1962 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1962 New York Yankees finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 817 runs and belted 199 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Roger Maris, who led the team with 33 home runs and 100 RBI. Bobby Richardson led the team with 209 hits for a .302 average.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.70. Ralph Terry led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 176 strikeouts. Marshall Bridges was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 158 | 566 | 85 | 154 | 18 | 68 | 3 | .331 | .413 | .744 | .272 |
| Billy Gardner | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jake Gibbs | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Kubek | SS | 45 | 169 | 28 | 53 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .357 | .432 | .789 | .314 |
| Phil Linz | SS | 71 | 129 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 6 | .316 | .372 | .688 | .287 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 41 | 94 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .404 | .468 | .872 | .298 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | 161 | 692 | 99 | 209 | 8 | 59 | 11 | .337 | .406 | .743 | .302 |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 140 | 478 | 63 | 129 | 23 | 80 | 0 | .325 | .473 | .798 | .270 |
| Tom Tresh | SS | 157 | 622 | 94 | 178 | 20 | 93 | 4 | .359 | .441 | .800 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Blanchard | OF | 93 | 246 | 33 | 57 | 13 | 39 | 0 | .309 | .419 | .728 | .232 |
| Bob Cerv | OF | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .176 | .426 | .118 |
| Hector Lopez | OF | 106 | 335 | 45 | 92 | 6 | 48 | 0 | .338 | .391 | .729 | .275 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 123 | 377 | 96 | 121 | 30 | 89 | 9 | .486 | .605 | 1.091 | .321 |
| Roger Maris | OF | 157 | 590 | 92 | 151 | 33 | 100 | 1 | .356 | .485 | .841 | .256 |
| Joe Pepitone | OF | 63 | 138 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 1 | .255 | .442 | .697 | .239 |
| Jack Reed | OF | 88 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .362 | .465 | .827 | .302 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 86 | 232 | 25 | 52 | 10 | 35 | 0 | .297 | .388 | .685 | .224 |
| Elston Howard | C | 136 | 494 | 63 | 138 | 21 | 91 | 1 | .318 | .474 | .792 | .279 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5644 | 817 | 1509 | 199 | 791 | 42 | .332 | .426 | .758 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Arroyo | 27 | 0 | 33.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 4.81 | 1.484 | |||
| Jim Bouton | 36 | 16 | 133 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | 71 | 59 | 3.99 | 1.376 | |||
| Marshall Bridges | 52 | 0 | 71.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 18 | 66 | 48 | 3.14 | 1.353 | |||
| Hal Brown | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.642 | |||
| Tex Clevenger | 21 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2.84 | 1.395 | |||
| Jim Coates | 50 | 6 | 117.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 6 | 67 | 50 | 4.44 | 1.436 | |||
| Jack Cullen | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 1.333 | |||
| Bud Daley | 43 | 6 | 105.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 55 | 21 | 3.59 | 1.197 | |||
| Al Downing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 38 | 37 | 257.7 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 160 | 69 | 2.90 | 1.211 | |||
| Hal Reniff | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.36 | 2.973 | |||
| Rollie Sheldon | 34 | 16 | 118 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 5.49 | 1.390 | |||
| Bill Stafford | 35 | 33 | 213.3 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 109 | 77 | 3.67 | 1.242 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 43 | 39 | 298.7 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 2 | 176 | 57 | 3.19 | 1.051 | |||
| Bob Turley | 24 | 8 | 69 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 42 | 47 | 4.57 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 410 | 162 | 1470.5 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 42 | 838 | 499 | 3.70 | 1.274 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Richardson | 161 |
| At Bats | Bobby Richardson | 692 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Richardson | 754 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Richardson | .302 |
| On-Base % | Tom Tresh | .359 |
| Slugging % | Roger Maris | .485 |
| OPS | Roger Maris | .841 |
| Runs | Bobby Richardson | 99 |
| Hits | Bobby Richardson | 209 |
| Total Bases | Roger Maris | 286 |
| Doubles | Bobby Richardson | 38 |
| Triples | Bill Skowron | 6 |
| Home Runs | Roger Maris | 33 |
| RBI | Roger Maris | 100 |
| Walks | Mickey Mantle | 122 |
| Strikeouts | Clete Boyer | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Richardson | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Richardson | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Richardson | 20 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Elston Howard | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Elston Howard | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ralph Terry | 23 |
| Losses | Ralph Terry | 12 |
| Saves | Marshall Bridges | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Whitey Ford | .680 |
| ERA | Whitey Ford | 2.90 |
| WHIP | Ralph Terry | 1.051 |
| Innings Pitched | Ralph Terry | 298.7 |
| Games | Marshall Bridges | 52 |
| Games Started | Ralph Terry | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Ralph Terry | 176 |
| Complete Games | Ralph Terry | 14 |
| Shutouts | Ralph Terry | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ralph Terry | 1191 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ralph Terry | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Ralph Terry | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Stafford | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ralph Terry | 40 |
| Doubles Allowed | Whitey Ford | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Whitey Ford | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Marshall Bridges and Whitey Ford | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Coates and Bud Daley | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Whitey Ford | 21 |
