1962 Philadelphia Phillies season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1962 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (Since 1938) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1962 Information
Owner(s)	Robert R.M. Carpenter
General Manager(s)	John Quinn
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	WFIL
Local radio	WFIL (By Saam, Claude Haring, Frank Sims)

The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 80th season for the National League season. The Phillies finished the season in seventh place in the National League with a record of 81-80, a dramatic improvement over the 47-107 mark of the year before. Gene Mauch managed the Phillies, who played their home games at Connie Mack Stadium. 1962 also saw the first expansion of the NL, with the Houston Colt .45's and the New York Mets, as well as the schedule going from 154 games to 162.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season standings 1.3 Roster 1.4 Batting 1.4.1 Other batters 1.5 Starting pitchers 1.5.1 Other pitchers 1.5.1.1 Relief pitchers 2 Awards and Honors 3 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
San Francisco Giants	103	62	--	.624
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	63	1	.618
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	3.5	.605
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	68	8	.578
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	15.5	.531
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	17.5	.519
Philadelphia Phillies	81	80	20	.503
Houston Colt .45's	64	96	36.5	.400
Chicago Cubs	59	103	42.5	.364
New York Mets	40	120	60.5	.250

[edit] Roster

1962 Philadelphia Phillies roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers 27 Jack Baldschun 23 Dennis Bennett 39 Paul Brown 46 Dallas Green 48 Jack Hamilton 28 Art Mahaffey 26 Cal McLish 49 Jim Owens 41 Chris Short 47 Bill Smith		Catchers 11 Clay Dalrymple 10 Bob Oldis  9 Sammy White Infielders 20 Ruben Amaro, Sr. 24 Don Demeter 32 Billy Klaus 31 Mel Roach  5 Roy Sievers  8 Tony Taylor 16 Frank Torre 42 Bobby Wine		Outfielders  6 Johnny Callison 43 Wes Covington 17 Jacke Davis 25 Tony González 14 Ted Savage		Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches  3 Peanuts Lowrey  1 Al Vincent  2 Al Widmar

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

• Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
• Robin Roberts, Lou Gehrig Award

1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Johnny Callison
• Art Mahaffey

[edit] References

• 1962 Philadelphia Phillies team page at Baseball Reference
• 1962 Philadelphia Phillies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1962 MLB season by team American League Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington National League Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis 1962 All-Star Game • 1962 World Series

v • d • e Philadelphia Phillies Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park • Bright House Networks Field (spring training) Culture Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Wall of Fame Rivalries Battle For Pennsylvania • City Series • Mets-Phillies rivalry Important Figures Richie Ashburn • Chuck Klein • Mike Schmidt • Greg Luzinski • Robin Roberts • Johnny Callison • Larry Bowa • Willie Jones • Del Ennis • Jim Bunning • Pete Rose • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Steve Carlton • Curt Schilling • Jimmy Rollins • Ryan Howard • Chase Utley • Cole Hamels • Pat Burrell • Brett Myers • Lenny Dykstra • Mitch Williams • John Kruk • Darren Daulton • Harry Kalas • Tug McGraw Retired Numbers 1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 Key Personnel Owners: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Pat Gillick • Manager: Charlie Manuel World Series Championships (1) 1980 National League Championships (5) 1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 Minor League Affiliates Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) • Reading Phillies (AA) • Clearwater Threshers (A) • Lakewood BlueClaws (A) • Williamsport Crosscutters (A) • Gulf Coast Phillies (Rookie) • VSL Phillies (Rookie)   Seasons (125) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

v • d • e Philadelphia Phillies franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Reading Phillies	Clearwater Threshers Lakewood BlueClaws Williamsport Crosscutters	Gulf Coast Phillies VSL Phillies

v • d • e Sports teams based in and around Philadelphia Baseball MLB: Philadelphia Phillies, IL: Lehigh Valley IronPigs, ALPB: Camden Riversharks, CL: Wilmington Blue Rocks, EL: Reading Phillies Basketball NBA: Philadelphia 76ers, EBA: Delaware Destroyers • New Jersey Bullets, PBL: Reading Railers Football NFL: Philadelphia Eagles, AFL: Philadelphia Soul, AIFA: Reading Express, CIFL: Lehigh Valley Outlawz Hockey NHL: Philadelphia Flyers, AHL: Philadelphia Phantoms, ECHL: Reading Royals • Trenton Devils Lacrosse NLL: Philadelphia Wings, MLL: Philadelphia Barrage Rugby league AMNRL: Aston DSC Bulls • New Jersey Sharks • Philadelphia Fight Rugby union RSL: Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC Soccer MLS: Philadelphia MLS (2010), MISL: Philadelphia KiXX, USLPDL: Reading Rage Softball NPF: Philadelphia Force Tennis WTT: Philadelphia Freedom • Delaware Smash College athletics (NCAA Div. I) Drexel University Dragons • La Salle University Explorers • Saint Joseph's University Hawks • Temple University Owls • University of Delaware Blue Hens • University of Pennsylvania Quakers • Villanova University Wildcats • See also: Philadelphia Big 5 Main Article: Sports in Philadelphia