1968 Evansville White Sox Roster
Team Record: 55-84
Finished 6th in the SL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (55-84)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 35,027, Avg. 504
The Evansville White Sox of the Southern League ended the 1968 season with a record of 55 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the SL.
The White Sox scored 534 runs and conceded 577 runs, most in the circuit. Ossie Blanco drove in 56 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .289 average. Ed Nottle and Fred Rath led the squad with 10 wins each, while John Bauer recorded a 1.64 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1968 Evansville White Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Paul Edmondson, Cotton Nash, Ramón Conde, John Matias, Ron Lolich, Rich McKinney, Doug Adams, Greg Bollo, Ossie Blanco, Ángel Bravo, Adrian Garrett, Jim Magnuson, José Ortiz, Fred Rath, Ed Herrmann and Gail Hopkins.
Stan Wasiak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Abarbanel | S | L | December 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 187 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Doug Adams | L | R | January 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Blue River, WI US |
| John Bauer | L | L | April 20, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshfield, WI US |
| Ossie Blanco | R | R | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Greg Bollo | R | R | November 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 183 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ángel Bravo | L | L | August 4, 1942 | 5'8" | 150 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Joe Cherry | R | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Lester Clinkscales | L | L | June 9, 1941 | 6'3" | 163 | Anderson, SC US |
| Ramón Conde | R | R | December 29, 1934 | 5'8" | 172 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Raymond Cordeiro | L | L | July 24, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Bristol, RI US |
| Lee Crow | R | R | November 24, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | Decatur, AL US |
| Paul Edmondson | R | R | February 12, 1943 | 6'5" | 195 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Joseph Faraci | R | R | March 27, 1942 | 5'9" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Adrian Garrett | L | R | January 3, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Brooksville, FL US |
| Ed Herrmann | L | R | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Gail Hopkins | L | R | February 19, 1943 | 5'10" | 198 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Gary Hoskins | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Stanley Jaciuk | R | R | August 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Stephen Krull | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Pete Lentine | L | L | December 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Gary Lewis | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Richard Littleton | R | R | January 24, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | Clinton, SC US |
| Ron Lolich | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Jim Magnuson | R | L | August 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Marinette, WI US |
| John Matias | L | L | August 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Rich McKinney | R | R | November 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Piqua, OH US |
| Cotton Nash | R | R | July 24, 1942 | 6'6" | 220 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Ed Nottle | R | R | October 22, 1939 | 5'9" | 176 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| José Ortiz | R | R | June 25, 1947 | 5'9" | 155 | Ponce, PR |
| Gary Prestesater | R | R | January 26, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | , MN US |
| Fred Rath | R | R | September 1, 1943 | 6'3" | 200 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Harold Reichenbach | R | R | July 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | East Cleveland, OH US |
| Doug Ritter | L | L | January 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 186 | |
| Scott Seger | L | L | April 8, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Sparks | L | R | March 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | McComas, WV US |
| Robert Warren | L | L | 6'0" | |||
| Howard Wood | L | R | June 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Tidewater, VA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
