1962 Cleveland Indians season

1962 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	William R. Daley
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Mel McGaha
Local television	WJW-TV
Local radio	WERE (1300)
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The 1962 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 80–82, 16 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.

Offseason

• November 16, 1961: Johnny Temple was traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Harry Chiti, Ray Barker and Art Kay (minors).^[1]
• March 1962: Duke Carmel was purchased by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2]
• Prior to 1962 season: Rubén Gómez was acquired by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	66	.593	--
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	5
Los Angeles Angels	85	76	.531	10
Detroit Tigers	85	76	.528	10.5
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	11
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	16
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	.475	19
Boston Red Sox	76	84	.475	19
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	.444	24
Washington Senators	60	101	.373	35.5

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–10	9–9	11–7	2–16	10–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	12–6
Boston	10–8	—	8–10	7–11	11–6	10–8	6–12	10–8	6–12	8–9
Chicago	9–9	10–8	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	10–8	8–10	8–10	10–8
Cleveland	7–11	11–7	6–12	—	10–8	11–7	9–9	6–12	11–7	9–9
Detroit	16–2	6–11	9–9	8–10	—	12–6	11–7	5–13	7–11	11–7
Kansas City	8–10	8–10	9–9	7–11	6–12	—	6–12	8–10	5–13	15–3
Los Angeles	10–8	12–6	8–10	9–9	7–11	12–6	—	9–9	8–10	11–7
Minnesota	12–6	8–10	10–8	12–6	13–5	10–8	9–9	—	7–11	10–8–1
New York	7–11	12–6	10–8	7–11	11–7	13–5	10–8	11–7	—	15–3
Washington	6–12	9–8	8–10	9–9	7–11	3–15	7–11	8–10–1	3–15	—

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1962: Vic Power and Dick Stigman were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Pedro Ramos.^[4]
• April 26, 1962: Harry Chiti was purchased from the Indians by the New York Mets.^[1]
• April 29, 1962: Bob Nieman was purchased from the Indians by the San Francisco Giants.^[5]
• June 9, 1962: Lou Piniella was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[6]
• June 15, 1962: Harry Chiti was returned to the Indians by the New York Mets.^[1]
• August 20, 1962: Rubén Gómez was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Jackie Collum, a player to be named later and cash. The Twins completed the deal by sending Georges Maranda to the Indians on October 9.^[7]

Roster

1962 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 24 Bob Allen 39 Gary Bell 29 Jackie Collum 27 Bill Dailey 20 Dick Donovan 38 Frank Funk 29 Rubén Gómez 33 Mudcat Grant 26 Bob Hartman 34,23 Wynn Hawkins 18 Barry Latman 17 Sam McDowell 31 Jim Perry 28 Pedro Ramos 26 Don Rudolph 22 Ron Taylor 26 Dave Tyriver 23 Floyd Weaver		Catchers 25 Doc Edwards 11 Johnny Romano Infielders 10 Max Alvis  2 Ken Aspromonte  7 Mike de la Hoz 14 Tito Francona  3 Woodie Held 15 Hal Jones  1 Jerry Kindall  2 Jack Kubiszyn 16,7 Jim Mahoney  5 Bubba Phillips		Outfielders  4 Tommie Agee 35 Walt Bond  9 Ty Cline 36 Don Dillard 30 Chuck Essegian 12 Gene Green  8 Willie Kirkland 32 Al Luplow  6 Willie Tasby Other batters  2 Marlan Coughtry  4 Bob Nieman		Manager 43 Mel Harder 42 Mel McGaha Coaches 43 Mel Harder (Pitching) 40 Ray Katt 41 Salty Parker

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

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
Ramos, PedroPedro Ramos	37	201.1	10	12	3.71	96

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
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	15	45.1	1	2	4.37	21

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
Allen, BobBob Allen	30	1	1	4	5.87	23

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Ben Geraghty
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	Bob Kennedy
A	Charleston Indians	Eastern League	Johnny Lipon
B	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Gene Verble
D	Selma Cloverleafs	Alabama–Florida League	Pinky May
D	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	Walt Novick

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Selma, Dubuque

Salt Lake City affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs^[8]

Notes

1. Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
2. Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
3. Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
4. Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference
5. Bob Nieman page at Baseball Reference
6. Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
7. Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1962 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference