1968 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1968 American League Yankee Stadium New York City 83 75 y 5th CBS Lee MacPhail Ralph Houk WPIX(Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Frank Messer) WHN(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman) The 1968 New York Yankees season was the 66th season for the team. The team finished above .500 for the first time since 1964, with a record of 83–79, finishing 20 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. The 1968 season was notable for being Mickey Mantle's final season before he announced his retirement the following spring. The Yankees batted .214 as a team, the lowest total ever for a team in a full season in the live-ball era (as of 2025). Offseason November 28, 1967: Andy Kosco was drafted by the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics in the 1967 rule 5 draft.Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1967: Gene Michael was purchased by the Yankees from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Gene Michael page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1967: Bob Tillman and Dale Roberts were traded by the Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Bobby Cox.Bobby Cox page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1968 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired by the Yankees from the California Angels.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference Regular season In 1968, Yankees executive E. Michael Burke was a candidate to become Commissioner of Baseball. Bowie Kuhn would eventually get the appointment.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball 14 Bill Madden Harper Collins Publishing New York 2010 978-0-06-169031-0 Bill Madden (sportswriter) registration https://archive.org/details/steinbrennerlast00madd/page/14 Season standings Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball draft Thurman Munson was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (4th pick).Thurman Munson page at Baseball Reference Wayne Nordhagen was drafted by the Yankees in the 7th round.Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference July 15, 1968: Rocky Colavito was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Rocky Colavito page at Baseball Reference September 30, 1968: Rocky Colavito was released by the Yankees. Roster 1968 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 45 Stan Bahnsen 18 Steve Barber 56 Jim Bouton 56 John Cumberland 24 Al Downing 39 Steve Hamilton 40 Lindy McDaniel 40 Bill Monbouquette 19 Fritz Peterson 30 Mel Stottlemyre 22 Fred Talbot 54 Thad Tillotson 52 Joe Verbanic 58 Dooley Womack 51 John Wyatt Catchers 38 Frank Fernández 41 Jake Gibbs 23 Ellie Rodríguez Infielders 12 Rubén Amaro 20 Horace Clarke 14 Bobby Cox 26 Mike Ferraro 10 Dick Howser  7 Mickey Mantle 17 Gene Michael  6 Charley Smith 51 Tony Solaita 15 Tom Tresh Outfielders 29 Rocky Colavito 28 Andy Kosco 25 Joe Pepitone 11 Bill Robinson  9 Steve Whitaker 21,48 Roy White Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 16 Whitey Ford 44 Jim Hegan 55 Spud Murray 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R= Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Jake Gibbs 124 423 31 90 .213 3 29 9 1B Mickey Mantle 144 435 57 103 .237 18 54 6 2B Horace Clarke 148 579 52 133 .230 2 26 20 3B Bobby Cox 135 437 33 100 .229 7 41 3 SS Tom Tresh 152 507 60 99 .195 11 52 10 LF Roy White 159 577 89 154 .267 17 62 20 CF Joe Pepitone 108 380 41 93 .245 15 56 8 RF Andy Kosco 131 466 47 112 .240 15 59 2https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1961.shtml 1961 New York Yankees Statistics Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R= Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Bill Robinson Bill Robinson (outfielder) 107 342 34 82 .240 6 40 7 Dick Howser 85 150 24 23 .153 0 3 0 Frank Fernández Frank Fernández (baseball) 51 135 15 23 .170 7 30 1 Gene Michael 61 116 8 23 .198 1 8 3 Rocky Colavito 39 91 13 20 .220 5 13 0 Mike Ferraro 23 87 5 14 .161 0 1 0 Charley Smith 46 70 2 16 .229 1 7 0 Steve Whitaker Steve Whitaker (baseball) 28 60 3 7 .117 0 3 0 Rubén Amaro Rubén Amaro, Sr. 47 41 3 5 .122 0 0 0 Ellie Rodríguez 9 24 1 5 .208 0 1 0 Tony Solaita 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mel Stottlemyre 36 278.2 21 12 2.45 140 Stan Bahnsen 37 267.1 17 12 2.05 162 Fritz Peterson 36 212.1 12 11 2.63 115 Steve Barber 20 128.1 6 5 3.23 87 Bill Monbouquette 17 89.1 5 7 4.43 32 Al Downing Al Downing (baseball) 15 61.1 3 3 3.52 40 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Fred Talbot Fred Talbot (baseball) 29 99.0 1 9 3.36 67 Joe Verbanic 40 97.0 6 7 3.15 40 Jim Bouton 12 44.0 1 1 3.68 24 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Steve Hamilton sportsman, born 1934 40 2 2 11 2.13 42 Dooley Womack 45 3 7 2 3.21 27 Lindy McDaniel 24 4 1 10 1.75 43 Thad Tillotson 7 1 0 0 4.35 1 John Wyatt John Wyatt (baseball) 7 0 2 0 2.16 6 Gene Michael 1 0 0 0 0.00 3 Rocky Colavito 1 1 0 0 0.00 1 John Cumberland 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Gary Blaylock and Frank Verdi AA Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Frank Verdi, Cloyd Boyer and Jim Gleeson A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Bob Bauer A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Billy Shantz A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Jerry Walker Rookie Johnson City Yankees Appalachian League Gene HassellLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: OneontaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1968 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1968 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1960s in the Bronx