1962 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1962 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 59 103 y 9th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Lou Klein, El Tappe, Charlie Metro WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WGN(Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau) The 1962 Chicago Cubs season was the 91st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 87th in the National League and the 47th at Wrigley Field. In the second season under their College of Coaches, the Cubs finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–103, 42 1 2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants. The Cubs finished ahead of the expansion New York Mets and behind the expansion Houston Colt .45s in the NL's first 162-game season. Offseason October 10, 1961: 1961 MLB expansion draft Don Zimmer was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.Don Zimmer page at Baseball-Reference Ed Bouchee was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.Ed Bouchee page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1962 season: J. C. Hartman was returned by the Cubs to the Houston Buffaloes after the expiration of their minor league working agreement.J. C. Hartman page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 26, 1962: Paul Casanova was released by the Cubs.Paul Casanova page at Baseball-Reference April 26, 1962: Sammy Taylor was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for Bob Smith.Bob Smith page at Baseball-Reference June 5, 1962: Bob Smith and Daryl Robertson were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Grammas and Don Landrum. Roster 1962 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 32 Bob Anderson 39 Tony Balsamo 38 Jim Brewer 31 Bob Buhl 42 Freddie Burdette 43 Don Cardwell 42 Jack Curtis 37 Dick Ellsworth 36 Don Elston 31,45 Dave Gerard 30,33 George Gerberman 40 Glen Hobbie 34 Cal Koonce 46 Al Lary 48 Don Prince 41 Barney Schultz 35 Morrie Steevens 39 Paul Toth 38 Jack Warner Catchers  9 Cuno Barragan  6 Dick Bertell 52 El Tappe  7 Sammy Taylor  8 Moe Thacker Infielders 14 Ernie Banks 11 Alex Grammas 16 Ken Hubbs 15 Jim McKnight 19 Daryl Robertson 18 Andre Rodgers 10 Ron Santo 19 Elder White Outfielders 21 George Altman 24 Lou Brock 27 Don Landrum 23 Nelson Mathews 27 Danny Murphy 20 Billy Ott 23 Bobby Gene Smith 28 Bob Will 26 Billy Williams Other batters 22 Jim McAnany 11 Moe Morhardt Head coach 60 Lou Klein 63 Charlie Metro 52 El Tappe Coaches College of Coaches 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 Dick Bertell 77 215 65 .302 2 18 1B Ernie Banks 154 610 164 .269 37 104 2B Ken Hubbs 160 661 172 .260 5 49 SS Andre Rodgers 138 461 128 .278 5 44 3B Ron Santo 162 604 137 .227 17 83 LF Billy Williams Billy Williams (left fielder) 159 618 184 .298 22 91 CF Lou Brock 123 434 114 .263 9 35 RF George Altman 147 534 170 .318 22 74 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 Don Landrum 83 238 67 .282 1 15 Cuno Barragan 58 134 27 .201 0 12 Moe Thacker 65 107 20 .187 0 9 Bob Will 87 92 22 .239 2 15 Jim McKnight 60 85 19 .224 0 5 Alex Grammas 23 60 14 .233 0 3 Elder White 23 53 8 .151 0 1 El Tappe 26 53 11 .208 0 6 Nelson Mathews 15 49 15 .306 2 13 Danny Murphy 14 35 7 .200 0 3 Bob Smith Bobby Smith (baseball) 13 29 5 .172 0 2 Billy Ott 12 28 4 .143 1 2 Daryl Robertson 9 19 2 .105 0 2 Moe Morhardt 18 16 2 .125 0 2 Sammy Taylor Sammy Taylor (baseball) 7 15 2 .133 0 1 Jim McAnany 7 6 0 .000 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 Bob Buhl 34 212.0 12 13 3.69 109 Dick Ellsworth 37 208.2 9 20 5.09 113 Don Cardwell 41 195.2 7 16 4.92 104 Cal Koonce 35 190.2 10 10 3.97 84 George Gerberman 1 5.1 0 0 1.69 1 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 Glen Hobbie 42 162.0 5 14 5.22 87 Al Lary 15 34.0 0 1 7.15 18 Paul Toth 6 34.0 3 1 4.24 11 Jack Curtis 4 18.0 0 2 3.50 8 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 Don Elston 57 4 8 8 2.44 37 Bob Anderson Bob Anderson (baseball) 57 2 7 4 5.02 82 Barney Schultz 51 5 5 5 3.82 58 Dave Gerard 39 2 3 3 4.91 30 Tony Balsamo 18 0 1 0 6.44 27 Morrie Steevens 12 0 1 0 2.40 5 Freddie Burdette 8 0 0 1 3.72 5 Jack Warner 7 0 0 0 7.71 3 Jim Brewer baseball 6 0 1 0 9.53 1 Don Prince 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ernie Banks, First Base, Reserve, First and Second Game George Altman, Outfield, Reserve, Second Game Billy Williams, Outfield, Reserve, Second Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake City Bees Pacific Coast League Bob Kennedy AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Walt Dixon B Wenatchee Chiefs Northwest League Joe Macko C St. Cloud Rox Northern League George Freese D Palatka Cubs Florida State League Hal Jeffcoat, Bobby Adams, Ripper Collins and Verlon Walker LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WenatcheeSalt Lake City affiliation shared with Cleveland Indians 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1962 in Chicago