1962 Cleveland Indians season

1962 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	William R. Daley
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Mel McGaha
Local television	WJW-TV
Local radio	WERE (1300)
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The 1962 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 80–82, 16 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.

Offseason

November 16, 1961: Johnny Temple was traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Harry Chiti, Ray Barker and Art Kay (minors).^[1]
March 1962: Duke Carmel was purchased by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2]
Prior to 1962 season: Rubén Gómez was acquired by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[3]

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

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	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

April 2, 1962: Vic Power and Dick Stigman were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Pedro Ramos.^[4]
April 26, 1962: Harry Chiti was purchased from the Indians by the New York Mets.^[1]
April 29, 1962: Bob Nieman was purchased from the Indians by the San Francisco Giants.^[5]
June 9, 1962: Lou Piniella was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[6]
June 15, 1962: Harry Chiti was returned to the Indians by the New York Mets.^[1]
August 20, 1962: Rubén Gómez was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Jackie Collum, a player to be named later and cash. The Twins completed the deal by sending Georges Maranda to the Indians on October 9.^[7]

Roster

1962 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

24 Bob Allen

39 Gary Bell

29 Jackie Collum

27 Bill Dailey

20 Dick Donovan

38 Frank Funk

29 Rubén Gómez

33 Mudcat Grant

26 Bob Hartman

34,23 Wynn Hawkins

18 Barry Latman

17 Sam McDowell

31 Jim Perry

28 Pedro Ramos

26 Don Rudolph

22 Ron Taylor

26 Dave Tyriver

23 Floyd Weaver

Catchers

25 Doc Edwards

11 Johnny Romano

Infielders

10 Max Alvis

2 Ken Aspromonte

7 Mike de la Hoz

14 Tito Francona

3 Woodie Held

15 Hal Jones

1 Jerry Kindall

2 Jack Kubiszyn

16,7 Jim Mahoney

5 Bubba Phillips

Outfielders

4 Tommie Agee

35 Walt Bond

9 Ty Cline

36 Don Dillard

30 Chuck Essegian

12 Gene Green

8 Willie Kirkland

32 Al Luplow

6 Willie Tasby

Other batters

2 Marlan Coughtry

4 Bob Nieman

Manager

43 Mel Harder

42 Mel McGaha

Coaches

43 Mel Harder (Pitching)

40 Ray Katt

41 Salty Parker

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

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

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
Ramos, PedroPedro Ramos	37	201.1	10	12	3.71	96

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
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	15	45.1	1	2	4.37	21

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
Allen, BobBob Allen	30	1	1	4	5.87	23

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Ben Geraghty
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	Bob Kennedy
A	Charleston Indians	Eastern League	Johnny Lipon
B	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Gene Verble
D	Selma Cloverleafs	Alabama–Florida League	Pinky May
D	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	Walt Novick

Notes

1 2 3 Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
↑ Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
↑ Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bob Nieman page at Baseball Reference
↑ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1962 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

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 St. Louis San Francisco

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

Cleveland Indians

Founded in 1894
Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds, Cleveland Broncos, and Cleveland Naps
Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Key personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan
Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan
President: Chris Antonetti
General manager: Mike Chernoff
Manager: Terry Francona

Postseason appearances (12)

Division championships (8)

American League pennants (6)

World Series championships (2)

1920
1948

Hall of Fame inductees

Minors

Media

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