1968 New York Yankees

83-79 • .512 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1968 New York Yankees went 83-79 (.512) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 536 runs, allowed 531, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Mantle (18 HR, 54 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (21-12, 2.45 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
5th Rank
536 R 531 RA
Diff +5

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536 Runs Scored
531 Runs Allowed
+5 Run Diff
1,124K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .214 7% below the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .291 2% below the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .317 6% below the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 2.79 6% better than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 536 3% below the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,124,049
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Avg per Game 13,707

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Roy White 0.267 2 Joe Pepitone 0.245 3 Andy Kosco 0.240 4 Bill Robinson 0.240 5 Mickey Mantle 0.237

Home Runs

1 Mickey Mantle 18 2 Roy White 17 3 Andy Kosco 15 4 Joe Pepitone 15 5 Tom Tresh 11

RBI

1 Roy White 62 2 Andy Kosco 59 3 Joe Pepitone 56 4 Mickey Mantle 54 5 Tom Tresh 52
1968 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Horace Clarke 148 579 52 133 6 1 2 26 23 46 20 0.230
Roy White 159 577 89 154 20 7 17 62 73 50 20 0.267
Tom Tresh 152 507 60 99 18 3 11 52 76 97 10 0.195
Andy Kosco 131 466 47 112 19 1 15 59 16 71 2 0.240
Bobby Cox 135 437 33 100 15 1 7 41 41 85 3 0.229
Mickey Mantle 144 435 57 103 14 1 18 54 106 97 6 0.237
Jake Gibbs 124 423 31 90 12 3 3 29 27 68 9 0.213
Joe Pepitone 108 380 41 93 9 3 15 56 37 45 8 0.245
Bill Robinson 107 342 34 82 16 7 6 40 26 54 7 0.240
Dick Howser 85 150 24 23 2 1 0 3 35 17 0 0.153
Frank Fernandez 51 135 15 23 6 1 7 30 35 50 1 0.170
Gene Michael 61 116 8 23 3 0 1 8 2 23 3 0.198
Rocky Colavito 39 91 13 20 2 2 5 13 14 17 0 0.220
Mel Stottlemyre 36 91 4 13 3 0 0 5 8 33 0 0.143
Mike Ferraro 23 87 5 14 0 1 0 1 2 17 0 0.161
Stan Bahnsen 37 81 4 4 0 0 0 3 6 49 0 0.049
Charley Smith 46 70 2 16 4 1 1 7 5 18 0 0.229
Fritz Peterson 36 63 2 5 1 1 0 4 1 24 0 0.079
Steve Whitaker 28 60 3 7 2 0 0 3 8 18 0 0.117
Ruben Amaro 47 41 3 5 1 0 0 0 9 6 0 0.122
Steve Barber 20 39 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 23 0 0.051
Bill Monbouquette 17 26 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.115
Joe Verbanic 40 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.080
Ellie Rodriguez 9 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.208
Al Downing 15 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.176
Fred Talbot 29 17 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 0.118
Lindy McDaniel 24 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
Jim Bouton 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Dooley Womack 45 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.200
Steve Hamilton 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Tony Solaita 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Thad Tillotson 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Wyatt 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Cumberland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Lindy McDaniel 1.75 2 Stan Bahnsen 2.05 3 Steve Hamilton 2.13 4 Mel Stottlemyre 2.45 5 Fritz Peterson 2.63

Wins

1 Mel Stottlemyre 21 2 Stan Bahnsen 17 3 Fritz Peterson 12 4 Steve Barber 6 5 Joe Verbanic 6

Strikeouts

1 Stan Bahnsen 162 2 Mel Stottlemyre 140 3 Fritz Peterson 115 4 Steve Barber 87 5 Fred Talbot 67
1968 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Stottlemyre 21 12 2.45 36 36 0 278.2 243 76 65 140
Stan Bahnsen 17 12 2.05 37 34 0 267.1 216 61 68 162
Fritz Peterson 12 11 2.63 36 27 0 212.1 187 62 29 115
Steve Barber 6 5 3.23 20 19 0 128.1 127 46 64 87
Fred Talbot 1 9 3.36 29 11 0 99.0 89 37 42 67
Joe Verbanic 6 7 3.15 40 11 4 97.0 104 34 41 40
Bill Monbouquette 5 7 4.43 17 11 0 89.1 92 44 13 32
Dooley Womack 3 7 3.21 45 0 2 61.2 53 22 29 27
Al Downing 3 3 3.52 15 12 0 61.1 54 24 20 40
Lindy McDaniel 4 1 1.75 24 0 10 51.1 30 10 12 43
Steve Hamilton 2 2 2.13 40 0 11 50.2 37 12 13 42
Jim Bouton 1 1 3.68 12 3 0 44.0 49 18 9 24
Thad Tillotson 1 0 4.35 7 0 0 10.1 11 5 7 1
John Wyatt 0 2 2.16 7 0 0 8.1 7 2 9 6
Gene Michael 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 0 0 3
Rocky Colavito 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 2 1
John Cumberland 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 1

👥 Roster (34)

Ruben Amaro Stan Bahnsen Steve Barber Jim Bouton Horace Clarke Rocky Colavito Bobby Cox John Cumberland Al Downing Frank Fernandez Mike Ferraro Jake Gibbs +22 more

34 players

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The 1968 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1968 New York Yankees reads 83 wins and 79 losses, good for 5th in the AL. The run column shows 536 for and 531 against. The team batting average of .214 was 7% below the 1968 league mark of .230. Pitchers allowed 2.79 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.98. The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,124,049 in attendance, about 13,707 a game.

Mickey Mantle led the club in home runs with 18. Roy White drove in a team-high 62 runs. Mel Stottlemyre led the pitchers with 21 wins. Stan Bahnsen struck out 162, the most on the club. The saves leader was Steve Hamilton with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 New York Yankees

What was the 1968 New York Yankees record?
The 1968 New York Yankees finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1968 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mickey Mantle led the 1968 New York Yankees with 18 home runs.
What was the 1968 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1968 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 2.79.
Did the 1968 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1968 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 New York Yankees play?
The 1968 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1968 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mickey Mantle (18 HR, 54 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (21-12, 2.45 ERA).
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