1962 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1962 American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 77–85 (.475) 7th Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart Lee MacPhail Billy Hitchcock WBAL-TV WBAL (AM)(Jack Dunn, Chuck Thompson) The 1962 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. Offseason October 9, 1961: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference November 16, 1961: Harry Chiti, Ray Barker and Art Kay (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Temple.Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference November 27, 1961: 1961 rule 5 draft Bo Belinsky was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Angels.Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference John Anderson was drafted from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals.John Anderson page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 24, 1962: Darrell Johnson was signed by Orioles as a free agent.Darrell Johnson transactions at Baseball-Reference May 9, 1962: Marv Throneberry was sold by the Orioles to the New York Mets.Flurry of trades as Majors cut their rosters June 7, 1962 The New York Mets sell Hobie Landrith to the Orioles.Gary Landrith Replaces Father Schenectady Gazette Associated Press 22 8 June 1962 June 19, 1962: Mark Belanger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Mark Belanger page at Baseball-Reference August 11, 1962: Johnny Temple was acquired from the Orioles by the Houston Colt .45s in exchange for cash.Johnny Temple transactions at Baseball-Reference September 7, 1962: Hal Brown was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees in exchange for cash.Hal Brown transactions at Baseball-Reference Roster 1962 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 28 Hal Brown 23 Chuck Estrada 22 Jack Fisher 29 Dick Hall 20 Billy Hoeft 38 Jim Lehew 26 Dick Luebke 19 Dave McNally 17 John Miller 39 John Papa 32 Milt Pappas 27 Art Quirk 38 Robin Roberts 30 Bill Short 18 Wes Stock 15 Hoyt Wilhelm Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 36 Darrell Johnson 30 Hobie Landrith 44 Charley Lau 27 Nate Smith 11 Gus Triandos Infielders  7 Jerry Adair  1 Marv Breeding  4 Jim Gentile  3 Ron Hansen 34 Mickey McGuire  5 Brooks Robinson  2 Bob Saverine  2 Johnny Temple Outfielders 25 Jackie Brandt  6 Whitey Herzog 33 Dave Nicholson 16 Boog Powell 14 Earl Robinson 40 Barry Shetrone  9 Russ Snyder  8 Marv Throneberry 28 Pete Ward 10 Dick Williams Other batters 34 Ozzie Virgil Manager 45 Billy Hitchcock Coaches 31 Harry Brecheen 42 Cal Ermer 36 Darrell Johnson 41 George Staller 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 Gus Triandos 66 207 33 .159 6 23 1B Jim Gentile 152 545 137 .251 33 87 2B Johnny Temple 78 270 71 .263 1 17 3B Brooks Robinson 162 634 192 .303 23 86 SS Jerry Adair 139 538 153 .284 11 48 LF Boog Powell 124 400 97 .243 15 53 CF Jackie Brandt 143 505 129 .255 19 75 RF Whitey Herzog 99 263 70 .266 7 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 Russ Snyder 139 416 127 .305 9 40 Marv Breeding 95 240 59 .246 2 18 Charley Lau 81 197 58 .294 6 37 Ron Hansen Ron Hansen (baseball) 71 196 34 .173 3 17 Dick Williams 82 178 44 .247 1 18 Dave Nicholson 97 173 30 .173 9 15 Hobie Landrith 60 167 37 .222 4 17 Earl Robinson Earl Robinson (baseball) 29 63 18 .286 1 4 Barry Shetrone 21 24 6 .250 1 1 Darrell Johnson 6 22 4 .182 0 1 Bob Saverine 8 21 5 .238 0 3 Pete Ward 8 21 3 .143 0 2 Marv Throneberry 9 9 0 .000 0 0 Nate Smith Nate Smith (catcher) 5 9 2 .222 0 0 Andy Etchebarren 2 6 2 .333 0 1 Mickey McGuire Mickey McGuire (baseball) 6 4 0 .000 0 0 Ozzie Virgil Ozzie Virgil, Sr. 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Chuck Estrada 34 223.1 9 17 3.83 165 Milt Pappas 35 205.1 12 10 4.03 130 Robin Roberts Robin Roberts (baseball) 27 191.1 10 9 2.78 102 Jack Fisher 32 152.0 7 9 5.09 81 Steve Barber 28 140.1 9 6 3.46 89 Art Quirk 7 27.1 2 2 5.93 18 Dave McNally 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 4 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 Hal Brown 22 85.2 6 4 4.10 25 John Miller John Miller (pitcher) 2 10.0 1 1 0.90 4 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 52 7 10 15 1.94 90 Billy Hoeft 57 4 8 7 4.59 73 Wes Stock 53 3 2 3 4.43 34 Dick Hall Dick Hall (baseball) 43 6 6 6 2.28 71 Dick Luebke 10 0 1 0 2.70 7 Jim Lehew 6 0 0 0 1.86 2 Bill Short 5 0 0 0 15.75 3 John Papa 1 0 0 0 27.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Clyde King A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Earl Weaver C Stockton Ports California League Harry Dunlop C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Billy DeMars D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Billy Hunter D Fox Cities Foxes Midwest League Cal Ripken Sr. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield 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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1962 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1960s in Baltimore