1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1962 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods
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The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's 93–68 season, good for fourth place in the National League, eight games behind NL Champion San Francisco.

Offseason

• October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
  • Joe Christopher was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.^[2]
  • Al Jackson was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.^[3]
• November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.^[4]
• December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels.^[5]

Regular season

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	93	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 .45s	64	96	36.5	.400
Chicago Cubs	59	103	42.5	.364
New York Mets	40	120	60.5	.250

Record vs. opponents

1962 National League Records 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	—

Notable transactions

• May 7, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.^[6][7]
• June 1962: Coot Veal was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).^[4]
• September 9, 1962: Byron Browne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[8]

Roster

1962 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 30 Tom Butters 26 Roy Face 27 Earl Francis 19 Bob Friend 22 Joe Gibbon 31 Harvey Haddix 36 Jack Lamabe 32 Vern Law 34 Al McBean 30 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38 Diomedes Olivo 35 Bob Priddy 37 Tommie Sisk 15 Tom Sturdivant 39 Bob Veale		Catchers  6 Smoky Burgess  2 Don Leppert  3 Orlando McFarlane 23 Cal Neeman 20 Elmo Plaskett Infielders  3 Bob Bailey 17 Donn Clendenon 24 Dick Groat 12 Don Hoak 16 Johnny Logan 14 Jim Marshall  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 Dick Schofield  7 Dick Stuart		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente 14 Larry Elliot  5 Howie Goss  4 Bob Skinner  8 Willie Stargell 18 Bill Virdon Other batters  8 Coot Veal		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 41 Bill Burwell 45 Lenny Levy 43 Sam Narron 42 Ron Northey 44 Frank Oceak

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[9] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Burgess, S.S. Burgess 103 360 118 0.328 13 61 Clemente, R.R. Clemente 144 538 168 0.312 10 74 Law, V.V. Law 23 45 14 0.311 0 5 Skinner, B.B. Skinner 144 510 154 0.302 20 75 Clendenon, D.D. Clendenon 80 222 67 0.302 7 28 Elliot, L.L. Elliot 8 10 3 0.300 1 2 Logan, J.J. Logan 44 80 24 0.300 1 12 Groat, D.D. Groat 161 678 199 0.294 2 61 Stargell, W.W. Stargell 10 31 9 0.290 0 4 Schofield, D.D. Schofield 54 104 30 0.288 2 10 Plaskett, E.E. Plaskett 7 14 4 0.286 1 3 Mazeroski, B.B. Mazeroski 159 572 155 0.271 14 81 Leppert, D.D. Leppert 45 139 37 0.266 3 18 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 28 52 13 0.250 1 5 Veale, B.B. Veale 11 16 4 0.250 0 0 Virdon, B.B. Virdon 156 663 164 0.247 6 47 Goss, H.H. Goss 89 111 27 0.243 2 10 Hoak, D.D. Hoak 121 411 99 0.241 5 48 Stuart, D.D. Stuart 114 394 90 0.228 16 64 Marshall, J.J. Marshall 55 100 22 0.220 2 12 McBean, A.A. McBean 34 67 14 0.209 0 6 Sisk, T.T. Sisk 5 5 1 0.200 0 1 Olivo, D.D. Olivo 62 16 3 0.188 0 1 Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 49 33 6 0.182 0 3 Neeman, C.C. Neeman 24 50 9 0.180 1 5 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 19 17 3 0.176 0 0 Bailey, B.B. Bailey 14 42 7 0.167 0 6 Francis, E.E. Francis 36 61 10 0.164 1 7 Friend, B.B. Friend 39 91 11 0.121 0 5 McFarlane, O.O. McFarlane 8 23 2 0.087 0 1 Face, R.R. Face 63 12 1 0.083 0 0 Lamabe, J.J. Lamabe 46 9 0 0.000 0 0 Mizell, V.V. Mizell 4 6 0 0.000 0 0 Veal, C.C. Veal 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Butters, T.T. Butters 4 0 0 — 0 0 Priddy, B.B. Priddy 2 0 0 — 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[10] Player G IP W L ERA SO Butters, T.T. Butters 4 6 0 0 1.50 10 Face, R.R. Face 63 91 8 7 1.88 45 Olivo, D.D. Olivo 62 84^1⁄3 5 1 2.77 66 Lamabe, J.J. Lamabe 46 78 3 1 2.88 56 Priddy, B.B. Priddy 2 3 1 0 3.00 1 Friend, B.B. Friend 39 261^2⁄3 18 14 3.06 144 Francis, E.E. Francis 36 176 9 8 3.07 121 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 19 57 3 4 3.63 26 McBean, A.A. McBean 33 189^2⁄3 15 10 3.70 119 Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 49 125^1⁄3 9 5 3.73 76 Veale, B.B. Veale 11 45^2⁄3 2 2 3.74 42 Law, V.V. Law 23 139^1⁄3 10 7 3.94 78 Sisk, T.T. Sisk 5 17^2⁄3 0 2 4.08 6 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 28 141^1⁄3 9 6 4.20 101 Mizell, V.V. Mizell 4 16^1⁄3 1 1 4.96 6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Larry Shepard
A	Asheville Tourists	Sally League	Ray Hathaway
B	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
C	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Tom Saffell
D	Kingsport Pirates	Appalachian League	Al Kubski
D	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	James Adlam
D	Batavia Pirates	New York–Penn League	Bob Clear

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Joe Christopher page at Baseball Reference
3. Al Jackson page at Baseball Reference
4. Coot Veal page at Baseball Reference
5. Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
6. Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
7. "Mets Obtain Three Players". The Gazette (Montreal). Associated Press. May 7, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
8. Byron Browne page at Baseball Reference
9. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
10. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

References

• 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
• 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.