1968 West Palm Beach Braves Roster
Team Record: 59-77
Finished 5th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Andy Pafko (59-77)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 13,387, Avg. 197
The West Palm Beach Braves of the Florida State League ended the 1968 season with a record of 59 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.
The Braves scored 462 runs and surrendered 484 runs. Bob Toney recorded 42 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .235 average. Juan Quintana and Charles Swanson paced the team with 9 wins each, while Charles Swanson registered a 1.66 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1968 West Palm Beach Braves who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Earl Williams, Wenty Ford, Oscar Brown and Dusty Baker.
Andy Pafko served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Adelmann | R | L | May 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Robert Aguilar | L | L | December 4, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Andrews | R | L | March 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dusty Baker | R | R | June 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 183 | Riverside, CA US |
| Chet Bergalowski | L | R | September 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Gerald Bosch | L | L | February 8, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Michael Brock | L | L | September 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Oscar Brown | R | R | February 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
| John Burns | L | R | May 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Bob Castiglione | R | R | August 8, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | Irvington, NJ US |
| Jack Crist | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joseph Fanning | L | R | February 6, 1948 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Leo Fansler | R | R | May 7, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Wenty Ford | R | R | November 25, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | Nassau, BS |
| James Gama | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Enrique Gutierrez | R | R | July 25, 1946 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Terry Hankins | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Michael Herron | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Juan Joa | R | R | February 6, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Kenneth Jones | L | R | March 11, 1948 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Byron Kennedy | R | R | July 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Jeffrey Kennon | L | L | August 3, 1948 | 6'4" | 180 | Biloxi, MS US |
| Douglas King | R | R | May 28, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| John Laberrigue | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dave Lobb | R | R | September 10, 1947 | 6'5" | 185 | Albert Lea, MN US |
| Fabien Mang | L | L | October 10, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Michael McCammon | R | R | October 25, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Manchester, CT US |
| Terry Muck | L | R | June 24, 1947 | 5'7" | 155 | Batavia, NY US |
| Richard Nicholas | L | L | February 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Eddie Odom | R | R | October 10, 1944 | 5'9" | 185 | Quitman, GA US |
| Juan Quintana | R | R | May 15, 1946 | 6'1" | 187 | , MX |
| Thomas Randecker | R | R | June 24, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Randolph Rolle | R | R | January 9, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Carlos Santeliz | R | R | April 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 208 | |
| Richard Sauget | R | R | April 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Edward Silverman | R | L | September 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Dennis Sutherland | R | R | August 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Charles Swanson | R | R | December 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Ted Thornton | R | R | September 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Bob Toney | R | R | May 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Mike Weeks | L | L | June 19, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Wichita Falls, TX US |
| Ronald White | L | L | April 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Robert Willard | R | R | July 22, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Earl Williams | R | R | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Newark, NJ US |
| Richard Wilson | R | R | November 9, 1949 | 6'5" | 220 | Oklahoma City, OK 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.
