1968 NEW YORK YANKEES
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Level: MLB
Location: Bronx,NY
Team Record: 83-79 .512
Result: 5th in American League
Manager(s): Ralph Houk
General Manager: Lee MacPhail
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 1,185,666
Playoffs: Did not qualify
New York Yankees affiliate history
Team Record: 83-79 .512
Result: 5th in American League
Manager(s): Ralph Houk
General Manager: Lee MacPhail
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 1,185,666
Playoffs: Did not qualify
New York Yankees affiliate history
Oldest Player: Mickey Mantle (36)
Youngest Player: John Cumberland (21)
Longest Tenure: Mickey Mantle (18)
Top Hitter: Roy White (8)
Top Pitcher: Mel Stottlemyre (6)
Top Draft Pick: Thurman Munson (#4)
Roster Continuity: 85.68%
Youngest Player: John Cumberland (21)
Longest Tenure: Mickey Mantle (18)
Top Hitter: Roy White (8)
Top Pitcher: Mel Stottlemyre (6)
Top Draft Pick: Thurman Munson (#4)
Roster Continuity: 85.68%
American League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 103 | 59 | .636 | -- |
| Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
| Cleveland | 86 | 75 | .534 | 16.5 |
| Boston | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17.0 |
| NY Yankees | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20.0 |
| Oakland | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 |
| Minnesota | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.0 |
| California | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.0 |
| Washington | 65 | 96 | .404 | 37.5 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 12 | Ruben Amaro | SS-1B | MLB | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1/6/1936 | 32 | Veracruz,Mexico | UDFA | ||||
| 45 | Stan Bahnsen | P | MLB | 6-2 | 203 | Right | Right | 12/15/1944 | 23 | Council Bluffs,Iowa | 1965 | 4 | 68 | NYY | |
| 18 | Steve Barber | P | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Left | Left | 2/22/1938 | 30 | Takoma Park,Maryland | 1957 | UDFA | BAL | ||
| 56 | Jim Bouton | P | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Right | 3/8/1939 | 29 | Newark,New Jersey | 1978 | UDFA | ATL | ||
| 20 | Horace Clarke | 2B | MLB | 5-9 | 178 | Both | Right | 6/2/1940 | 28 | Frederiksted,Virgin Islands | 1958 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 29 | Rocky Colavito | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 8/10/1933 | 34 | New York,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 14 | Bobby Cox | 3B | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Right | 5/21/1941 | 27 | Tulsa,Oklahoma | 1959 | UDFA | LAD | ||
| 56 | John Cumberland | P | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Left | 5/10/1947 | 21 | Westbrook,Maine | 1967 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 24 | Al Downing | P | MLB | 5-11 | 177 | Right | Left | 6/28/1941 | 27 | Trenton,New Jersey | 1961 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 38 | Frank Fernandez | C | MLB | 6-1 | 192 | Right | Right | 4/16/1943 | 25 | Staten Island,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 26 | Mike Ferraro | 3B | MLB | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 8/18/1944 | 23 | Kingston,New York | 1962 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 41 | Jake Gibbs | C | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Left | Right | 11/7/1938 | 29 | Grenada,Mississippi | UDFA | ||||
| 39 | Steve Hamilton | P | MLB | 6-7 | 195 | Left | Left | 11/30/1935 | 32 | Columbia,Kentucky | UDFA | ||||
| 10 | Dick Howser | SS | MLB | 5-8 | 155 | Right | Right | 5/14/1936 | 32 | Miami,Florida | UDFA | ||||
| 28 | Andy Kosco | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 207 | Right | Right | 10/5/1941 | 26 | Youngstown,Ohio | 1959 | UDFA | DET | ||
| 7 | Mickey Mantle | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 198 | Both | Right | 10/20/1931 | 36 | Spavinaw,Oklahoma | UDFA | ||||
| 40 | Lindy McDaniel | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 12/13/1935 | 32 | Hollis,Oklahoma | 1958 | UDFA | STL | ||
| 17 | Gene Michael | SS | MLB | 6-2 | 183 | Both | Right | 6/2/1938 | 30 | Kent,Ohio | 1959 | UDFA | PIT | ||
| 40 | Bill Monbouquette | P | MLB | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 8/11/1936 | 31 | Medford,Massachusetts | UDFA | ||||
| 25 | Joe Pepitone | 1B-OF | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Left | Left | 10/9/1940 | 27 | Brooklyn,New York | 1958 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 19 | Fritz Peterson | P | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Both | Left | 2/8/1942 | 26 | Chicago,Illinois | 1963 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 11 | Bill Robinson | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 205 | Right | Right | 6/26/1943 | 25 | McKeesport,Pennsylvania | 1961 | UDFA | ATL | ||
| 23 | Ellie Rodriguez | C | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 5/24/1946 | 22 | Fajardo,Puerto Rico | 1964 | UDFA | Kca | ||
| 6 | Charley Smith | 3B | MLB | 6-0 | 177 | Right | Right | 9/15/1937 | 30 | Charleston,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 51 | Tony Solaita | 1B | MLB | 6-0 | 215 | Left | Left | 1/15/1947 | 21 | Nuuuli,Samoa | UDFA | ||||
| 30 | Mel Stottlemyre | P | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Right | Right | 11/13/1941 | 26 | Hazelton,Missouri | 1961 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 22 | Fred Talbot | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Right | Right | 6/28/1941 | 27 | Washington,DC | UDFA | ||||
| 54 | Thad Tillotson | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Right | Right | 12/20/1940 | 27 | Merced,California | UDFA | ||||
| 15 | Tom Tresh | OF-SS | MLB | 6-0 | 191 | Both | Right | 9/20/1937 | 30 | Detroit,Michigan | UDFA | ||||
| 52 | Joe Verbanic | P | MLB | 6-0 | 155 | Right | Right | 4/24/1943 | 25 | Washington,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 9 | Steve Whitaker | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 187 | Left | Right | 5/7/1943 | 25 | Tacoma,Washington | UDFA | ||||
| 21,48 | Roy White | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 172 | Both | Right | 12/27/1943 | 24 | Los Angeles,California | 1962 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 58 | Dooley Womack | P | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Left | Right | 8/25/1939 | 28 | Columbia,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 51 | John Wyatt | P | MLB | 5-11 | 200 | Right | Right | 4/19/1935 | 33 | Chicago,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Jerry Coleman | Broadcaster | |
| Frankie Crosetti | Third Base Coach | |
| Whitey Ford | Assistant Coach | |
| Jim Hegan | Bullpen Coach | |
| Ralph Houk | Manager | |
| Lee MacPhail | General Manager | |
| Frank Messer | Broadcaster | |
| Phil Rizzuto | Broadcaster | |
| Norm Sherry | Scout | |
| Jim Turner | Pitching Coach |
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