1962 New York Yankees season

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)
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The 1962 New York Yankees season was the 60th season for the team in New York, and its 62nd season overall. 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. It was their 20th World Championship in franchise history, and their last until 1977.

Offseason

• December 14, 1961: Jesse Gonder was traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Marshall Bridges.

Regular season

• May 22, 1962: Roger Maris drew four intentional walks in a game.
• September 11, 1962: Former Ole Miss football quarterback Jake Gibbs made his Major League Baseball debut with the Yankees.

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

Notable transactions

• June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Houston Colt .45s.

Roster

1962 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 47 Luis Arroyo 56 Jim Bouton 30 Marshall Bridges 29 Hal Brown 21,26 Tex Clevenger 39 Jim Coates 40 Jack Cullen 28 Bud Daley 24 Al Downing 16 Whitey Ford 18 Hal Reniff 45 Rollie Sheldon 22 Bill Stafford 23 Ralph Terry 19 Bob Turley		Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 32 Elston Howard Infielders  6 Clete Boyer 12 Billy Gardner 41 Jake Gibbs 10 Tony Kubek 34 Phil Linz 26 Dale Long  1 Bobby Richardson 14 Bill Skowron 15 Tom Tresh		Outfielders 38 Johnny Blanchard 17 Bob Cerv 11 Héctor López  7 Mickey Mantle  9 Roger Maris 25 Joe Pepitone 27 Jack Reed		Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 44 Jim Hegan 36 Wally Moses 31 Johnny Sain

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos.	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	136	494	138	.279	21	91
1B	Skowron, BillBill Skowron	140	478	129	.270	23	80
2B	Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson	161	692	209	.302	8	59
3B	Boyer, CleteClete Boyer	158	566	154	.272	18	68
SS	Tresh, TomTom Tresh	157	622	178	.286	20	93
LF	López, HéctorHéctor López	106	335	92	.275	6	48
CF	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	123	377	121	.321	30	89
RF	Maris, RogerRoger Maris	157	590	151	.256	33	100

Other batters

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
Cerv, BobBob Cerv	14	17	2	.118	0	0
Gibbs, JakeJake Gibbs	2	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Terry, RalphRalph Terry	43	298.2	23	12	3.19	176
Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford	38	257.2	17	8	2.90	160

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bouton, JimJim Bouton	36	133	7	7	3.99	71
Brown, HalHal Brown	2	6.2	0	1	6.75	2

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bridges, MarshallMarshall Bridges	52	8	4	18	3.14	66
Arroyo, LuisLuis Arroyo	27	1	3	7	4.81	21
Clevenger, TexTex Clevenger	21	2	0	0	2.84	11
Downing, AlAl Downing	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

1962 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

Awards and honors

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

All-Star Game (first game) All-Star Game (second game)

• Elston Howard, All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Virginians	International League	Sheriff Robinson
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Rube Walker
A	Augusta Yankees	Sally League	Ernie White
B	Greensboro Yankees	Carolina League	Vern Rapp and Steve Souchock
C	Idaho Falls Yankees	Pioneer League	Loren Babe
D	Harlan Smokies	Appalachian League	George Sobek and Lamar North
D	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	Bob Bauer
D	Shelby Colonels	Western Carolinas League	Joe Abernethy and Cloyd Boyer

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale

Harlan affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox

References

• 1962 New York Yankees
• 1962 World Series
• 1962 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Preceded by New York Yankees 1961

American League Champions 1962

Succeeded by New York Yankees 1963