1962 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1962 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

1962 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954) Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	77–85 (.475)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Billy Hitchcock
Local television	WBAL-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Jack Dunn, Chuck Thompson)
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Offseason

• October 9, 1961: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles.[1]
• November 16, 1961: Harry Chiti, Ray Barker and Art Kay (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Temple.[2]
• November 27, 1961: 1961 rule 5 draft
  • Bo Belinsky was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Angels.[3]
  • John Anderson was drafted from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	96	66	0.593	—	50–30	46–36
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	5	45–36	46–35
Los Angeles Angels	86	76	0.531	10	40–41	46–35
Detroit Tigers	85	76	0.528	10½	49–33	36–43
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	11	43–38	42–39
Cleveland Indians	80	82	0.494	16	43–38	37–44
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	0.475	19	44–38	33–47
Boston Red Sox	76	84	0.475	19	39–40	37–44
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	0.444	24	39–42	33–48
Washington Senators	60	101	0.373	35½	27–53	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–10	9–9	11–7	2–16	10–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	12–6
Boston	10–8	—	8–10	7–11	11–6	10–8	6–12	10–8	6–12	8–9
Chicago	9–9	10–8	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	10–8	8–10	8–10	10–8
Cleveland	7–11	11–7	6–12	—	10–8	11–7	9–9	6–12	11–7	9–9
Detroit	16–2	6–11	9–9	8–10	—	12–6	11–7	5–13	7–11	11–7
Kansas City	8–10	8–10	9–9	7–11	6–12	—	6–12	8–10	5–13	15–3
Los Angeles	10–8	12–6	8–10	9–9	7–11	12–6	—	9–9	8–10	11–7
Minnesota	12–6	8–10	10–8	12–6	13–5	10–8	9–9	—	7–11	10–8–1
New York	7–11	12–6	10–8	7–11	11–7	13–5	10–8	11–7	—	15–3
Washington	6–12	9–8	8–10	9–9	7–11	3–15	7–11	8–10–1	3–15	—

Notable transactions

• April 24, 1962: Darrell Johnson was signed by Orioles as a free agent.[5]
• May 9, 1962: Marv Throneberry was sold by the Orioles to the New York Mets.[6]
• June 7, 1962 The New York Mets sell Hobie Landrith to the Orioles.[7]
• June 19, 1962: Mark Belanger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[8]
• August 11, 1962: Johnny Temple was acquired from the Orioles by the Houston Colt .45s in exchange for cash.[9]
• September 7, 1962: Hal Brown was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees in exchange for cash.[10]

Roster

1962 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 28 Hal Brown 23 Chuck Estrada 22 Jack Fisher 29 Dick Hall 20 Billy Hoeft 38 Jim Lehew 26 Dick Luebke 19 Dave McNally 17 John Miller 39 John Papa 32 Milt Pappas 27 Art Quirk 38 Robin Roberts 30 Bill Short 18 Wes Stock 15 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 36 Darrell Johnson 30 Hobie Landrith 44 Charley Lau 27 Nate Smith 11 Gus Triandos Infielders  7 Jerry Adair  1 Marv Breeding  4 Jim Gentile  3 Ron Hansen 34 Mickey McGuire  5 Brooks Robinson  2 Bob Saverine  2 Johnny Temple		Outfielders 25 Jackie Brandt  6 Whitey Herzog 33 Dave Nicholson 16 Boog Powell 14 Earl Robinson 40 Barry Shetrone  9 Russ Snyder  8 Marv Throneberry 28 Pete Ward 10 Dick Williams Other batters 34 Ozzie Virgil		Manager 45 Billy Hitchcock Coaches 31 Harry Brecheen 42 Cal Ermer 36 Darrell Johnson 41 George Staller

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gus Triandos	66	207	33	.159	6	23
1B	Jim Gentile	152	545	137	.251	33	87
2B	Johnny Temple	78	270	71	.263	1	17
3B	Brooks Robinson	162	634	192	.303	23	86
SS	Jerry Adair	139	538	153	.284	11	48
LF	Boog Powell	124	400	97	.243	15	53
CF	Jackie Brandt	143	505	129	.255	19	75
RF	Whitey Herzog	99	263	70	.266	7	35

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Russ Snyder	139	416	127	.305	9	40
Marv Breeding	95	240	59	.246	2	18
Charley Lau	81	197	58	.294	6	37
Ron Hansen	71	196	34	.173	3	17
Dick Williams	82	178	44	.247	1	18
Dave Nicholson	97	173	30	.173	9	15
Hobie Landrith	60	167	37	.222	4	17
Earl Robinson	29	63	18	.286	1	4
Barry Shetrone	21	24	6	.250	1	1
Bob Saverine	8	21	5	.238	0	3
Pete Ward	8	21	3	.143	0	2
Darrell Johnson	6	22	4	.182	0	1
Marv Throneberry	9	9	0	.000	0	0
Nate Smith	5	9	2	.222	0	0
Andy Etchebarren	2	6	2	.333	0	1
Mickey McGuire	6	4	0	.000	0	0
Ozzie Virgil	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Chuck Estrada	34	223.1	9	17	3.83	165
Milt Pappas	35	205.1	12	10	4.03	130
Jack Fisher	32	152	7	9	5.09	81
Robin Roberts	27	191.1	10	9	2.78	102
Steve Barber	28	140.1	9	6	3.46	89
Art Quirk	7	27.1	2	2	5.93	18
Dave McNally	1	9	1	0	0.00	4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hal Brown	22	85.2	6	4	4.10	25
John Miller	2	10	1	1	0.90	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Billy Hoeft	57	4	8	7	4.59	73
Wes Stock	53	3	2	3	4.43	34
Hoyt Wilhelm	52	7	10	15	1.94	90
Dick Hall	43	6	6	6	2.28	71
Dick Luebke	10	0	1	0	2.70	7
Jim Lehew	6	0	0	0	1.86	2
Bill Short	5	0	0	0	15.75	3
John Papa	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Clyde King
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Earl Weaver
C	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Dunlop
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Billy DeMars
D	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Billy Hunter
D	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	Cal Ripken, Sr.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield

Notes

1. Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
2. Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
3. Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference
4. John Anderson page at Baseball Reference
5. Darrell Johnson transactions at Baseball-Reference
6. Flurry of trades as Majors cut their rosters
7. "Gary Landrith Replaces Father". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. June 8, 1962. p. 22.
8. Mark Belanger page at Baseball-Reference
9. Johnny Temple transactions at Baseball-Reference
10. Hal Brown transactions at Baseball-Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1962 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1962 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com