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Jun 11, 2022

Orioles Take Fight-Filled Rubber Match from Yanks, 5-3

June 11, 1962 - The Yankees, fighting to break a batting slump and remain in first place, and the Orioles, frustrated by their poor...

Jun 9, 2022

Yogi's Pinch-Hit Homer Clinches Yankee Win over Orioles

June 9, 1962 - Yogi Berra’s pinch-hit, 3-run homer in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 deadlock between the Yankees and the Orioles today...

Jun 7, 2022

Yanks Blank Indians on Stafford's Two-Hit Gem

June 7, 1962 - Of 93 pitches delivered by Bill Stafford (pictured) of the Yankees in tonight’s game at the Stadium, only two went for...

Jun 3, 2022

Yanks Top Angels in Los Angeles, 6-3, as Elston Howard Hits Two Homers

June 3, 1962 - An 11-hit attack, including two homers by Elston Howard (left), enabled Ralph Houk’s Yankees to bring down the Angels,...

May 30, 2022

Yanks Split Doubleheader with Twins

May 30, 1962 - The Yankees battled the Twins in a round-the-clock, morning-and-night marathon before a total of 75,355 fans today in...

May 26, 2022

Tigers Top Yanks, 2-1, as Lefty Hank Aguirre Dominates

May 26, 1962 - Yankee bats suddenly lost their power today whenever a potential run reached base at Yankee Stadium. This unbecoming...

May 23, 2022

Yanks Score 9 Runs in 8th Inning, Top Athletics, 13-7

May 23, 1962 - Maybe it was the sight of Mickey Mantle. Maybe it was Kansas City pitching. Attribute it to what you may, the Yankees...

May 23, 2022

Mickey Mantle Released from Hospital

May 23, 1962 - Released from Lenox Hill Hospital at noon, Mickey Mantle appeared in the Yankee dressing room on crutches at 1:15 p.m....

May 22, 2022

Yanks Top Angels, 2-1

May 22, 1962 - Life without Mickey Mantle continues to pose difficulties for Manager Ralph Houk and the Yankees. Tonight, it took the...

May 18, 2022

Twins Top Yanks, 4-3; Mantle Injured

May 18, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins won their first meeting of the season with the Yankees tonight in the Bronx. The score was 4-3, but...

May 16, 2022

Yanks Score Three Times in Ninth Inning, Top Red Sox, 9-8

May 16, 1962 - Another big-run production was staged at Fenway Park tonight, but this time the Yankees managed to get into the act as...

May 10, 2022

May 6, 1962 - Jim Bouton's Yankee Debut is a Shutout

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May 9, 2022

Mets Acquire Marv Throneberry

May 9, 1962 - Marv Throneberry, a first baseman, was purchased today by the New York Mets from the Baltimore Orioles. Though the...

May 9, 2022

Yankees Break Up Monbo's No-Hitter, Top Red Sox, 4-1

May 9, 1962 - Just before his Red Sox took the field today, Manager Mike Higgins said: “Stopping these Yankees is tough. There’s no...

May 6, 2022

Mantle Clouts Three Homers as Yankees Split Doubleheader with Senators

May 6, 1962 - The Yankees performed some prodigious feats in their double-header with the Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium today...

Apr 29, 2022

Yankees Sweep Washington, Extend Sens' Losing Streak to 13 Games

Apr. 29, 1962 - The rain that fell over the District of Columbia Stadium today merely delayed the Yankees’ clean sweep of their four-game...

Apr 27, 2022

After Visiting the President, Roger Maris Homers as Yankees Top Senators, 10-8

Apr. 27, 1962 - Slumping sluggers such as Roger Maris might take note of the antidote the Yankees’ famed home run hitter took today for...

Apr 27, 2022

Roger Maris Visits President Kennedy at the White House

Apr. 27, 1962 - Roger Maris, as national co-chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, was greeted today by President Kennedy at the...

Apr 13, 2022

Frank Lary and Tigers Top Yankees in Detroit

Apr. 13, 1962 - Amid flurries of snow, a drizzling rain, and an icy gale that had the thermometer dipping to 36 degrees on the playing...

Apr 10, 2022

Yankees Open Season with Victory over Baltimore

Apr. 10, 1962 - The Yankees opened their 40th season today with a 7-6 victory that might be called a review of some of their sparkling...