The 1962 Boston Red Sox season was the 62nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished eighth in the American League (AL) with a record of 76 wins and 84 losses, 19 games behind the AL pennant winner and eventual World Series champion New York Yankees.
Offseason October 20, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Red Sox. Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference March 24, 1962: Tom Borland was traded by the Red Sox to the Houston Colt .45s for Dave Philley.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
Regular season Earl Wilson (June 26) Bill Monbouquette (August 1) and each threw no-hitters for the Red Sox. Wilson no-hit the Los Angeles Angels and hit a home run in the process, while Monbouquette threw his against the Chicago White Sox. On September 30, Don Gile hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac On October 6, field manager Pinky Higgins, 53, was promoted to executive vice president and general manager. Former Red Sox shortstop/third baseman Johnny Pesky, 43, was promoted from Triple-A Seattle to Boston as Higgins' successor.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup 3 Pete Runnels 1B 2 Chuck Schilling 2B 7 Gary Geiger CF 8 Carl Yastrzemski LF11 Frank Malzone 3B22 Russ Nixon C 16 Carroll Hardy RF 1 Ed Bressoud SS37 Don Schwall P
Notable transactions August 14, 1962: Dave Philley was released by the Red Sox. September 7, 1962: Galen Cisco was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the New York Mets.Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1962 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Third base) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (First base & Hitting)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league 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 C 90 260 67 .258 11 37 1B 152 562 183 .326 10 60 2B 119 413 95 .230 7 35 3B 156 619 175 .283 21 95 SS 153 599 166 .277 14 68 LF 160 646 191 .296 19 94 CF 131 466 116 .249 16 54 RF 114 398 117 .294 18 75
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 115 362 78 .215 8 36 81 249 57 .229 14 38 53 199 54 .271 0 12 65 151 42 .278 1 19 56 91 21 .231 2 11 38 42 6 .143 0 4 18 41 2 .049 1 3
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 34 241.2 15 14 3.95 134 35 235.1 15 13 3.33 153 31 191.1 12 8 3.91 137 Don Schwall33182.19154.9489 17 86.1 4 5 3.75 49 1 7.2 0 0 3.52 3 1 4.0 0 0 9.00 1 1 3.2 0 1 19.64 1
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 23 83.0 4 7 6.72 43
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 62 9 6 24 2.24 144 42 3 6 5 5.36 36 38 4 5 5 5.80 59 27 0 2 2 5.43 36 29 1 1 3 3.00 33 4 0 0 0 4.50 3 2 0 1 0 5.40 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 inf 0
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1962 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1962 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com