The 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 87th season of the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

franchise; the 82nd in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 80–82.

Offseason

* October 3, 1967:

Billy O'Dell William Oliver O'Dell (February 10, 1933 – September 12, 2018), known as Billy O'Dell and also as Digger O'Dell, was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues in thirteen seasons: 1954 and from 1956 to 1967. ...

was released by the Pirates. * October 13, 1967:

Larry Shepard Lawrence William Shepard (April 3, 1919April 5, 2011) was an Americans, American professional baseball Baseball#Players, player, Manager (baseball), manager, and Coach (baseball)#Pitching and bullpen coaches, pitching coach. He managed the Pittsb ...

named manager of the Pirates. * November 28, 1967:

Dennis Ribant Dennis Joseph Ribant (born September 20, 1941) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

for

Dave Wickersham David Clifford Wickersham (September 27, 1935 – June 18, 2022) was an American baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Ka ...

. * November 28, 1967:

Chuck Hiller Charles Joseph Hiller (October 1, 1934 – October 20, 2004) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. In the 1962 World Series, he became the first National League player to hit a grand slam in a World Series. Hiller batted left-h ...

was selected by Pirates from

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

in the Rule 5 major league draft. * November 29, 1967:

Bill Short William Ross Short (November 27, 1937 – February 2, 2022) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his 15-year pro career, he played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1960 and 1969. A , left-hander, S ...

was sold by Pirates to the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

. * December 2, 1967:

Bob Oliver Robert Lee Oliver (February 8, 1943 – April 19, 2020) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965), Kansas City Royals (1969–72), Califo ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

for

Ron Kline Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of seventeen seasons (1952, 1955–1970) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Lou ...

. * December 3, 1967:

Jim Pagliaroni James Vincent "Pag" Pagliaroni (December 8, 1937 – April 3, 2010) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1955 to 1969 for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics and ...

was sold by the Pirates to the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

. * December 15, 1967:

Woodie Fryman Woodrow Thompson Fryman (April 12, 1940 – February 4, 2011), was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, across 18 seasons (–). A two-time National League (NL) All-Star, he helped th ...

Bill Laxton William Harry Laxton (born January 5, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Laxton pitched in all or part of five seasons in the majors between 1970 and 1977. Early career Laxton grew up in Audubon, New Jersey and attended Audubon H ...

Don Money Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Kintetsu ...

and Harold Clem (minors) were traded by the Pirates to the

for

Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress. He was the sole Major League Baseball athlete to ha ...

. * January 8, 1968:

Frank Taveras Franklin Crisostomo Taveras Fabian (born December 24, 1949), is a former Major League shortstop from to for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Montreal Expos. Career Pittsburgh Pirates Taveras signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an a ...

was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent. * January 27, 1968:

Tom Dettore Thomas Anthony Dettore, Jr. (born November 17, 1947 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates () and Chicago Cubs (–). From –, Dettore was a pitching coach in the Pirates minor le ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 3rd round of the

1968 Major League Baseball Draft The 1968 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall. First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major Leagu ...

(Secondary Phase). Player signed March 29, 1968.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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, , 0–1 , , Briles , , Bunning (3–3) , , — , , 10,082 , , 14–14 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 29 , , May 15 , ,

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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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, , 0–3 , , Marichal , , Veale (9–12) , , — , , 9,135 , , 56–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 14 , ,

, , 1–2 (10) , , Perry , , Kline (10–2) , , — , , 6,926 , , 56–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 121 , , August 15 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Blass (10–5) , , Bolin , , — , , 6,859 , , 57–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 16 , ,

, , 4–8 , , Drysdale , , McBean (9–11) , , Billingham , , 8,221 , , 57–64 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 123 , , August 17 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Moose (6–8) , , Kekich , , Kline (6) , , 8,181 , , 58–64 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 124 , , August 18 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Veale (10–12) , , Sutton , , — , , 17,423 , , 59–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 19 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Arrigo , , Bunning (4–13) , , — , , 6,659 , , 59–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 126 , , August 20 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Ellis (3–2) , , Ritchie , , Kline (7) , , 8,103 , , 60–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 127 , , August 21 , , @

, , 19–1 , , Blass (11–5) , , Maloney , , Face (12) , , 8,155 , , 61–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 22 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Abernathy , , Sisk (5–5) , , — , , 7,195 , , 61–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 23 , , @

, , 2–3 (11) , , Hoerner , , Kline (10–3) , , — , , 34,845 , , 61–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 130 , , August 24 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Face (2–4) , , Gibson , , — , , 31,019 , , 62–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 25 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Briles , , Ellis (3–3) , , Hoerner , , 26,756 , , 62–68 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 132 , , August 26 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Blass (12–5) , , Pappas , , — , , 7,491 , , 63–68 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , August 27 , , @

