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The1962 Minnesota Twins seasonwas the 2nd season for theMinnesota Twins franchise in theTwin Cities ofMinnesota, their 2nd season atMetropolitan Stadium and the 62nd overall in theAmerican League.

The Twins improved to 91–71, finishing second in theAmerican League, five games short of the World ChampionNew York Yankees. 1,433,116 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in theAmerican League.

Offseason

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November 27, 1961:Georges Maranda was drafted by the Twins from theSan Francisco Giants in the 1961rule 5 draft.^[1]
Prior to the 1962 Season:Joe Foy was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.^[2]

Regular season

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Statistically, many members of the Twins had seasons in which they led the American League.Harmon Killebrew hit 48 home runs and drove in 126, leading theAL in both categories.Bob Allison hit 29 home runs, drove in 102 runs, and led the Twins in runs scored with 102.Camilo Pascual became the Twins' first 20-game winner and led theAL with 206 strikeouts.

On July 18, atMetropolitan Stadium inBloomington, Minnesota, two Twins made major league history by hittinggrand slam home runs in the same inning. In the first inning -- offCleveland Indians pitcherBarry Latman --Bob Allison homered to clear the loaded bases. Indians pitcherJim Perry subsequently replaced Latman, andHarmon Killebrew greeted him by driving inBill Tuttle,Vic Power andRich Rollins. Minnesota scored eleven runs in their half of the first inning.

Four Twins made theAll-Star Game. The selections were third basemanRich Rollins, catcherEarl Battey and pitchersJim Kaat andCamilo Pascual.

On August 26,Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history. The Twins beat theKansas City Athletics by a score of 1–0.^[3]

First baseman Vic Power won his fifthGold Glove, catcherEarl Battey won his third, andJim Kaat won his first.

Season standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	96	66	.593	—	50‍–‍30	46‍–‍36
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	5	45‍–‍36	46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Angels	86	76	.531	10	40‍–‍41	46‍–‍35
Detroit Tigers	85	76	.528	10½	49‍–‍33	36‍–‍43
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	11	43‍–‍38	42‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	16	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	.475	19	44‍–‍38	33‍–‍47
Boston Red Sox	76	84	.475	19	39‍–‍40	37‍–‍44
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	.444	24	39‍–‍42	33‍–‍48
Washington Senators	60	101	.373	35½	27‍–‍53	33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

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1962 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	LAA	MIN	NYY	WAS
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

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April 2, 1962:Pedro Ramos was traded by the Twins to theCleveland Indians forVic Power andDick Stigman.^[4]
April 3, 1962:Billy Martin was released by the Twins.^[5]
August 20, 1962:Jackie Collum, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Twins to theCleveland Indians forRubén Gómez. The Twins completed the deal by sendingGeorges Maranda to the Indians on October 9.^[6]

Roster

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1962 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers 46Gerry Arrigo 33Joe Bonikowski 33Jackie Collum 40Jim Donohue 27,33Rubén Gómez 36Jim Kaat 15Jack Kralick 20Don Lee 42Jim Manning 47Georges Maranda 21Ray Moore 17Camilo Pascual 19Bill Pleis 44Jim Roland 45Ted Sadowski 39Lee Stange 18Dick Stigman 20Frank Sullivan		Catchers 10Earl Battey 8Hal Naragon 22Jerry Zimmerman Infielders 12Bernie Allen 16Johnny Goryl 38Marty Martínez 5Don Mincher 28Vic Power 9Rich Rollins 6Jim Snyder 2Zoilo Versalles		Outfielders 4Bob Allison 11George Banks 7Lenny Green 3Harmon Killebrew 23Jim Lemon 37Tony Oliva 13Bill Tuttle		Manager 14Sam Mele Coaches 53Floyd Baker 52Ed Fitz Gerald 54Gordon Maltzberger 51George Strickland

1962 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

14Sam Mele

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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	Earl Battey	148	522	146	.280	11	57
1B	Vic Power	144	611	177	.290	16	63
2B	Bernie Allen	159	573	154	.269	12	64
3B	Rich Rollins	159	624	186	.298	16	96
SS	Zoilo Versalles	160	568	137	.241	17	67
LF	Harmon Killebrew	155	552	134	.243	48	126
CF	Lenny Green	158	619	168	.271	14	63
RF	Bob Allison	149	519	138	.266	29	102

Other batters

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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
Bill Tuttle	110	123	26	.211	1	13
Don Mincher	86	121	29	.240	9	29
George Banks	63	103	26	.252	4	15
Jerry Zimmerman	34	62	17	.274	0	7
Hal Naragon	24	35	8	.229	0	3
Johnny Goryl	37	26	5	.192	2	2
Marty Martínez	37	18	3	.167	0	3
Jim Lemon	12	17	3	.176	1	5
Jim Snyder	12	10	1	.100	0	1
Tony Oliva	9	9	4	.444	0	3

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Kaat	39	269.0	18	14	3.14	173
Camilo Pascual	34	257.2	20	11	3.32	206
Jack Kralick	39	242.2	12	11	3.86	139
Don Lee	9	52.0	3	3	4.50	28

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dick Stigman	40	142.2	12	5	3.66	116
Joe Bonikowski	30	99.2	5	7	3.88	45
Rubén Gómez	6	19.1	1	1	4.66	8
Jackie Collum	8	15.1	0	2	11.15	5
Jim Donohue	6	10.1	0	1	6.97	3
Jim Manning	5	7.0	0	0	5.14	3

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ray Moore	49	8	3	9	4.73	58
Lee Stange	44	4	3	3	4.45	70
Georges Maranda	32	1	3	0	4.46	36
Bill Pleis	21	2	5	3	4.40	31
Frank Sullivan	21	4	1	5	3.24	10
Ted Sadowski	19	1	1	0	5.03	15
Jim Roland	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Gerry Arrigo	1	0	0	0	18.00	1

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	Jack McKeon
A	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Spencer "Red" Robbins
B	Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Harry Warner
C	Bismarck-Mandan Pards	Northern League	Vern Morgan
D	Fort Walton Beach Jets	Alabama–Florida League	Ralph Rowe
D	Wytheville Twins	Appalachian League	Red Norwood
D	Erie Sailors	New York–Penn League	Frank Franchi

References

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^Georges Maranda atBaseball Reference
^"Joe Foy Stats".
^Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^Pedro Ramos atBaseball Reference
^Billy Martin atBaseball Reference
^Jackie Collum atBaseball Reference

External links

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v t e 1962 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1961 All-Star Game (1st,2nd) 1962 World Series

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