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.
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
Record vs. opponents
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Third base) (Bullpen) (First base/Hitting) (Pitching)
Game log Regular season Legend Yankees win Yankees loss Yankees tie Postponement Clinched pennantBoldYankees team member
|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |30 || || style=";" |8:02p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |L 3–4 || style=";" |Lee (3–2) || style=";" |Ford (3–3) || style=";" |Stigman (1) || style=";" |2:21 || style=";" |20,974 || style=";" |18–12 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |31 || || style=";" |2:02p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |W 2–1 || style=";" |Terry (5–4) || style=";" |Bonikowski (3–2) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:05 || style=";" |13,896 || style=";" |19–12 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |32 || || style=";" |2:03p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |W 4–3 || style=";" |Coates (3–0) || style=";" |Moore (1–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:23 || style=";" |— || style=";" |20–12 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |33 || || style=";" |4:55p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |L 2–4 || style=";" |Moore (2–1) || style=";" |Coates (3–1) || style=";" |Stigman (2) || style=";" |3:51 || style=";" |27,998 || style=";" |20–13 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |34 || || style=";" |8:03p.m. EST || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |W 2–1 || style=";" |Turley (2–0) || style=";" |Morgan (0–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:54 || style=";" |13,841 || style=";" |21–13 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |42 || || style=";" |12:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |W 10–1 || style=";" |Stafford (4–3) || style=";" |Bonikowski (3–4) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:41 || style=";" |39,720 || style=";" |25–17 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |43 || || style=";" |9:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |L 4–5 || style=";" |Stigman (3–1) || style=";" |Coates (4–2) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:11 || style=";" |35,635 || style=";" |25–18 || style=";" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |44 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |W 6–2 || style=";" |Terry (6–4) || style=";" |Belinsky (6–2) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:21 || style=";" |51,582 || style=";" |26–18 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |45 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |L 1–6 || style=";" |McBride (4–3) || style=";" |Ford (3–4) || style=";" |— || style=";" |1:57 || style=";" |50,127 || style=";" |26–19 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |46 || || style=";" |4:34p.m. || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |W 6–3 || style=";" |Sheldon (3–2) || style=";" |Grba (2–2) || style=";" |Bridges (4) || style=";" |2:17 || style=";" |44,912 || style=";" |27–19 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |66 || || style=";" |8:01p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |L 0–5 || style=";" |Pascual (11–4) || style=";" |Sheldon (4–4) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:41 || style=";" |28,051 || style=";" |36–30 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |67 || || style=";" |2:02p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |W 7–3 || style=";" |Terry (9–7) || style=";" |Kaat (8–5) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:34 || style=";" |18,312 || style=";" |37–30 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |68 || || style=";" |2:03p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |W 4–2 || style=";" |Stafford (7–5) || style=";" |Karlick (5–7) || style=";" |Bridges (9) || style=";" |2:45 || style=";" |18,539 || style=";" |38–30 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |69 || || style=";" |8:01p.m. || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |W 6–3 || style=";" |Ford (6–4) || style=";" |Spring (4–2) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:10 || style=";" |28,007 || style=";" |39–30 || style=";" |W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |70 || || style=";" |2:02p.m. || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |L 3–5 || style=";" |Bowsfield (3–3) || style=";" |Daley (2–2) || style=";" |Chance (3) || style=";" |2:23 || style=";" |17,894 || style=";" |39–31 || style=";" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |71 || || style=";" |2:02p.m. || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |W 6–3 || style=";" |Terry (10–7) || style=";" |Lee (6–5) || style=";" |Arroyo (4) || style=";" |2:29 || style=";" |— || style=";" |40–31 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |72 || || style=";" |5:01p.m. || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |L 5–12 || style=";" |Fowler (3–3) || style=";" |Coates (5–5) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:24 || style=";" |35,884 || style=";" |40–32 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |77 || || style=";" |9:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |W 7–5 || style=";" |Terry (11–7) || style=";" |Pascual (12–5) || style=";" |Arroyo (5) || style=";" |2:50|| style=";" |40,944 || style=";" |44–33 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |78 || || style=";" |2:15p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |W 6–3 || style=";" |Stafford (8–5) || style=";" |Kralick (6–8) || style=";" |Bridges (11) || style=";" |2:43 || style=";" |39,665 || style=";" |45–33 || style=";" |W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |79 || || style=";" |2:15p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |W 9–8 || style=";" |Ford (7–4) || style=";" |Kaat (8–8) || style=";" |Arroyo (6) || style=";" |2:44|| style=";" |40,347 || style=";" |46–33 || style=";" |W4 |-style=background:#bbbfff | — || || || colspan="9"|32nd All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |80 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |L 4–5 || style=";" |Bowsfield (5–3) || style=";" |Ford (7–5) || style=";" |Chance (5) || style=";" |1:48 || style=";" |40,259 || style=";" |46–34 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |81 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |L 2–5 || style=";" |McBride (9–3) || style=";" |Terry (11–8) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:22 || style=";" |53,591 || style=";" |46–35 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |82 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |W 9–8 || style=";" |Bridges (2–0) || style=";" |Chance (6–5) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:07 || style=";" |38,678 || style=";" |47–35 || style=";" |W1 |-style=background:#bbbfff | — || || || colspan="9"|33rd All-Star Game in Chicago, IL
|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |107 || || style=";" |2:49p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |L 4–5 || style=";" |Stigman (6–3) || style=";" |Sheldon (6–7) || style=";" |Sullivan (3) || style=";" |2:35 || style=";" |25,282 || style=";" |65–42 || style=";" |L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |108 || || style=";" |8:00p.m. EST || style=";" |Twins || style=";" |W 14–1 || style=";" |Terry (16–9) || style=";" |Pascual (15–7) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:13 || style=";" |17,703 || style=";" |66–42 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |115 || || style=";" |9:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |L 4–6 || style=";" |Moore (8–3) || style=";" |Daley (5–3) || style=";" |Sullivan (4) || style=";" |2:15|| style=";" |44,366 || style=";" |70–45 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |116 || || style=";" |9:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |W 5–2 || style=";" |Ford (13–5) || style=";" |Pleis (2–2) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:28 || style=";" |41,207 || style=";" |71–45 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |117 || || style=";" |9:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |W 9–3 || style=";" |Terry (17–10) || style=";" |Kaat (12–11) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:00 || style=";" |41,536 || style=";" |72–45 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |118 || || style=";" |12:04p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Twins || style=";" |L 8–9 || style=";" |Sullivan (3–0) || style=";" |Bridges (6–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:05 || style=";" |41,588 || style=";" |72–46 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |124 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |W 11–4 || style=";" |Daley (6–3) || style=";" |Duren (2–9) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:32 || style=";" |50,830 || style=";" |75–49 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |125 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |W 4–3 || style=";" |Sheldon (7–8) || style=";" |Osinski (3–2) || style=";" |Bridges (16) || style=";" |2:25 || style=";" |39,389 || style=";" |76–49 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |126 || || style=";" |11:01p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Angels || style=";" |L 4–5 || style=";" |Osinski (4–2) || style=";" |Stafford (10–8) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:51 || style=";" |34,133 || style=";" |76–50 || style=";" |L1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |140 || || style=";" |1:34p.m. EST || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |W 8–2 || style=";" |Stafford (12–8) || style=";" |Belinsky (8–9) || style=";" |Bridges (18) || style=";" |2:41 || style=";" |— || style=";" |80–52 || style=";" |W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |140 || || style=";" |4:48p.m. EST || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |L 5–6 || style=";" |Morgan (2–9) || style=";" |Arroyo (1–3) || style=";" |Osinski (4) || style=";" |2:44 || style=";" |56,964 || style=";" |80–53 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |141 || || style=";" |2:02p.m. EST || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |L 6–7 || style=";" |Navarro (1–0) || style=";" |Daley (7–5) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:43 || style=";" |17,968 || style=";" |80–54 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | style=";" |— || || style=";" |8:00p.m. EST || style=";" |Angels || colspan=8 style=";" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 6) |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |142 || || style=";" |2:03p.m. EST || style=";" |Angels || style=";" |W 6–5 || style=";" |Coates (7–6) || style=";" |Chance (12–8) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:16 || style=";" |13,491 || style=";" |81–54 || style=";" |W1
Detailed records
American League Opponent W L WP Los Angeles Angels 10 8 94 85 Minnesota Twins 11 7 102 70 New York Yankees Season Total 21 15 196 155
Month Games Won Lost Win % April 15 10 5 85 66 May 28 15 13 125 111 June 27 14 13 103 101 July 31 23 8 181 145 August 35 17 18 182 147 September 26 17 9 141 110 Total 162 96 66 817 680 Games Won Lost Win % Home 80 50 30 369 306 Away 82 46 36 448 374 Total 162 96 66 817 680
Postseason Game log Legend Yankees win Yankees loss PostponementBoldYankees team member
|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |1 || || style=";" |3:00p.m. EST || style=";" |@ Giants || style=";" |W 6–2 || style=";" |Ford (1–0) || style=";" |O'Dell (0–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:43 || style=";" |43,852 || style=";" |NYA 1–0 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;"