1968 New York Yankees

1968 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1968 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1968 Information
Owner(s)	CBS
Manager(s)	Ralph Houk
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1968 New York Yankees

1968 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record 83-79 Finished 5th in American League (1968 AL)

Managed by Ralph Houk

Coaches: Frankie Crosetti, Whitey Ford, Jim Hegan and Jim Turner

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1968 New York Yankees played the 66th season in team history. They finished with a record of 83-79, 20 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

This was the last season for all-time great Mickey Mantle, who retired before the 1969 season. He was still a productive player at the time, although his statistics appear paltry because 1968 was the heart of the second dead-ball era. For example, the team holds the major league record for lowest team batting average since 1920 with .214.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Mickey Mantle and Mel Stottlemyre
• AL Rookie of the Year Award: Stan Bahnsen
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Stan Bahnsen (RhP) and Bobby Cox (3B)

External links

• 1968 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com