1962 Detroit Tigers season

1962 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John Fetzer
General manager(s) Rick Ferrell
Manager(s) Bob Scheffing
Local television WJBK
Local radio WKMH
(George Kell, Ernie Harwell)
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The 1962 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for third in the American League with a record of 85–76, 10½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees9666.593--
Minnesota Twins9171.5625
Los Angeles Angels8576.53110
Detroit Tigers8576.52810.5
Chicago White Sox8577.52511
Cleveland Indians8082.49416
Baltimore Orioles7785.47519
Boston Red Sox7684.47519
Kansas City Athletics7290.44424
Washington Senators60101.37335.5

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore —8–109–911–72–1610–88–106–1211–712–6
Boston 10–8—8–107–1111–610–86–1210–86–128–9
Chicago 9–910–8—12–69–99–910–88–108–1010–8
Cleveland 7–1111–76–12—10–811–79–96–1211–79–9
Detroit 16–26–119–98–10—12–611–75–137–1111–7
Kansas City 8–108–109–97–116–12—6–128–105–1315–3
Los Angeles 10–812–68–109–97–1112–6—9–98–1011–7
Minnesota 12–68–1010–812–613–510–89–9—7–1110–8–1
New York 7–1112–610–87–1111–713–510–811–7—15–3
Washington 6–129–88–109–97–113–157–118–10–13–15—

Notable transactions

Roster

1962 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
1BNorm Cash507123.2433989
SSChico Fernández141503125.2492059

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

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

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
Hank Aguirre422161682.21156
Howie Koplitz1037.2305.2610

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Denver Bears American Association Frank Skaff
A Knoxville Smokies Sally League Frank Carswell
C Duluth–Superior Dukes Northern League Al Lakeman
D Montgomery Rebels Alabama–Florida League Johnny Groth
D Thomasville Tigers Georgia–Florida League Gail Henley
D Jamestown Tigers New York–Penn League Stubby Overmire

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Jerry Staley at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Frank House at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Arlo Brunsberg at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Conrad Cardinal at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Coot Veal 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 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference


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