1962 Detroit Tigers season

The 1962 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for third place in the American League with a record of 85–76, 10+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees.

1962 Detroit Tigers
League	American League
Ballpark	Tiger Stadium
City	Detroit, Michigan
Owners	John Fetzer
General managers	Rick Ferrell
Managers	Bob Scheffing
Television	WJBK
Radio	WKMH WWJ WJR (George Kell, Ernie Harwell)
← 1961 Seasons 1963 →

Offseason

• October 12, 1961: Gerry Staley was released by the Tigers.^[1]
• October 23, 1961: Frank House was released by the Tigers.^[2]
• Prior to 1962 season (exact date unknown)
  • Arlo Brunsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.^[3]
  • Conrad Cardinal was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	96	66	0.593	—	50–30	46–36
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	5	45–36	46–35
Los Angeles Angels	86	76	0.531	10	40–41	46–35
Detroit Tigers	85	76	0.528	10½	49–33	36–43
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	11	43–38	42–39
Cleveland Indians	80	82	0.494	16	43–38	37–44
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	0.475	19	44–38	33–47
Boston Red Sox	76	84	0.475	19	39–40	37–44
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	0.444	24	39–42	33–48
Washington Senators	60	101	0.373	35½	27–53	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team	BAL	BOS	CHW	CLE	DET	KCA	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

• June 1962: Al Pehanick (minors) was traded by the Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Coot Veal.^[5]

Roster

1962 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 37 Hank Aguirre 14 Jim Bunning 19 Jerry Casale 19 Bill Faul 31 Tom Fletcher 18 Terry Fox 21 Paul Foytack 32,51 Doug Gallagher 29 Fred Gladding 46 Bob Humphreys 23 Sam Jones 22 Ron Kline 45 Howie Koplitz 17 Frank Lary 15 Don Mossi 29 Ron Nischwitz 16 Phil Regan		Catchers 10 Dick Brown 12 Mike Roarke Infielders  8 Reno Bertoia  1 Steve Boros  8 Don Buddin 25 Norm Cash  9 Chico Fernández 46 Frank Kostro  3 Dick McAuliffe 28 Bobo Osborne 20 Vic Wertz  2 Jake Wood		Outfielders 38 Bill Bruton  7 Rocky Colavito 26 Bob Farley 5,54 Purnal Goldy  6 Al Kaline  4 Charlie Maxwell 40 Bubba Morton Other batters 26 George Alusik		Manager 27 Bob Scheffing Coaches 44 Phil Cavarretta 33 Tom Ferrick 34 George Myatt

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	Dick Brown	134	431	104	.241	12	40
1B	Norm Cash	148	507	123	.243	39	89
2B	Jake Wood	111	367	83	.226	8	30
SS	Chico Fernández	141	503	125	.249	20	59
3B	Steve Boros	116	356	81	.228	16	47
LF	Rocky Colavito	161	601	164	.273	37	112
CF	Bill Bruton	147	561	156	.278	16	74
RF	Al Kaline	100	398	121	.304	29	94

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
Dick McAuliffe	139	471	124	.263	12	63
Bubba Morton	90	195	51	.262	4	17
Mike Roarke	56	136	29	.213	4	14
Vic Wertz	74	105	34	.324	5	18
Don Buddin	31	83	19	.229	0	4
Bobo Osborne	64	74	17	.230	0	7
Purnal Goldy	20	70	16	.229	3	12
Charlie Maxwell	30	67	13	.194	1	9
Bob Farley	36	50	8	.160	1	4
Frank Kostro	16	41	11	.268	0	3
George Alusik	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Reno Bertoia	5	0	0	----	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
Jim Bunning	41	258.0	19	10	3.59	184
Don Mossi	35	180.1	11	13	4.19	121
Phil Regan	35	171.1	11	9	4.04	87
Paul Foytack	29	143.2	10	7	4.39	63
Frank Lary	17	80.0	2	6	5.74	41

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
Hank Aguirre	42	216.0	16	8	2.21	156
Sam Jones	30	81.1	2	4	3.65	73
Howie Koplitz	10	37.2	3	0	5.26	10
Doug Gallagher	9	25.0	0	4	4.68	14

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
Terry Fox	44	3	1	16	1.71	23
Ron Nischwitz	48	4	5	4	3.90	28
Ron Kline	36	3	6	2	4.31	47
Jerry Casale	18	1	2	0	4.66	16
Fred Gladding	6	0	0	0	0.00	4
Bob Humphreys	4	0	1	1	7.20	3
Tom Fletcher	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Bill Faul	1	0	0	0	32.40	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Frank Skaff
A	Knoxville Smokies	Sally League	Frank Carswell
C	Duluth–Superior Dukes	Northern League	Al Lakeman
D	Montgomery Rebels	Alabama–Florida League	Johnny Groth
D	Thomasville Tigers	Georgia–Florida League	Gail Henley
D	Jamestown Tigers	New York–Penn League	Stubby Overmire

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville

See also

•  Baseball portal

• 1962 in Michigan

Notes

1. Jerry Staley at Baseball Reference
2. Frank House at Baseball Reference
3. Arlo Brunsberg at Baseball Reference
4. Conrad Cardinal at Baseball Reference
5. Coot Veal at Baseball Reference

References

• 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.
• 1962 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference