TEAM NEWS
Thursday, 10/19/1968
Friday 2/3/1968 :
Jerry Davie retires ...
Willard Hunter retires ...
Jim Constable retires ...
Faye Throneberry retires ...
Carroll Hardy retires ...
Ted Wills retires ...
Solly Drake retires ...
Ron Necciai retires ...
Johnny Romano becomes a free agent.
Sam Mcdowell pitches a 4-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Saturday 4/8/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell pitches a 5-hit shutout against Houston!!
Frank Robinson crushes 2 homers against Houston.
Frank Robinson drives in 7 runs against Houston.
Monday 4/10/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 15.
Wednesday 4/19/1968 :
Dick Stuart has 4 hits against Los Angeles (N).
Sunday 4/30/1968 :
Dick Mcauliffe drives in 5 runs against Pittsburgh.
Monday 5/1/1968 :
Frank Robinson hits a 465-foot homerun!!
Frank Robinson slams 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Sunday 5/7/1968 :
Catfish Hunter fans 11 batters against St. Louis (N).
Monday 5/8/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Friday 5/12/1968 :
Bill Virdon has 4 hits against San Francisco.
Sunday 5/14/1968 :
Fritz Peterson pitches a 6-hit shutout against San Francisco!!
Tuesday 5/23/1968 :
Frank Robinson slams 2 homers against Atlanta.
Frank Robinson scores 4 runs against Atlanta.
Wes Covington has 4 hits against Atlanta.
Wes Covington crushes 2 homers against Atlanta.
Wes Covington drives in 6 runs against Atlanta.
Sunday 5/28/1968 :
Bobby Del greco hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Monday 5/29/1968 :
Wes Covington was named Player of the Week!
He batted .524 in 21 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI.
Friday 6/2/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell fans 14 batters against Los Angeles (N).
Saturday 6/3/1968 :
C Harry Chiti has been released.
Tuesday 6/6/1968 :
Wes Covington crushes 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Wednesday 6/7/1968 :
Frank Robinson hits 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Friday 6/9/1968 :
Frank Robinson crushes 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Saturday 6/10/1968 :
Bobby Knoop has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Monday 6/12/1968 :
Frank Robinson has 5 RBI against Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 6/13/1968 :
Pancho Herrera has 4 hits against Houston.
Monday 6/19/1968 :
Bobby Knoop was named Player of the Week!
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 1 HR and 6 RBI.
Monday 6/26/1968 :
Frank Robinson has 4 hits against San Francisco.
Frank Robinson slams 2 homers against San Francisco.
Wes Covington slams 2 homers against San Francisco.
Thursday 7/6/1968 :
P Sam Mcdowell will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Jim Owens will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
SS Dick Mcauliffe will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
RF Frank Robinson will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
RF Wes Covington will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Saturday 7/8/1968 :
Frank Robinson slams 2 homers against Los Angeles (N).
Sunday 7/9/1968 :
Bill Virdon hits 2 homers against Los Angeles (N).
Bill Virdon has 5 RBI against Los Angeles (N).
Sunday 7/16/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Saturday 7/22/1968 :
Dick Mcauliffe hits 2 homers against Houston.
Friday 7/28/1968 :
LF Harry Anderson refused assignment to the minors.
LF Harry Anderson has been released.
Tuesday 8/1/1968 :
Dick Mcauliffe hits a 495-foot homerun!!
Frank Robinson crushes 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 8/2/1968 :
Wes Covington slams 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Monday 8/7/1968 :
Wes Covington hits a 451-foot homerun!!
Sunday 8/13/1968 :
Wes Covington hits a 459-foot homerun!!
Thursday 8/17/1968 :
Tom Satriano scores 4 runs against San Francisco.
Bobby Knoop has 4 hits against San Francisco.
Wednesday 8/23/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell pitches a 6-hit shutout against Atlanta!!
Sunday 8/27/1968 :
Bob Bailey has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 8/30/1968 :
Wes Covington hits a 454-foot homerun!!
Monday 9/4/1968 :
Bill Virdon crushes 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Bill Virdon drives in 5 runs against St. Louis (N).
Wes Covington has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Wednesday 9/6/1968 :
Bill Virdon crushes 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Monday 9/11/1968 :
Dick Mcauliffe was named Player of the Week!
He batted .519 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Tuesday 9/12/1968 :
Bob Bailey scores 4 runs against Los Angeles (N).
Wednesday 9/13/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell fans 14 batters against Los Angeles (N).
Saturday 9/16/1968 :
Wes Covington hits a 456-foot homerun!!
Friday 9/22/1968 :
Fritz Peterson pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Sunday 9/24/1968 :
Harmon Killebrew slams 2 homers against Houston.
Harmon Killebrew drives in 6 runs against Houston.
Friday 9/29/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell strikes out 12 against St. Louis (N).
Tuesday 10/3/1968 :
Dick Mcauliffe sets a new single game NL-Record for Triples with 2!
Sam Mcdowell sets a new season Team-Record for Wins with 29!
Sunday 10/8/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell fans 11 batters against Atlanta.
Saturday 10/14/1968 :
Frank Robinson hits a 463-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 10/18/1968 :
Frank Robinson crushes 2 homers against New York (A).
Thursday 10/19/1968 :
Jim Owens was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award !
In 35 games started, he pitched 274.2 innings, fanning 133 and walking 80 batters.
Thursday 10/19/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell was named NL-Pitcher of the year !
In 45 games started, he pitched 378.2 innings, fanning 340 and walking 176 batters.
Thursday 10/19/1968 :
Frank Robinson was named NL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .303 in 552 AB, with 51 homers and 137 RBI.
Thursday 10/19/1968 :
Third Base Gold Glove Award Winner: Bob Bailey!

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