BASEBALL AT ITS BEST!
"Welcome to the greatest show in sports ... the all-time top attraction in baseball ... the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. More than 50 million fans have poured through these Stadium gates to see the Yankees in action in the last 40 years. Countless additional millions have watched the Yankees in other American League parks.
The World Champions realize that every other club in the league is out to beat them and that it will be a long and difficult road to retain the American League pennant this season.
Manager Ralph Houk and his players, who comprise one of the most colorful clubs in the Bronx Bombers' long and illustrious history, are determined to add to their record of 26 pennants and 19 World Championships.
All nine league rivals will visit the Home of Champions in the first few weeks of the season. Four big bargain-bill doubleheaders and a like number of night games are on tap for fans before the end of May.
So ... a warm welcome to Yankee Stadium ... and the best in baseball."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKEE SLUGGERS
'The most devastating array of sluggers in baseball history was photographed in Florida. While the Yankees as a team were shattering all home run records in 1961 with 240 (231 in 154 games, also a record), the slugging six photographed in Florida were the first in baseball to hit more than 20 each. Never before had six players on one club each hit as many as 20 in one year.
Pictured were Roger Maris (61 homers), Mickey Mantle (54), Bill 'Moose' Skowron (28), Yogi Berra (22), Elston Howard (21) and John Blanchard (21). The six totalled 207."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
M AND M ... MIRACULOUS MIGHT
"The 1961 season made M&M famous, or did M&M make the 1961 baseball season famous?
Take your pick. How wrong can you be?
As practically every man, woman and child in the United States and Canada knows, M&M (in order of their plate appearance) stands for Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.
All the murderous pair did last year was to combine for 115 home runs, with Maris, of course, contributing 61 such blasts.
Ironically, Roger got off to a slow start last season. Last May, he was struggling along with a .218 average, four homers and 13 runs batted in. Yankee prexy Dan Topping and general manager Roy Hamey called Maris to their office to discuss things. They were openly concerned about his slump.
Topping supposedly told Maris not to 'worry about your batting average. Aim for the fences. We'll pay you on your homers and your runs batted in.'
Almost immediately, a new Maris, one with confidence, began to lose baseballs with almost unbelievable rapidity. He collected 12 by the end of May; 27 at the end of June; and 40 going into August, and Mantle was right on his heels.
Maris now had two guys to beat- Maris and Ruth.
With the pressure mounting day after day, Maris connected 11 times in August, keeping comfortably in front of Ruth's pace, with Mantle looking over his shoulder.
Nos. 52 and 53 came off Detroit's Frank Lary and Hank Aguirre, respectively, at the Stadium in game 135. Tom Cheney of Washington was the next victim, followed by Cleveland's Dick Stigman and Mudcat Grant.
With 56 roundtrippers to his credit on September 9, Maris went hungry for a week until he connected off Lary and Terry Fox in Detroit for Nos. 57 and 58. Everyone was in a dither when Roger smashed No. 59 off Milt Pappas in Baltimore on the evening of the 20th, which marked game No. 155. If he could hit another that night, there would be no questions about asterisks or what you have. He gave it a good try, hitting a couple of long fouls. Once he hit a fly ball deep to right, but not deep enough.
Roger's 60th came at the Stadium in a night game off the Orioles' Jack Fisher on September 26. It occurred in the third inning with the count 2-2.
The biggest one- No. 61- came dramatically enough on the final day- October 1- when 24,000 saw Maris clout a Tracy Stallard fastball into the seats in the fourth frame to give the Yanks a 1-0 victory.
Roger also led the league with 142 RBIs; garnered the most total bases, 366; and tied Mantle for the scoring leadership with 142. He was also aces in the field.
As for Mantle, there was no doubt that the 1961 campaign was his best since he captured the diamond world's Triple Crown in 1956. Despite a series of injuries which culminated in his being hospitalized with a hip abscess which caused him to miss most of the World Series, Mickey showed he was the spark of the Yankee attack. He won new friends and admirers with his display of gameness in the face of painful hurts, as he remained in the race to catch Ruth- and Maris- until late in the season.
Of course, there's no way of knowing how the M&M combine is going to do this season. But everybody's going to be keeping a weather eye on the accomplishments of what is the most powerful one-two punch in baseball annals. But, in the word of Maris as he accepted an award at the New York Writers' Baseball Dinner this past January, 'Though I hit 61 in '61, don't expect 62 in '62.'
Mantle? He didn't say."
