1962 Los Angeles Angels season
| 1962 Los Angeles Angels | |
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry |
| General manager(s) | Fred Haney |
| Manager(s) | Bill Rigney |
| Local television | KHJ |
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KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey) |
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The 1962 Los Angeles Angels season involved the Angels finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, ten games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. The 1962 Angels are one of only two teams to achieve a winning record in its second season of existence in the history of Major League Baseball (the other would be the 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League, who finished as NL West Champions at 100–62).
Offseason
- October 19, 1961: Del Rice was released by the Angels.[1]
- November 27, 1961: Bo Belinsky was drafted by the Angels from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1961 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased by the Angels from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
Regular season
On May 5, Bo Belinsky threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Angels and the first one at Dodger Stadium, beating the Baltimore Orioles 2–0.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 85 | 76 | .531 | 10 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 10.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 11 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 84 | .475 | 19 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 |
| Washington Senators | 60 | 101 | .373 | 35.5 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
| Baltimore | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 2–16 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 12–6 | |||
| Boston | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 11–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–9 | |||
| Chicago | 9–9 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | |||
| Cleveland | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | |||
| Detroit | 16–2 | 6–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 11–7 | |||
| Kansas City | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 15–3 | |||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | — | 9–9 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
| Minnesota | 12–6 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 10–8–1 | |||
| New York | 7–11 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 15–3 | |||
| Washington | 6–12 | 9–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 3–15 | 7–11 | 8–10–1 | 3–15 | — | |||
Notable transactions
- September 8, 1962: Art Fowler was released by the Angels.[4]
Roster
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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 |
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| 1B | Thomas, LeeLee Thomas | 160 | 583 | 169 | .290 | 26 | 104 |
| 2B | Moran, BillyBilly Moran | 160 | 659 | 186 | .282 | 17 | 74 |
| 3B | Torres, FélixFélix Torres | 127 | 451 | 117 | .259 | 11 | 74 |
| LF | Wagner, LeonLeon Wagner | 160 | 583 | 169 | .290 | 26 | 104 |
| CF | Pearson, AlbieAlbie Pearson | 160 | 614 | 160 | .261 | 5 | 42 |
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 |
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| Burke, LeoLeo Burke | 19 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 4 | 14 |
| Hunt, KenKen Hunt | 13 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
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| Belinsky, BoBo Belinsky | 33 | 187.1 | 10 | 11 | 3.56 | 145 |
| Grba, EliEli Grba | 40 | 176.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.54 | 90 |
| McBride, KenKen McBride | 24 | 149.1 | 11 | 5 | 3.50 | 83 |
| Bowsfield, TedTed Bowsfield | 34 | 139 | 9 | 8 | 4.40 | 52 |
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 |
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| Chance, DeanDean Chance | 50 | 206.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.96 | 127 |
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 |
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| Morgan, TomTom Morgan | 48 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2.91 | 29 |
| Fowler, ArtArt Fowler | 48 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2.81 | 38 |
| Duren, RyneRyne Duren | 42 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4.42 | 74 |
| Botz, BobBob Botz | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.43 | 24 |
Awards and honors
- Bill Rigney, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose
Dallas-Fort Worth affiliation shared with Philadelphia Phillies
Notes
References
- 1962 Los Angeles Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1962 Los Angeles Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.