| 1968 San Francisco Giants | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
| City | San Francisco, California | |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
| General managers | Chub Feeney | |
| Managers | Herman Franks | |
| Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
| Radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
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The 1968 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 86th year in Major League Baseball, their 11th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their ninth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 9 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants' opponents scored 529 runs against them, the fewest in franchise history for a 162-game season.[1] The Giants shut out the opposition 20 times, a record for the club's era in San Francisco.[2]
- ^ "Team Pitching Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1962 to 2021, For SFG, Standard stats, requiring Runs Allowed <= 600, sorted by lowest Runs Allowed". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Team Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, For SFG, requiring Runs Allowed = 0, sorted by most games". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 23, 2021.