1962 New York Yankees Season
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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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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | Roy Hamey |
| Manager(s) | Ralph Houk |
| Local television | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
| Local 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
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | -- | 50-30 | 46-36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 5 | 45-36 | 46-35 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 40-41 | 46-35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 10½ | 49-33 | 36-43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 11 | 43-38 | 42-39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 16 | 43-38 | 37-44 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 44-38 | 33-47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 84 | 0.475 | 19 | 39-40 | 37-44 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 39-42 | 33-48 |
| Washington Senators | 60 | 101 | 0.373 | 35½ | 27-53 | 33-48 |
Record vs. opponents
1962 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | 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
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Blanchard | 93 | 246 | 57 | .232 | 13 | 39 |
| Yogi Berra | 86 | 232 | 52 | .224 | 10 | 35 |
| Tony Kubek | 45 | 169 | 53 | .314 | 4 | 17 |
| Joe Pepitone | 63 | 138 | 33 | .239 | 7 | 17 |
| Phil Linz | 71 | 129 | 37 | .287 | 1 | 14 |
| Dale Long | 41 | 94 | 28 | .298 | 4 | 17 |
| Jack Reed | 88 | 43 | 13 | .302 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Cerv | 14 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Gardner | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Terry | 43 | 298.2 | 23 | 12 | 3.19 | 176 |
| Whitey Ford | 38 | 257.2 | 17 | 8 | 2.90 | 160 |
| Bill Stafford | 35 | 213.1 | 14 | 9 | 3.67 | 109 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bouton | 36 | 133 | 7 | 7 | 3.99 | 71 |
| Rollie Sheldon | 34 | 118 | 7 | 8 | 5.49 | 54 |
| Bob Turley | 24 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 4.57 | 42 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Bridges | 52 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3.14 | 66 |
| Jim Coates | 50 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4.44 | 67 |
| Bud Daley | 43 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3.59 | 55 |
| Luis Arroyo | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4.81 | 21 |
| Tex Clevenger | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 11 |
| Hal Reniff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 |
| Jack Cullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Al Downing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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 [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 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
References
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