-1962 Jay Publishing Yankees Yearbook
"A season to remember! 1961 was one of the most dramatic and exciting seasons in modern baseball history. A taut, dramatic pennant race between the Yankees and Tigers went right down to the closing weeks. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle (until [misdiagnosed] illness stopped him) waged a great battle against the most cherished record in sports ... Babe Ruth's 60 home runs of 1927. Whitey Ford with his 25 wins, Elston Howard hitting .348, Luis Arroyo and his clutch relief work, the amazing home run pace set by the entire club ... these and other memorable events in which every Yankee participated made 1961 a season to remember."
-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook
1961 YANKEE HOME RUN FREQUENCY
"Mantle, one home run every 9.5 at-bats; Maris 9.7; Blanchard 11.6; Berra 18.0; Skowron 20.0; Howard 21.1. This was the first time in major league history that six players from the same club hit over 20 home runs the same season, and the first time that two players on the same team hit over 50."
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
YANKEES 1961 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (13 times, tying Yankees' 1960 major league record)
1. May 28 (1st game): Berra-Skowron (vs. Chicago)
2. May 30: Berra-Skowron (at Boston)
3. May 30: Maris-Mantle (at Boston)
4. June 17: Mantle-Howard (at Detroit)
5. June 18: Skowron-Blanchard (at Detroit)
6. June 24: Skowron-Blanchard (at Minnesota)
7. July 13: Maris-Mantle (at Chicago)
8. July 21: Maris-Mantle (at Boston)
9. July 25 (1st game): Maris-Mantle (vs Chicago)
10. July 26: Mantle-Blanchard (vs Chicago)
11. August 26: Kubek-Maris (at Kansas City)
12. September 3: Mantle-Maris (vs Detroit)
13. September 13: Maris-Berra (at Baltimore)
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS' LEADING HITTERS AGAINST THE YANKEES IN 1961
Baltimore Orioles: Jackie Brandt, .296
Boston Red Sox: Jackie Jensen, .392
Chicago White Sox: Cam Carreon, .407
Cleveland Indians: Gene Green, .349
Detroit Tigers: Al Kaline, .394
Kansas City Athletics: Jerry Lumpe, .302
Los Angeles Angels: Albie Pearson, .267
Minnesota Twins: Lenny Green, .271
Washington Senators: Harry Bright, .308
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
YANKEE ORGANIZATION MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS IN 1961
New York Yankees: Whitey Ford (P), Luis Arroyo (P), Elston Howard (C), Bill Skowron (1B), Tony Kubek (SS), Yogi Berra (OF-C), Mickey Mantle (OF), Roger Maris (OF)
Richmond Virginians (AAA International League): Tom Tresh (SS), .315, IL Rookie of the Year
Amarillo Golden Sox (AA Texas League): Hal Stowe (P), 14-1, 3.13; Jim Bouton (P), 13-7, 2.91; Phil Linz (SS), .349, led Texas League; Mike Mathieson (3B), .307; Joe Pepitone (OF), .316; Dick Berardino (OF), .301
Binghamton Triplets (A Eastern League): Charlie Keller III (1B), .351; George Banks (3B), .296
Greensboro Yankees (B Carolina League): Ed Merrit (P), 15-10, 2.98; Chuck Reidell (1B), .275; Ike Futch (2B), .305; Ron Retton (IF), .291
Auburn Yankees (D New York-Penn League): Tom Dukes (P), 7-5, 3.96; Julian Vincente (OF), .316
St. Petersburg Saints (D Florida State League): Bill Meyer (1B), .279
Harlan Smokies (D-Rookie League Appalachian League): Mel Stottlemyre (P), 5-1, 3.12; Arturo Lopez (OF)
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
YANKEES' MISCELLANEOUS 1961 FIGURES
double plays: Yankees 179, Opponents 145
errors: Yankees 122, Opponents 149
night games: won 46, lost 27, tied 1
home record: won 65, lost 16
road record: won 44, lost 37, tied 1
extra-inning games: won 11, lost 2
one-run games: won 29, lost 17
shutouts: won 14, lost 6
doubleheaders: won 10, lost 3, split 9
longest winning streak: 13 games
longest losing streak: four games
most hits, one game: 18 (vs Detroit)
most runs, one game: 14 (vs Boston)
against right-handed pitching: won 73, lost 40
against left-handed pitching: won 36, lost 13
complete games: Yankees 47, Opponents 37
home attendance (81 games, 67 dates): 1,747,736
road attendance (82 games, 74 dates): 1,946,679*
total attendance (163 games, 140 dates): 3,694,415
most runs, one inning: seven (vs Kansas City)
longest hitting streak: 19 games, Tony Kubek
home runs: Yankees 240, Opponents 137
low-hit games by Yankee pitchers: 2-hitters by Ralph Terry and Bill Stafford
low-hit games by opposing pitchers: 3-hitters by Pedro Ramos and Ryne Duren
most home runs in one game: seven (vs Boston)
*major league record
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
YANKEES AND THEIR BRIDES
"The ranks of Yankee bachelors have been reduced with the winter weddings of three young Bombers. Tony Kubek, the Yankees' All-Star shortstop now in military service at Ft. Lewis, Washington, rookie shortstop Tom Tresh and pitcher Rollie Sheldon all have taken brides since the close of the 1961 season."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKS STAR IN SAFE AT HOME
"Yankee stars Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle currently are being seen in their first motion picture, 'Safe at Home.' The Columbia Pictures release shows the Yankee sluggers in a full-length motion picture that was shot during spring training. The movie also features Hollywood star Bill Frawley."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKEES TURNED AUTHORS
