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The Yankees great year was led by Roger Maris' offensive power.
Yankees World Champs
Bill Monbouquette pitched a gem as the Yankees defeated last years champs, the Giants, 7 to 1.

Rocky Colavito becomes league MVP
Rocky, of Boston, led the league with a .368 batting average by banging out 46 hits.  he had 11 home runs.

Bill Monbouquette is Pitcher of the Year
Monbouquette also earned the Rookie of the Year.  He had a league leading 9 wins and a league low 3.23 earned run average.

Minor League Info

1962 Playoffs
New York defeats SF 4 to 3

1963 Minor League Prospects
Al Downing
Willie Stargell
Jim Kaat
Jim Maloney
Frank Howard
Joe Pepitone

Killebrew has a mediocre year in new uniform
Harmon Killebrew was traded from the Red Sox to the Athletics for Smith in the off-season.  Killebrew had 5 home runs but only a .216 batting average for the last place A's. Other notable off-season trades were Brooks Robinson going to the Yankees for Phillips.
  
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1962 NOTABLE RETIREES

*Yankees 19 11 .633 - Harvey Kuenn
Dale Long
Steve Boros
*Giants 17 13 .567 2
Dodgers 15 15 .500 4

Phillies 15 15 .500 4
Red Sox 15 15 .500 4
Athletics 9 21 .300 10

 

 

*-clinched playoff spot