1962 New York Yankees season
1962 New York Yankees | ||
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1962 World Series Champions 1962 American League Champions | ||
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Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb | |
Managers | Ralph Houk | |
Television | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) | |
Radio | WCBS (AM) (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) | |
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Game log
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 50–30 | 46–36 |
Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5 | 45–36 | 46–35 |
Los Angeles Angels | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 10½ | 49–33 | 36–43 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 11 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 44–38 | 33–47 |
Boston Red Sox | 76 | 84 | .475 | 19 | 39–40 | 37–44 |
Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
Washington Senators | 60 | 101 | .373 | 35½ | 27–53 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 2–16 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 12–6 | |||
Boston | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 11–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–9 | |||
Chicago | 9–9 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | |||
Cleveland | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | |||
Detroit | 16–2 | 6–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 11–7 | |||
Kansas City | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 15–3 | |||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | — | 9–9 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
Minnesota | 12–6 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 10–8–1 | |||
New York | 7–11 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 15–3 | |||
Washington | 6–12 | 9–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 3–15 | 7–11 | 8–10–1 | 3–15 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Houston Colt .45s.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Elston Howard | 136 | 494 | 138 | .279 | 21 | 91 |
1B | Bill Skowron | 140 | 478 | 129 | .270 | 23 | 80 |
2B | Bobby Richardson | 161 | 692 | 209 | .302 | 8 | 59 |
3B | Clete Boyer | 158 | 566 | 154 | .272 | 18 | 68 |
SS | Tom Tresh | 157 | 622 | 178 | .286 | 20 | 93 |
LF | Héctor López | 106 | 335 | 92 | .275 | 6 | 48 |
CF | Mickey Mantle | 123 | 377 | 121 | .321 | 30 | 89 |
RF | Roger 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 |
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Bob Cerv | 14 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
Jake 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 |
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Ralph Terry | 43 | 298.2 | 23 | 12 | 3.19 | 176 |
Whitey 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 |
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Jim Bouton | 36 | 133 | 7 | 7 | 3.99 | 71 |
Hal 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 |
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Marshall Bridges | 52 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3.14 | 66 |
Luis Arroyo | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4.81 | 21 |
Tex Clevenger | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 11 |
Al Downing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
1962 World Series
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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 [4]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale
Harlan affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox[5]
Notes
- ^ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jake Gibbs page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Cerv page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1962 All-Star Game". Baseball-almanac.com. July 30, 1962. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007