1962 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1962 American League Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota 91 71 y 2nd Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Sam Mele WTCN-TV 830 WCCO AM(Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall) The 1962 Minnesota Twins season was the 2nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 2nd season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 62nd overall in the American League. The Twins improved to 91–71, finishing second in the American League, five games short of the World Champion New York Yankees. 1,433,116 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in the American League. It was the team's first winning record in 10 years, their last coming in 1952 when they were still known as the Washington Senators. Offseason November 27, 1961: Georges Maranda was drafted by the Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1961 rule 5 draft.Georges Maranda at Baseball Reference Prior to the 1962 Season: Joe Foy was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml Joe Foy Stats Regular season Statistically, many members of the Twins had seasons in which they led the American League. Harmon Killebrew hit 48 home runs and drove in 126, leading the AL in both categories. Bob Allison hit 29 home runs, drove in 102 runs, and led the Twins in runs scored with 102. Camilo Pascual became the Twins' first 20-game winner and led the AL with 206 strikeouts. On July 18, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, two Twins made major league history by hitting grand slam home runs in the same inning. In the first inning -- off Cleveland Indians pitcher Barry Latman -- Bob Allison homered to clear the loaded bases. Indians pitcher Jim Perry subsequently replaced Latman, and Harmon Killebrew greeted him by driving in Bill Tuttle, Vic Power and Rich Rollins. Minnesota scored eleven runs in their half of the first inning. Four Twins made the All-Star Game. The selections were third baseman Rich Rollins, catcher Earl Battey and pitchers Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascual. On August 26, Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history. The Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics by a score of 1–0.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 First baseman Vic Power won his fifth Gold Glove, catcher Earl Battey won his third, and Jim Kaat won his first. Season standings Minnesota Twins Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions April 2, 1962: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Vic Power and Dick Stigman.Pedro Ramos at Baseball Reference April 3, 1962: Billy Martin was released by the Twins.Billy Martin at Baseball Reference August 20, 1962: Jackie Collum, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Rubén Gómez. The Twins completed the deal by sending Georges Maranda to the Indians on October 9.Jackie Collum at Baseball Reference Roster 1962 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 46 Gerry Arrigo 33 Joe Bonikowski 33 Jackie Collum 40 Jim Donohue 27,33 Rubén Gómez 36 Jim Kaat 15 Jack Kralick 20 Don Lee 42 Jim Manning 47 Georges Maranda 21 Ray Moore 17 Camilo Pascual 19 Bill Pleis 44 Jim Roland 45 Ted Sadowski 39 Lee Stange 18 Dick Stigman 20 Frank Sullivan Catchers 10 Earl Battey  8 Hal Naragon 22 Jerry Zimmerman Infielders 12 Bernie Allen 16 Johnny Goryl 38 Marty Martínez  5 Don Mincher 28 Vic Power  9 Rich Rollins  6 Jim Snyder  2 Zoilo Versalles Outfielders  4 Bob Allison 11 George Banks  7 Lenny Green  3 Harmon Killebrew 23 Jim Lemon 37 Tony Oliva 13 Bill Tuttle Manager 14 Sam Mele Coaches 53 Floyd Baker 52 Ed Fitz Gerald 54 Gordon Maltzberger 51 George Strickland Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Earl Battey 148 522 146 .280 11 57 1B Vic Power Vic Power (baseball) 144 611 177 .290 16 63 2B Bernie Allen 159 573 154 .269 12 64 3B Rich Rollins 159 624 186 .298 16 96 SS Zoilo Versalles 160 568 137 .241 17 67 LF Harmon Killebrew 155 552 134 .243 48 126 CF Lenny Green 158 619 168 .271 14 63 RF Bob Allison 149 519 138 .266 29 102 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 Bill Tuttle 110 123 26 .211 1 13 Don Mincher 86 121 29 .240 9 29 George Banks George Banks (baseball) 63 103 26 .252 4 15 Jerry Zimmerman 34 62 17 .274 0 7 Hal Naragon 24 35 8 .229 0 3 Johnny Goryl 37 26 5 .192 2 2 Marty Martínez 37 18 3 .167 0 3 Jim Lemon 12 17 3 .176 1 5 Jim Snyder Jim Snyder (second baseman) 12 10 1 .100 0 1 Tony Oliva 9 9 4 .444 0 3 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 Kaat 39 269.0 18 14 3.14 173 Camilo Pascual 34 257.2 20 11 3.32 206 Jack Kralick 39 242.2 12 11 3.86 139 Don Lee Don Lee (baseball) 9 52.0 3 3 4.50 28 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 Dick Stigman 40 142.2 12 5 3.66 116 Joe Bonikowski 30 99.2 5 7 3.88 45 Rubén Gómez Rubén Gómez (baseball) 6 19.1 1 1 4.66 8 Jackie Collum 8 15.1 0 2 11.15 5 Jim Donohue 6 10.1 0 1 6.97 3 Jim Manning Jim Manning (pitcher) 5 7.0 0 0 5.14 3 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 Ray Moore Ray Moore (baseball) 49 8 3 9 4.73 58 Lee Stange 44 4 3 3 4.45 70 Georges Maranda 32 1 3 0 4.46 36 Bill Pleis 21 2 5 3 4.40 31 Frank Sullivan Frank Sullivan (baseball) 21 4 1 5 3.24 10 Ted Sadowski 19 1 1 0 5.03 15 Jim Roland 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Gerry Arrigo 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League Jack McKeon A Charlotte Hornets Sally League Spencer "Red" Robbins B Wilson Tobs Carolina League Harry Warner C Bismarck-Mandan Pards Northern League Vern Morgan D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League Ralph Rowe D Wytheville Twins Appalachian League Red Norwood D Erie Sailors New York–Penn League Frank Franchi References 2 External links Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins season Category:1962 in sports in Minnesota