"Three major sports books featuring Yankees were being published this spring. First off the press was 'Ballplayers Are Human, Too,' the Ralph Houk book published by Putnam's and written by Charles Dexter. Scheduled for Opening Day publication was 'Roger Maris At Bat,' by Maris and Jim Ogle and published by Duell, Sloan, and Pearce. It is the story of the 61 home runs and a condensation ran recently in LOOK Magazine. The third book, due this spring, is one authored by Phil Rizzuto in collaboration with Al Silverman, editor of Sport Magazine."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKS' FLORIDA HOME
"Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built a magnificent 7,500-seat stadium for the New York Yankees last year, and the World Champions held their first spring training there this past spring. The luxurious park now is serving as the home of the Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Class D Florida State League."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA... YANKEES' NEW SPRING HOME
"The Yankees moved to Fort Lauderdale this spring for their first spring training ever on Florida's east coast. To say that it was a happy move is to make an understatement. Crowds were great, interest was high all spring and the weather was perfect. It meant a good start for the Yankees in defense of their title.
The Yankees are operating their Class-D farm club in Fort Lauderdale this summer. Dan Topping, Jr., son of the Yankee Co-Owner, is serving as general manager of the youthful Yankees."
-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook
1962 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees
MIKE, IAN STAR
"First baseman Mike Hegan and third baseman Ian Dixon are certainly living up to their numerical assignments with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees.
Hegan, son of the former Cleveland catcher and current New York coach Jim, and Ian, who has delighted the local fans, have impressive leads over their big league rivals, Bill Skowron and Cletis Boyer.
Fort Lauderdale general manager Dan Topping, Jr., made a decision at the start of the season to number his players, position by position, exactly like the parent New York Yankees.
Hegan, wearing Skowron's No. 14, has been the star of the local team so far, hitting .333 at the last compilation. He's had 55 hits in 165 at-bats and has 19 RBIs.
In comparison, Skowron had 36 hits in 157 trips to the plate for a batting average of .229.
Dixon, who shares No. 6 with New York's Boyer, has an edge over his big league counterpart despite the fact that Clete is off to his greatest start in history. With 42 games behind him, Dixon could boast 50 hits, 35 RBIs, three home runs and a batting average of .316. Boyer, whose bat helped keep the Yankees near the top of the American League standings, had a .301 average, including 49 hits, 17 RBIs and six home runs.
In the team batting race the little Yanks have an edge over the American Leaguers, too. After 44 games, Fort Lauderdale carried a team batting average of .251 while New York, after 49 contests, had a team figure of .249."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Guidebook and Scorecard (Ft. Lauderdale Stadium)
1962 Fort Lauderale Yankees Numerical Roster (Florida State League affiliate of the New York Yankees)
1 Roy White, if
6 Ian Dixon, if
7 Art Lopez, of
8 Dave Turnbull, of
11 Ed Gascie, of
14 Mike Hegan, if
15 Dick Sims, if
16 Steve Dillon, p
17 Gary Lewis, p
19 Julio Anglalada, p
21 Jack Spurgin, p
22 Phil Landes, p
23 Lou Romanucci, p
25 Bruce Jacobson, p
28 Frank Bonelli, p
32 Slim Blahut, c-of
35 Bob Bauer, mgr-if
38 Frank Fernandez, c
45 Bob Cerone, p
47 Len Ferguson, p
-1962 New York Yankees Official Guidebook and Scorecard (Ft. Lauderdale Stadium)
1962 Tampa Tarpons Numerical Roster (Florida State League affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds)
1 Vince De Benedetto, if
2 Jim Wynn, if-of
3 Mike Villmena, p
4 Charlie Chew, c
5 Willie Kern, of
6 Darrell Osteen, p
7 Billy Reeves, c
8 Marty Rosell, if
9 Henry Harden, p
9 Dick Rowe, of
10 Len Boehmer, if
11 Andy Rubilotta, p
12 Sal Minnetta, of
14 Andy Dustal, p
15 Ed Stein, p
16 Jim Holcutt, p
17 Jack Huber, p
18 Johnny Vander Meer, mgr
19 Lee May, if
24 Jim Daniels, p
27 Carl Bruss, of
29 Bob Davis, p
35 Jim Jackson, p
-1962 New York Yankees Official Guidebook and Scorecard (Ft. Lauderdale Stadium)
1962 LADIES' DAYS AT YANKEE STADIUM
Saturday, April 21 (Cleveland)
Saturday, May 19 (Minnesota)
Saturday, May 26 (Detroit)
Saturday, June 9 (Baltimore)
Saturday, June 30 (Los Angeles)
Saturday, July 21 (Washington)
Saturday, September 1 (Kansas City)
Saturday, September 8 (Boston)
Saturday, September 29 (Chicago)
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
FOUR NEW HALL OF FAMERS INVITED TO OLD TIMERS' DAY
"The four new members of Baseball's Hall of Fame have been invited to be guests of honor at the annual Old Timers' Day program at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon, July 28. Earlier the same week, Bob Feller, Jackie Robinson, Bill McKechnie and Edd Roush will be inducted into the Hall and all four are expected to come to New York for further honors at Yankee Stadium.
