| 1962 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 9 – October 16, 1962 |
| Number of games | 162 (except Dodgers & Giants), 165 (Dodgers & Giants) |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | NBC, CBS |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Mickey Mantle (NYY) NL: Maury Wills (LAD) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Minnesota Twins |
| NL champions | San Francisco Giants |
| NL runners-up | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Yankees |
| Runners-up | San Francisco Giants |
| World Series MVP | Ralph Terry (NYY) |
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.