1962 Milwaukee Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Braves 1962 National League Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 86 76 y 5th Lou Perini(sold in November 1962)https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=wZJMF1LD7PcC&dat=19621117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Milwaukee Sentinel McHale, six others buy Braves for $5.5 million Thisted Red November 17, 1962 1, part 1 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WDMoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8CYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5196%2C4113423 Milwaukee Journal Wolf Bob Midwestern group purchases Braves November 17, 1962 1, part 1 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Iz8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1929%2C2561254 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Perini sells Braves to Milwaukee group November 17, 1962 11 John McHale Birdie Tebbetts WTMJ-TV(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh, Ernie Johnson) WEMP(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) The 1962 Milwaukee Braves season was the tenth for the franchise in Milwaukee and 92nd overall. The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an 86 76 y record, 15 1 2 games behind the National League champion San Francisco Giants.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ut8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5325%2C172124 Milwaukee Journal Baseball Standings: final October 1, 1962 10, part 2 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot The home attendance at County Stadium was 766,921,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ut8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6969%2C177849 Milwaukee Journal Attendance October 1, 1962 11, part 2 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot eighth in the ten-team National League. It was the Braves' first season under one million in Milwaukee. After this season in November, owner Lou Perini sold the franchise for $5.5 million to a Chicago group led by 34-year-old insurance executive William Bartholomay. Perini retained a 10% interest in the club and sat on the board of directors for a number of years. Ten years after the final television broadcasts in Boston, broadcasts of Braves games returned to a new channel, WTMJ-TV, giving Milwaukee television viewers a chance to watch the games at home. Offseason October 10, 1961: Merritt Ranew was drafted from the Braves by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1961 MLB expansion draft.Merritt Ranew at Baseball-Reference November 8, 1961: Ellis BurtonEllis Burton at Baseball-Reference and Lou JacksonLou Jackson at Baseball-Reference were acquired by the Braves from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a minor league working agreement. November 28, 1961: Frank Thomas was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and cash. The deal was completed on May 21, 1962, when the Mets sent Gus Bell to the Braves and the Braves sent Rick Herrscher to the Mets.Frank Thomas at Baseball-Reference December 15, 1961: Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez were traded by the Braves to the Kansas City Athletics for Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw.Joe Azcue at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1962 season: Hal Haydel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Hal Haydel at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Roster 1962 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers 10 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 22 Cecil Butler 40 Tony Cloninger 30 Jim Constable 10 Jack Curtis 45 Hank Fischer 36 Bob Hendley 23 Denny Lemaster 20 Don McMahon 32 Don Nottebart 35 Ron Piché 35 Claude Raymond 26 Bob Shaw 21 Warren Spahn 16 Carl Willey Catchers  1 Del Crandall 15 Joe Torre  8 Bob Uecker Infielders 28 Tommie Aaron  9 Joe Adcock 25 Ken Aspromonte  2 Frank Bolling 41 Eddie Mathews 11 Roy McMillan 29 Denis Menke 27 Amado Samuel Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 25 Howie Bedell 20 Gus Bell 45 Ethan Blackaby 18 Lou Johnson 30 Mack Jones 39 Mike Krsnich 24 Lee Maye 29 Hawk Taylor Other batters 18 Lou Klimchock Manager  6 Birdie Tebbetts Coaches  3 Bill Adair  4 Jimmy Dykes 48 Andy Pafko  5 Whit Wyatt 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 Del Crandall 107 350 104 .297 8 45 1B Joe Adcock 121 391 97 .248 29 78 2B Frank Bolling 122 406 110 .271 9 43 SS Roy McMillan 137 468 115 .246 12 41 3B Eddie Mathews 152 536 142 .265 29 90 LF Gus Bell 79 214 61 .285 5 24 CF Hank Aaron 156 592 191 .323 45 128 RF Mack Jones 91 333 85 .255 10 36 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 Lee Maye 99 349 85 .244 10 41 Tommie Aaron 141 334 77 .231 8 38 Joe Torre 80 220 62 .282 5 26 Amado Samuel 76 209 43 .206 3 20 Denis Menke 50 146 28 .192 2 16 Howie Bedell 58 138 27 .196 0 2 Lou Johnson 61 117 33 .282 2 13 Ken Aspromonte 34 79 23 .291 0 7 Bob Uecker 33 64 16 .250 1 8 Hawk Taylor 20 47 12 .255 0 2 Ethan Blackaby 6 13 2 .154 0 0 Mike Krsnich 11 12 1 .083 0 2 Lou Klimchock 8 8 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 Warren Spahn 34 269.1 18 14 3.04 118 Bob Shaw Bob Shaw (baseball) 38 225.0 15 9 2.80 124 Bob Hendley 35 200.0 11 13 3.60 112 Bob Buhl 1 2.0 0 1 22.50 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 Lew Burdette 37 143.2 10 9 4.89 59 Tony Cloninger 24 111.0 8 3 4.30 69 Denny Lemaster 17 86.2 3 4 3.01 69 Ron Piché 14 52.0 3 2 4.85 28 Cecil Butler Cecil Butler (baseball) 9 31.0 2 0 2.61 22 Jim Constable 3 18.0 1 1 2.00 12 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 Claude Raymond Claude Raymond (baseball) 26 5 5 10 2.74 40 Don Nottebart 39 2 2 2 3.23 36 Jack Curtis Jack Curtis (baseball) 30 4 4 1 4.16 40 Carl Willey 30 2 5 1 5.40 40 Hank Fischer 29 2 3 4 5.30 29 Don McMahon 2 0 1 0 6.00 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Jack Tighe AAA Toronto Maple Leafs International League Chuck Dressen AA Austin Senators Texas League Jimmy Brown B Yakima Bears Northwest League Buddy Hicks C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Jim Fanning C Boise Braves Pioneer League Al Unser D Dublin Braves Georgia–Florida League Bill Steinecke D Cedar Rapids Red Raiders Midwest League Ken Blackman LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville 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 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Milwaukee Braves seasons Milwaukee Braves season Category:1962 in sports in Wisconsin