1968 Atlanta Braves season
The 1968 Atlanta Braves season was the third season in Atlanta and the 98th overall season of the franchise. The team went 81–81 in the final season of play before both the American and National Leagues were split into divisions the following season.
Offseason
- October 6, 1967: Bob Uecker was released by the Braves.
- November 28, 1967: Ramón Hernández was drafted from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs in the 1967 rule 5 draft.
- December 7, 1967: Bobby Cox was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Tillman and Dale Roberts.
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 |
| C | Joe Torre | 115 | 424 | 115 | .271 | 10 | 55 |
| 1B | Deron Johnson | 127 | 342 | 71 | .208 | 8 | 33 |
| 2B | 149 | 570 | 165 | .289 | 1 | 33 | |
| SS | Sonny Jackson | 105 | 358 | 81 | .226 | 1 | 19 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 71 | 273 | 62 | .227 | 4 | 17 |
| LF | Tito Francona | 122 | 346 | 99 | .286 | 2 | 47 |
| CF | Felipe Alou | 160 | 662 | 210* | .317 | 11 | 57 |
| RF | 160 | 606 | 174 | .287 | 29 | 86 |
- Tied with Pete Rose
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 113 | 356 | 82 | .230 | 0 | 12 | |
| Tommie Aaron | 98 | 283 | 69 | .244 | 1 | 25 |
| 86 | 236 | 52 | .220 | 5 | 20 | |
| Mike Lum | 122 | 232 | 52 | .220 | 5 | 20 |
| 59 | 187 | 49 | .262 | 0 | 11 | |
| Sandy Valdespino | 36 | 86 | 20 | .233 | 1 | 4 |
| Gil Garrido | 18 | 53 | 11 | .208 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Causey | 16 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walt Hriniak | 9 | 26 | 9 | .346 | 0 | 3 |
| Woody Woodward | 12 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Garr | 11 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | 6 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Phil Niekro | 37 | 256.2 | 14 | 12 | 2.59 | 140 |
| 34 | 256.0 | 16 | 12 | 2.60 | 157 | |
| Ron Reed | 35 | 201.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.35 | 111 |
| Milt Pappas | 22 | 121.1 | 10 | 8 | 2.37 | 75 |
| 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
Other 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 |
| 31 | 135.0 | 5 | 8 | 3.47 | 57 | |
| Dick Kelley | 31 | 98.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.75 | 73 |
| 34 | 90.0 | 4 | 6 | 3.10 | 61 | |
| George Stone | 17 | 75.0 | 7 | 4 | 2.76 | 52 |
| Tony Cloninger | 8 | 19.0 | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 7 |
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 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 52 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2.47 | 74 |
| Claude Raymond | 36 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.83 | 37 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.84 | 10 | |
| Rick Kester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 4 | |
| Stu Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 |