1962 New York Yankees season

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1962 New York Yankees 1962 World Series Champions 1962 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1962 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Ralph Houk
Local television	WPIX
Local radio	WCBS (AM) (Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber)

The New York Yankees' 1962 season was the 60th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 96-66, winning their 27th pennant, finishing 5 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the San Francisco Giants in 7 games.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 World Series
4 Awards and Honors
5 External links

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	66	.593	--
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	5
Los Angeles Angels	85	76	.531	10
Detroit Tigers	85	76	.528	10.5
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	11
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	16
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	.475	19
Boston Red Sox	76	84	.475	19
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	.444	24
Washington Senators	60	101	.373	35.5

[edit] Roster

1962 New York Yankees roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

8 Yogi Berra
32 Elston Howard

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

35 Ralph Houk

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Roger Maris	157	590	151	.256	33	100

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1962 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL San Francisco Giants (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Yankees – 6, Giants – 2	October 4	Candlestick Park	43,852
2	Yankees – 0, Giants – 2	October 5	Candlestick Park	43,910
3	Giants – 2, Yankees – 3	October 7	Yankee Stadium	71,434
4	Giants – 7, Yankees – 3	October 8	Yankee Stadium	66,607
5	Giants – 3, Yankees – 5	October 10	Yankee Stadium	63,165
6	Yankees – 2, Giants – 5	October 15	Candlestick Park	43,948
7	Yankees – 1, Giants – 0	October 16	Candlestick Park	43,948

[edit] Awards and Honors

Mickey Mantle, American League MVP
Ralph Terry, Babe Ruth Award

All-Star Game

[edit] External links

v • d • e New York Yankees 1962 World Series roster

8 - Yogi Berra \| 38 - Johnny Blanchard \| 6 - Clete Boyer \| 30 - Marshall Bridges \| 39 - Jim Coates \| 28 - Bud Daley \| 16 - Whitey Ford \| 32 - Elston Howard \| 10 - Tony Kubek \| 26 - Dale Long \| 11 - Héctor López \| 7 - Mickey Mantle \| 9 - Roger Maris \| 1 - Bobby Richardson \| 14 - Bill Skowron \| 22 - Bill Stafford \| 23 - Ralph Terry \| 15 - Tom Tresh Manager 35 Ralph Houk

v • d • e 1962 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1962 All-Star Game • 1962 World Series

Preceded by New York Yankees 1961	American League Champions 1962	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1963
Preceded by New York Yankees 1961	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1962	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1962

v • d • e New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in the Bronx, New York City, New York

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium • Shea Stadium • New Yankee Stadium (future)

Culture	The Bleacher Creatures • Curse of the Bambino • Monument Park • Bob Sheppard • Old-Timers' Day • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Dandy • Pine Tar Incident • Freddy Sez • Jeffrey Maier • George Costanza • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Theme from New York, New York" • "Haya Doin'?" • Yankees Universe

Rivalries	Yankees-Red Sox rivalry • Yankees-Mets rivalry • Yankees-Dodgers rivalry • Subway Series

Important Figures	Jack Chesbro • Jacob Ruppert • Miller Huggins • Babe Ruth • Lou Gehrig • Waite Hoyt • Herb Pennock • Earle Combs • Tony Lazzeri • Bill Dickey • Red Ruffing • Lefty Gomez • Joe McCarthy • Joe DiMaggio • Phil Rizzuto • Vic Raschi • Allie Reynolds • Yogi Berra • Don Larsen • Casey Stengel • Whitey Ford • Mickey Mantle • Bobby Richardson • Moose Skowron • Elston Howard • Roger Maris • Joe Pepitone • Roy White • Bobby Murcer • Thurman Munson • Catfish Hunter • Graig Nettles • Billy Martin • Ron Guidry • Willie Randolph • Reggie Jackson • Rich Gossage • Dave Righetti • Dave Winfield • Don Mattingly • Bernie Williams • Paul O'Neill • Andy Pettitte • David Cone • Joe Torre • Derek Jeter • Mariano Rivera • Tino Martinez • Jorge Posada • Mike Mussina • David Wells • Scott Brosius • Roger Clemens • Hideki Matsui • Alex Rodriguez •

Retired Numbers	1 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 15 • 16 • 23 • 32 • 37 • 42 • 44 • 49

Key Personnel	Owners: George Steinbrenner • Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi

World Series Championships (26)	1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000

American League Pennants (39)	1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003

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Minor League Affiliates	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) • Trenton (AA) • Tampa (A) • Charleston (A) • Staten Island (A) • Gulf Coast Yankees (Rookie)

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