1968 New York Mets - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1968 New York Mets

League

National League

Division

Calendar

1968 Baseball Calendar

Location

New York,New York

W-L Record

73-89 (.451) GBL: -24

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

9 / 9 / 16

Runs For/Against

473 / 499 Diff: -26

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Johnny Murphy

Manager(s)

Gil Hodges

Ballpark

Shea Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Tim Foli (1-1)

Attendance

1,781,657

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Years Active

1962-2021

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1968 New York Mets Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
20	Tommie Agee	25	7	OF	5-11	195	R	R	1942-08-09	Magnolia,AL	1961- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	1962-1973	1961-1973	0.000	US
17	Don Bosch	25	3	OF	5-10	160	B	R	1942-07-15	San Francisco,CA	1960- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1966-1969	1966-1969	0.000	US
12	Ken Boswell	22	2	2B-3B	6-0	172	L	R	1946-02-23	Austin,TX	1965- 4- 66-NYN	MLB	1967-1977	1965-1977	0.000	US
1	Jerry Buchek	26	7	2B-SS	5-11	185	R	R	1942-05-09	St. Louis,MO	1959- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1961-1968	1961-1968	0.000	US
27	Don Cardwell	32	12	P	6-4	210	R	R	1935-12-07	Winston-Salem,NC		MLB	1957-1970	1957-1970	0.000	US
5	Ed Charles	35	7	3B-1B	5-10	170	R	R	1933-04-29	Daytona Beach,FL	1952- 0- 0-BSN	MLB	1962-1969	1962-1969	0.000	US
16	Kevin Collins	21	3	3B-2B	6-2	190	L	R	1946-08-04	Springfield,MA	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1971	1965-1971	0.000	US
33	Bill Connors	26	3	P	6-1	180	R	R	1941-11-02	Schenectady,NY	1961- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1966-1968	1966-1968	0.000	US
10	Duffy Dyer	22	1	C-DH	6-0	195	R	R	1945-08-15	Dayton,OH	1966- 1- 9-NYN	MLB	1968-1980	1966-1980	0.000	US
29	Danny Frisella	22	2	P	6-0	195	L	R	1946-03-04	San Francisco,CA	1966- 3- 49-NYN	MLB	1967-1976	1966-1976	0.000	US
10	Greg Goossen	22	4	1B-C	6-1	210	R	R	1945-12-14	Los Angeles,CA	1964- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1965-1970	1965-1970	0.000	US
15	Jerry Grote	25	5	C-3B	5-10	190	R	R	1942-10-06	San Antonio,TX	1962- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1963-1981	1963-1985	0.000	US
3	Bud Harrelson	24	4	SS-2B	5-11	160	B	R	1944-06-06	Niles,CA	1963- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1980	1963-1980	0.000	US
23	Bob Heise	21	2	SS-2B	6-0	175	R	R	1947-05-12	San Antonio,TX	1966- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1967-1977	1966-1977	0.000	US
38	Al Jackson	32	9	P	5-10	169	L	L	1935-12-25	Waco,TX	1955- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1959-1969	1959-1969	0.000	US
21	Cleon Jones	25	5	OF-1B	6-0	200	R	L	1942-08-04	Plateau,AL	1962- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1963-1976	1963-1976	0.000	US
10	Mike Jorgensen	19	1	1B-OF	6-0	195	L	L	1948-08-16	Passaic,NJ	1966- 4- 61-NYN	MLB	1968-1985	1966-1985	0.000	US
34	Cal Koonce	27	7	P	6-1	185	R	R	1940-11-18	Fayetteville,NC	1961- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1962-1971	1962-1971	0.000	US
36	Jerry Koosman	24	2	P	6-2	208	R	L	1943-12-23	Appleton,MN	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1967-1985	1965-1985	0.000	US
7	Ed Kranepool	23	7	1B-OF	6-3	215	L	L	1944-11-08	New York,NY	1962- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1962-1979	1962-1979	0.000	US
2	Phil Linz	29	7	SS-2B	6-1	180	R	R	1939-06-04	Baltimore,MD	1957- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1962-1968	1962-1968	0.000	US
9	J.C. Martin	31	10	C-1B	6-2	200	L	R	1936-12-13	Axton,VA	1956- 0- 0-CHA	MLB	1959-1972	1956-1972	0.000	US
43	Jim McAndrew	24	1	P	6-2	185	R	R	1944-01-11	Lost Nation,IA	1965- 11- 206-NYN	MLB	1968-1974	1965-1974	0.000	US
31	Les Rohr	22	2	P	6-5	205	L	L	1946-03-05	Lowestoft,EN	1965- 1- 2-NYN	MLB	1967-1969	1967-1969	0.000	EN
30	Nolan Ryan	21	2	P	6-2	195	R	R	1947-01-31	Refugio,TX	1965- 12- 226-NYN	MLB	1966-1993	1965-1993	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
41	Tom Seaver	23	2	P	6-1	206	R	R	1944-11-17	Fresno,CA	1966- 1- 19-ATL	MLB	1967-1986	1966-1986	0.000	US
39	Dick Selma	24	4	P-3B	5-11	175	R	R	1943-11-04	Santa Ana,CA	1963- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1974	1963-1974	0.000	US
24	Art Shamsky	26	4	OF-1B	6-1	175	L	L	1941-10-14	St. Louis,MO	1959- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1965-1972	1960-1972	0.000	US
35	Don Shaw	24	2	P	6-0	185	L	L	1944-02-23	Pittsburgh,PA	1965- 35- 636-NYN	MLB	1967-1972	1965-1972	0.000	US
40	Bill Short	30	5	P	5-9	170	L	L	1937-11-27	Kingston,NY	1955- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1960-1969	1960-1969	0.000	US
25	Larry Stahl	27	5	OF-1B	6-1	185	L	L	1941-06-29	Belleville,IL	1960- 0- 0-KC1	MLB	1964-1973	1960-1973	0.000	US
4	Ron Swoboda	24	4	OF-1B	6-2	205	R	R	1944-06-30	Baltimore,MD	1963- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1973	1964-1973	0.000	US
42	Ron Taylor	30	7	P	6-1	195	R	R	1937-12-13	Toronto,ON	1956- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	1962-1972	1962-1972	0.000	CA
6	Al Weis	30	7	2B-SS	6-0	170	B	R	1938-04-02	Franklin Square,NY	1959- 0- 0-CHA	MLB	1962-1971	1962-1971	0.000	US
34 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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