1968 Chicago Cubs
84 - 78
1967 / 1969 (Organization)
3rd place in the NL (13 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		47 - 34 (.580)
37 - 44 (.457)		 +5.6 wins
-2.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 612 / 603 ( +9 )
Allowed/Expected: 611 / 604 ( -7 )
Pyth Record: 81 - 81 (+3)
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Attendance: 1,043,409 Avg Att: 12,725 (0.88)
Att Rank: 6 / 10 Lg Avg: 14,496
       
Park Factor: 1.09    
HR Factor: 1.21 R/L HR: 1.23 / 1.18
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Ernie Banks
1B
37.4
3.5
18.5
7.7
16
Y
9
8
1953
 Free Agency (1st Tm)
2 Billy Williams
LF
30.0
4.6
30.1
17.0
10
Y
1
1
1956
 Free Agency (Amateur)
3 Ron Santo
3B
28.4
6.4
26.8
12.6
9
Y
1
1
1959
 Free Agency (Amateur)
4 John Boccabella
C
27.0
-0.4
0.2
-0.2
6
Y
4
1
1968
 Returned after Purchase NYA AL
5 Don Kessinger
SS
26.0
1.5
13.4
-2.9
5
Y
6
19
1964
 Free Agency (Amateur)
6 Glenn Beckert
2B
27.7
5.6
23.3
8.1
4
N
11
26
1962
 Draft (First Year) BOS AL
7 Chuck Hartenstein
RP
26.1
-0.4
0.6
-1.0
4
Y
5
28
1964
 Free Agency (Amateur)
8 Ken Holtzman
SP
22.7
0.9
10.8
3.7
4
Y
6
8
1965
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
9 Randy Hundley
C
26.1
2.3
15.3
0.6
3
N
12
2
1965
 Trade SFN NL
10 Bill Hands
SP
28.2
2.6
17.7
9.0
3
N
12
2
1965
 Trade SFN NL
11 Adolfo Phillips
CF
26.5
2.3
16.1
5.1
3
N
4
21
1966
 Trade PHI NL
12 Fergie Jenkins
SP
25.6
6.6
23.7
13.5
3
N
4
21
1966
 Trade PHI NL
13 Rich Nye
SP
23.9
-0.7
4.4
-0.1
3
Y
6
7
1966
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 14
14 Clarence Jones
1B
26.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
2
N
11
29
1965
 Draft (Minor League) LAN NL
15 John Upham
RP
26.5
0.0
1.0
0.6
2
N
11
29
1965
 Draft (Minor League) PHI NL
16 Joe Niekro
SP
23.7
-1.3
5.4
-0.6
2
Y
6
7
1966
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
17 Bill Stoneman
RP
24.2
-0.8
0.0
-1.3
2
Y
6
7
1966
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 31
18 Al Spangler
RF
35.0
-0.1
6.2
2.4
2
N
2
16
1967
 Free Agency
19 Ted Savage
RF
32.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
2
N
5
14
1967
 Purchased SLN NL
20 John Stephenson
-
27.2
0.0
0.0
-0.0
2
N
6
17
1967
 Trade NYN NL
21 Pete Mikkelsen
RP
28.7
-0.2
0.2
0.0
2
N
8
4
1967
 Waivers PIT NL
22 John Felske
C
26.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
1
Y
8
22
1961
 Free Agency (Amateur)
23 Jophery Brown
RP
23.4
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
1
Y
6
7
1966
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
24 Archie Reynolds
SW
22.5
-0.2
0.3
-0.3
1
Y
6
7
1966
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 38
25 Frank Reberger
SP
24.1
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
1
Y
6
21
1966
 Free Agency (Amateur)
26 Gary Ross
SP
20.8
-0.3
0.8
-0.7
1
Y
1
28
1967
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 7)
27 Lee Elia
SS
31.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
1
N
5
23