Another outstanding old-timers program is being planned. Full details will be announced shortly. The contending Chicago White Sox will be Stadium guests on Old Timers' Day, making for an outstanding double attraction.
Box and reserved seats for this 'day of days' are on sale now at all Yankee ticket outlets. Regular season ticket prices will prevail- $3.50 for box seats and $2.50 for reserved seats, all taxes included. A word to the wise ... pick up your tickets today before leaving the Stadium.
This is the event of the year for young and old fans alike!"
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKEES IN THE HALL OF FAME
Babe Ruth (1936)
Lou Gehrig (1939)
Willie Keeler (1939)
Edward G. Barrow (1946)
Clark C. Griffith (1946)
Jack Chesbro (1946)
Herb Pennock (1948)
Bill Dickey (1954)
Frank "Home Run" Baker (1955)
Joe DiMaggio (1955)
Joe McCarthy (1957)
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
LEAGUE LEADING YANKEES
Runs Batted In
Babe Ruth: 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928
Bob Meusel: 1925
Lou Gehrig: 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934
Joe DiMaggio: 1941, 1948
Nick Etten: 1945
Mickey Mantle: 1956
Roger Maris: 1960, 1961
Homer Champions
Wally Pipp: 1916, 1917
Babe Ruth: 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
Bob Meusel: 1925
Lou Gehrig: 1931, 1934, 1936
Joe DiMaggio: 1939, 1940
Mickey Mantle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960
Roger Maris: 1961
Batting Champions
Babe Ruth: 1924
Lou Gehrig: 1934
Joe DiMaggio: 1939, 1940
George Stirnweiss: 1945
Mickey Mantle: 1956
Most Valuable Players
Babe Ruth: 1923
Lou Gehrig: 1934
Joe DiMaggio: 1939, 1941, 1947
Joe Gordon: 1942
Spud Chandler: 1943
Phil Rizzuto: 1950
Yogi Berra: 1951, 1954, 1955
Mickey Mantle 1956, 1957
Roger Maris: 1960, 1961
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
New York Yankees Jay Publishing 1962 Yearbook, Photos of Past Yankees
Lefty Gomez
Waite Hoyt
Miller Huggins
Joe McCarthy
Herb Pennock
Babe Ruth
YANKEE STADIUM
East 161st St. & River Avenue
Bronx 51, New York
Cypress 3-4300
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
745 Fifth Avenue
New York 22, N.Y.
Plaza 9-5300
Co-Owner: Daniel R. Topping
Co-Owner: Del E. Webb
General Manager: H. Roy Hamey
Secretary: J. Arthur Friedlund
Business Manager: Edwin B. Fisher
Public Relations Director: Robert O. Fishel
Farm Director: John Johnson
Director of Scouts: Jack White
Comptroller: Joe Causin
Traveling Secretary: Bruce Henry
Ticket Director: Jim Gleason
Season Box Director: Michael Rendine
Director of Speakers Bureau: Jackie Farrell
Statistician: Bill Kane
Manager: Ralph Houk
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
GROUP OUTINGS AT THE STADIUM
"Groups planning 1962 outings at Yankee Stadium are urged to contact the Ticket Manager at Yankee Stadium now while a better selection of tickets is still available. Charitable, religious, fraternal, social, business and school organizations may be seated together in groups.
Three attractions may prove of special interest to groups as these are added night games. Two of these are in June- Thursday night, the 7th with the Cleveland Indians, and Monday night, June 11 with Baltimore, and one in August, on Thursday night, the 9th with the Orioles again."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
HOW TO BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE
"Yankee Stadium: the Advance Ticket Office is located in the main lobby behind home plate and is open now and after this game.
