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    Home >> Teams >> MLB Franchises >> American League >> New York Yankees >> 1968 Team Capsule >> Team Roster

    1968 New York Yankees (MLB)

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    • Nickname: Yankees
    W-L Record: 83-79 .512
    Rank: 5th in American League
    Run Differential: 536-531 + 5
    Manager(s): Ralph Houk
    General Manager: Lee MacPhail
    Location: Bronx, New York
    Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
    Attendance: 1,185,666 7/20
    Playoffs:
    Top Draft Pick: Thurman Munson (#4) All picks
    Years Active: 1901-2014
    Franchise Information

    Coaching Staff

    Assistant Coach: Whitey Ford
    Bullpen Coach: Jim Hegan
    Pitching Coach: Jim Turner
    Third Base Coach: Frankie Crosetti

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    Organization Affiliates

    MLB: New York Yankees (MLB-AL)   83-79

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    New York Yankees Affiliate History
    American League Standings
    TeamWLWPctGBL
    Detroit10359.636--
    Baltimore9171.56212.0
    Cleveland8675.53416.5
    Boston8676.53117.0
    NY Yankees8379.51220.0
    Oakland8280.50621.0
    Minnesota7983.48824.0
    Chi White Sox6795.41436.0
    California6795.41436.0
    Washington6596.40437.5
  • A roster of all players who participated in at least one game for this team for this season.
  • The roster is sortable but defaults to an alphabetical listing.
  • Uniform numbers may not be complete for non-MLB teams. It is difficult to come by this information historically. See Data coverage
  • For MLB and Minor league teams, this roster was never an actual roster at any given point during the season.
  • Colleges may be missing players who were either red-shirted or who did not get into game action
    • Full Team Roster for 1968 New York Yankees season
    UnifPlayerPosHtWtB-TAgeBornPlaceDraft InfoHigh LevelCurrent TeamStatus
    12Ruben AmaroSS-1B5-11170R-R321936-01-06Veracruz,Mexico1958Not draftedMLB--
    45Stan BahnsenP6-2203R-R231944-12-15Council Bluffs,Iowa1966NYA: 1965-4-68MLB--
    18Steve BarberP6-0200L-L301938-02-22Takoma Park,Maryland1960UDFAMLB--
    56Jim BoutonP6-0185R-R291939-03-08Newark,New Jersey1962Not draftedMLB--
    20Horace Clarke2B5-9178B-R281940-06-02Frederiksted,Virgin Islands1965UDFAMLB--
    29Rocky ColavitoOF6-3190R-R341933-08-10New York,New York1955Not draftedMLB--
    14Bobby Cox3B6-0185R-R271941-05-21Tulsa,Oklahoma1968UDFAMLB--
    56John CumberlandP6-0190R-L211947-05-10Westbrook,Maine1968UDFAMLB--
    24Al DowningP5-11177R-L271941-06-28Trenton,New Jersey1961UDFAMLB--
    38Frank FernandezC6-1192R-R251943-04-16Staten Island,New York1967Not draftedMLB--
    26Mike Ferraro3B5-11175R-R231944-08-18Kingston,New York1966UDFAMLB--
    41Jake GibbsC6-0185L-R291938-11-07Grenada,Mississippi1962Not draftedMLB--
    39Steve HamiltonP6-7195L-L321935-11-30Columbia,Kentucky1961Not draftedMLB--
    10Dick HowserSS5-8155R-R321936-05-14Miami,Florida1961Not draftedMLB--
    28Andy KoscoOF6-3207R-R261941-10-05Youngstown,Ohio1965UDFAMLB--
    7Mickey MantleOF5-11198B-R361931-10-20Spavinaw,Oklahoma1951Not draftedMLB--
    40Lindy McDanielP6-3195R-R321935-12-13Hollis,Oklahoma1955UDFAMLB--
    17Gene MichaelSS6-2183B-R301938-06-02Kent,Ohio1966UDFAMLB--
    40Bill MonbouquetteP5-11195R-R311936-08-11Medford,Massachusetts1958Not draftedMLB--
    25Joe Pepitone1B-OF6-2200L-L271940-10-09Brooklyn,New York1962UDFAMLB--
    19Fritz PetersonP6-0200B-L261942-02-08Chicago,Illinois1966UDFAMLB--
    11Bill RobinsonOF6-3205R-R251943-06-26McKeesport,Pennsylvania1966UDFAMLB--
    23Ellie RodriguezC5-11185R-R221946-05-24Fajardo,Puerto Rico1968UDFAMLB--
    6Charley Smith3B6-0177R-R301937-09-15Charleston,South Carolina1960Not draftedMLB--
    51Tony Solaita1B6-0215L-L211947-01-15Nuuuli,Samoa1968Not draftedMLB--
    30Mel StottlemyreP6-2190R-R261941-11-13Hazelton,Missouri1964UDFAMLB--
    22Fred TalbotP6-2195R-R271941-06-28Washington,DC1963Not draftedMLB--
    54Thad TillotsonP6-2195R-R271940-12-20Merced,California1967Not draftedMLB--
    15Tom TreshOF-SS6-0191B-R301937-09-20Detroit,Michigan1961Not draftedMLB--
    52Joe VerbanicP6-0155R-R251943-04-24Washington,Pennsylvania1966Not draftedMLB--
    9Steve WhitakerOF6-1187L-R251943-05-07Tacoma,Washington1966Not draftedMLB--
    21,48Roy WhiteOF5-10172B-R241943-12-27Los Angeles,California1965UDFAMLB--
    58Dooley WomackP6-0170L-R281939-08-25Columbia,South Carolina1966Not draftedMLB--
    51John WyattP5-11200R-R331935-04-19Chicago,Illinois1961Not draftedMLB--

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