1962 Detroit Tigers season explained

Detroit Tigers
Season:	1962
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)

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, games behind the New York Yankees.

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

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		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		134	431	104	.241	12	40
1B		148	507	123	.243	39	89
2B		111	367	83	.226	8	30
SS		141	503	125	.249	20	59
3B		116	356	81	.228	16	47
LF		161	601	164	.273	37	112
CF		147	561	156	.278	16	74
RF		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
	139	471	124	.263	12	63
	90	195	51	.262	4	17
	56	136	29	.213	4	14
	74	105	34	.324	5	18
	31	83	19	.229	0	4
	64	74	17	.230	0	7
	20	70	16	.229	3	12
	30	67	13	.194	1	9
	36	50	8	.160	1	4
	16	41	11	.268	0	3
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	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
	41	258.0	19	10	3.59	184
	35	180.1	11	13	4.19	121
	35	171.1	11	9	4.04	87
	29	143.2	10	7	4.39	63
	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
	42	216.0	16	8	2.21	156
	30	81.1	2	4	3.65	73
	10	37.2	3	0	5.26	10
	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
	44	3	1	16	1.71	23
	48	4	5	4	3.90	28
	36	3	6	2	4.31	47
	18	1	2	0	4.66	16
	6	0	0	0	0.00	4
	4	0	1	1	7.20	3
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	32.40	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville

See also

• 1962 in Michigan

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1962 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stalege01.shtml Jerry Staley
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/housefr03.shtml Frank House
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brunsar01.shtml Arlo Brunsberg
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cardico01.shtml Conrad Cardinal
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vealco01.shtml Coot Veal