, , 4–3 (11) , , Kline (11–3) , , Britton , , Face (13) , , 6,633 , , 64–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 28 , ,

, , 0–8 , , Gibson , , Veale (10–13) , , — , , 11,197 , , 64–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , August 29 , ,

, , 0–5 , , Washburn , , Moose (6–9) , , — , , 7,681 , , 64–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , August 30 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Pappas , , Ellis (3–4) , , Raymond , , 5,896 , , 64–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , August 31 , ,

, , 8–0 , , Blass (13–5) , , Reed , , — , , 4,671 , , 65–71 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 1 , ,

, , 7–8 (11) , , Raymond , , Kline (11–4) , , Britton , , 5,650 , , 65–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 2 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Veale (11–13) , , Cuellar , , — , , , , 66–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 2 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Dal Canton (1–0) , , Ray , , — , , 6,225 , , 67–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 141 , , September 3 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Ellis (4–4) , , Dierker , , Walker (2) , , 3,003 , , 68–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 6 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Blass (14–5) , , McAndrew , , — , , 4,082 , , 69–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 7 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Koosman , , Bunning (4–14) , , Taylor , , 4,002 , , 69–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 8 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Veale (12–13) , , Seaver , , — , , 5,424 , , 70–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 9 , ,

, , 7–8 (15) , , Short , , Dal Canton (1–1) , , — , , 2,664 , , 70–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 11 , ,

, , 6–8 (12) , , Wagner , , McBean (9–12) , , Farrell , , , , 70–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 11 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Blass (15–5) , , Wise , , Walker (3) , , 2,789 , , 71–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 13 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Koosman , , Moose (6–10) , , — , , 17,245 , , 71–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 14 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Veale (13–13) , , Seaver , , — , , 15,676 , , 72–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 15 , , @

, , 3–0 , , Blass (16–5) , , Cardwell , , — , , 33,838 , , 73–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 16 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Ellis (5–4) , , Wise , , — , , 2,087 , , 74–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 17 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Moose (7–10) , , Short , , Dal Canton (1) , , 2,576 , , 75–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 18 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Johnson , , Veale (13–14) , , Wagner , , 2,463 , , 75–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 20 , , Cubs , , 5–0 , , Blass (17–5) , , Jenkins , , — , , 4,478 , , 76–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 21 , , Cubs , , 5–1 , , Ellis (6–4) , , Niekro , , — , , 3,429 , , 77–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 22 , , Cubs , , 5–1 , , Moose (8–10) , , Holtzman , , Dal Canton (2) , , 27,405 , , 78–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 23 , ,

, , 6–9 , , Kelso , , Kline (11–5) , , Carroll , , , , 78–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 23 , ,

, , 2–1 (10) , , Kline (12–5) , , Kelso , , — , , 4,232 , , 79–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 24 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Blass (18–5) , , Nolan , , — , , 4,044 , , 80–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 25 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Maloney , , Ellis (6–5) , , — , , 4,577 , , 80–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 27 , , @ Cubs , , 1–4 , , Holtzman , , Moose (8–11) , , Regan , , 2,384 , , 80–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , September 28 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Jenkins , , Blass (18–6) , , — , , 10,940 , , 80–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 163 , , September 29 , , @ Cubs , , 4–5 , , Regan , , Moose (8–12) , , — , , 16,860 , , 80–82 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* June 7, 1968:

1968 Major League Baseball draft The 1968 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall. First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major Leagu ...

Milt May Milton Scott May (born August 1, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and San F ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 11th round of the 1968 Major League draft. **

Bruce Kison Bruce Eugene Kison (February 18, 1950 – June 2, 2018) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–79), California Angels (1980–84) and Boston Red Sox (1985). Ki ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 Major League draft. * June 27, 1968: Juan Pizarro sold by the Pirates to the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

. * July 15, 1968:

Bill Virdon William Charles Virdon (June 9, 1931 – November 23, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 t ...

was signed as a free agent by the Pirates (Virdon, who was on the coaching staff, was activated as a player-coach while

Freddie Patek Freddie Joseph Patek (; born October 9, 1944), nicknamed The Flea or The Cricket, is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and California Angels ...

was on the DL).Bill Virdon page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * August 13, 1968:

was released by the Pirates. * August 19, 1968: Bill Henry was released by the Pirates.Bill Henry
at "Baseball Almanac"

Roster

Statistics

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
* {{Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg