1968 AL
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The 1968 season of the American League was the sixty-eighth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Tigers | 164 | 103 | 59 | 2 | .628 | -.- | 671 (4.09) | 492 (3.00) | 0.235 | 0.302 | 0.385 | 2.71 | 0.984 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | 12.0 | 579 (3.57) | 497 (3.07) | 0.225 | 0.301 | 0.352 | 2.66 | 0.981 |
| 3 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 86 | 75 | 1 | .531 | 16.5 | 516 (3.19) | 504 (3.11) | 0.234 | 0.290 | 0.327 | 2.66 | 0.979 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 86 | 76 | 0 | .531 | 17.0 | 614 (3.79) | 611 (3.77) | 0.236 | 0.312 | 0.352 | 3.33 | 0.979 |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 164 | 83 | 79 | 2 | .506 | 20.0 | 536 (3.27) | 531 (3.24) | 0.214 | 0.290 | 0.318 | 2.79 | 0.979 |
| 6 | Oakland Athletics | 163 | 82 | 80 | 1 | .503 | 21.0 | 569 (3.49) | 544 (3.34) | 0.240 | 0.301 | 0.343 | 2.94 | 0.976 |
| 7 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0 | .488 | 24.0 | 562 (3.47) | 546 (3.37) | 0.237 | 0.295 | 0.350 | 2.89 | 0.973 |
| 8 | California Angels | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 36.0 | 498 (3.07) | 615 (3.80) | 0.227 | 0.287 | 0.318 | 3.43 | 0.977 |
| 9 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 30.0 | 463 (2.86) | 527 (3.25) | 0.228 | 0.281 | 0.311 | 2.75 | 0.977 |
| 10 | Washington Senators | 161 | 65 | 96 | 0 | .404 | 37.5 | 524 (3.25) | 665 (4.13) | 0.224 | 0.284 | 0.336 | 3.64 | 0.976 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League lost the thirty-ninth midsummer classic at Astrodome in Houston, TX on Tuesday, July 9, 1968 by a score of 1 to 0. The league's manager was Dick Williams.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion Detroit Tigers defeated the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Denny McLain, a pitcher with the Detroit Tigers. In the award's voting, he had 280 out of a possible 280 points and 20 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers. In the award's voting, he had 20 out of a possible 20 points and 20 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Stan Bahnsen, a pitcher with the New York Yankees. In the award's voting, he had 17 out of a possible 20 points and 17 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The twenty-sixth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 22 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Detroit Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League by a score of 10 to 1.
[edit] Notable events
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