Midtown Ticket Office: at Grand Central Station, located on the North Mezzanine (Vanderbilt Ave. level) directly above the main information booth.
Convenient Reservation Offices: As an added convenience for Yankee fans, box and reserved seat reservations may be purchased at any of the Weber & Heilbroner and Broadstreet stores in Greater New York."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKEE STADIUM PARKING FACILITIES
"Operation of Yankee lots and garages this year will be vastly improved under a new management contract. Fans will be assured wide aisles between rows, easy access to and from parking lots at all times, and courteous treatment by the parking attendants.
All regular Yankee parking lots, plus a new location in the Stadium area, will be in operation this year, providing excellent parking at a uniform price of $1.00 both at the Stadium and north and south of the Stadium. The lot at 164th Street and River Avenue is especially convenient for fans driving through the North Bronx, and the lot at 151st Street and River Avenue (opposite the Bronx County Jail) is particularly convenient for fans driving from Long Island, Manhattan and the South Bronx.
As an added convenience for fans driving to Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds parking lot will be open every day this season from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., and until after the close of any night event at Yankee Stadium. Likewise, when the Mets are at home, Yankee parking lots will be open under the same schedule."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
Yankee Parking Lots:
-South side of 157th St., Ruppert Place to Cromwell Ave.
-North side of 153 St. between River and Cromwell Avenues
-between River and Gerard Avenues from 162nd to 164th Streets
-151st St. and River Ave., opposite Bronx County Jail
-Southwest corner, 153rd St. and River Ave.
Privately Owned Parking Lots:
-West side of River Ave. and 157th St.
-East side of River Ave., North of 153rd St.
-West side of Ruppert Place, North of 151st St.
-East side of River Ave., North of 151st St.
-East side of River Ave., 164th-165th Streets
-East side of River Ave., South of 162nd St.
Garages:
-Cromwell Ave. and 157th St.
-East side of River Ave., South side of 158th St.
-East side of River Ave., North side of 157th St.
-East side of River Ave., South side of 157th St.
-North Side of 158th St., between River and Gerard Avenues
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKEE STADIUM SCOREBOARD
"The Yankee scoreboard contains 11,210 lamps (enough to illuminate a small town) with a wattage of 115,000, with 115 miles of electric cable (enough to wire a destroyer). It weighs 25 tons (not including the steel supporting structure); has 4,860 push buttons on the master control console; and has a total face area of 4,872 square feet."
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
YANKEE STADIUM REGULATIONS
1. Gambling or wagering of any sort at Yankee Stadium is strictly prohibited.
2. Any spectator who goes on to the playing field during a ball game is violating an American League rule and will be ejected from the Stadium.
3. The management requests that spectators refrain from throwing missiles on the field.
4. Patrons in the lower grandstand front row boxes are asked not to drape clothing over the box railing.
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
YANKEE STADIUM GROUND RULES
-Foul poles are outside the playing field.
-A thrown or fairly batted ball that goes behind or under the canvas and remains: Two Bases
-A ball rebounding onto the playing field: In Play
-A ball sticking in or going through the wire screen in front of the bleachers: Two Bases
-Bat racks are on the players' bench.
-Scoreboards in right and left field are on the playing field.
-A ball striking the scoreboards and rebounding on to the playing field: In Play
-A ball striking the scoreboards and bounding into the bleachers, bullpens or stands: Two Bases
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
Field Monuments in Center Field (451 ft. from home plate), left to right: Lou Gehrig, Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth
Wall Plaques in Center Field (10 ft. behind monuments): Edward G. Barrow (left), Col. Jacob Ruppert (right)
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
OFFICIAL 1962 YANKEES YEARBOOK
"The New York Yankees are synonymous with the best in sports and the best in baseball. As you know, the present World Champions have occupied that high state after 19 different seasons, while winning 26 American League pennants. No other team approximates this record.
But the 1962 Official Yankee Yearbook, while taking a brief nostalgic look at the past, is, nevertheless, dedicated to today and to the future. The pages of this book tell today's story about the present-day Yankees. The 1962 club is a worthy successor to the many great Yankee teams of the past.
We are proud of our heritage and aim to maintain the championship calibre of baseball that Yankee fans deserve. More than 50 million fans have attended Yankee baseball games in the almost 40 years since the opening of this famed Stadium. Your enthusiastic support of Yankee baseball through the years will be rewarded with more of the best of our National Pastime. To you, the fans, we dedicated this Official 1962 Yankee Yearbook."
-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook
YANKS ON THE RADIO
"When you are in doubt about the playing of a scheduled game at Yankee Stadium, just tune Radio Station WCBS (880 on the AM dial and 101.1 on the FM). WCBS will be carrying all Yankee games, live from the scene of the action, on both AM and FM. The station will keep fans informed with up-to-the-minute news on game prospects. The station will have game bulletins on the 12 o'clock (noon) news and on the 6:15 P.M. sports show daily and at frequent other intervals."
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
April 22 New York Yankees Game 1 Batting Order (Yankee Stadium)
Richardson 2b
Tresh ss
Maris rf
Mantle cf
Blanchard c
Berra lf
Pepitone 1b
Boyer 3b
Stafford p
April 22 New York Yankees Game 2 Batting Order (Yankee Stadium)
Richardson 2b
Tresh ss
Maris rf
Mantle cf
Howard c
Skowron 1b
Lopez lf
Boyer 3b
Coates p
April 22 New York Yankees Numerical Roster (Yankee Stadium)
1 Richardson, if
2 Crosetti, ch
6 Boyer, if
7 Mantle, of
8 Berra, of-c
9 Maris, of
10 Kubek, if*
11 Lopez, of
12 Gardner, if
14 Skowron, if
15 Tresh, if
16 Ford, p
17 Cerv, of
18 Reniff, p*
19 Turley, p
21 Roberts, p
22 Stafford, p
23 Terry, p
24 Downing, p*
25 Pepitone, of-if
26 Clevenger, p
27 Reed, of
28 Daley, p
30 Bridges, p
31 Sain, ch
32 Howard, c
34 Linz, if
35 Houk, mgr
36 Moses, ch
38 Blanchard, c-of
39 Coates, p
44 Hegan, ch
45 Sheldon, p
47 Arroyo, p
55 Murray, bpp
56 Bouton, p
*national defense service list
retired numbers
3 Babe Ruth
4 Lou Gehrig
5 Joe DiMaggio
April 22 Cleveland Indians Game 1 Batting Order (Yankee Stadium)
Cline cf
Luplow lf
Francona 1b
Kirkland rf
Romano c
Held ss
Phillips 3b
Kindall 2b
Donovan p
April 22 Cleveland Indians Game 2 Batting Order (Yankee Stadium)
Cline cf
Luplow lf
Francona 1b
Kirkland rf
Romano c
Held ss
Phillips 3b
Kindall 2b
McDowell p
April 22 Cleveland Indians Numerical Roster (Yankee Stadium)
1 Kindall, if
2 Aspromonte, if
3 Held, if
4 Nieman, of
5 Phillips, if
7 De La Hoz, if
8 Kirkland, of
9 Cline, of
11 Romano, c
12 Green, if
14 Francona, if
15 Chiti, c
16 Mahoney, if
17 McDowell, p
18 Latman, p
20 Donovan, p
22 Taylor, p
24 Allen, p
25 Edwards, c
26 Rudolph, p
28 Ramos, p
30 Essegian, of
31 Perry, p
32 Luplow, of
33 Grant, p
36 Dillard, of
38 Funk, p
39 Bell, p
40 Kaat, ch
41 Parker, ch
42 McGaha, mgr
43 Harder, ch
retired number
19 Bob Feller
AMERICAN LEAGUE UMPIRES
1 Berry
2 Paparella
3 McKinley
4 Hurley
5 Stevens
6 Honochick
7 Soar
8 Napp
9 Flaherty
10 Chylak
11 Runge
12 Umont
13 Rice
14 Stewart
15 Drummond
16 Smith
17 Kinnamon
18 Schwartz
19 Carrigan
21 Salerno
Supervisor of Umpires: Cal Hubbard
HOUK HAS YANK STARS BACK
"'It's nice having Mickey Mantle back in the lineup,' the skipper observed.
Mickey's return came August 6 against the Twins, thereby ending eight days in which he had played only two innings.
The center fielder wasn't supposed to start against the Twins but a few minutes before game time, he sought out Houk and told him his left knee felt strong enough to warrant a start.
After the game, Mantle said his ailing knee 'felt tired in the late innings.'
'It wasn't sore, though,' he said. 'I think a lot of my discomfort has been coming from wrapping the bandages too tight around my knee. I think that cuts off the circulation and brings on the soreness.'
As though the return of Mantle wasn't enough of an unexpected dividend, the Yankees picked up another blue chip on August 7 when Tony Kubek was a surprise starter in left field. It was the ex-GI's first appearance in a Yankee lineup since the World's Series last October.
Tony's 1962 debut was a smashing success. He celebrated his return in the first inning by smacking a home run deep into the lower deck in right field with two runners on base.
Then, just to prove he's as much of an outfielder as he is a shortstop, Kubek made a dazzling running catch off Bob Allison in front of the scoreboard in left to end the game.
It goes without saying that Kubek's value to the Yankees will be considerable in the homestretch. He reported in top physical condition.
