1968 New York Yankees season

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1968 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
Location
1968 Information
Owner(s) CBS
Manager(s) Ralph Houk
Local television WPIX
Local radio WHN
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman)

The New York Yankees' 1968 season was the 66th season for the Yankees. The team finished above .500 for the first time since 1964, with a record of 83-79, finishing 20 games behind of 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 annouced his retirement the following spring.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Detroit Tigers 103 59 .636 –
Baltimore Orioles 91 71 .562 12
Cleveland Indians 86 75 .534 16½
Boston Red Sox 86 76 .531 17
New York Yankees 83 79 .512 20
Oakland Athletics 82 80 .506 21
Minnesota Twins 79 83 .488 24
California Angels 67 95 .414 36
Chicago White Sox 67 95 .414 36
Washington Senators 65 96 .404 37½

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • June 7, 1968: Thurman Munson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft.

[edit] Roster

1968 New York Yankees roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] External links

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1968 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Minnesota • New York • Oakland • Washington
National League
1968 All-Star Game • 1968 World Series
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New York Yankees
Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in the Bronx, New York City, New York
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
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Important Figures
Jack Chesbro • Jacob Ruppert • Miller Huggins • Babe Ruth • Lou Gehrig • Waite Hoyt • Herb Pennock • Earle Combs • Tony Lazzeri • Bill Dickey • Red Ruffing • Lefty Gomez • Joe McCarthy • Joe DiMaggio • Phil Rizzuto • Vic Raschi • Allie Reynolds • Yogi Berra • Don Larsen • Casey Stengel • Whitey Ford • Mickey Mantle • Bobby Richardson • Moose Skowron • Elston Howard • Roger Maris • Joe Pepitone • Roy White • Bobby Murcer • Thurman Munson • Catfish Hunter • Graig Nettles • Billy Martin • Ron Guidry • Willie Randolph • Reggie Jackson • Rich Gossage • Dave Righetti • Dave Winfield • Don Mattingly • Bernie Williams • Paul O'Neill • Andy Pettitte • David Cone • Joe Torre • Derek Jeter • Mariano Rivera • Tino Martinez • Jorge Posada • Mike Mussina • David Wells • Scott Brosius • Roger Clemens • Hideki Matsui • Alex Rodriguez •
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