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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1968 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?