• Source: 1962 Major League Baseball season

      • The 1962 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 9 to October 16, 1962. The National League (NL) added two teams via expansion, the Houston Colt .45s and New York Mets. This marked the return of the NL to New York City after a four-year absence, although the Mets would lose 120 games and finish in last place. All major league teams now played 162-game schedules, which had been adopted by the American League (AL) the prior season, with each team facing the nine other clubs in the same league 18 times during the season.
      The New York Yankees won the AL pennant, while the NL regular season concluded with the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers having identical records, 101–61. A three-game tie-breaker series was held, which was won by the Giants, two games to one. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to three.


      Awards and honors



      Baseball Hall of Fame
      Bob Feller
      Bill McKechnie
      Jackie Robinson
      Edd Roush
      Most Valuable Player
      Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF (AL)
      Maury Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers, SS (NL)
      Cy Young Award
      Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers
      Rookie of the Year
      Tom Tresh, New York Yankees, SS (AL)
      Ken Hubbs, Chicago Cubs, 2B (NL)


      League leaders




      Standings



      The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-three tie-breaker series to earn the National League pennant.


      Postseason




      = Bracket

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      Managers




      = American League

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      = National League

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      Home field attendance




      Television coverage


      CBS and NBC continued to air weekend Game of the Week broadcasts. CBS dropped its Sunday broadcasts once the NFL season started in mid-September, dropping the option clause for affiliates to carry baseball or football in place since 1957.
      The All-Star Game, the National League tie-breaker series, and the World Series aired on NBC.


      See also


      1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season


      References




      External links


      1962 Major League Baseball season schedule

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