1968 Boston Red Sox season
The 1968 Boston Red Sox season was the 68th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 17 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers.Offseason
set an American League record by having the lowest batting average to win a batting title. Yaz hit.301 to claim the batting title.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
2B | | 147 | 536 | 145 | .271 | 7 | 45 |
LF | | 157 | 539 | 162 | .301 | 23 | 74 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 199.1 | 11 | 11 | 3.12 | 102 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 11 |
Awards and honors