1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 87th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 82nd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 80–82.

Offseason

 * October 3, 1967: Billy O'Dell was released by the Pirates.
 * October 13, 1967: Larry Shepard named manager of the Pirates.
 * November 28, 1967: Dennis Ribant was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Dave Wickersham.
 * November 28, 1967: Chuck Hiller was selected by Pirates from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft.
 * November 29, 1967: Bill Short was sold by Pirates to the New York Mets.
 * December 2, 1967: Bob Oliver was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Kline.
 * December 3, 1967: Jim Pagliaroni was sold by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics.
 * December 15, 1967: Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton, Don Money and Harold Clem (minors) were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Bunning.
 * January 8, 1968: Frank Taveras was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.
 * January 27, 1968: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase). Player signed March 29, 1968.

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie Bold = Pirates team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

 * June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft
 * Milt May was drafted by the Pirates in the 11th round of the 1968 Major League draft.
 * Bruce Kison was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 Major League draft.
 * June 27, 1968: Juan Pizarro sold by the Pirates to the Boston Red Sox.
 * July 15, 1968: Bill Virdon was signed as a free agent by the Pirates (Virdon, who was on the coaching staff, was activated as a player-coach while Freddie Patek was on the DL).
 * August 13, 1968: Bill Virdon was released by the Pirates.
 * August 19, 1968: Bill Henry was released by the Pirates.

Statistics
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
 * Batting

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
 * Pitching