1962 New York Yankees season
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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Houston Colt.45s.
Roster
Player stats
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 | | 136 | 494 | 138 | .279 | 21 | 91 |
1B | | 140 | 478 | 129 | .270 | 23 | 80 |
2B | | 161 | 692 | 209 | .302 | 8 | 59 |
3B | | 158 | 566 | 154 | .272 | 18 | 68 |
SS | | 157 | 622 | 178 | .286 | 20 | 93 |
LF | | 106 | 335 | 92 | .275 | 6 | 48 |
CF | | 123 | 377 | 121 | .321 | 30 | 89 |
RF | | 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 |
| 93 | 246 | 57 | .232 | 13 | 39 |
| 86 | 232 | 52 | .224 | 10 | 35 |
| 45 | 169 | 53 | .314 | 4 | 17 |
| 63 | 138 | 33 | .239 | 7 | 17 |
| 71 | 129 | 37 | .287 | 1 | 14 |
| 41 | 94 | 28 | .298 | 4 | 17 |
| 88 | 43 | 13 | .302 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 43 | 298.2 | 23 | 12 | 3.19 | 176 |
| 38 | 257.2 | 17 | 8 | 2.90 | 160 |
| 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 |
| 36 | 133 | 7 | 7 | 3.99 | 71 |
| 34 | 118 | 7 | 8 | 5.49 | 54 |
| 24 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 4.57 | 42 |
| 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 |
| 52 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3.14 | 66 |
| 50 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4.44 | 67 |
| 43 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3.59 | 55 |
| 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4.81 | 21 |
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale
Harlan affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox