1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1962 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas 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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The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's 93–68 season, good for fourth place in the National League, eight games behind NL Champion San Francisco.

Offseason

• October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
  • Joe Christopher was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.
  • Al Jackson was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.
• November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.
• December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1962 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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	—

Notable transactions

• May 7, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.
• June 1962: Coot Veal was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).
• September 9, 1962: Byron Browne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Roster

1962 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 30 Tom Butters 26 Roy Face 27 Earl Francis 19 Bob Friend 22 Joe Gibbon 31 Harvey Haddix 36 Jack Lamabe 32 Vern Law 34 Al McBean 30 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38 Diomedes Olivo 35 Bob Priddy 37 Tommie Sisk 15 Tom Sturdivant 39 Bob Veale		Catchers  6 Smoky Burgess  2 Don Leppert  3 Orlando McFarlane 23 Cal Neeman 20 Elmo Plaskett Infielders  3 Bob Bailey 17 Donn Clendenon 24 Dick Groat 12 Don Hoak 16 Johnny Logan 14 Jim Marshall  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 Dick Schofield  7 Dick Stuart		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente 14 Larry Elliot  5 Howie Goss  4 Bob Skinner  8 Willie Stargell 18 Bill Virdon Other batters  8 Coot Veal		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 41 Bill Burwell 45 Lenny Levy 43 Sam Narron 42 Ron Northey 44 Frank Oceak

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	Smoky Burgess	103	360	118	.328	13	61
1B	Dick Stuart	114	394	90	.228	16	64
2B	Bill Mazeroski	159	572	155	.271	14	81
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF

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
Jim Marshall	55	100	22	.220	2	12
Coot Veal	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
Vinegar Bend Mizell	4	16.1	1	1	4.96	6

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

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
Roy Face	63	8	7	28	1.88	45
Tom Butters	4	0	0	0	1.50	10
Bob Priddy	2	1	0	0	3.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Larry Shepard
A	Asheville Tourists	Sally League	Ray Hathaway
B	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
C	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Tom Saffell
D	Kingsport Pirates	Appalachian League	Al Kubski
D	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	James Adlam
D	Batavia Pirates	New York-Penn League	Bob Clear

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston

References

• 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac