1968 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 80-63
Finished 2nd in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Ron Plaza (80-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 73,047, Avg. 1,022
Playoffs - Miami Marlins 2 games, St. Petersburg Cardinals 1
The St. Petersburg Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1968 season with a record of 80 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Cardinals plated 518 runs and surrendered 433 runs. Ed Powell paced St. Petersburg with 10 home runs Wayne Dees drove in 50 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Reggie Cleveland led the team with 15 wins, while Rosario Llanos registered a 2.16 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1968 St. Petersburg Cardinals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tim Plodinec, Chip Coulter, Jack Whillock, Reggie Cleveland, Skip Jutze and Gaylen Pitts.
Ron Plaza served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Alger | R | L | October 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jerry Bartee | L | R | July 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Rusty Bodkin | R | R | October 20, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Reggie Cleveland | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Swift Current, SK CA |
| Chip Coulter | S | R | June 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 172 | Steubenville, OH US |
| John Davsko | R | R | August 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 183 | |
| Wayne Dees | L | L | August 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Ernest DeFilippis | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Lazaro Del Orbe | R | R | December 17, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Vincent Falcone | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Dionicio Gonzalez | L | L | February 14, 1948 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| George Greer | L | R | October 18, 1946 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Robert Gustafson | R | R | August 23, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jeffrey Ice | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Jancek | R | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Skip Jutze | R | R | May 28, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Bayside, NY US |
| Don Kirkland | R | R | November 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Evansville, IN US |
| Larry Koch | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Kenneth Kurtz | L | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Bob Lanning | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Rosario Llanos | R | R | November 12, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Russell Lord | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bruce MacLean | R | R | April 27, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Alfonso Mairena | R | R | January 17, 1948 | 6'1" | 165 | Teustepe Depton, NI |
| Michael McFalls | S | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Larry Palmer | R | R | October 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Francisco Perez | R | R | September 7, 1945 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Donald Picard | R | L | June 1, 1946 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Gaylen Pitts | R | R | June 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Tim Plodinec | R | R | January 27, 1947 | 6'4" | 190 | Aliquippa, PA US |
| John Polovina | R | R | September 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Ed Powell | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Felix Roque | R | R | November 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| Jerry Sabourin | L | L | October 26, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Charles Schoene | R | R | 6'1" | 177 | ||
| Jimmy Smith | R | L | 6'3" | 177 | ||
| Tommy Thompson | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 160 | Upland, CA US |
| Jack Whillock | R | R | November 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Clinton, AR 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.