'I weigh 194 pounds,' Kubek said. 'That's my playing weight. I feel great and I'm glad to be back here.'
The return of Mantle and Kubek failed to hike the optimism of Houk. The Yankee manager is still what he describes as 'moderately confident.'
'We're going to get trouble from Minnesota and Los Angeles,' he said."
-Til Ferdenzi, The Sporting News (August 18, 1962)
YANKEE FANS PASS MILLION MARK FOR '62
"The Yankees passed the 1,000,000-mark in attendance at home for the seventh consecutive season, and for the twenty-sixth consecutive time in their history, when a turnout of 29,137, August 8, boosted their 1962 gate figure to 1,015,346 for 45 home dates."
-The Sporting News (August 18, 1962)
WHERE THE YANKEES STAY ON THE ROAD
Baltimore: Lord Baltimore
Boston: Statler-Hilton
Chicago: Bismarck
Cleveland: Cleveland
Detroit: Statler-Hilton
Kansas City: Muehlebach
Los Angeles: Statler-Hilton
Minneapolis: Radisson
Washington: Shoreham
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
1962 YANKEES SCORECARD AND YEARBOOK ADVERTISEMENTS
-The American Tobacco Company: Pall Mall-Herbert Tareyton-Tareyton-Lucky Strike
-AMF Pinspotters: Bowling's fun for everyone.
-Ballantine Beer: 16th Great Year of Yankee Baseball and Ballantine Beer
-Ballantine Beer: Baseball and Ballantine. A Winning Combination.
-Ballantine's Scotch Whiskey: Why there's a little of Loch Lomond in every Bottle of Ballantine's
-Beech-Nut Gum: It's Flavor-ific.
-Beefeater: The imported English Gin that doubles your martini pleasure.
-Camel: The best tobacco makes the best smoke!
-These REAL Pros Smoke America's REAL Cigarette ... Camel: Roger Maris: "You can't top Camels for taste. They're smooth and rich tasting." Whitey Ford: "You just can't beat Camels for real taste and satisfaction. Yogi Berra: "They've been my smoke for years. I like 'em." Bill Stafford: "I like their taste and their mildness. There's just nothing like a Camel."
-Canada Dry Ginger Ale: Spectating is more sparkling with Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
-Chemical New York Trust Company: The Bank That's Pledged To Serve You Better
-Coca-Cola: Be really refreshed! Pause for Coke!
-Coming Attraction: CHICAGO WHITE SOX (with Nellie Fox, [former Yankee] Sherm Lollar and Jim Landis)
-Coming Attraction: WASHINGTON SENATORS (with Jimmy Piersall, [and former Yankees] Dale Long and Gene Woodling)
-Ehlers Coffee: Leads the Coffee League in Flavor and Satisfaction
-Elsie Ice Cream Specialties: Elsie says: try my ice cream.
-Emerson 888: Only 8-Transistor Pocket Radio that Can Operate on Self-Controlled Batteries and AC Household Current
-Esquire Boot Polish: In The Revolutionary Snap-Open Can
-Four Roses: The Good Life includes Four Roses.
-Garcia y Vega: Connoisseur's Choice Since 1882
-GGG Clothes: Sold At America's Finest Stores. Always A Perfect Hit.
-Gottfried Frankfurter Rolls: New York's Finest!
-Great Western New York Champagne: A sure hit for more than 100 years!
-Gulden's Mustard: Tops at home plate! Great on franks!
-J.W. Dant Aged Whiskies: In a league by themselves!
-Kent: Your taste buds will tell you why you'll feel better about smoking with the taste of Kent.
-Kinney System Rent A Car: Rent a Plymouth or other fine car and PARK FREE at the Yankee Stadium and other convenient KINNEY locations.
-Knickerbocker: Satisfy your beer thirst better.
-Louisville Slugger: Performance Makes Them Famous
-New York's Top Taste Team: Chesterfield Filter Kings- L & M Filters-Oasis-Duke of Durham
-Old Spice After Shave Lotion: Men recommend it to other men.
-Parliament: Why is Parliament's 1/4 inch recess so important to you? Because tobacco tastes best when the filter's recessed.
-Rise: New instant lather lets you SHAVE FAST! SHAVE CLOSE! WITHOUT IRRITATION!
-RPM Supreme Motor Oil: Keep this under your hood!
-Schenley: Sunny says: Taste the sunny morning flavor of Schenley, always a hit!
-Schraft's Peppermint: It's a hit!
-Seagram's 7: Say Seagram's and be sure.
-Seagram's Extra Dry Gin: Top of the League in Dryness
-Sinclair: Drive with care and buy with Sinclair.
-Stahl-Meyer: These frankfurters are hickory smoked!
