🏆 World Series Champions

1962 New York Yankees

96-66 • .593 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1962 New York Yankees went 96-66 (.593) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Roger Maris (33 HR, 100 RBI) and Ralph Terry (23-12, 3.19 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
1st Rank
817 R 680 RA
Diff +137

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⚡ Quick Stats

817 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
+137 Run Diff
1,606K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 5% above the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .336 3% above the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .425 8% above the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.70 7% better than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 817 14% above the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,606,325
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Avg per Game 20,079

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Mantle 0.321 2 Tony Kubek 0.314 3 Bobby Richardson 0.302 4 Dale Long 0.298 5 Phil Linz 0.287

Home Runs

1 Roger Maris 33 2 Mickey Mantle 30 3 Bill Skowron 23 4 Elston Howard 21 5 Tom Tresh 20

RBI

1 Roger Maris 100 2 Tom Tresh 93 3 Elston Howard 91 4 Mickey Mantle 89 5 Bill Skowron 80
1962 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Richardson 161 692 99 209 38 5 8 59 37 24 11 0.302
Tom Tresh 157 622 94 178 26 5 20 93 67 74 4 0.286
Roger Maris 157 590 92 151 34 1 33 100 87 78 1 0.256
Clete Boyer 158 566 85 154 24 1 18 68 51 106 3 0.272
Elston Howard 136 494 63 138 23 5 21 91 31 76 1 0.279
Bill Skowron 140 478 63 129 16 6 23 80 36 99 0 0.270
Mickey Mantle 123 377 96 121 15 1 30 89 122 78 9 0.321
Hector Lopez 106 335 45 92 19 1 6 48 33 53 0 0.275
Johnny Blanchard 93 246 33 57 7 0 13 39 28 32 0 0.232
Yogi Berra 86 232 25 52 8 0 10 35 24 18 0 0.224
Tony Kubek 45 169 28 53 6 1 4 17 12 17 2 0.314
Joe Pepitone 63 138 14 33 3 2 7 17 3 21 1 0.239
Phil Linz 71 129 28 37 8 0 1 14 6 17 6 0.287
Ralph Terry 43 106 6 20 0 0 0 7 2 27 0 0.189
Dale Long 41 94 12 28 4 0 4 17 18 9 1 0.298
Whitey Ford 38 85 5 10 2 0 0 5 8 22 1 0.118
Bill Stafford 35 78 5 17 4 0 0 5 2 16 0 0.218
Jack Reed 88 43 17 13 2 1 1 4 4 7 2 0.302
Jim Bouton 38 32 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.062
Jim Coates 50 32 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 17 0 0.125
Bud Daley 43 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.185
Rollie Sheldon 34 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 17 0 0.077
Bob Cerv 14 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.118
Marshall Bridges 52 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Bob Turley 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Luis Arroyo 27 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Tex Clevenger 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Brown 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Gardner 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Cullen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Downing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Gibbs 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Reniff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Tex Clevenger 2.84 2 Whitey Ford 2.90 3 Marshall Bridges 3.14 4 Ralph Terry 3.19 5 Bud Daley 3.59

Wins

1 Ralph Terry 23 2 Whitey Ford 17 3 Bill Stafford 14 4 Marshall Bridges 8 5 Jim Bouton 7

Strikeouts

1 Ralph Terry 176 2 Whitey Ford 160 3 Bill Stafford 109 4 Jim Bouton 71 5 Jim Coates 67
1962 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ralph Terry 23 12 3.19 43 39 2 298.2 257 106 57 176
Whitey Ford 17 8 2.90 38 37 0 257.2 243 83 69 160
Bill Stafford 14 9 3.67 35 33 0 213.1 188 87 77 109
Jim Bouton 7 7 3.99 36 16 2 133.0 124 59 59 71
Rollie Sheldon 7 8 5.49 34 16 1 118.0 136 72 28 54
Jim Coates 7 6 4.44 50 6 6 117.2 119 58 50 67
Bud Daley 7 5 3.59 43 6 4 105.1 105 42 21 55
Marshall Bridges 8 4 3.14 52 0 18 71.2 49 25 48 66
Bob Turley 3 3 4.57 24 8 1 69.0 68 35 47 42
Tex Clevenger 2 0 2.84 21 0 0 38.0 36 12 17 11
Luis Arroyo 1 3 4.81 27 0 7 33.2 33 18 17 21
Hal Brown 0 1 6.75 2 1 0 6.2 9 5 2 2
Hal Reniff 0 0 7.36 2 0 0 3.2 6 3 5 1
Jack Cullen 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 3.0 2 0 2 2
Al Downing 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. SFN 4-3

👥 Roster (33)

Luis Arroyo Yogi Berra Johnny Blanchard Jim Bouton Clete Boyer Marshall Bridges Hal Brown Bob Cerv Tex Clevenger Jim Coates Jack Cullen Bud Daley +21 more

33 players

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The 1962 New York Yankees in brief

In 1962 the New York Yankees posted a 96-66 mark (.593) and finished 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the New York Yankees won the World Series. The New York Yankees scored 817 runs and allowed 680, a run differential of +137. The team batting average of .267 was 5% above the 1962 league mark of .254. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.97.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,606,325 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Roger Maris, who hit 33. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ralph Terry (23). The saves leader was Marshall Bridges with 18. The World Series ended in a win against SFN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 New York Yankees

What was the 1962 New York Yankees record?
The 1962 New York Yankees finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Did the 1962 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1962 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1962 New York Yankees in home runs?
Roger Maris led the 1962 New York Yankees with 33 home runs.
What was the 1962 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1962 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Where did the 1962 New York Yankees play?
The 1962 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1962 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roger Maris (33 HR, 100 RBI) and Ralph Terry (23-12, 3.19 ERA).
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