1968 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1968 New York Yankees finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 536 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .214 batting average. Mickey Mantle provided the power for the team with 18 homers. The offense was powered by Roy White, who led the team with 62 RBI and 154 hits.
The team allowed 531 runs and had a team ERA of 2.79. Leading the team in wins was Mel Stottlemyre, with 21. Stan Bahnsen struck out 162 batters to lead the team. Steve Hamilton led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ruben Amaro | SS | 47 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .146 | .426 | .122 |
| Horace Clarke | 2B | 148 | 579 | 52 | 133 | 2 | 26 | 20 | .258 | .254 | .512 | .230 |
| Bobby Cox | 3B | 135 | 437 | 33 | 100 | 7 | 41 | 3 | .300 | .316 | .616 | .229 |
| Mike Ferraro | 3B | 23 | 87 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .180 | .184 | .364 | .161 |
| Dick Howser | 2B | 85 | 150 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .321 | .180 | .501 | .153 |
| Mickey Mantle | 1B | 144 | 435 | 57 | 103 | 18 | 54 | 6 | .385 | .398 | .783 | .237 |
| Gene Michael | SS | 61 | 116 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .218 | .250 | .468 | .198 |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 46 | 70 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .280 | .357 | .637 | .229 |
| Tony Solaita | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tom Tresh | SS | 152 | 507 | 60 | 99 | 11 | 52 | 10 | .304 | .308 | .612 | .195 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 39 | 91 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .330 | .451 | .781 | .220 |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 131 | 466 | 47 | 112 | 15 | 59 | 2 | .268 | .382 | .650 | .240 |
| Joe Pepitone | OF | 108 | 380 | 41 | 93 | 15 | 56 | 8 | .311 | .403 | .714 | .245 |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 107 | 342 | 34 | 82 | 6 | 40 | 7 | .294 | .380 | .674 | .240 |
| Steve Whitaker | OF | 28 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .221 | .150 | .371 | .117 |
| Roy White | OF | 159 | 577 | 89 | 154 | 17 | 62 | 20 | .350 | .414 | .764 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Fernandez | C | 51 | 135 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .341 | .385 | .726 | .170 |
| Jake Gibbs | C | 124 | 423 | 31 | 90 | 3 | 29 | 9 | .270 | .277 | .547 | .213 |
| Ellie Rodriguez | C | 9 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .208 | .504 | .208 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5310 | 536 | 1137 | 109 | 501 | 90 | .289 | .318 | .607 | .214 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Stan Bahnsen | 37 | 34 | 267.3 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 162 | 68 | 2.05 | 1.062 | |||
| Steve Barber | 20 | 19 | 128.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 87 | 64 | 3.23 | 1.489 | |||
| Jim Bouton | 12 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 3.68 | 1.318 | |||
| Rocky Colavito | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 1.111 | |||
| John Cumberland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Al Downing | 15 | 12 | 61.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 3.52 | 1.207 | |||
| Steve Hamilton | 40 | 0 | 50.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 11 | 42 | 13 | 2.13 | 0.986 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 24 | 0 | 51.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 1.75 | 0.819 | |||
| Gene Michael | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .00 | 1.667 | |||
| Bill Monbouquette | 17 | 11 | 89.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 4.43 | 1.176 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 36 | 27 | 212.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 115 | 29 | 2.63 | 1.017 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 36 | 36 | 278.7 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 0 | 140 | 65 | 2.45 | 1.105 | |||
| Fred Talbot | 29 | 11 | 99 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 0 | 67 | 42 | 3.36 | 1.323 | |||
| Thad Tillotson | 7 | 0 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.35 | 1.748 | |||
| Joe Verbanic | 40 | 11 | 97 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 40 | 41 | 3.15 | 1.495 | |||
| Dooley Womack | 45 | 0 | 61.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.21 | 1.329 | |||
| John Wyatt | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2.16 | 1.928 | |||
| Team Totals | 368 | 164 | 1467.2 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 27 | 831 | 424 | 2.79 | 1.180 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy White | 159 |
| At Bats | Horace Clarke | 579 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy White | 660 |
| Batting Average | Roy White | .267 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Mantle | .385 |
| Slugging % | Roy White | .414 |
| OPS | Mickey Mantle | .783 |
| Runs | Roy White | 89 |
| Hits | Roy White | 154 |
| Total Bases | Roy White | 239 |
| Doubles | Roy White | 20 |
| Triples | Bill Robinson and Roy White | 7 |
| Home Runs | Mickey Mantle | 18 |
| RBI | Roy White | 62 |
| Walks | Mickey Mantle | 106 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle and Tom Tresh | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | Horace Clarke and Roy White | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Roy White | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stan Bahnsen | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Cox, Andy Kosco, Mickey Mantle, Bill Robinson, and Roy White | 4 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andy Kosco and Bill Robinson | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mel Stottlemyre | 21 |
| Losses | Stan Bahnsen and Mel Stottlemyre | 12 |
| Saves | Steve Hamilton | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Mel Stottlemyre | .636 |
| ERA | Stan Bahnsen | 2.05 |
| WHIP | Fritz Peterson | 1.017 |
| Innings Pitched | Mel Stottlemyre | 278.7 |
| Games | Dooley Womack | 45 |
| Games Started | Mel Stottlemyre | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Stan Bahnsen | 162 |
| Complete Games | Mel Stottlemyre | 19 |
| Shutouts | Mel Stottlemyre | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Mel Stottlemyre | 1123 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Stan Bahnsen | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Stan Bahnsen | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Stan Bahnsen and Fritz Peterson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Barber | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Verbanic | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre | 22 |
