In the 1968 season, the

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pitching staff led the major leagues with the most strikeouts (1157) while allowing the fewest hits (1087).

Offseason

* October 17, 1967: Jim King was released by the Indians. * October 26, 1967:

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was sent to the Indians by the

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to complete an earlier deal (the White Sox sent Jim King and a player to be named later to the Indians for

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) made on July 29, 1967. * November 28, 1967:

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was drafted by the Indians from the

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in the 1967 minor league draft. * November 28, 1967: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Bob Scott (minors) and John Scruggs (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Gordy Lund and John O'Donoghue. * January 27, 1968:

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was drafted by the Indians in the 3rd round of the

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Secondary Phase.

Regular season

Transactions

* June 7, 1968: Vince Colbert was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 11th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

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Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

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