1968 New York Mets Roster

The 1968 New York Mets 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 Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1968 New York Mets salary list, a 1968 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1968 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1968 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
27 Don Cardwell 6-04 210 Right Right 1935-12-07
33, 45 Bill Connors 6-01 180 Right Right 1941-11-02
29 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
38 Al Jackson 5-10 169 Left Left 1935-12-25
34 Cal Koonce 6-01 185 Right Right 1940-11-18
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
43 Jim McAndrew 6-02 185 Right Right 1944-01-11
31 Les Rohr 6-05 205 Left Left 1946-03-05
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
39 Dick Selma 5-11 175 Right Right 1943-11-04
35 Don Shaw 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-02-23
40 Bill Short 5-09 170 Left Left 1937-11-27
42 Ron Taylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-13
10 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
9 J.C. Martin 6-02 200 Right Left 1936-12-13
12 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
1 Jerry Buchek 5-11 185 Right Right 1942-05-09
5 Ed Charles 5-10 170 Right Right 1933-04-29
16 Kevin Collins 6-02 190 Right Left 1946-08-04
10 Greg Goossen 6-01½ 210 Right Right 1945-12-14
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
23 Bob Heise 6-00 175 Right Right 1947-05-12
16 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
2 Phil Linz 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-06-04
6 Al Weis 6-00 170 Right Both 1938-04-02
20 Tommie Agee 5-11 195 Right Right 1942-08-09
17 Don Bosch 5-10 160 Right Both 1942-07-15
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
24 Art Shamsky 6-01 175 Left Left 1941-10-14
25 Larry Stahl 6-01 185 Left Left 1941-06-29
4 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
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The 1968 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 73 games, lost 89 games, and finished in ninth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,781,657 fans witnessed their 1968 Mets finish the season with a .451 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 Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1968 New York Mets salary list, a 1968 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1968 New York Mets primary starters list:

1968 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Tommie Agee
Ken Boswell
Ed Charles
Jerry Grote
Cleon Jones
Jerry Koosman
Art Shamsky
Ron Swoboda
Al Weis

1968 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (115)
1B Ed Kranepool (113)
2B Phil Linz (71)
3B Ed Charles (106)
SS Bud Harrelson (106)
LF Cleon Jones (117)
CF Tommie Agee (116)
RF Ron Swoboda (125)
  
SP Don Cardwell
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Tom Seaver
SP Dick Selma
  
RP Al Jackson
RP Cal Koonce
RP Bill Short
CL Ron Taylor


1968 New York Mets
Salaries

Ron Taylor $13,000.00


1968 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Buchek
#2 Phil Linz
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Ron Swoboda
#5 Ed Charles
#6 Al Weis
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 J.C. Martin
#10 Duffy Dyer
#10 Greg Goossen
#12 Ken Boswell
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Kevin Collins
#16 Mike Jorgensen
#17 Don Bosch
#20 Tommie Agee
#21 Cleon Jones
#23 Bob Heise
#24 Art Shamsky
#25 Larry Stahl
#27 Don Cardwell
#29 Danny Frisella
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Les Rohr
#33 Bill Connors
#34 Cal Koonce
#35 Don Shaw
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Al Jackson
#39 Dick Selma
#40 Bill Short
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Taylor
#43 Jim McAndrew
#45 Bill Connors

Did you know that a 1968 New York Mets 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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