1962_Philadelphia_Phillies_season

1962 Philadelphia Phillies
1962 Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Ballpark	Connie Mack Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General managers	John J. Quinn
Managers	Gene Mauch
Television	WFIL
Radio	WFIL; (By Saam, Claude Haring, Frank Sims)

1962 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 80th season for the National League franchise. The Phillies finished the season in seventh place in the newly expanded National League with a record of 81–80, a dramatic improvement of 30+1⁄2 games over the 47–107 mark of the previous season. Gene Mauch managed the Phillies, who played their home games at Connie Mack Stadium.

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v t e 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

1962 National League record v t e Sources:
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	—

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Clay Dalrymple	123	370	102	.276	11	54
1B	Roy Sievers	144	477	125	.262	21	80
2B	Tony Taylor	152	625	162	.259	7	43
SS	Bobby Wine	112	311	76	.244	4	25
3B	Don Demeter	153	550	169	.307	29	107
LF	Ted Savage	127	335	89	.266	7	39
CF	Tony González	118	437	132	.302	20	63
RF	Johnny Callison	157	603	181	.300	23	83

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Wes Covington	116	304	86	.283	9	44
Billy Klaus	102	248	51	.206	4	20
Rubén Amaro Sr.	79	226	55	.243	0	19
Frank Torre	108	168	52	.310	0	20
Mel Roach	65	105	20	.190	0	8
Sammy White	41	97	21	.216	2	12
Bob Oldis	38	80	21	.263	1	10
Jacke Davis	48	75	16	.213	1	6
John Herrnstein	6	5	1	.200	0	1
Bobby Malkmus	8	5	1	.200	0	0
Billy Consolo	13	5	2	.400	0	0
Jimmie Coker	5	3	0	.000	0	1

1962_Philadelphia_Phillies_season

1962 Philadelphia Phillies season

Offseason

Preseason

Regular season

'Phillies Special' Rail Accident

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Game log

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

Notes

References

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Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Art Mahaffey	41	274.0	19	14	3.94	177
Dennis Bennett	31	174.2	9	9	3.81	149
Cal McLish	32	154.2	11	5	4.25	71

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jack Hamilton	41	182.0	9	12	5.09	101
Chris Short	47	142.0	11	9	3.42	91
Dallas Green	37	129.1	6	6	3.83	58
Jim Owens	23	69.2	2	4	6.33	21
Paul Brown	23	63.2	0	6	5.94	29
Bill Smith	24	50.1	1	5	4.29	26

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jack Baldschun	67	12	7	13	2.96	95
Frank Sullivan	19	0	2	0	6.26	12
John Boozer	9	0	0	0	5.75	13
Bobby Locke	5	1	0	0	5.74	9
Don Ferrarese	5	0	1	0	8.10	6
Ed Keegan	4	0	0	0	2.25	5

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	American Association	Dick Littlefield and Ray Murray
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Kerby Farrell
A	Williamsport Grays	Eastern League	Frank Lucchesi
C	Bakersfield Bears	California League	Bob Wellman
C	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Jack Phillips
D	Dothan Phillies	Alabama–Florida League	Moose Johnson
D	Miami Marlins	Florida State League	Andy Seminick