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1962 New York Yankees season

season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ4570806 ↗
Source-derived summary

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.

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The public source identifies “1962 New York Yankees season” as season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around York, Yankees and season.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1962, 1977, 1961—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with York, Yankees and season providing the first useful test.
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