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The 1962 major league baseball season began on April 9, 1962. The regular season ended on October 3, with the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively.
American League; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; New York Yankees: 96: 66 .593 — 50–30 46–36 Minnesota Twins: 91: 71 .562 5 45–36 46–35
With John F. Kennedy throwing out the first ball, the 1962 MLB season commences with the hometown Washington Senators defeating the Detroit Tigers 4–1 before a crowd of 44,383. April 10: In the first regular-season game ever at Dodger Stadium , the Cincinnati Reds spoil the Los Angeles Dodgers ' opening-day party by beating them 6–3 before ...
National League; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; San Francisco Giants: 103: 62 .624 — 61–21 42–41 Los Angeles Dodgers: 102: 63 .618 1 54–29
The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets, as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League, 60 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants , who had once called New York home.
The 1962 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 regular season to determine the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played from October 1 to 3, 1962, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won the series, two ...
The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the fifth for the team in Southern California, and the 73rd for the franchise in the National League. After spending the previous four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , they began the season by opening Dodger Stadium , the team's new ballpark.
The 1962 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 season. The 59th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants. The Yankees won the series ...