1968 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 856,815, Avg. 11,737
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Al Dark (86-75)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1968 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 86-75
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 856,815, Avg. 11,737
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Al Dark (86-75)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1968 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1968 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Indians plated 516 runs and surrendered 504 runs. Tony Horton paced Cleveland with 14 home runs and drove in 59 runs. Jose Cardenal led all regular hitters by hitting .257. Luis Tiant topped the squad with 21 wins, while Sam McDowell, too added 15 or more wins, too Luis Tiant recorded a 1.60 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Al Dark coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 514
Regular Season Runs Against: 502
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 11, 1968 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 13, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 14, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 16, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 17, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 18, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 19, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 2-2 | 1-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 20, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-6 | ||
| April 21, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||
| April 24, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| April 26, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 3-2 | 2-5 | 5-7 | ||
| April 27, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 3-2 | 2-6 | 5-8 | ||
| April 28, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 3-2 | 2-7 | 5-9 | ||
| April 28, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 3-2 | 3-7 | 6-9 | ||
| April 29, 1968 | California Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 3-3 | 3-7 | 6-10 | ||
| April 30, 1968 | California Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 3-4 | 3-7 | 6-11 | ||
| May 1, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 4-4 | 3-7 | 7-11 | ||
| May 3, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 5-4 | 3-7 | 8-11 | ||
| May 4, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 6-4 | 3-7 | 9-11 | ||
| May 5, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 7-4 | 3-7 | 10-11 | ||
| May 6, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 7-4 | 4-7 | 11-11 | ||
| May 7, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 8 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 7-4 | 5-7 | 12-11 | ||
| May 8, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 7-4 | 5-8 | 12-12 | ||
| May 10, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 7-4 | 6-8 | 13-12 | ||
| May 11, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 7-4 | 7-8 | 14-12 | ||
| May 12, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 7-4 | 8-8 | 15-12 | ||
| May 12, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 7-4 | 9-8 | 16-12 | ||
| May 14, 1968 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 8-4 | 9-8 | 17-12 | ||
| May 16, 1968 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 8-5 | 9-8 | 17-13 | ||
| May 17, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 8-6 | 9-8 | 17-14 | ||
| May 18, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 9-6 | 9-8 | 18-14 | ||
| May 19, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 10-6 | 9-8 | 19-14 | ||
| May 19, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 11-6 | 9-8 | 20-14 | ||
| May 21, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland Athletics 0 | W | 11-6 | 10-8 | 21-14 | ||
| May 21, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 11-6 | 10-9 | 21-15 | ||
| May 22, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 11-6 | 10-10 | 21-16 | ||
| May 23, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 9 at California Angels 2 | W | 11-6 | 11-10 | 22-16 | ||
| May 24, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at California Angels 2 | L | 11-6 | 11-11 | 22-17 | ||
| May 25, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at California Angels 5 | L | 11-6 | 11-12 | 22-18 | ||
| May 26, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 5 at California Angels 2 | W | 11-6 | 12-12 | 23-18 | ||
| May 27, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 11-6 | 13-12 | 24-18 | ||
| May 28, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 | L | 11-6 | 13-13 | 24-19 | ||
| May 29, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Minnesota Twins 1 | L | 11-6 | 13-14 | 24-20 | ||
| May 30, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 11-6 | 14-14 | 25-20 | ||
| May 31, 1968 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 12-6 | 14-14 | 26-20 | ||
| June 1, 1968 | Washington Senators 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 12-7 | 14-14 | 26-21 | ||
| June 2, 1968 | Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 13-7 | 14-14 | 27-21 | ||
| June 2, 1968 | Washington Senators 11 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 13-8 | 14-14 | 27-22 | ||
