1968 Oneonta Yankees Roster
Team Record: 43-34
Finished 2nd in the NYPL
Manager: Jerry Walker (43-34)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Oneonta, New York
Ballpark: Damaschke Stadium
Attendance: 18,510, Avg. 481
Playoffs - Oneonta Yankees 1 game, Newark Co-Pilots 0
Finals - Oneonta Yankees 1 game, Auburn Twins 0
The Oneonta Yankees of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1968 season with a record of 43 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the NYPL.
The Yankees paced the league with just 295 runs allowed. Oneonta scored 352 runs. Dave Kent recorded 31 runs batted in. Bob McDaniel led all regular batters by hitting .286. Douglas Hansen topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 1.67 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Deidel and Larry Gowell both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Jerry Walker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bateman | R | R | November 21, 1948 | 5'11" | 175 | Piggott, AR US |
| Charley Baudier | R | R | September 6, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Daniel Bohannon | R | R | March 19, 1949 | 6'0" | 182 | Stockton, CA US |
| Andy Bottin | R | R | June 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Paul Branca | R | R | September 19, 1949 | 6'1" | 180 | Manhattan, NY US |
| Wayne Crowder | R | R | September 8, 1948 | 6'2" | Brockville, ON CA | |
| Douglas D'Addario | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jim Deidel | R | R | June 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Denver, CO US |
| Patrick Denning | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Raymond DeRiggi | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Joel Dorsey | L | L | January 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Redfield, SD US |
| Robert Elliott | R | R | October 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Brian Engle | R | R | December 28, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | Lewiston, ID US |
| Stanton Evenhus | R | R | October 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Devils Lake, ND US |
| Craig Fellows | R | R | April 14, 1949 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| George Ferguson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Les Gibbens | R | L | March 8, 1949 | 6'2" | 165 | Nampa, ID US |
| Larry Gowell | R | R | May 2, 1948 | 6'2" | 182 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Douglas Hansen | R | R | January 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Robert Hefflinger | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dave Kent | R | R | December 1, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Tampa, FL US |
| Rich Koslick | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | Pittston, PA US | |
| Ken Lange | R | R | March 23, 1946 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Jeffrey Mason | R | R | September 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Bob McDaniel | L | R | February 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Steven Mezich | R | R | October 18, 1945 | 6'2" | 193 | Seattle, WA US |
| Jerry Morse | L | L | January 19, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Yakima, WA US |
| Timothy O'Connell | L | L | October 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Bill Olsen | L | L | February 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Walter Peto | R | R | October 29, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Irvington, NJ US |
| Evelio Ramos | L | L | October 17, 1947 | 5'10" | 171 | Guayanilla, PR |
| Philip Ranneberger | L | R | January 13, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Frederick, MD US |
| Dante Schirripa | R | R | October 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Larry Womack | R | R | June 26, 1946 | 6'3" | 180 |
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.
