1968 Oakland Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-80
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 837,466, Avg. 10,987
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Bob Kennedy (82-80)
Location: Oakland, California
1968 Oakland Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 82-80
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 837,466, Avg. 10,987
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Bob Kennedy (82-80)
Location: Oakland, California
1968 Oakland Athletics Results
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1968 season with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Athletics tallied 569 runs and surrendered 544 runs. Reggie Jackson paced Oakland with 29 home runs and accounted for 74 RBI. Danny Cater led all regular batters by hitting .290. Blue Moon Odom topped the team with 16 wins, while Jim Nash earned a 2.28 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Bob Kennedy coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Aker | P | R | R | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulare, CA USA |
| Sal Bando | 3B | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Warren Bogle | P | L | L | October 19, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Passaic, NJ USA |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba |
| Danny Cater | 1B | R | R | February 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Austin, TX USA |
| Chuck Dobson | P | R | R | January 10, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| John Donaldson | 2B | L | R | May 5, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | Charlotte, NC USA |
| Dave Duncan | C | R | R | September 26, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Rollie Fingers | P | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Steubenville, OH USA |
| Jim Gosger | LF | L | L | November 6, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Port Huron, MI USA |
| Dick Green | 2B | R | R | April 21, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Sioux City, IA USA |
| Mike Hershberger | LF | R | R | October 9, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | Massillon, OH USA |
| Catfish Hunter | P | R | R | April 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Hertford, NC USA |
| Reggie Jackson | RF | L | L | May 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | Abington, PA USA |
| Joe Keough | LF | L | L | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Pomona, CA USA |
| Lew Krausse | P | R | R | April 25, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Media, PA USA |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | B | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ USA |
| Rene Lachemann | C | R | R | May 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 198 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Tony LaRussa | P | R | R | October 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL USA |
| George Lauzerique | P | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Allan Lewis | LF | B | R | December 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Paul Lindblad | P | L | L | August 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chanute, KS USA |
| Rick Monday | CF | L | L | November 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 193 | Batesville, AR USA |
| Jim Nash | P | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'5" | 215 | Hawthorne, NV USA |
| Blue Moon Odom | P | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA USA |
| Jim Pagliaroni | C | R | R | December 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 210 | Dearborn, MI USA |
| Tony Pierce | P | R | L | January 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Brunswick, GA USA |
| Floyd Robinson | LF | L | R | May 9, 1936 | 5'9" | 175 | Prescott, AR USA |
| Phil Roof | C | R | R | March 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Paducah, KY USA |
| Joe Rudi | LF | R | R | September 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Modesto, CA USA |
| Ken Sanders | P | R | R | July 8, 1941 | 5'11" | 168 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Diego Segui | P | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Holguin, Holguin Cuba |
| Ed Sprague | P | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 6'4" | 195 | Boston, MA USA |
| Ramon Webster | 1B | L | L | August 31, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Colon, Colon Panama |