| June 3, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 14-8 | 14-14 | 28-22 | ||
| June 4, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 15-8 | 14-14 | 29-22 | ||
| June 5, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 16-8 | 14-14 | 30-22 | ||
| June 6, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 17-8 | 14-14 | 31-22 | ||
| June 7, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 17-8 | 14-15 | 31-23 | ||
| June 8, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 17-8 | 14-16 | 31-24 | ||
| June 9, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 17-8 | 15-16 | 32-24 | ||
| June 10, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 18-8 | 15-16 | 33-24 | ||
| June 11, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 18-9 | 15-16 | 33-25 | ||
| June 12, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 18-10 | 15-16 | 33-26 | ||
| June 13, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 18-11 | 15-16 | 33-27 | ||
| June 14, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 18-12 | 15-16 | 33-28 | ||
| June 15, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 18-13 | 15-16 | 33-29 | ||
| June 16, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 18-14 | 15-16 | 33-30 | ||
| June 17, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 18-14 | 15-17 | 33-31 | ||
| June 18, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 18-14 | 16-17 | 34-31 | ||
| June 19, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 18-14 | 17-17 | 35-31 | ||
| June 20, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 18-14 | 17-18 | 35-32 | ||
| June 21, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 19-14 | 17-18 | 36-32 | ||
| June 22, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 20-14 | 17-18 | 37-32 | ||
| June 23, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 20-15 | 17-18 | 37-33 | ||
| June 23, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 21-15 | 17-18 | 38-33 | ||
| June 24, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 14 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 21-16 | 17-18 | 38-34 | ||
| June 25, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 21-16 | 18-18 | 39-34 | ||
| June 26, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 21-16 | 18-19 | 39-35 | ||
| June 27, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 21-16 | 18-20 | 39-36 | ||
| June 29, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 21-16 | 19-20 | 40-36 | ||
| June 29, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 21-16 | 20-20 | 41-36 | ||
| June 30, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 21-16 | 21-20 | 42-36 | ||
| July 1, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 22-16 | 21-20 | 43-36 | ||
| July 2, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 22-17 | 21-20 | 43-37 | ||
| July 3, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 23-17 | 21-20 | 44-37 | ||
| July 4, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 24-17 | 21-20 | 45-37 | ||
| July 5, 1968 | California Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 25-17 | 21-20 | 46-37 | ||
| July 6, 1968 | California Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 25-18 | 21-20 | 46-38 | ||
| July 7, 1968 | California Angels 9 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 25-19 | 21-20 | 46-39 | ||
| July 7, 1968 | California Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 26-19 | 21-20 | 47-39 | ||
| July 11, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 26-19 | 21-21 | 47-40 | ||
| July 12, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 26-19 | 22-21 | 48-40 | ||
| July 13, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 26-19 | 22-22 | 48-41 | ||
| July 14, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 26-19 | 23-22 | 49-41 | ||
| July 15, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 26-19 | 24-22 | 50-41 | ||
| July 16, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 1 | W | 26-19 | 25-22 | 51-41 | ||
| July 17, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at California Angels 2 | W | 26-19 | 26-22 | 52-41 | ||
| July 20, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 26-19 | 27-22 | 53-41 | ||
| July 21, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 26-19 | 28-22 | 54-41 | ||
| July 21, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 26-19 | 28-23 | 54-42 | ||
| July 22, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 26-19 | 29-23 | 55-42 | ||
| July 23, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 26-19 | 29-24 | 55-43 | ||
| July 24, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 26-19 | 29-25 | 55-44 | ||
| July 26, 1968 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 26-20 | 29-25 | 55-45 | ||
| July 27, 1968 | New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 26-21 | 29-25 | 55-46 | ||
| July 28, 1968 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 27-21 | 29-25 | 56-46 | ||
| July 28, 1968 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 28-21 | 29-25 | 57-46 | ||
| July 29, 1968 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 28-22 | 29-25 | 57-47 | ||
| July 30, 1968 | Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 29-22 | 29-25 | 58-47 | ||
| July 31, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 29-23 | 29-25 | 58-48 | ||
