1962 Season

20 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1962 Major League Baseball season was played by 20 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the San Francisco Giants. Willie Mays led with 49 home runs, Tommy Davis led with 153 RBI, and Tommy Davis led with 230 hits. This page carries the 1962 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1962 Bracket
World Series NYA def. SFN (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1962 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Tommy Davis .346 2 Frank Robinson .342 3 Stan Musial .330 4 Pete Runnels .326 5 Bill White .324

OPS qualified

1 Mickey Mantle 1.091 2 Frank Robinson 1.045 3 Hank Aaron 1.008 4 Willie Mays .999 5 Stan Musial .924

Home Runs all players

1 Willie Mays 49 2 Harmon Killebrew 48 3 Hank Aaron 45 4 Norm Cash 39 5 Frank Robinson 39

RBI all players

1 Tommy Davis 153 2 Willie Mays 141 3 Frank Robinson 136 4 Hank Aaron 128 5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Hits all players

1 Tommy Davis 230 2 Bobby Richardson 209 3 Frank Robinson 208 4 Maury Wills 208 5 Dick Groat 199

Runs all players

1 Frank Robinson 134 2 Willie Mays 130 3 Maury Wills 130 4 Hank Aaron 127 5 Tommy Davis 120

Stolen Bases all players

1 Maury Wills 104 2 Willie Davis 32 3 Luis Aparicio 31 4 Chuck Hinton 28 5 Julian Javier 26
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1962 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Hank Aguirre 2.21 2 Sandy Koufax 2.54 3 Robin Roberts 2.78 4 Bob Shaw 2.80 5 Bob Purkey 2.81

WHIP qualified

1 Sandy Koufax 1.04 2 Hank Aguirre 1.05 3 Ralph Terry 1.05 4 Turk Farrell 1.10 5 Don Drysdale 1.11

Wins all pitchers

1 Don Drysdale 25 2 Jack Sanford 24 3 Bob Purkey 23 4 Ralph Terry 23 5 Joey Jay 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Don Drysdale 232 2 Sandy Koufax 216 3 Bob Gibson 208 4 Camilo Pascual 206 5 Turk Farrell 203

Saves all pitchers

1 Roy Face 28 2 Dick Radatz 24 3 Ron Perranoski 20 4 Stu Miller 19 5 Marshall Bridges 18
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📋 Standings

American League

New York Yankees ★ 96-66 Minnesota Twins 91-71 Los Angeles Angels 86-76 Detroit Tigers 85-76 Chicago White Sox 85-77 Cleveland Indians 80-82 Baltimore Orioles 77-85 Boston Red Sox 76-84 Kansas City Athletics 72-90 Washington Senators 60-101

National League

San Francisco Giants ★ 103-62 Los Angeles Dodgers 102-63 Cincinnati Reds 98-64 Pittsburgh Pirates 93-68 Milwaukee Braves 86-76 St. Louis Cardinals 84-78 Philadelphia Phillies 81-80 Houston Colt .45's 64-96 Chicago Cubs 59-103 New York Mets 40-120

The 1962 season in brief

The best record in the 1962 standings belonged to the San Francisco Giants, who finished 103-62. Nobody in 1962 fared worse than the New York Mets (40-120). Group by group, the National League went to the San Francisco Giants by the narrowest of margins over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 103-62 to 102-63 and the New York Yankees owned the American League with a 96-66 mark, the Minnesota Twins next at 91-71. 1962's champions were the New York Yankees, World Series winners against the San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3. On the home run tile, Willie Mays sat first with 49, ahead of Harmon Killebrew with 48. Tommy Davis's .346 is the best average on the qualified board, with Frank Robinson next at .342. Tommy Davis cleared the 502-plate-appearance line that 1962's 162 team games set. The batting tiles keep returning to Tommy Davis, first in batting average, RBI, and hits. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Hank Aguirre at 2.21; Sandy Koufax followed at 2.54. 1962's pitching counting leaders: Don Drysdale in wins (25), Don Drysdale in strikeouts (232), and Roy Face in saves (28). Maury Wills had the most stolen bases, 104. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1962 leaders page.

1962 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1962?
The New York Yankees won the 1962 World Series, beating the San Francisco Giants.
How many teams played in 1962?
20 teams played in the 1962 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1962?
Willie Mays led with 49 home runs in 1962.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1962?
Tommy Davis led with 153 RBI in 1962.
Who led MLB in hits in 1962?
Tommy Davis led with 230 hits in 1962.
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