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1962 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (Since 1954) Baltimore, Maryland (Since 1954)
1962 Information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General Manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Billy Hitchcock
Local television	WBAL-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Jack Dunn, Chuck Thompson)

The 1962 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

October 9, 1961: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles.^[1]
November 16, 1961: Harry Chiti, Ray Barker and Art Kay (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Temple.^[2]
November 27, 1961: 1961 rule 5 draft
- Bo Belinsky was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Angels.^[3]
- John Anderson was drafted from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	66	.593	--
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	5
Los Angeles Angels	85	76	.531	10
Detroit Tigers	85	76	.528	10.5
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	11
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	16
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	.475	19
Boston Red Sox	76	84	.475	19
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	.444	24
Washington Senators	60	101	.373	35.5

Notable transactions

April 24, 1962: Darrell Johnson was signed by Orioles as a free agent.^[5]
May 9, 1962: Marv Throneberry was traded by the Orioles to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and cash. The Mets completed the deal by sending Hobie Landrith to the Orioles on June 7.^[6]
June 19, 1962: Mark Belanger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[7]
August 11, 1962: Johnny Temple was acquired from the Orioles by the Houston Colt .45s in exchange for cash.^[8]
September 7, 1962: Hal Brown was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees in exchange for cash.^[9]

Roster

1962 Baltimore Orioles roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

34 Ozzie Virgil

Manager

45 Billy Hitchcock

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	Triandos, GusGus Triandos	66	207	33	.159	6	23
1B	Gentile, JimJim Gentile	152	545	137	.251	33	87
2B	Temple, JohnnyJohnny Temple	78	270	71	.263	1	17
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	162	634	192	.303	23	86
SS	Adair, JerryJerry Adair	139	538	153	.284	11	48
LF	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	124	400	97	.243	15	53
CF	Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	143	505	129	.255	19	75
RF	Herzog, WhiteyWhitey Herzog	99	263	70	.266	7	35

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
Snyder, RussRuss Snyder	139	416	127	.305	9	40
Nicholson, DaveDave Nicholson	97	173	30	.173	9	15
Breeding, MarvMarv Breeding	95	240	59	.246	2	18
Williams, DickDick Williams	82	178	44	.247	1	18
Lau, CharlieCharlie Lau	81	197	58	.294	6	37
Hansen, RonRon Hansen	71	196	34	.173	3	17
Landrith, HobieHobie Landrith	60	167	37	.222	4	17
Robinson, EarlEarl Robinson	29	63	18	.286	1	4
Shetrone, BarryBarry Shetrone	21	24	6	.250	1	1
Throneberry, MarvMarv Throneberry	9	9	0	.000	0	0
Saverine, BobBob Saverine	8	21	5	.238	0	3
Ward, PetePete Ward	8	21	3	.143	0	2
Johnson, DarrellDarrell Johnson	6	22	4	.182	0	1
McGuire, MickeyMickey McGuire	6	4	0	.000	0	0
Smith, NateNate Smith	5	9	2	.222	0	0
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	2	6	2	.333	0	1
Virgil, OzzieOzzie Virgil	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas	35	205.1	12	10	4.03	130
Estrada, ChuckChuck Estrada	34	223.1	9	17	3.83	165
Fisher, JackJack Fisher	32	152	7	9	5.09	81
Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	27	191.1	10	9	2.78	102

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	28	140.1	9	6	3.46	89
Brown, HalHal Brown	22	85.2	6	4	4.10	25
Quirk, ArtArt Quirk	7	27.1	2	2	5.93	18
Miller, JohnJohn Miller	2	10	1	1	0.90	4
McNally, DaveDave McNally	1	9	1	0	0.00	4

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hoeft, BillyBilly Hoeft	57	4	8	7	4.59	73
Stock, WesWes Stock	53	3	2	3	4.43	34
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	52	7	10	15	1.94	90
Hall, DickDick Hall	43	6	6	6	2.28	71
Luebke, DickDick Luebke	10	0	1	0	2.70	7
Lehew, JimJim Lehew	6	0	0	0	1.86	2
Short, BillBill Short	5	0	0	0	15.75	3
Papa, JohnJohn Papa	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Clyde King
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Earl Weaver
C	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Dunlop
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Billy DeMars
D	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Billy Hunter
D	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	Cal Ripken, Sr.

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
1962 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1962 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

1962 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1962 First All-Star Game • 1962 Second All-Star Game • 1962 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns · Based in Baltimore, Maryland

The Franchise	History · Seasons · Players · Managers · Broadcasters · Opening Day Lineups · Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks	Lloyd Street Grounds · Sportsman's Park · Memorial Stadium · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park · Wright Field · Perris Hill Park · City Island Ball Park · Miami Stadium · Ed Smith Stadium · Al Lang Stadium · Fort Lauderdale Stadium · Ed Smith Stadium (future)

Culture	The Bird · St. Louis Browns · Baltimore in the minors (1902-1953) · AL Orioles (1901-02) · 19th Century Orioles · Jeffrey Maier · "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" · Baltimore Chop

Rivalries	Beltway Series

Important Figures	George Sisler · Gus Triandos · Luis Aparicio · Cal Ripken, Sr. · George Kell · Eddie Murray · Jim Palmer · Cal Ripken, Jr. · Robin Roberts · Milt Pappas · Brooks Robinson · Dave McNally · Frank Robinson · Earl Weaver · Hoyt Wilhelm · Boog Powell · Mark Belanger · Ken Singleton · Brady Anderson · Rafael Palmeiro · Mike Mussina · Wild Bill Hagy · Brian Roberts · Elrod Hendricks · Roberto Alomar · Paul Blair · Melvin Mora

Retired Numbers	4 · 5 · 8 · 20 · 22 · 33 · 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Peter Angelos · General Manager: Andy MacPhail · Manager: Dave Trembley

World Series Championships (3)	1966 · 1970 · 1983

American League Championships (7)	1944 · 1966 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1979 · 1983

American League East Championships (8)	1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1973 · 1974 · 1979 · 1983 · 1997

American League Wild Card (1)	1996

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Minor League Affiliates	Norfolk Tides (AAA) · Bowie Baysox (AA) · Frederick Keys (A) · Delmarva Shorebirds (A) · Aberdeen IronBirds (A) · Bluefield Orioles (Rookie) · GCL Orioles (Rookie) · DSL Orioles (Rookie)

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