1968 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
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Level: MLB
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Team Record: 88-74 .543
Result: 2nd in National League
Manager(s): Herman Franks
General Manager: Chub Feeney
Stadium: Candlestick Park
Attendance: 837,220
Playoffs: Did not qualify
San Francisco Giants affiliate history
Team Record: 88-74 .543
Result: 2nd in National League
Manager(s): Herman Franks
General Manager: Chub Feeney
Stadium: Candlestick Park
Attendance: 837,220
Playoffs: Did not qualify
San Francisco Giants affiliate history
Oldest Player: Bill Henry (40)
Youngest Player: Ken Henderson (22)
Longest Tenure: Willie Mays, Jim Davenport (11)
Top Hitter: Willie McCovey (3)
Top Pitcher: Juan Marichal (3)
Top Draft Pick: Gary Matthews (#17)
Roster Continuity: 85.37%
Youngest Player: Ken Henderson (22)
Longest Tenure: Willie Mays, Jim Davenport (11)
Top Hitter: Willie McCovey (3)
Top Pitcher: Juan Marichal (3)
Top Draft Pick: Gary Matthews (#17)
Roster Continuity: 85.37%
National League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| St. Louis | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
| SF Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9.0 |
| Chi Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13.0 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| Atlanta | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17.0 |
| LA Dodgers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21.0 |
| Philadelphia | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21.0 |
| NY Mets | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24.0 |
| Houston | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 14 | Jesus Alou | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Right | Right | 3/24/1942 | 26 | Haina,Dominican Republic | 1959 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 1 | Bob Barton | C | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Right | Right | 7/30/1941 | 26 | Norwood,Ohio | 1959 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 42 | Bobby Bolin | P | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Right | Right | 1/29/1939 | 29 | Hickory Grove,South Carolina | 1957 | UDFA | Nyg | ||
| 25 | Bobby Bonds | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 3/15/1946 | 22 | Riverside,California | 1965 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 25 | Ollie Brown | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/11/1944 | 24 | Tuscaloosa,Alabama | 1962 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 19 | Ty Cline | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Right | Right | 6/15/1939 | 29 | Hampton,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 12 | Jim Davenport | 3B | MLB | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 8/17/1933 | 34 | Siluria,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 2 | Dick Dietz | C | MLB | 6-1 | 195 | Right | Right | 9/18/1941 | 26 | Crawfordsville,Indiana | 1960 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 28 | Joe Gibbon | P | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Right | Left | 4/10/1935 | 33 | Hickory,Mississippi | UDFA | ||||
| 16 | Jim Ray Hart | 3B-OF | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 10/30/1941 | 26 | Hookerton,North Carolina | 1960 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 15 | Ken Henderson | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 180 | Both | Right | 6/15/1946 | 22 | Carroll,Iowa | 1967 | 42 | 759 | NYM | |
| 45 | Bill Henry | P | MLB | 6-2 | 180 | Left | Left | 10/15/1927 | 40 | Alice,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 34 | Ron Herbel | P | MLB | 6-1 | 195 | Right | Right | 1/16/1938 | 30 | Denver,Colorado | UDFA | ||||
| 7 | Jack Hiatt | C-1B | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Right | Right | 7/27/1942 | 25 | Bakersfield,California | 1961 | UDFA | LAA | ||
| 33 | Ron Hunt | 2B | MLB | 6-0 | 186 | Right | Right | 2/23/1941 | 27 | St. Louis,Missouri | 1959 | UDFA | Mbr | ||
| 20 | Frank Johnson | OF-3B | MLB | 6-1 | 155 | Right | Right | 7/22/1942 | 25 | El Paso,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 22 | Hal Lanier | SS-2B | MLB | 6-2 | 180 | Right | Right | 7/4/1942 | 25 | Denton,North Carolina | 1961 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 35 | Frank Linzy | P | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 9/15/1940 | 27 | Fort Gibson,Oklahoma | 1960 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 27 | Juan Marichal | P | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Right | 10/20/1937 | 30 | Laguna Verde,Dominican Republic | 1958 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 18 | Dave Marshall | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Left | Right | 1/14/1943 | 25 | Artesia,California | 1963 | UDFA | LAA | ||
| 21 | Don Mason | 2B | MLB | 5-11 | 160 | Left | Right | 12/20/1944 | 23 | Boston,Massachusetts | UDFA | ||||
| 24 | Willie Mays | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 5/6/1931 | 37 | Westfield,Alabama | 1950 | UDFA | Nyg | ||
| 40 | Mike McCormick | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Left | Left | 9/29/1938 | 29 | Pasadena,California | UDFA | ||||
| 44 | Willie McCovey | 1B | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Left | Left | 1/10/1938 | 30 | Mobile,Alabama | 1955 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 39 | Lindy McDaniel | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 12/13/1935 | 32 | Hollis,Oklahoma | 1958 | UDFA | STL | ||
| 39 | Bill Monbouquette | P | MLB | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 8/11/1936 | 31 | Medford,Massachusetts | UDFA | ||||
| 29 | Nate Oliver | 2B | MLB | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Right | 12/13/1940 | 27 | St. Petersburg,Florida | UDFA | ||||
| 36 | Gaylord Perry | P | MLB | 6-4 | 215 | Right | Right | 9/15/1938 | 29 | Williamston,North Carolina | 1958 | UDFA | Nyg | ||
| 43,45 | Rich Robertson | P | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Right | Right | 10/14/1944 | 23 | Albany,California | 1965 | 5 | 92 | SF | |
| 37 | Ray Sadecki | P | MLB | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Left | 12/26/1940 | 27 | Kansas City,Kansas | 1958 | UDFA | STL | ||
| 15 | Bob Schroder | 2B-SS | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Left | Right | 12/30/1944 | 23 | Ridgefield,New Jersey | UDFA | ||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Chub Feeney | General Manager | |
| Charlie Fox | Hitting Coach | |
| Herman Franks | Manager | |
| George Genovese | Scout | |
| Russ Hodges | Broadcaster | |
| Larry Jansen | Pitching Coach | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Base Coach | |
| Lon Simmons | Broadcaster | |
| Bill Thompson | Broadcaster | |
| Wes Westrum | First Base Coach |
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