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1962 MLB season standings
Every 1962 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 9 to October 3, 1962.
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AL standings, 1962
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 96 | 66 | .593 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Angels (LAA) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 85 | 76 | .528 | 10.5 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 11 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 | 8-2 | W3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 76 | 84 | .475 | 19 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 60 | 101 | .373 | 35.5 | 3-7 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4 games on June 20, 1962.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on July 8, 1962.
- The New York Yankees won 9 games in a row from July 14, 1962 to July 21, 1962, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 2 games as late as June 21, 1962.
- The New York Yankees went 32-11 from June 22, 1962 to August 3, 1962, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 70 of the 163 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 132 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.