1968
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| 1968 in baseball |
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| Cuban National League |
| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1967 1969 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1968.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Hankyu Braves (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Victoria
Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Detroit Tigers (AL) over the St. Louis Cardinals (NL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Appalachian League: Marion Mets
- California League: Fresno Giants
- Carolina League: High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms
- Eastern League: Reading Phillies
- Florida State League: Orlando Twins
- Gulf Coast League: GCL Athletics
- International League: Jacksonville Suns (Details)
- Mexican Center League: Saltillo Saraperos
- Mexican Northern League: Ensenada Tigres
- Mexican Rookie League: Caborca Tigres
- Mexican Southeast League: Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros
- Midwest League: Quad Cities Angels
- New York-Penn League: Oneonta Yankees
- Northern League: St. Cloud Rox
- Northwest League: Tri-City Atoms
- Pacific Coast League: Tulsa Oilers (Details)
- Pioneer League: Ogden Dodgers
- Southern League: Asheville Tourists
- Texas League: El Paso Sun Kings
- Western Carolinas League: Greenwood Braves
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Estrellas Orientales defeated the Leones del Escogido in the finals, 5 - 3
- Winter League of Sonora: Ostioneros de Guaymas
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Caguas-Guayama
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas
Amateur[edit]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Southern California defeated Southern Illinois University in the finals, 4 - 3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Chapman College over the Delta State University, 11 - 0 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: William Jewell College over the Georgia Southern College, 4 - 3 (13 inn.) in the finals
- Community College League of California: Long Beach City College over Sacramento City College in the finals
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Liberal BeeJays (Details)
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Hosei University defeated the Komazawa University in the final, 12 - 3 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Omiya Kogyo High School (Saitama) defeat Onomichi Shogyo High School (Hiroshima), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Kokoku High School (Osaka) defeat Shizuoka Shogyo High School (Shizuoka), 1 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Wakayama (Osaka, Japan) defeat Tuckahoe (Richmond, VA), 1 - 0 in the championship (Details)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Heroes Behind the Mask, by Milton J. Shapiro
- The Black Athlete: Emergence and Arrival, by E.B. Henderson
- The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop., by Robert Coover
Song[edit]
- Love Is Like a Baseball Game, by The Intruders
- Mrs. Robinson, by Simon & Garfunkel
Film[edit]
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1968
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1968
Further Reading[edit]
- William J. Ryczek: Baseball on the Brink: The Crisis of 1968, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4766-6848-2
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