1962 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1962 Washington Senators Cap Logo (1961 to 1962).svg American League D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C. 60–101 (.373) 10th Elwood Richard Quesada Ed Doherty Mickey Vernon WTOP WTOP(Dan Daniels, John MacLean) List of Texas Rangers seasons The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, 35 1 2 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. 1962 was the first season in which the Senators played their home games at D.C. Stadium. Offseason October 5, 1961: Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney were traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Jimmy Piersall.Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Coot Veal page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1961: Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein were traded by the Senators to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt.Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WAS Roster 1962 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 17 Bob Baird 27,38 Carl Bouldin 16 Pete Burnside 23 Tom Cheney 21 Bennie Daniels 17 Fred Green 28 Steve Hamilton 19 Jim Hannan 18 Ed Hobaugh  1 Jack Jenkins 22 Marty Kutyna 27 Joe McClain 24,34 Claude Osteen 20 Ray Rippelmeyer 33 Don Rudolph 15 Dave Stenhouse Catchers  9 Ken Retzer 12 Bob Schmidt Infielders 10 Harry Bright 38 Ed Brinkman  7 Chuck Cottier  5 Ken Hamlin 29 Bob Johnson 34 John Kennedy 25 Dale Long  4 Danny O'Connell 6,48 Johnny Schaive  8 Ron Stillwell 11 Bud Zipfel Outfielders 31 Joe Hicks 32 Chuck Hinton 30 Jim King 25 Don Lock 37 Jimmy Piersall  1 Willie Tasby 14 Gene Woodling Manager  3 Mickey Vernon Coaches 41 George Case 42 Rollie Hemsley 40 Sid Hudson 43 George Susce Game log Regular season Legend Senators win Senators loss Senators tie Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldSenators team member background:#002B5C;color:#CE1141; 1962 regular season game log: 60–101–1 (Home: 27–53; Away: 33–48–1)1962 Washington Senators Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSA/1962-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2025 y background:#CE1141;color:#002B5C; April: 2–13 (Home: 1–7; Away: 1–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |12 || April 27, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 8–10 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (1–2) || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |Burnside (1–1) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (1) || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |3:17 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |20,120 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2–10 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |13 || April 28, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 3–10 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:34 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |9,299 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2–11 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |14 (1) || April 29, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 2–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:00 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2–12 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |15 (2) || April 29, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 6–11 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:44 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |31,466 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2–13 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L13 |- y background:#CE1141;color:#002B5C; May: 11–18 (Home: 6–10; Away: 5–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |18 || May 5, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 6–7 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:35 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |16,992 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |3–15 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |19 (1) || May 6, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |W 4–2 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:02 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |4–15 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |20 (2) || May 6, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 0–8 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:34 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |23,940 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |4–16 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L1 |- y background:#CE1141;color:#002B5C; June: 13–16 (Home: 8–8; Away: 5–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#CE1141;color:#002B5C; July: 13–15 (Home: 4–8; Away: 9–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 10, 1962 || 1:00p.m. EDT || 32nd All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.) |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |90 || July 20, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 2–3 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (12) || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |1:56 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |20,255 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |33–57 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |91 || July 21, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 3–4 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:17 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |23,565 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |33–58 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |92 (1) || July 22, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |W 3–2 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (8–6) || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:12 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |34–58 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |93 (2) || July 22, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |W 8–3 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:14 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |27,548 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |35–58 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |W2 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 30, 1962 || 2:00p.m. EDT || 33rd All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois) |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |101 || July 31, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 5–9 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Stafford (9–6) || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:41 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |30,421 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |39–62 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L2 |- y background:#CE1141;color:#002B5C; August: 14–22–1 (Home: 4–11; Away: 10–11–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |102 (1) || August 1, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 4–6 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:23 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |39–63 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |103 (2) || August 1, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 2–5 (11) || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:48 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |48,147 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |39–64 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L4 |- y background:#CE1141;color:#002B5C; September: 7–17 (Home: 4–9; Away: 3–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |155 || September 18, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 1–7 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:05 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |16,824 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |58–96–1 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |156 || September 19, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 5–8 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |Bridges (8–3) || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:46 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |12,126 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |58–97–1 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |159 || September 25, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 3–8 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |— || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:24 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |11,702 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |59–99–1 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |160 || September 26, 1962 || || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" |@ Yankees || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L 5–9 || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" | || style="New York Yankees 1962 2;" | || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |2:03 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |4,140 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |59–100–1 || style="Washington Senators 1962 2;" |L2 |- Detailed records American League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against New York Yankees 3 15 3 15 y 70 115 Washington Senators Season Total 3 15 3 15 y 70 115 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April May June July August September Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total 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 Ken Retzer 109 340 97 .285 8 37 1B Harry Bright 113 392 107 .273 17 67 2B Chuck Cottier 136 443 107 .242 6 40 SS Ken Hamlin 98 292 74 .253 3 22 3B Bob Johnson 135 466 134 .288 12 43 LF Don Lock 71 225 57 .253 12 37 CF Jimmy Piersall 135 471 115 .244 4 31 RF Jim King 132 333 81 .243 11 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 Chuck Hinton 151 542 168 .310 17 75 Bob Schmidt Bob Schmidt (baseball) 88 256 62 .242 10 31 Danny O'Connell 84 236 62 .263 2 18 Johnny Schaive 82 225 57 .253 6 29 Dale Long 67 191 46 .241 4 24 Bud Zipfel 68 184 44 .239 6 21 Joe Hicks 102 174 39 .224 6 14 Ed Brinkman 54 133 22 .165 0 4 Gene Woodling 44 107 30 .280 5 16 John Kennedy 14 42 11 .262 1 2 Willie Tasby 11 34 7 .206 0 0 Ron Stillwell 6 22 6 .273 0 2 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 Dave Stenhouse 34 197.0 11 12 3.65 123 Claude Osteen 28 150.1 8 13 3.65 59 Bob Baird 3 10.2 0 1 6.75 3 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 Don Rudolph 37 176.1 8 10 3.62 68 Tom Cheney 37 173.1 7 9 3.17 147 Bennie Daniels 44 161.1 7 16 4.85 66 Pete Burnside 40 149.2 5 11 4.45 74 Steve Hamilton 41 107.1 3 8 3.77 83 Joe McClain 10 24.0 0 4 9.38 6 Carl Bouldin 6 20.0 1 2 5.85 12 Jack Jenkins 3 13.1 0 1 4.05 10 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 Jim Hannan 42 2 4 4 3.31 39 Marty Kutyna 54 5 6 0 4.04 25 Ed Hobaugh 26 2 1 1 3.76 37 Ray Rippelmeyer 18 1 2 0 5.49 17 Fred Green 5 0 1 0 6.43 2 Awards and honors All-Star Game Dave Stenhouse, Pitcher, Reserve in first game, Starter in second game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Frank Verdi and Johnny Vander Meer B Raleigh Capitals Carolina League Archie Wilson D Pensacola Senators Alabama–Florida League Wayne Terwilliger D Middlesboro Senators Appalachian League Lew Morton Syracuse affiliation shared with New York Mets References 2 External links 1962 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference 1962 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1961–1971) seasons Washington Senators season Washing Category:Long stubs with short prose