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1962 New York Yankees season
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Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
March 2026
November 2013
New York Yankees 1962 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 96–66 (96 66) 1st Dan Topping and Del Webb Roy Hamey Ralph Houk WPIX–TV 11(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) WCBS–AM 880(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto)
The 1962 New York Yankees season was the 60th season for the team. 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.Jesse Gonder Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gondeje01.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en
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.Jake Gibbs page at Baseball Reference
Season standings
New York Yankees
Record vs. opponents
NYY
Notable transactions
June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Houston Colt .45s.Bob Cerv page at Baseball Reference
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 (Third base)
44 Jim Hegan (Bullpen)
36 Wally Moses (First base/Hitting)
31 Johnny Sain (Pitching)
Game log
Regular season
Legend Yankees win Yankees loss Yankees tie Postponement Clinched pennantBoldYankees team member
background:#1c2841;color:white; 1962 regular season game log: 96–66 (Home: 50–30; Away: 46–36)1962 New York Yankees Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYA/1962-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 1 April 2025
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|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |30 || May 18, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |8:02p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 3–4 || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Lee (3–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (3–3) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Stigman (1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:21 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |20,974 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |18–12 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |31 || May 19, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:02p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 2–1 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (5–4) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Bonikowski (3–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:05 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |13,896 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |19–12 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |32 (1) || May 20, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:03p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 4–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Coates (3–0) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Moore (1–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:23 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |20–12 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |33 (2) || May 20, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |4:55p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 2–4 (13) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Moore (2–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Coates (3–1) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Stigman (2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:51 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |27,998 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |20–13 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |34 || May 22, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |8:03p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 2–1 (12) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Turley (2–0) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Morgan (0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:54 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |13,841 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |21–13 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |42 (1) || May 30, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |12:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 10–1 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (4–3) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Bonikowski (3–4) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:41 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |39,720 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |25–17 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |43 (2) || May 30, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |9:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 4–5 (11) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Stigman (3–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Coates (4–2) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:11 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |35,635 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |25–18 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|-
y background:white;color:#1c2841; June: 14–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |44 || June 1, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 6–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (6–4) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Belinsky (6–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:21 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |51,582 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |26–18 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |45 || June 2, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 1–6 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |McBride (4–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (3–4) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1:57 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |50,127 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |26–19 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |46 || June 3, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |4:34p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 6–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Sheldon (3–2) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Grba (2–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (4) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:17 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |44,912 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |27–19 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |66 || June 26, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |8:01p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 0–5 || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Pascual (11–4) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Sheldon (4–4) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:41 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |28,051 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |36–30 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |67 || June 27, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:02p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 7–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (9–7) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Kaat (8–5) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:34 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |18,312 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |37–30 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |68 || June 28, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:03p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 4–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (7–5) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Karlick (5–7) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (9) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:45 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |18,539 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |38–30 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |69 || June 29, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |8:01p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 6–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (6–4) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Spring (4–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:10 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |28,007 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |39–30 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |70 || June 30, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:02p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 3–5 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Bowsfield (3–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Daley (2–2) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Chance (3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:23 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |17,894 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |39–31 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|-
y background:white;color:#1c2841; July: 23–8 (Home: 12–6; Away: 11–2) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |71 (1) || July 1, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:02p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 6–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (10–7) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Lee (6–5) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Arroyo (4) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:29 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |40–31 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |72 (2) || July 1, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |5:01p.m. || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 5–12 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Fowler (3–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Coates (5–5) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:24 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |35,884 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |40–32 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |77 || July 6, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |9:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 7–5 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (11–7) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Pascual (12–5) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Arroyo (5) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:50|| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |40,944 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |44–33 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |78 || July 7, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:15p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 6–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (8–5) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Kralick (6–8) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (11) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:43 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |39,665 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |45–33 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |79 || July 8, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:15p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 9–8 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (7–4) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Kaat (8–8) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Arroyo (6) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:44|| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |40,347 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |46–33 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W4
|-style=background:#bbbfff
| — || July 10, 1962 || || colspan="9"|32nd All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |80 || July 12, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 4–5 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Bowsfield (5–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (7–5) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Chance (5) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1:48 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |40,259 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |46–34 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |81 || July 13, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 2–5 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |McBride (9–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (11–8) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:22 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |53,591 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |46–35 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |82 || July 14, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 9–8 (10) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (2–0) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Chance (6–5) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:07 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |38,678 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |47–35 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|-style=background:#bbbfff
| — || July 30, 1962 || || colspan="9"|33rd All-Star Game in Chicago, IL
|-
y background:white;color:#1c2841; August: 17–18 (Home: 8–5; Away: 97–13) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |107 || August 6, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:49p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 4–5 || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Stigman (6–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Sheldon (6–7) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Sullivan (3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:35 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |25,282 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |65–42 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |108 || August 7, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |8:00p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 14–1 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (16–9) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Pascual (15–7) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:13 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |17,703 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |66–42 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |115 || August 13, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |9:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 4–6 || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Moore (8–3) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Daley (5–3) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Sullivan (4) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:15|| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |44,366 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |70–45 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |116 || August 14, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |9:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 5–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (13–5) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Pleis (2–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:28 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |41,207 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |71–45 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |117 || August 15, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |9:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 9–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (17–10) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Kaat (12–11) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:00 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |41,536 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |72–45 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |118 || August 16, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |12:04p.m. EST || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |@ Twins || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 8–9 (10) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |Sullivan (3–0) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (6–1) || style="Minnesota Twins 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:05 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |41,588 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |72–46 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |124 || August 21, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 11–4 (10) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Daley (6–3) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Duren (2–9) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:32 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |50,830 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |75–49 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |125 || August 22, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 4–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Sheldon (7–8) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Osinski (3–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (16) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:25 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |39,389 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |76–49 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |126 || August 23, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |11:01p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |@ Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 4–5 (13) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Osinski (4–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (10–8) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:51 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |34,133 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |76–50 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|-
y background:white;color:#1c2841; September: 17–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |140 (1) || September 3, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1:34p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 8–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (12–8) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Belinsky (8–9) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (18) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:41 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |80–52 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W4
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |140 (2) || September 3, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |4:48p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 5–6 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Morgan (2–9) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Arroyo (1–3) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Osinski (4) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:44 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |56,964 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |80–53 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |141 || September 4, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:02p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L 6–7 || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Navarro (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Daley (7–5) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:43 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |17,968 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |80–54 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L2
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || September 5, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |8:00p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 6)
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |142 || September 6, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:03p.m. EST || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Angels || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W 6–5 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Coates (7–6) || style="Los Angeles Angels 1962 2;" |Chance (12–8) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:16 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |13,491 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |81–54 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|-
Detailed records
American League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against Los Angeles Angels 10 8 10 8 y 94 85 Minnesota Twins 11 7 11 7 y 102 70 New York Yankees Season Total 21 15 21 15 y 196 155
Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 15 10 5 10 5 y 85 66 May 28 15 13 15 13 y 125 111 June 27 14 13 14 13 y 103 101 July 31 23 8 23 8 y 181 145 August 35 17 18 17 18 y 182 147 September 26 17 9 17 9 y 141 110 Total 162 96 66 96 66 y 817 680
Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 80 50 30 50 30 y 369 306 Away 82 46 36 46 36 y 448 374 Total 162 96 66 96 66 y 817 680
Postseason Game log
Legend Yankees win Yankees loss PostponementBoldYankees team member
background:#1c2841;color:white; 1962 Postseason game log: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–2)
y background:white;color:#1c2841; World Series vs San Francisco Giants (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–2)1962 World Series - New York Yankees over San Francisco Giants (4-3) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1962_WS.shtml 2025-03-31 Baseball-Reference.com en # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1 || October 4, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |W 6–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (1–0) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |O'Dell (0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:43 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |43,852 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |NYA 1–0 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2 || October 5, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |L 0–2 || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Sanford (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (0–1) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:11 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |43,910 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Tied 1–1 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
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| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3 || October 7, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |W 3–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (1–0) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Pierce (0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:06 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |71,434 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |NYA 2–1 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
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| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |4 || October 8, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |L 3–7 || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Larsen (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Coates (0–1) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |O'Dell (1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:55 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |66,607 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Tied 2–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || October 9, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Giants || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 10)
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |5 || October 10, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |1:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |W 5–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (1–1) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Sanford (1–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:42 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |63,165 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |NYA 3–2 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || October 12, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 15)
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || October 13, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 15)
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || October 14, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 15)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |6 || October 15, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |L 2–5 || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Pierce (1–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Ford (1–1) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:00 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |43,948 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Tied 3–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |7 || October 16, 1962 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |3:00p.m. EST || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |@ Giants || style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |W 1–0 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Terry (2–1) || style="San Francisco Giants 1962 2;" |Sanford (1–2) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |2:29 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |43,948 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |NYA 4–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |W1
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league 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 Jack Reed (baseball) 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 36 133.0 7 7 3.99 71 Rollie Sheldon 34 118.0 7 8 5.49 54 Bob Turley 24 69.0 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 Al Downing (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
1962 World Series
1962 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL San Francisco Giants (3)
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 6, Giants – 2 October 4 Candlestick Park 43,8522 Yankees – 0, Giants – 2 October 5 Candlestick Park 43,9103 Giants – 2, Yankees – 3 October 7 Yankee Stadium 71,4344 Giants – 7, Yankees – 3 October 8 Yankee Stadium 66,6075 Giants – 3, Yankees – 5 October 10 Yankee Stadium 63,1656Yankees – 2, Giants – 5 October 15 Candlestick Park 43,9487 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 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1962as.shtml 1962 All-Star Game Baseball-almanac.com July 30, 1962 July 31, 2012
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
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 Chips 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 SoxJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References
1962 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
1962 World Series
1962 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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New York Yankees
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Category:1960s in the Bronx
Category:American League champion seasons
Category:World Series champion seasons