1968 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-81
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Wayne Terwilliger (66-81)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 109,749, Avg. 1,493
1968 Buffalo Bisons Roster

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1968 season with a record of 66 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.

The Bisons scored 604 runs and surrendered 684 runs, most in the circuit. Brant Alyea walloped 31 home runs for Buffalo, while Bob Chance swatted 15 or more, too. Bob Chance drove in 84 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .293. Steve Jones led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.02 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1968 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim French, Hank Allen, Gene Freese, Terry Harmon, George Smith, Billy Bryan, Casey Cox, Barry Moore, Sam Bowens, Frank Kreutzer, Steve Jones, John Orsino, Bob Saverine, Don Loun, Dick Lines, Wayne Terwilliger, Bob Humphreys, Paul Casanova, Brant Alyea, Mike Epstein, Jan Dukes, Frank Coggins, Bob Chance, Gary Holman, Jim Hannan, Dick Smith, Dave Baldwin, Jack Jenkins, Jim Miles, Héctor López, Dick Billings, Buster Narum, Bill Denehy and Gerry Schoen.

Wayne Terwilliger served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Steve Jones128.6003.022525113185.0148716213691184315
Jan Dukes1113.4584.75292881163.02011038610363107133
Bill Denehy910.4744.87252540146.01679179155831265014
Jack Jenkins814.3643.97312760179.01741017911663117002
Casey Cox75.5832.3460000104.0833527630865304
Jim Hannan52.7143.23775153.0532119213134203
Dave Baldwin32.6003.711000017.01877112418200
Jim Miles37.3004.323930077.08242371126248602
Gerry Schoen21.6674.50442026.0271313111018002
Barry Moore12.3333.00440030.0281210212124001
Dick Lines17.1253.8152300118.013269501037668215
Bob Humphreys01.0007.5021006.08552103001
Don Loun03.0005.432150053.0574532932337203
Buster Narum04.0008.101280050.0674645921435004
Totals6279.4404.11321140036501207.0124566155110242439884265490

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Bob Chance1405595097914924229840140110.293.343.519.862264307
Bob Saverine1205064574911115854016124471.243.310.344.654157131
Dick Billings130450387711078311351645059.276.371.398.7691541003
Héctor López11739035344911111353103273.258.319.405.724143113
James Walrath1023773455087153730522936.252.311.374.685129111
Brant Alyea873342975475703161413398.253.326.589.916175103
Hank Allen642662483365536251011540.262.302.379.68194012
Terry Harmon742792452163112330422838.257.342.355.69787411
Gary Holman60202176264760318112225.267.347.352.69962031
Frank Coggins5521019116472317621643.246.306.304.61058111
Jim French6021717526461001132413631.263.398.509.90789411
Sam Bowens552111882636601329311955.191.271.431.70281211
Duane Kalmer39116110163080281049.273.304.400.70444110
George Smith2289771325601720914.325.391.442.83234021
Paul Casanova249084102310280038.274.303.357.66130111
Billy Bryan2689827193331000620.232.281.451.73237001
Steve Jones277769417300600419.246.288.290.57820040
Walter Czopczyc288069215301801917.217.312.304.61721101
Jan Dukes387470415210810213.214.233.271.50419011
Dick Smith3511710211152028001316.147.250.225.47523110
Mike Epstein114635914205130094.400.543.8861.42931200
Jack Jenkins4787767134021300831.171.250.303.55323030
Ronald Vlasin19565041020051158.200.273.240.51312010
Gary Ratliff18595559011310428.164.220.255.47514000
Roger Sheridan1244402821022226.200.238.300.53812020
Dick Lines5227243610010019.250.280.292.5727020
Richard Bechtel1434342520120109.147.147.294.44110000
Gene Freese417171410010003.235.235.294.5295000
Dave Hirtz1025232410030022.174.240.217.4575000
Jim Hannan721201300010019.150.190.150.3403000
Frederic Jacobs510100200000103.200.200.200.4002000
Don Loun2914141210010005.143.143.214.3573000
Buster Narum1215140210000004.143.143.214.3573010
Bill Denehy25535012100000019.040.040.060.1003030
Wayne Terwilliger2761110000002.167.167.333.5002010
Jim Miles3914130100010015.077.143.077.2201000
Wayne Brescher6171701000000010.059.059.059.1181000
Gerry Schoen4871000000016.000.125.000.1250000
Dave Baldwin10220000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Bob Humphreys2220000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Barry Moore41060000000013.000.143.000.1430030
Casey Cox60171400000000011.000.000.000.0000030
John Orsino1440000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Totals1696532247676021170167311535537834449976.245.313.390.703185803442300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Bob Chance1B1291040532392.9798.473
Gary Holman1B2581517.9893.440
Mike Epstein1B1194938.9729.364
Billy Bryan1B4222011.0006.000
Hank Allen1B432513.9749.250
Bob Saverine2B551181561334.9554.982
Frank Coggins2B551481491232.9615.400
George Smith2B2251580111.0004.955
Terry Harmon2B101830071.0004.800
Ronald Vlasin2B6141723.9395.167
Frederic Jacobs2B34712.9173.667
Héctor López3B68541301212.9392.706
Hank Allen3B4133100128.9173.244
Dick Billings3B1342031.8891.846
Roger Sheridan3B11171252.8532.636
Richard Bechtel3B951342.8182.000
Bob Saverine3B614001.000.833
Ronald Vlasin3B52910.9172.200
Dave Hirtz3B43920.8573.000
Gene Freese3B43410.8751.750
Wayne Terwilliger3B23420.7783.500
Frederic Jacobs3B206001.0003.000
Duane Kalmer3B10000.000
Jim FrenchC593573927.9956.7127
Duane KalmerC251441070.9576.1600
Walter CzopczycC24165611.9947.1251
Paul CasanovaC2315210011.0007.0433
Billy BryanC211321511.9937.0005
Wayne BrescherC630011.9685.0001
John OrsinoC16010.8576.0000
Héctor LópezC140001.0004.0000
Dick BillingsC110001.0001.0001
Dick BillingsOF1141461563.9641.412
James WalrathOF941921182.9622.160
Brant AlyeaOF82125320.9851.561
Sam BowensOF5385251.9461.642
Gary HolmanOF50591001.0001.200
Dick SmithOF2843110.9781.571
Hank AllenOF21381001.0001.857
Gary RatliffOF1330241.8892.462
Héctor LópezOF129010.900.750
Bob ChanceOF1021001.000.300
Duane KalmerOF640001.000.667
Jack JenkinsOF310001.000.333
Roger SheridanOF150001.0005.000
Casey CoxP6052711.970.533
Dick LinesP5263132.925.712
Jim MilesP3981511.958.590
Jack JenkinsP31102411.9711.097
Jan DukesP2983611.9781.517
Steve JonesP2521910.955.840
Bill DenehyP25102731.9251.480
Don LounP214710.917.524
Buster NarumP1237011.000.833
Dave BaldwinP1001001.000.100
Jim HannanP751412.9502.714
Gerry SchoenP414001.0001.250
Barry MooreP411001.000.500
Bob HumphreysP211001.0001.000
Terry HarmonSS671091901636.9494.463
Bob SaverineSS61861771333.9534.311
Héctor LópezSS183560117.9905.278
Ronald VlasinSS4513021.0004.500
Dave HirtzSS2211001.0006.500
Hank AllenSS23211.8332.500
Richard BechtelSS101001.0001.000
Totals161437811587182342.9673.3261800

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.





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