1968 New York Yankees
83 - 79
1967 / 1969 (Organization)
5th place in the AL (20 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record:
39 - 42 (.481)
44 - 37 (.543)
-2.4 wins
+4.4 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 536 / 536 ( 0 )
Allowed/Expected: 531 / 537 ( +6 )
Pyth Record: 82 - 80 (+1)
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Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 1,185,666 Avg Att: 14,459 (1.04)
Att Rank: 3 / 10 Lg Avg: 13,938
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 0.97 R/L HR: 0.82 / 1.17
Notes:


Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Horace Clarke
2B
139
1,215.3
 
2.1
1.7
2.1
 
11.8
11.8
2 Bobby Cox
3B
132
1,145.7
 
-1.6
-1.4
-1.6
 
-7.8
-7.8
3 Mickey Mantle
1B
131
1,087.3
 
-9.8
-9.0
-9.8
 
-15.5
-15.5
4 Roy White
LF
119
1,060.3
 
19.2
18.1
17.9
1.2
 
17.8
14.5
3.3
5 Tom Tresh
SS
119
1,030.0
 
-3.6
-3.5
-3.6
 
6.5
6.5
6 Jake Gibbs
C
121
1,018.0
 
1.2
1.1
-0.2
1.3
 
-0.3
-4.3
4.3
-0.0
-0.2
7 Andy Kosco
RF
96
806.3
 
2.2
2.7
1.5
0.7
 
11.5
9.5
2.0
8 Joe Pepitone
CF
88
761.7
 
-5.5
-7.3
-5.0
-0.5
 
-7.9
-6.9
-1.0
9 Bill Robinson
CF
53
442.7
 
-0.3
-0.7
-0.3
-0.0
 
-3.5
-2.7
-0.8
10 Frank Fernandez
C
45
379.3
 
-1.9
-4.9
-0.8
-1.1
 
0.5
-0.0
0.8
0.8
-0.3
11 Bill Robinson
RF
43
346.0
 
-2.5
-7.1
-2.3
-0.1
 
1.5
2.4
-0.9
12 Gene Michael
SS
43
317.7
 
-3.8
-12.1
-3.8
 
-8.3
-8.3
13 Dick Howser
2B
29
252.0
 
-0.1
-0.4
-0.1
 
8.2
8.2
14 Tom Tresh
LF
27
237.7
 
0.3
1.3
0.1
0.2
 
-1.3
-0.9
-0.4
15 Andy Kosco
1B
28
229.3
 
-2.0
-8.7
-2.0
 
-5.3
-5.3
16 Roy White
CF
26
202.0
 
-2.7
-13.3
-2.3
-0.4
 
-9.8
-8.8
-0.9
17 Mike Ferraro
3B
22
196.3
 
1.6
8.0
1.6
 
4.6
4.6
18 Rocky Colavito
RF
21
173.3
 
-1.0
-6.0
-0.7
-0.3
 
-6.3
-5.5
-0.7
19 Ruben Amaro
SS
23
117.7
 
-1.1
-9.4
-1.1
 
-4.9
-4.9
20 Charley Smith
3B
13
107.3
 
0.7
6.8
0.7
 
1.0
1.0
21 Joe Pepitone
1B
12
106.0
 
-0.1
-1.3
-0.1
 
-1.3
-1.3
22 Roy White
RF
12
105.7
 
-0.1
-1.2
0.0
-0.2
 
0.2
0.1
0.2
23 Ellie Rodriguez
C
9
70.0
 
-0.2
-2.2
-0.2
-0.0
 
-0.3
-1.3
0.4
-0.9
0.6
24 Steve Whitaker
CF
7
61.0
 
-0.1
-2.4
-0.1
-0.0
 
-1.2
-1.0
-0.3
25 Steve Whitaker
LF
6
51.0
 
0.2
3.2
0.0
0.1
 
-1.6
-2.6
1.0
26 Ruben Amaro
1B
22
41.7
 
-0.1
-3.2
-0.1
 
-1.8
-1.8
27 Rocky Colavito
LF
6
38.0
 
-0.4
-11.0
-0.4
-0.0
 
0.8
0.4
0.4
28 Bill Robinson
LF
6
37.3
 
0.2
4.5
0.1
0.1
 
-1.3
-1.7
0.4
29 Joe Pepitone
LF
4
34.0
 
0.0
0.9
0.0
-0.0
 
-2.6
-2.4
-0.1
30 Frank Fernandez
RF
4
24.0
 
-0.1
-5.2
-0.2
0.1
 
0.6
0.1
0.5
31 Dick Howser
3B
2
18.0
 
-0.1
-5.1
-0.1
 
-1.2
-1.2
32 Steve Whitaker
RF
2
12.0
 
-0.1
-5.3
-0.1
0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
33 Andy Kosco
LF
1
9.0
 
0.1
12.7
0.1
0.0
 
0.1
0.1
-0.0
34 Tony Solaita
1B
1
3.0
 
0.0
1.6
0.0
 
0.1
0.1
35 Dick Howser
SS
1
2.0
 
-0.0
-3.5
-0.0
 
0.1
0.1
  19        
-9.5
-0.8
-9.6
1.0
-1.1
0.2
 
-16.8
-19.2
2.5
-5.6
5.5
-0.1
0.0
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