The 1962 Milwaukee Braves season was the tenth for the franchise in Milwaukee and 92nd overall.

The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an record, games behind the National League champion The home attendance at County Stadium eighth in the ten-team National League. It was the Braves' first season under one million

After this season in November, owner Lou Perini sold the franchise for $5.5 million to a Chicago group led by 34-year-old insurance executive Perini retained a 10% interest in the club and sat on the board of directors for a number of years.

Ten years after the final television broadcasts in Boston, broadcasts of Braves games returned to a new channel, WTMJ-TV, giving Milwaukee television viewers a chance to watch the games at home.

Offseason October 10, 1961: Merritt Ranew was drafted from the Braves by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1961 MLB expansion draft.Merritt Ranew at Baseball-Reference November 8, 1961: Ellis BurtonEllis Burton at Baseball-Reference and Lou JacksonLou Jackson at Baseball-Reference were acquired by the Braves from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a minor league working agreement. November 28, 1961: Frank Thomas was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and cash. The deal was completed on May 21, 1962, when the Mets sent Gus Bell to the Braves and the Braves sent Rick Herrscher to the Mets.Frank Thomas at Baseball-Reference December 15, 1961: Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez were traded by the Braves to the Kansas City Athletics for Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw.Joe Azcue at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1962 season: Hal Haydel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Hal Haydel at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1962 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 C 107 350 104 .297 8 45 1B 121 391 97 .248 29 78 2B 122 406 110 .271 9 43 SS 137 468 115 .246 12 41 3B 152 536 142 .265 29 90 LF 79 214 61 .285 5 24 CF 156 592 191 .323 45 128 RF 91 333 85 .255 10 36

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 99 349 85 .244 10 41 141 334 77 .231 8 38 80 220 62 .282 5 26 76 209 43 .206 3 20 50 146 28 .192 2 16 58 138 27 .196 0 2 61 117 33 .282 2 13 34 79 23 .291 0 7 33 64 16 .250 1 8 20 47 12 .255 0 2 6 13 2 .154 0 0 11 12 1 .083 0 2 8 8 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 34 269.1 18 14 3.04 118 38 225.0 15 9 2.80 124 35 200.0 11 13 3.60 112 1 2.0 0 1 22.50 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 37 143.2 10 9 4.89 59 24 111.0 8 3 4.30 69 17 86.2 3 4 3.01 69 14 52.0 3 2 4.85 28 9 31.0 2 0 2.61 22 3 18.0 1 1 2.00 12

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 26 5 5 10 2.74 40 39 2 2 2 3.23 36 30 4 4 1 4.16 40 30 2 5 1 5.40 40 29 2 3 4 5.30 29 2 0 1 0 6.00 3

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville

Notes

References

1962 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference