1968 New York Yankees season
- 1968 New York Yankees season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = New York Yankees
season = 1968
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform 
ballpark = Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1923
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = CBS
managers = Ralph Houk
television = WPIX
radio = WHN
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman)|
The New York Yankees' 1968 season was the 66th season for the Yankees. The team finished above .500 for the first time since 1964, with a record of 83-79, finishing 20 games behind of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. The 1968 season was notable for being Mickey Mantle's final season before he announced his retirement the following spring.
Offseason
*November 30, 1967: Gene Michael was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Los Angeles Dodgers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/michage01.shtml Gene Michael Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
Regular season
eason standings
Notable Transactions
* June 7, 1968: Thurman Munson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft.
Roster
Starting pitchers
References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1968.shtml 1968 New York Yankees]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1968&t=NYA 1968 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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