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1962 Major League Baseball season

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MLB - 1962 - OF Richie Ashburn Remembering The 1962 N Y Mets And Their 1st Year In The League

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From the Vault: 1962 MLB Preview

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New York Mets 1962

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Houston Colt 45's

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Baseball 1962

The 1962 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 9 to October 16, 1962. The National League played a 162-game schedule for the first time, having added the Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets as expansion teams. The American League had played its first 162-game schedule a year earlier. The NL returned to New York City after a four-year absence, though the Mets would finish in last place.