1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's 93–68 season, good for fourth place in the National League, eight games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants.
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh |
Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods |
Local radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods |
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Offseason
- October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
- Joe Christopher was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.[2]
- Al Jackson was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.[3]
- November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.[4]
- December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 103 | 62 | 0.624 | — | 61–21 | 42–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 63 | 0.618 | 1 | 54–29 | 48–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3½ | 58–23 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 68 | 0.578 | 8 | 51–30 | 42–38 |
Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 15½ | 49–32 | 37–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 17½ | 44–37 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 20 | 46–34 | 35–46 |
Houston Colt .45s | 64 | 96 | 0.400 | 36½ | 32–48 | 32–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 42½ | 32–49 | 27–54 |
New York Mets | 40 | 120 | 0.250 | 60½ | 22–58 | 18–62 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Chicago | — | 4–14 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | — | 13–5 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 8–10 | |||||
Houston | 11–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–3–1 | 1–17 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 9–9–1 | |||||
Los Angeles | 14–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 16–2 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 10–11 | 7–11 | |||||
Milwaukee | 10–8 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 9–9 | 5–13 | 3–13–1 | 2–16 | 6–12 | — | 4–14 | 2–16 | 4–14 | 5–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–10 | 10–8 | 17–1 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 14–4 | — | 7–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 14–4 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 16–2 | 10–7 | — | 7–11 | 12–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 11–10 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 13–5 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9–1 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | — |
Game log
1962 Game Log: 93–68 (Home: 51–30; Away: 42–38) | ||||||||
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April: 13–5 (Home: 4–2; Away: 9–3)
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May: 13–13 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–9)
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June: 18–14 (Home: 11–11; Away: 7–3)
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July: 17–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–7)
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August: 18–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–8)
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September: 14–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Notable transactions
- May 7, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.[6][7]
- June 1962: Coot Veal was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).[4]
- September 9, 1962: Byron Browne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[8]
Roster
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Statistics
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Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston
Notes
- From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Joe Christopher page at Baseball Reference
- Al Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- Coot Veal page at Baseball Reference
- Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
- Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
- "Mets Obtain Three Players". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press. May 7, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- Byron Browne page at Baseball Reference
- "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
References
- 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- 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.
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