1962 Major League Baseball season

The 1962 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 9 to October 16, 1962. The National League played a 162-game schedule for the first time, having added the Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets as expansion teams. The American League had played its first 162-game schedule a year earlier. The NL returned to New York City after a four-year absence, though the Mets would finish in last place.

This article is about the 1962 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1962 in baseball.
1962 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 9 – October 16, 1962
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Mickey Mantle (NYY)
NL: Maury Wills (LAD)
Postseason
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upMinnesota Twins
NL championsSan Francisco Giants
  NL runners-upLos Angeles Dodgers
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upSan Francisco Giants
Finals MVPRalph Terry (NYY)

The National League went to a tie-breaker series to decide the pennant winner. This series was won by the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2 games to 1.

In the World Series the New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3.

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

MLB statistical leaders
 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGPete Runnels BOS.326Tommy Davis LAD.346
HRHarmon Killebrew MIN48Willie Mays SF49
RBIHarmon Killebrew MIN126Tommy Davis LAD153
WinsRalph Terry NYY23Don Drysdale LAD25
ERAHank Aguirre DET2.21Sandy Koufax LAD2.54
SOCamilo Pascual MIN206Don Drysdale LAD232
SVDick Radatz BOS24Roy Face PIT28
SBLuis Aparicio CHW31Maury Wills LAD104

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings
American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9666 0.593 — 50–30 46–36
Minnesota Twins 9171 0.562 5 45–36 46–35
Los Angeles Angels 8676 0.531 10 40–41 46–35
Detroit Tigers 8576 0.528 10½ 49–33 36–43
Chicago White Sox 8577 0.525 11 43–38 42–39
Cleveland Indians 8082 0.494 16 43–38 37–44
Baltimore Orioles 7785 0.475 19 44–38 33–47
Boston Red Sox 7684 0.475 19 39–40 37–44
Kansas City Athletics 7290 0.444 24 39–42 33–48
Washington Senators 60101 0.373 35½ 27–53 33–48

National League final standings
See also: 1962 National League tie-breaker series
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 10362 0.624 — 61–21 42–41
Los Angeles Dodgers 10263 0.618 1 54–29 48–34
Cincinnati Reds 9864 0.605 3½ 58–23 40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 9368 0.578 8 51–30 42–38
Milwaukee Braves 8676 0.531 15½ 49–32 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 8478 0.519 17½ 44–37 40–41
Philadelphia Phillies 8180 0.503 20 46–34 35–46
Houston Colt .45s 6496 0.400 36½ 32–48 32–48
Chicago Cubs 59103 0.364 42½ 32–49 27–54
New York Mets 40120 0.250 60½ 22–58 18–62

Managers

American League
Team Manager Comments
Baltimore Orioles Billy Hitchcock
Boston Red Sox Pinky Higgins
Chicago White Sox Al López
Cleveland Indians Mel McGaha Replaced during the season by Mel Harder
Detroit Tigers Bob Scheffing
Kansas City Athletics Hank Bauer
Los Angeles Angels Bill Rigney
Minnesota Twins Sam Mele
New York Yankees Ralph Houk Won the World Series
Washington Senators Mickey Vernon

National League
Team Manager Comments
Chicago Cubs College of Coaches
Cincinnati Reds Fred Hutchinson
Houston Colt .45's Harry Craft Expansion team
Los Angeles Dodgers Walter Alston
Milwaukee Braves Birdie Tebbetts
New York Mets Casey Stengel Expansion team
Philadelphia Phillies Gene Mauch
Pittsburgh Pirates Danny Murtaugh
San Francisco Giants Alvin Dark Won the National League pennant
St. Louis Cardinals Johnny Keane

See also

References
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