319 | .604 | .230 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 25 | 0 | 39.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 25 | 13 | .69 | 1.145 | |||
| Jack Billingham | 50 | 1 | 70.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 46 | 30 | 2.17 | 1.188 | |||
| Jim Brewer | 54 | 0 | 76.3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 14 | 75 | 33 | 2.48 | 1.206 | |||
| Don Drysdale | 31 | 31 | 239 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 155 | 56 | 2.15 | 1.075 | |||
| Alan Foster | 3 | 3 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1.72 | 0.828 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 37 | 4 | 94.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 2.09 | 1.014 | |||
| Mike Kekich | 25 | 20 | 115 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 84 | 46 | 3.91 | 1.409 | |||
| Joe Moeller | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.06 | 1.188 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 39 | 36 | 253.7 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 0 | 119 | 54 | 3.09 | 1.265 | |||
| John Purdin | 35 | 1 | 55.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 3.07 | 1.131 | |||
| Phil Regan | 5 | 0 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.52 | 1.429 | |||
| Vicente Romo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bill Singer | 37 | 36 | 256.3 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 0 | 227 | 78 | 2.88 | 1.190 | |||
| Don Sutton | 35 | 27 | 207.7 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 1 | 162 | 59 | 2.60 | 1.146 | |||
| Team Totals | 380 | 162 | 1448.8 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 31 | 994 | 414 | 2.69 | 1.178 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Davis | 160 |
| At Bats | Willie Davis | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Davis | 686 |
| Batting Average | Tom Haller | .285 |
| On-Base % | Tom Haller | .345 |
| Slugging % | Tom Haller | .388 |
| OPS | Tom Haller | .733 |
| Runs | Willie Davis | 86 |
| Hits | Willie Davis | 161 |
| Total Bases | Willie Davis | 226 |
| Doubles | Tom Haller | 27 |
| Triples | Willie Davis | 10 |
| Home Runs | Len Gabrielson | 10 |
| RBI | Tom Haller | 53 |
| Walks | Wes Parker | 49 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Davis | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Davis | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Davis | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wes Parker | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tom Haller | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Fairly | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Drysdale | 14 |
| Losses | Claude Osteen | 18 |
| Saves | Jim Brewer | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Drysdale | .538 |
| ERA | Don Drysdale | 2.15 |
| WHIP | Don Drysdale | 1.075 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Singer | 256.3 |
| Games | Jim Brewer | 54 |
| Games Started | Claude Osteen and Bill Singer | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Singer | 227 |
| Complete Games | Don Drysdale and Bill Singer | 12 |
| Shutouts | Don Drysdale | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Singer | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Osteen | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Singer | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen and Bill Singer | 14 |
| Doubles Allowed | Claude Osteen | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Bill Singer | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Singer | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Drysdale | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Claude Osteen | 34 |
