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Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Major League Baseball team season
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 .
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] Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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 [ edit ]
1962 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Legend
Yankees win
Yankees loss
Postponement
Clinched pennant
Bold Yankees team member
1962 regular season game log: 96–66 (Home: 50–30; Away: 46–36)[ 4]
April: 10–5 (Home: 3–3; Away: 7–5)
#
Date
Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
May: 15–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 6–7)
#
Date
Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
June: 14–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–8)
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Date
Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
July: 23–8 (Home: 12–6; Away: 11–2)
August: 17–18 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–13)
#
Date
Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
September: 17–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–4)
#
Date
Time (ET )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
Postseason Game log [ edit ]
Legend
Yankees win
Yankees loss
Postponement
Bold Yankees team member
1962 Postseason game log: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–2)
American League
Opponent
Total
Pct.
Home
Pct.
Away
Pct.
Ref.
Season Total
Day-by-Day
Date
Game No.
Opponent
Record
Pct.
Position
GB Ref.
Month-by-Month
Month
Total
Pct.
Home
Pct.
Away
Pct.
Position
GB Ref.
1962 New York Yankees Inning–by–Inning Boxscore
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
R
H
E
Opponents
Yankees
Sources:[11]
[12]
Regular season
Fielding
Defensive lineup
#
Date
Opponent
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
HP
1B
2B
3B
Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL San Francisco Giants (3)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
1
Yankees – 6 , Giants – 2October 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 – 3October 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 – 0October 16
Candlestick Park
43,948
All-Star Game All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale
Harlan affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox [ 7]
^ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference ^ Jake Gibbs page at Baseball Reference ^ Bob Cerv page at Baseball Reference ^ "1962 New York Yankees Schedule & Results" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .^ "1960 World Series" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .^ "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
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