The 1962 Chicago Cubs season was the 91st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 87th in the National League and the 47th at Wrigley Field. In the second season under their College of Coaches, the Cubs finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–103, games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants. The Cubs finished ahead of the expansion New York Mets and behind the expansion Houston Colt .45s in the NL's first 162-game season.
Offseason October 10, 1961: 1961 MLB expansion draft Don Zimmer was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.Don Zimmer page at Baseball-Reference Ed Bouchee was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.Ed Bouchee page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1962 season: J. C. Hartman was returned by the Cubs to the Houston Buffaloes after the expiration of their minor league working agreement.J. C. Hartman page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 26, 1962: Paul Casanova was released by the Cubs.Paul Casanova page at Baseball-Reference April 26, 1962: Sammy Taylor was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for Bob Smith.Bob Smith page at Baseball-Reference June 5, 1962: Bob Smith and Daryl Robertson were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Grammas and Don Landrum.
Roster 1962 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Head coach
Coaches College of Coaches
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 C Dick Bertell 77 215 65 .302 2 18 1B Ernie Banks 154 610 164 .269 37 104 2B Ken Hubbs 160 661 172 .260 5 49 SS Andre Rodgers 138 461 128 .278 5 44 3B Ron Santo 162 604 137 .227 17 83 LF 159 618 184 .298 22 91 CF Lou Brock 123 434 114 .263 9 35 RF George Altman 147 534 170 .318 22 74
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 83 238 67 .282 1 15 Cuno Barragan 58 134 27 .201 0 12 Moe Thacker 65 107 20 .187 0 9 Bob Will 87 92 22 .239 2 15 Jim McKnight 60 85 19 .224 0 5 23 60 14 .233 0 3 Elder White 23 53 8 .151 0 1 El Tappe 26 53 11 .208 0 6 Nelson Mathews 15 49 15 .306 2 13 Danny Murphy 14 35 7 .200 0 3 13 29 5 .172 0 2 Billy Ott 12 28 4 .143 1 2 9 19 2 .105 0 2 Moe Morhardt 18 16 2 .125 0 2 7 15 2 .133 0 1 7 6 0 .000 0 0
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 34 212.0 12 13 3.69 109 Dick Ellsworth 37 208.2 9 20 5.09 113 Don Cardwell 41 195.2 7 16 4.92 104 Cal Koonce 35 190.2 10 10 3.97 84 George Gerberman 1 5.1 0 0 1.69 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 Glen Hobbie 42 162.0 5 14 5.22 87 Al Lary 15 34.0 0 1 7.15 18 Paul Toth 6 34.0 3 1 4.24 11 Jack Curtis 4 18.0 0 2 3.50 8
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 Don Elston 57 4 8 8 2.44 37 57 2 7 4 5.02 82 Barney Schultz 51 5 5 5 3.82 58 Dave Gerard 39 2 3 3 4.91 30 18 0 1 0 6.44 27 Morrie Steevens 12 0 1 0 2.40 5 Freddie Burdette 8 0 0 1 3.72 5 Jack Warner 7 0 0 0 7.71 3 6 0 1 0 9.53 1 Don Prince 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Ernie Banks, First Base, Reserve, First and Second Game George Altman, Outfield, Reserve, Second Game Billy Williams, Outfield, Reserve, Second Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WenatcheeSalt Lake City affiliation shared with Cleveland Indians
Notes
References
1962 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference