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1968 San Francisco Giants season

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Start date
  
1968

General manager
  
Chub Feeney

Local radio
  
KSFO

Manager
  
Herman Franks

Owner
  
Horace Stoneham

Local television
  
KTVU

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The 1968 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 86th year in Major League Baseball, their eleventh year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their ninth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 9 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Contents

Offseason

  • January 27, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
  • Garry Maddox was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round.
  • George Foster was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.
  • February 13, 1968: Tom Haller and Frank Kasheta (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Jesús Alou
  • Jim Davenport
  • Jim Ray Hart
  • Jack Hiatt
  • Ron Hunt
  • Hal Lanier
  • Juan Marichal
  • Willie Mays
  • Willie McCovey

    • Notable transactions

  • June 7, 1968: Jim Howarth was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.

    • 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

    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; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

    All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno

    References

    1968 San Francisco Giants season Wikipedia
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