1968 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1968 New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1968 New York Yankees salary list, a 1968 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1968 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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45 Stan Bahnsen 6-02 203 Right Right 1944-12-15
18 Steve Barber 6-00 200 Left Left 1938-02-22
56 Jim Bouton 6-00 185 Right Right 1939-03-08
56 John Cumberland 6-00 190 Left Right 1947-05-10
24 Al Downing 5-11 177 Left Right 1941-06-28
39 Steve Hamilton 6-07 195 Left Left 1934-11-30
40 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
40 Bill Monbouquette 5-11 195 Right Right 1936-08-11
19 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
30 Mel Stottlemyre 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-11-13
22 Fred Talbot 6-02 195 Right Right 1941-06-28
54 Thad Tillotson 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1940-12-20
52 Joe Verbanic 6-00 155 Right Right 1943-04-24
58 Dooley Womack 6-00 170 Right Left 1939-08-25
51 John Wyatt 5-11½ 200 Right Right 1935-04-19
38 Frank Fernandez 6-01 192 Right Right 1943-04-16
41 Jake Gibbs 6-00 185 Right Left 1938-11-07
23 Ellie Rodriguez 5-11 185 Right Right 1946-05-24
12 Ruben Amaro 5-11 170 Right Right 1936-01-06
20 Horace Clarke 5-09 175 Right Both 1939-06-02
14 Bobby Cox 5-11 180 Right Right 1941-05-21
26 Mike Ferraro 5-11 175 Right Right 1944-08-18
10 Dick Howser 5-08 155 Right Right 1936-05-14
7 Mickey Mantle 5-11 198 Right Both 1931-10-20
17 Gene Michael 6-02 183 Right Both 1938-06-02
6 Charley Smith 6-00 177 Right Right 1937-09-15
51 Tony Solaita 6-00 215 Left Left 1947-01-15
15 Tom Tresh 6-00 191 Right Both 1938-09-20
29 Rocky Colavito 6-03 190 Right Right 1933-08-10
28 Andy Kosco 6-03 207 Right Right 1941-10-05
25 Joe Pepitone 6-02 200 Left Left 1940-10-09
11 Bill Robinson 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-06-26
9 Steve Whitaker 6-01 187 Right Left 1943-05-07
48, 21 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
1968 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac

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The 1968 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/97) where 1,185,666 fans witnessed their 1968 Yankees finish the season with a .512 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1968 New York Yankees salary list, a 1968 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1968 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1968 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

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1968 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Jake Gibbs (121)
1B Mickey Mantle (131)
2B Horace Clarke (139)
3B Bobby Cox (132)
SS Tom Tresh (119)
LF Roy White (119)
CF Joe Pepitone (88)
RF Andy Kosco (96)
  
SP Stan Bahnsen
SP Steve Barber
SP Fritz Peterson
SP Mel Stottlemyre
  
RP Lindy McDaniel
RP Dooley Womack
CL Steve Hamilton

1968 New York Yankees
Salaries

Mickey Mantle $100,000.00
Roy White $40,000.00
John Wyatt $38,000.00
Steve Barber $37,500.00
Mel Stottlemyre $33,500.00
Al Downing $32,500.00
Joe Pepitone $30,000.00
Ruben Amaro $25,000.00
Charley Smith $23,000.00
Dooley Womack $22,500.00
Jim Bouton $22,000.00
Fred Talbot $15,000.00
Steve Whitaker $15,000.00
Gene Michael $13,000.00
Andy Kosco $12,000.00
Bobby Cox $10,000.00
John Cumberland $10,000.00
Tony Solaita $6,000.00

1968 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#6 Charley Smith
#7 Mickey Mantle
#9 Steve Whitaker
#10 Dick Howser
#11 Bill Robinson
#12 Ruben Amaro
#14 Bobby Cox
#15 Tom Tresh
#17 Gene Michael
#18 Steve Barber
#19 Fritz Peterson
#20 Horace Clarke
#21 Roy White
#22 Fred Talbot
#23 Ellie Rodriguez
#24 Al Downing
#25 Joe Pepitone
#26 Mike Ferraro
#28 Andy Kosco
#29 Rocky Colavito
#30 Mel Stottlemyre
#38 Frank Fernandez
#39 Steve Hamilton
#40 Lindy McDaniel
#40 Bill Monbouquette
#41 Jake Gibbs
#45 Stan Bahnsen
#48 Roy White
#51 Tony Solaita
#51 John Wyatt
#52 Joe Verbanic
#54 Thad Tillotson
#56 Jim Bouton
#56 John Cumberland
#58 Dooley Womack

Did you know that a 1968 New York Yankees 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)?