The 1968

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season was the seventh regular season for the Mets. They went 73–89 and finished 9th in the

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. They were managed by

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. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

* November 28, 1967:

Clyde Mashore Clyde Wayne Mashore (May 29, 1945 – January 24, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in 241 games over five seasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed. ...

was drafted by the Mets from the

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in the 1967 rule 5 draft.Clyde Mashore page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * November 28, 1967:

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was drafted from the Mets by the

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in the 1967 minor league draft. * November 29, 1967:

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was sold to the New York Mets by the

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. * December 15, 1967: Tommy Davis,

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, Billy Wynne, and

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were traded by the Mets to the

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for

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and

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.Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * March 28, 1968: Clyde Mashore was returned by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

1968 marked the beginning of Gil Hodges' tenure at the helm. A former infielder with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he replaced Salty Parker as manager. Despite the team's 9th place finish, the Mets managed to narrowly avoid yet another last place finish, and boasted their best record since their inception in 1962. They would go on to stun the baseball world the following year when they won the World Series.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jacksonville, Marion

Notes

References

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1968 New York Mets at Baseball Reference1968 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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