1968 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1968 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1968 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1968 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1968 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1968 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
23 Dave Boswell 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-01-20
32 Dean Chance 6-03 200 Right Right 1941-06-01
18 Tom Hall 6-00 155 Left Left 1947-11-23
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
38 Ron Keller 6-02 200 Right Right 1943-06-03
26 Jim Merritt 6-02 180 Left Left 1943-12-09
21, 49 Bob Miller 6-01 182 Right Right 1939-02-18
27 Danny Morris 6-01 200 Right Right 1946-06-11
16 Ron Perranoski 6-00 192 Left Left 1936-04-01
31 Jim Perry 6-04 200 Right Both 1935-10-30
19 Jim Roland 6-03 190 Left Right 1942-12-14
42 Buzz Stephen 6-04 205 Right Right 1944-07-13
15 Al Worthington 6-02 205 Right Right 1929-02-05
25 Bruce Look 5-11 183 Right Left 1943-06-09
34 George Mitterwald 6-02 206 Right Right 1945-06-07
10, 13 Johnny Roseboro 5-11½ 190 Right Left 1933-05-13
22 Jerry Zimmerman 6-02 185 Right Right 1934-09-21
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
8 Ron Clark 5-10 175 Right Right 1943-01-14
24 Jackie Hernandez 6-00 175 Right Right 1940-09-11
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
7 Frank Quilici 6-00 175 Right Right 1939-05-11
20 Rich Reese 6-03 200 Left Left 1941-09-29
10 Rick Renick 6-00 190 Right Right 1944-03-16
9 Rich Rollins 5-10 185 Right Right 1938-04-16
4 Bob Allison 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-07-11
45 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
25 Pat Kelly 6-01 185 Left Left 1944-07-30
2 Frank Kostro 6-02 190 Right Right 1937-08-04
28 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
12 Cesar Tovar 5-09 155 Right Right 1940-07-03
11 Ted Uhlaender 6-02 190 Right Left 1940-10-21
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The 1968 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 105/104) where 1,143,257 fans witnessed their 1968 Twins finish the season with a .488 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1968 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1968 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1968 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Bob Allison
Rod Carew
Jackie Hernandez
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Merritt
Tony Oliva
Johnny Roseboro
Cesar Tovar
Ted Uhlaender

1968 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Roseboro (117)
1B Rich Reese (87)
2B Rod Carew (117)
3B Cesar Tovar (75)
SS Jackie Hernandez (79)
LF Bob Allison (116)
CF Ted Uhlaender (129)
RF Tony Oliva (126)
  
SP Dave Boswell
SP Dean Chance
SP Jim Kaat
SP Jim Merritt
SP Jim Perry
  
RP Bob Miller
RP Ron Perranoski
RP Jim Roland
CL Al Worthington


1968 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Johnny Roseboro $60,000.00
Ron Perranoski $48,000.00
Bob Miller $36,000.00
Jim Merritt $23,000.00
Jim Holt $21,000.00
Jackie Hernandez $8,500.00
Pat Kelly $6,500.00
Buzz Stephen $5,400.00
Bruce Look $5,000.00


1968 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#2 Frank Kostro
#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Bob Allison
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Frank Quilici
#8 Ron Clark
#9 Rich Rollins
#10 Rick Renick
#10 Johnny Roseboro
#11 Ted Uhlaender
#12 Cesar Tovar
#13 Johnny Roseboro
#15 Al Worthington
#16 Ron Perranoski
#18 Tom Hall
#19 Jim Roland
#20 Rich Reese
#21 Bob Miller
#22 Jerry Zimmerman
#23 Dave Boswell
#24 Jackie Hernandez
#25 Pat Kelly
#25 Bruce Look
#26 Jim Merritt
#27 Danny Morris
#28 Graig Nettles
#29 Rod Carew
#31 Jim Perry
#32 Dean Chance
#34 George Mitterwald
#36 Jim Kaat
#38 Ron Keller
#42 Buzz Stephen
#45 Jim Holt
#49 Bob Miller

Did you know that a 1968 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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