-Supp-hose Socks For Men
-Sweet-Orr: The Quality Leader In Work & Casual Wear. An All-Star Selection For 90 Years.
-Top Brass: Moisturized To Stop Dry Scalp ... Medicated To Fight Dandruff ... No Greasy Build-Up!
-White Rock: Sparkling Beverages
SCOREBOARD INFORMATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHERS (April 22)
BALTIMORE
13 Barber
15 Wilhelm
18 Stock
20 Hoeft
23 Estrada
28 Brown
29 Hall
30 Short
32 Pappas
38 Lehew
48 Fisher
BOSTON
14 Delock
15 Cisco
17 Radatz
18 Conley
20 Fornieles
21 Earley
25 Wills
27 Monbouquette
28 Kolstad
31 Nichols
36 Muffett
37 Schwall
39 Stallard
CHICAGO
18 Score
19 Zanni
20 Horlen
21 Herbert
22 DeBuschere
23 Peters
24 Wynn
27 Lown
28 Fisher
30 Buzhardt
32 Pizarro
38 Baumann
44 Kemmerer
CLEVELAND
17 McDowell
18 Latman
20 Donovan
22 Taylor
24 Allen
26 Rudolph
28 Ramos
29 Locke
31 Perry
33 Grant
38 Funk
39 Bell
DETROIT
11 Gladding
14 Bunning
15 Mossi
16 Regan
17 Lary
18 Fox
19 Casale
21 Foytack
22 Kline
23 Jones
32 Gallagher
37 Aguirre
KANSAS CITY
20 Archer
23 Walker
24 Segui
26 Wickersham
27Pfister
28 Ditmar
29 McDevitt
30 Bass
31 Osinski
32 Kunkel
33 Wyatt
34 Grim
35 Rakow
LOS ANGELES
24 Fowler
30 Duren
31 Chance
33 Grba
36 Belinsky
37 McBride
39 Nuxhall
40 Donohue
41 Spring
43 Bowsfield
47 Morgan
48 Witt
MINNESOTA
15 Kralick
17 Pascual
18 Stigman
20 Lee
21 Moore
33 Bonikowski
36 Kaat
39 Stange
42 Manning
45 Stange
47 Maranda
WASHINGTON
15 Stenhouse
16 Burnside
18 Hobaugh
19 Hannan
20 Rippelmeyer
21 Daniels
22 Kutyna
23 Cheney
24 Osteen
27 McClain
38 Bouldin
NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHERS (April 22)
CHICAGO
32 Anderson
34 Koonce
35 Stevens
36 Elston
37 Ellsworth
38 Warner
39 Balsamo
40 Hobbie
41 Schultz
42 Curtis
43 Cardwell
46 Lary
CINCINNATI
30 Jay
31 O'Toole
32 Ellis
34 Drabowsky
37 Purkey
38 Nunn
39 Miller
40 Sisler
42 Brosnan
44 Henry
47 Klippstein
HOUSTON
19 Borland
30 Bruce
31 Cicotte
32 Umbricht
33 Stone
34 Guisti
35 Golden
40 Johnson
42 Shantz
43 Farrell
44 Tiefenauer
46 Woodeshick
LOS ANGELES
16 Perranoski
17 Ortega
22 Podres
23 Hunter
32 Koufax
37 Roebuck
38 Moeller
40 Williams
45 Richert
51 Sherry
53 Drysdale
MILWAUKEE
10 Buhl
16 Willey
20 McMahon
21 Spahn
22 Butler
26 Shaw
32 Nottebart
33 Burdette
35 Piche
36 Hendley
40 Cloninger
43 Antonelli
45 Fischer
NEW YORK
15 Jackson
19 MacKenzie
20 Anderson
22 Moorehead
24 Miller
26 Mofford
28 Jones
35 Daviault
38 Craig
41 Labine
47 Hook
PHILADELPHIA
14 Ferrarese
23 Brown
26 McLish
27 Baldschun
28 Mahaffey
29 Sullivan
41 Short
44 Lopez
46 Green
48 Hamilton
49 Owens
50 Keegan
PITTSBURGH
15 Sturdivant
19 Friend
22 Gibbon
26 Face
27 Francis
30 Mizell
31 Haddix
32 Law
34 McBean
36 Lamabe
38 Olivo
39 Veale
ST. LOUIS
18 Anderson
31 Simmons
32 Broglio
36 Locke
37 Sadecki
38 Bauta
39 Jackson
41 McDaniel
42 Toth
44 Washburn
45 Gibson
SAN FRANCISCO
18 Larsen
19 Pierce
27 Marichal
28 Perry
31 O'Dell
33 Sanford
37 Miller
39 LeMay
40 McCormick
42 Bolin
45 Duffalo
-1962 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard
