1968 Corning Royals Roster
Team Record: 27-49
Finished 8th in the NYPL
Manager: Bobo Osborne (27-49)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 19,685, Avg. 518
The Corning Royals of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1968 season with a record of 27 wins and 49 losses, finishing eighth in the NYPL.
The Royals scored 353 runs and conceded 418 runs, most in the circuit. Lance Clemons drove in 47 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .282. Paul Splittorff led the team with 8 wins, while Willie Sanders registered a 3.34 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Lance Clemons and Paul Splittorff both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bobo Osborne served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Balak | R | R | May 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 205 | |
| Dick Balderson | R | R | February 7, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Newport News, VA US |
| Jackson Chandler | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Greg Chlan | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Lance Clemons | L | L | July 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 205 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Steven Conklin | R | R | February 1, 1942 | |||
| Thomas Crichton | R | R | October 31, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Cornelius Drew | L | R | December 16, 1949 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dennis Dunleavy | R | L | December 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Wayne Flanagan | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Gear | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Benjamin Grove | L | R | 5'10" | |||
| Larry Hall | L | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Robert Harvey | R | R | December 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Rex Hein | R | R | January 5, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Joe Karp | L | R | April 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Larry Largent | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Bob Lawson | R | R | August 7, 1948 | 6'7" | 190 | |
| Richard Lelo | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Rich Long | R | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| John Marshall | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| John McCowan | S | R | February 16, 1948 | 5'9" | 169 | Venice, CA US |
| Charles Metro | R | R | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Russell Meyer | R | R | November 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Tom Moore | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Steven Myers | R | R | December 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| John Nelson | S | R | September 19, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Ken O'Donnell | R | R | December 27, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Steven Panepinto | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Doug Pautz | R | R | June 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Mark Pistillo | R | R | 5'9" | 178 | ||
| Bruce Pomeroy | R | R | 5'10" | 200 | ||
| Willie Sanders | R | R | May 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Richard Schlesinger | R | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Steve Sharp | R | R | January 2, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Paul Splittorff | L | L | October 8, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | Evansville, IN US |
| Norman Taylor | L | R | 6'0" | |||
| Walter Tobler | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Paul Walker | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Frank Ward | S | R | December 16, 1946 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Ralph Wells | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gregory With | R | R | September 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Harry Wright | R | R | March 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
