1962 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1962 American League Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 85 76 y 4th John Fetzer Rick Ferrell Bob Scheffing WJBK WKMHWWJ 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, 10 1 2 games behind the New York Yankees. Offseason October 12, 1961: Gerry Staley was released by the Tigers.Jerry Staley at Baseball Reference October 23, 1961: Frank House was released by the Tigers.Frank House at Baseball Reference Prior to 1962 season (exact date unknown) Arlo Brunsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Arlo Brunsberg at Baseball Reference Conrad Cardinal was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Conrad Cardinal at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions June 1962: Al Pehanick (minors) was traded by the Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Coot Veal.Coot Veal at Baseball Reference 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 Minor League Baseball 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 1962 in Michigan Notes 2 References 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 Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1962 in Detroit