| 1962 Milwaukee Braves | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee,Wisconsin |
| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Lou Perini (sold in November 1962)[1][2][3] |
| General managers | John McHale |
| Managers | Birdie Tebbetts |
| Television | WTMJ-TV (Earl Gillespie,Blaine Walsh,Ernie Johnson) |
| Radio | WEMP (Earl Gillespie,Blaine Walsh) |
The1962Milwaukee Braves season was the tenth for the franchise inMilwaukee and 92nd overall.
The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an86–76 (.531) record,15+1⁄2 games behind theNational League championSan Francisco Giants.[4] The home attendance atCounty Stadiumwas 766,921,[5] eighth in the ten-team National League. It was the Braves' first season under one millionin Milwaukee.[5]
After this season in November, ownerLou Perini sold the franchise for $5.5 million to aChicago group led by 34-year-old insurance executiveWilliam Bartholomay.[1][2][3] 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 103 | 62 | .624 | — | 61–21 | 42–41 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 63 | .618 | 1 | 54–29 | 48–34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3½ | 58–23 | 40–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 68 | .578 | 8 | 51–30 | 42–38 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15½ | 49–32 | 37–44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 17½ | 44–37 | 40–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 80 | .503 | 20 | 46–34 | 35–46 |
| Houston Colt .45s | 64 | 96 | .400 | 36½ | 32–48 | 32–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | .364 | 42½ | 32–49 | 27–54 |
| New York Mets | 40 | 120 | .250 | 60½ | 22–58 | 18–62 |
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| Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||
| Chicago | — | 4–14 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 7–11 | |||
| Cincinnati | 14–4 | — | 13–5 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 8–10 | |||
| Houston | 11–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–3–1 | 1–17 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 9–9–1 | |||
| Los Angeles | 14–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 16–2 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 10–11 | 7–11 | |||
| Milwaukee | 10–8 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 12–6 | |||
| New York | 9–9 | 5–13 | 3–13–1 | 2–16 | 6–12 | — | 4–14 | 2–16 | 4–14 | 5–13 | |||
| Philadelphia | 8–10 | 10–8 | 17–1 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 14–4 | — | 7–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |||
| Pittsburgh | 14–4 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 16–2 | 10–7 | — | 7–11 | 12–6 | |||
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 11–10 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 13–5 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | |||
| St. Louis | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9–1 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | — | |||
| 1962 Milwaukee Braves | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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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| 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 |
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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| Warren Spahn | 34 | 269.1 | 18 | 14 | 3.04 | 118 |
| Bob Shaw | 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 |
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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| 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 | 9 | 31.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.61 | 22 |
| Jim Constable | 3 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 12 |
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 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.74 | 40 |
| Don Nottebart | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.23 | 36 |
| Jack Curtis | 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 |
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