1968 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1968 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1968 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1968 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1968 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1968 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

17 Mike Adamson 6-02 185 Right Right 1947-09-13
50 Fred Beene 5-09 160 Right Both 1942-11-24
32 Gene Brabender 6-05½ 225 Right Right 1941-08-16
27 Wally Bunker 6-02 197 Right Right 1945-01-25
25 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
44 Jim Hardin 6-00 175 Right Right 1943-08-06
16 Bruce Howard 6-02 180 Right Both 1943-03-23
40 Dave Leonhard 5-11 165 Right Right 1941-01-22
19 Dave McNally 5-11 190 Left Right 1942-10-31
37 John Morris 6-01 198 Left Right 1941-08-23
35 Roger Nelson 6-03 205 Right Right 1944-06-07
28 John O'Donoghue 6-03 210 Left Right 1939-10-07
36 Tom Phoebus 5-08 185 Right Right 1942-04-07
24 Pete Richert 6-00 184 Left Left 1939-10-29
39 Eddie Watt 5-10 197 Right Right 1941-04-04
8 Andy Etchebarren 6-01 197 Right Right 1943-06-20
34 Larry Haney 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-11-19
10 Ellie Hendricks 6-01 175 Right Left 1940-12-22
7 Mark Belanger 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-06-08
1, 59 Chico Fernandez 5-10 160 Right Right 1939-04-23
30 Mike Fiore 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-10-11
2 Bobby Floyd 6-00 181 Right Right 1943-10-20
15 Davey Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-01-30
26 Boog Powell 6-04 240 Right Left 1941-08-17
5 Brooks Robinson 6-01 190 Right Right 1937-05-18
6 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
3 Curt Blefary 6-02 195 Right Left 1943-07-05
9 Don Buford 5-08 165 Right Both 1937-02-02
12 Dave May 5-10½ 186 Right Left 1943-12-23
21 Curt Motton 5-07½ 175 Right Right 1940-09-24
14, 47 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
20 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31
16 Fred Valentine 6-01 190 Right Both 1935-01-19
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The 1968 Baltimore Orioles played 162 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 71 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 100/98) where 943,977 fans witnessed their 1968 Orioles finish the season with a .562 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1968 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1968 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1968 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Paul Blair
Curt Blefary
Don Buford
Andy Etchebarren
Davey Johnson
Tom Phoebus
Boog Powell
Brooks Robinson
Frank Robinson

1968 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Andy Etchebarren (70)
1B Boog Powell (149)
2B Davey Johnson (127)
3B Brooks Robinson (162)
SS Mark Belanger (145)
LF Curt Blefary (55)
LF Frank Robinson (55)
CF Paul Blair (132)
RF Frank Robinson (77)
  
SP Gene Brabender
SP Jim Hardin
SP Dave Leonhard
SP Dave McNally
SP Tom Phoebus
  
RP Moe Drabowsky
RP Pete Richert
CL Eddie Watt


1968 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Moe Drabowsky $29,000.00
Curt Blefary $26,000.00
Don Buford $22,000.00
Pete Richert $21,500.00
Bruce Howard $17,500.00
Wally Bunker $16,000.00
John O'Donoghue $15,000.00
Larry Haney $12,000.00
Ellie Hendricks $7,000.00
Roger Nelson $6,600.00


1968 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Chico Fernandez
#2 Bobby Floyd
#3 Curt Blefary
#5 Brooks Robinson
#6 Paul Blair
#7 Mark Belanger
#8 Andy Etchebarren
#9 Don Buford
#10 Ellie Hendricks
#12 Dave May
#14 Merv Rettenmund
#15 Davey Johnson
#16 Bruce Howard
#16 Fred Valentine
#17 Mike Adamson
#19 Dave McNally
#20 Frank Robinson
#21 Curt Motton
#24 Pete Richert
#25 Moe Drabowsky
#26 Boog Powell
#27 Wally Bunker
#28 John O'Donoghue
#30 Mike Fiore
#32 Gene Brabender
#34 Larry Haney
#35 Roger Nelson
#36 Tom Phoebus
#37 John Morris
#39 Eddie Watt
#40 Dave Leonhard
#44 Jim Hardin
#47 Merv Rettenmund
#50 Fred Beene
#59 Chico Fernandez

Did you know that a 1968 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?