1968 Boston Red Sox roster

32 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1968 MLB season.

1968 Red Sox roster: batting

1968 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Reggie Smith15555878148156922.265.342.772
Carl Yastrzemski15753990162237413.301.426.922
Mike Andrews147536771457453.271.368.723
Ken Harrelson15053579147351092.275.356.874
Joe Foy15051565116106026.225.336.662
Rico Petrocelli123406419512460.234.292.667
Dalton Jones11135438835291.234.271.584
George Scott12435023603253.171.236.473
Russ Gibson7623115523201.225.247.567
Jerry Adair7420818452120.216.252.502
Elston Howard7120322495181.241.317.652
Jose Tartabull721392439062.281.306.630
Russ Nixon2985113060.153.217.394
Joe Lahoud2978515160.192.330.573
Luis Alvarado114636010.130.167.341
Norm Siebern273002000.067.067.133
Jerry Moses61826240.333.3681.035
George Thomas121032111.200.273.773

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1968 Red Sox roster: pitching

1968 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Ray CulpP35301662.91216.11901.150
Gary BellP352711113.12199.11031.231
Dick EllsworthP31281673.03196.01061.190
Jose SantiagoP1818942.25124.0861.110
Jim LonborgP23176104.29113.1731.310
Gary WaslewskiP3411473.67105.1591.412
Lee StangeP502553.93103.0531.1112
Jerry StephensonP237285.6468.2511.790
Sparky LyleRP490612.7465.2521.2311
Bill LandisP381333.1560.0591.303
Dave MoreheadP119142.4555.0281.310
Bucky BrandonP80006.3912.2102.210
Garry RoggenburkP40002.168.141.440
Fred WenzP10000.001.032.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.