1968 Minnesota Twins season
- 1968 Minnesota Twins season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1968
misc = 79-83, seventh in the American League
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform 
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Cal Ermer
television = WTCN-TV
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Merle Harmon)|The by|1968 Minnesota Twins finished 79-83, seventh in the American League. 1,143,257 fans attended Twins games, the fourth highest total in the American League.
Regular Season
Three Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, and outfielder Tony Oliva.
Offense
Leadoff batter César Tovar sparked the offense, finishing second in the AL with 167 hits and third with 89 runs. Tony Oliva was third in the AL with a .289 batting average.
Harmon Killebrew had 17 HR and 40 RBI at the All-Star break, but was injured in the game and missed the second half of the season.
Player stats
Batting
tarters by position
"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1968.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1968&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]
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