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Cardinals Greatest Teams: 1968

This is part of an ongoing series chronicling the greatest teams in Cardinal history. If you’d like to see the others featured, please browse them all by CLICKING HERE.


In our sixth installment of the Cardinals greatest teams series we take a look at the 1968 Cardinals led by the greatest Cardinal pitcher of all time, Bob Gibson. The ’68 Cardinals were not able to win the World Series but they sure did come close, making it to game 7 of the fall classic against the Detroit Tigers.  The ’68 team featured five hall of famer’s: Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Steve Carlton, Orlando Cepeda, and their manager Red Schoendist was a HOF player back in his day. The team also featured some of our STL Cardinal Baseball legends: Curt Flood and Mike Shannon as well as one of the greatest players not in the Hall of Fame, Roger Maris. Here is a look at one of the most elite teams not to win a World Series, in the history of baseball, the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals. 

Record: 97-65( NL Champions)
Roster:
Manager: Red Schoendienst (HOF)
Rotation: Bob Gibson (HOF, 22-9, 1.12 ERA, 268 K’s), Steve Carlton (13-11, 2.99 ERA, 162 K’s), Nelson Briles (19-11, 2.81 ERA, 141 K’s), Ray Washburn (14-8, 2.26 ERA, 124 K’s), Larry Jaster (9-13, 3.51 ERA, 70 K’s.)
Bullpen: Ron Willis (2-3, 3.39 ERA, 39 K’s), Dick Hughes (2-2, 3.53 ERA, 49 K’s), Mel Nelson (2-1, 2.91 ERA, 16 K’s), Wayne Gregor (4-2, 2.25 ERA, 27 K’s.)
Closer: Joe Hoerner (8-2, 17 Saves, 1.47 ERA, 42 K’s)
Catchers: Tim McCarver(.253 AVG, 5 HR, 48 RBI), Johnny Edwards (.239 AVG, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
Infielders: Orlando Cepeda (HOF,.248 AVG, 16 HR, 73 RBI), Julian Javier (.260 AVG, 4 HR, 52 RBI), Dal Maxvill (.253 AVG, 1 HR, 24 RBI), Mike Shannon (.266 AVG, 15 HR, 79 RBI.)
Outfielders: Lou Brock (HOF,.279 AVG, 6 HR, 51 RBI, 62 SB), Curt Flood (.301 AVG, 5 HR, 60 RBI), Roger Maris (.255 AVG, 5 HR, 45 RBI), Bobby Tolan (.230 AVG, 5 HR, 17 RBI).
Awards Won:
MVP- Bob Gibson
Cy Young- Bob Gibson
Gold Glove: Bob Gibson, Dal Maxvill, Curt Flood
Player Highlights:
  • Bob Gibson set a live ball record with his incredible 1.12 ERA a record that still stands today and will probably never again be seen.
  • Bob Gibson won both the MVP and Cy Young award marking the first time in Cardinal history that the team won both major awards.
  • Bob Gibson set a record with 17 strikeouts in a single World Series game, a record that still stands.
  • Bob Gibson set a record with 35 strikeouts in a World Series.
  • This was the final season of Roger Maris’ career.
Season highlights: 
  • The 1968 had the lowest team ERA in basbeall with a 2.91 team ERA.
  • The Cardinals led all of baseball with 30 team shut outs.
  • The Cardinals reached the World Series which they lost in seven games to the Detroit Tigers.

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