| August 1, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 29-24 | 29-25 | 58-49 | ||
| August 2, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 29-25 | 29-25 | 58-50 | ||
| August 3, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 30-25 | 29-25 | 59-50 | ||
| August 4, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 31-25 | 29-25 | 60-50 | ||
| August 4, 1968 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 31-26 | 29-25 | 60-51 | ||
| August 6, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 31-26 | 29-26 | 60-52 | ||
| August 6, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 31-26 | 29-27 | 60-53 | ||
| August 7, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 31-26 | 29-28 | 60-54 | ||
| August 8, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 13 | L | 31-26 | 29-29 | 60-55 | ||
| August 9, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 31-26 | 29-30 | 60-56 | ||
| August 10, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 31-26 | 30-30 | 61-56 | ||
| August 11, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 31-26 | 31-30 | 62-56 | ||
| August 11, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 31-26 | 32-30 | 63-56 | ||
| August 12, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 31-27 | 32-30 | 63-57 | ||
| August 13, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 32-27 | 32-30 | 64-57 | ||
| August 14, 1968 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 32-28 | 32-30 | 64-58 | ||
| August 16, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 33-28 | 32-30 | 65-58 | ||
| August 17, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 34-28 | 32-30 | 66-58 | ||
| August 18, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 34-29 | 32-30 | 66-59 | ||
| August 18, 1968 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 34-30 | 32-30 | 66-60 | ||
| August 19, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 34-31 | 32-30 | 66-61 | ||
| August 20, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 35-31 | 32-30 | 67-61 | ||
| August 21, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 36-31 | 32-30 | 68-61 | ||
| August 22, 1968 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 37-31 | 32-30 | 69-61 | ||
| August 23, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 37-31 | 33-30 | 70-61 | ||
| August 24, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 37-31 | 34-30 | 71-61 | ||
| August 25, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Washington Senators 10 | L | 37-31 | 34-31 | 71-62 | ||
| August 26, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 37-31 | 34-32 | 71-63 | ||
| August 27, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 37-31 | 34-33 | 71-64 | ||
| August 28, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 38-31 | 34-33 | 72-64 | ||
| August 29, 1968 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 38-32 | 34-33 | 72-65 | ||
| August 30, 1968 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 39-32 | 34-33 | 73-65 | ||
| August 30, 1968 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 39-33 | 34-33 | 73-66 | ||
| August 31, 1968 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 39-34 | 34-33 | 73-67 | ||
| September 1, 1968 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 39-35 | 34-33 | 73-68 | ||
| September 2, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 4 at California Angels 2 | W | 39-35 | 35-33 | 74-68 | ||
| September 3, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 7 at California Angels 2 | W | 39-35 | 36-33 | 75-68 | ||
| September 4, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 9 at California Angels 5 | W | 39-35 | 37-33 | 76-68 | ||
| September 6, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 39-35 | 37-34 | 76-69 | ||
| September 7, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 39-35 | 37-35 | 76-70 | ||
| September 8, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland Athletics 10 | L | 39-35 | 37-36 | 76-71 | ||
| September 9, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 39-35 | 38-36 | 77-71 | ||
| September 10, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 39-35 | 39-36 | 78-71 | ||
| September 11, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 39-35 | 40-36 | 79-71 | ||
| September 13, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 40-35 | 40-36 | 80-71 | ||
| September 14, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 40-36 | 40-36 | 80-72 | ||
| September 15, 1968 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 41-36 | 40-36 | 81-72 | ||
| September 17, 1968 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 41-37 | 40-36 | 81-73 | ||
| September 21, 1968 | California Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 42-37 | 40-36 | 82-73 | ||
| September 22, 1968 | California Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 43-37 | 40-36 | 83-73 | ||
| September 24, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 43-37 | 40-37 | 83-74 | ||
| September 24, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 43-37 | 41-37 | 84-74 | ||
| September 25, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 43-37 | 42-37 | 85-74 | ||
| September 26, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 43-37 | 42-38 | 85-75 | ||
| September 27, 1968 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 43-37 | 43-38 | 86-75 |