1967
 Purchased CHA AL
28 Randy Bobb
C
20.5
0.1
0.2
-0.0
1
Y
6
6
1967
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 2)
29 Darcy Fast
SW
21.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
1
Y
6
6
1967
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
30 Jimmy McMath
LF
18.9
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
1
Y
6
6
1967
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
31 Ramon Hernandez
RP
27.8
-0.9
0.0
-0.4
1
N
11
28
1967
 Draft (Rule 5) ATL NL
32 Jose Arcia
CF
24.9
-0.9
0.6
-1.4
1
N
11
28
1967
 Draft (Rule 5) SLN NL
33 Bill Plummer
C
21.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
1
N
11
28
1967
 Draft (Rule 5) SLN NL
34 Lou Johnson
RF
33.8
0.1
4.1
-0.2
1
N
11
30
1967
 Trade LAN NL
35 Vic Larose
2B
23.5
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
1
N
1
1
1968
 Unknown CAL AL
36 Bobby Tiefenauer
RP
38.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.6
1
N
3
30
1968
 Trade CLE AL
37 Dick Nen
1B
28.8
-0.7
0.3
-1.5
1
N
4
3
1968
 Purchased WS2 AL
38 Jack Lamabe
RP
31.7
-0.6
1.6
-1.1
1
N
4
22
1968
 Trade SLN NL
39 Phil Regan
RP
31.2
3.2
18.0
12.3
1
N
4
23
1968
 Trade LAN NL
40 Jim Hickman
RF
31.1
0.5
4.6
0.3
1
N
4
23
1968
 Trade LAN NL
41 Gene Oliver
1B
33.3
0.1
0.7
0.5
1
N
6
27
1968
 Purchased BOS AL
42 Willie Smith
LF
29.4
0.7
6.6
3.6
1
N
6
28
1968
 Trade CLE AL
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Player Pos Hometown
Jose Arcia CF Havana (Cuba)
Ernie Banks 1B Dallas, TX (US)
Glenn Beckert 2B Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Randy Bobb C Sunland, CA (US)
John Boccabella C Kentfield, CA (US)
Jophery Brown RP Grambling, LA (US)
Lee Elia SS Philadelphia, PA (US)
Darcy Fast SW Lacey, WA (US)
John Felske C Chicago, IL (US)
Bill Hands SP Rutherford, NJ (US)
Chuck Hartenstein RP Seguin, TX (US)
Ramon Hernandez RP Carolina (P.R.)
Jim Hickman RF Ripley, TN (US)
Ken Holtzman SP University City, MO (US)
Randy Hundley C Bassett, VA (US)
Fergie Jenkins SP Chatham, ON (CA)
Lou Johnson RF Lexington, KY (US)
Clarence Jones 1B Zanesville, OH (US)
Don Kessinger SS Forest City, AR (US)
Jack Lamabe RP Farmingdale, NY (USA)
Vic Larose 2B Culver City, CA (US)
Jimmy McMath LF Tuscaloosa, AL (US)
Pete Mikkelsen RP Alhambra, CA (US)
Dick Nen 1B Compton, CA (US)
Joe Niekro SP Bridgeport, OH (US)
Rich Nye SP Las Lomas, CA (US)
Gene Oliver 1B Rock Island, IL (US)
Adolfo Phillips CF Bethania (Panama)
Bill Plummer C Anderson, CA (US)
Frank Reberger SP Caldwell, ID (USA)
Phil Regan RP Wayland, MI (US)
Archie Reynolds SW Tyler, TX (US)
Gary Ross SP Portvue, PA (US)
Ron Santo 3B Seattle, WA (US)
Ted Savage RF East St. Louis, IL (US)
Willie Smith LF Carbon Hill, AL (US)
Al Spangler RF Philadelphia, PA (US)
John Stephenson - Portsmouth, KY (US)
Bill Stoneman RP West Covina, CA (US)
Bobby Tiefenauer RP Desloge, MO (US)
John Upham RP Windsor, ON (CA)
Billy Williams LF Whistler, AL (US)

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