1962 Minnesota Twins season

1962 Minnesota Twins
First winning season in Minnesota
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Metropolitan Stadium (since 1961)
Bloomington, Minnesota (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General manager(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Sam Mele
Local television	WTCN-TV
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott)
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The 1962 Minnesota Twins improved to 91–71, finishing second in the American League, five games short of the World Champion New York Yankees. 1,433,116 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in the American League.

Offseason

• November 27, 1961: Georges Maranda was drafted by the Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1961 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• Prior to the 1962 Season: Joe Foy was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.^[2]

Regular season

Statistically, many members of the Twins had seasons in which they led the American League. Harmon Killebrew hit 48 home runs and drove in 126, leading the AL in both categories. Bob Allison hit 29 home runs, drove in 102 runs, and led the Twins in runs scored with 102. Camilo Pascual became the Twins' first 20-game winner and led the AL with 206 strikeouts.

On July 18, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, two Twins made major league history by hitting grand slam home runs in the same inning. In the first inning -- off Cleveland Indians pitcher Barry Latman -- Bob Allison homered to clear the loaded bases. Indians pitcher Jim Perry subsequently replaced Latman, and Harmon Killebrew greeted him by driving in Bill Tuttle, Vic Power and Rich Rollins. Minnesota scored eleven runs in their half of the first inning.

Four Twins made the All-Star Game. The selections were third baseman Rich Rollins, catcher Earl Battey and pitchers Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascual.

On August 26, Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history. The Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics by a score of 1–0.^[3]

First baseman Vic Power won his fifth Gold Glove, catcher Earl Battey won his 3rd, and Jim Kaat won his first.

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: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Vic Power and Dick Stigman.^[4]
• April 3, 1962: Billy Martin was released by the Twins.^[5]
• August 20, 1962: Jackie Collum, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Rubén Gómez. The Twins completed the deal by sending Georges Maranda to the Indians on October 9.^[6]

Roster

1962 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers 46 Gerry Arrigo 33 Joe Bonikowski 33 Jackie Collum 40 Jim Donohue 27,33 Rubén Gómez 36 Jim Kaat 15 Jack Kralick 20 Don Lee 42 Jim Manning 47 Georges Maranda 21 Ray Moore 17 Camilo Pascual 19 Bill Pleis 44 Jim Roland 45 Ted Sadowski 39 Lee Stange 18 Dick Stigman 20 Frank Sullivan		Catchers 10 Earl Battey  8 Hal Naragon 22 Jerry Zimmerman Infielders 12 Bernie Allen 16 Johnny Goryl 38 Marty Martínez  5 Don Mincher 28 Vic Power  9 Rich Rollins  6 Jim Snyder  2 Zoilo Versalles		Outfielders  4 Bob Allison 11 George Banks  7 Lenny Green  3 Harmon Killebrew 23,44 Jim Lemon 37 Tony Oliva 13 Bill Tuttle		Manager 14 Sam Mele Coaches 53 Floyd Baker 52 Ed Fitz Gerald 54 Gordon Maltzberger 51 George Strickland

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
3B	Rollins, RichRich Rollins	159	624	186	.298	16	96
SS	Versalles, ZoiloZoilo Versalles	160	568	137	.241	17	67
LF	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew	155	552	134	.243	48	126
RF	Allison, BobBob Allison	149	519	138	.266	29	102

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
Kaat, JimJim Kaat	39	269	18	14	3.14	173
Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual	34	257.2	20	11	3.32	206

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
Moore, RayRay Moore	49	8	3	9	4.73	58
Arrigo, GerryGerry Arrigo	1	0	0	0	18.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	Jack McKeon
A	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Spencer "Red" Robbins
B	Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Harry Warner
C	Bismarck-Mandan Pards	Northern League	Vern Morgan
D	Fort Walton Beach Jets	Alabama–Florida League	Ralph Rowe
D	Wytheville Twins	Appalachian League	Red Norwood
D	Erie Sailors	New York–Penn League	Frank Franchi

Notes

1. Georges Maranda at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml
3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
4. Pedro Ramos at Baseball Reference
5. Billy Martin at Baseball Reference
6. Jackie Collum at Baseball Reference

References

• Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
• Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
• 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.