1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 87th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 82nd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 80–82.

Offseason

October 3, 1967: Billy O'Dell was released by the Pirates.
October 13, 1967: Larry Shepard named manager of the Pirates.
November 28, 1967: Dennis Ribant was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Dave Wickersham.
November 28, 1967: Chuck Hiller was selected by Pirates from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft.
November 29, 1967: Bill Short was sold by Pirates to the New York Mets.
December 2, 1967: Bob Oliver was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Kline.
December 3, 1967: Jim Pagliaroni was sold by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics.
December 15, 1967: Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton, Don Money and Harold Clem were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Bunning.
January 8, 1968: Frank Taveras was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.
January 27, 1968: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed March 29, 1968.

June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
*Milt May was drafted by the Pirates in the 11th round of the 1968 Major League draft.
*Bruce Kison was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 Major League draft.
June 27, 1968: Juan Pizarro sold by the Pirates to the Boston Red Sox.
July 15, 1968: Bill Virdon was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
August 13, 1968: Bill Virdon was released by the Pirates.
August 19, 1968: Bill Henry was released by the Pirates.

;Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

;Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts