| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium I | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |||
| League place | 6th | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Bing Devine | |||
| Managers | Johnny Keane | |||
| Television | KPLR | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray,Jack Buck,Joe Garagiola) | |||
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The1962 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 81st season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 71st season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 84–78 during the season and finished sixth in the National League,17+1⁄2 games behind theSan Francisco Giants. Also in 1962, the Cardinals became the first NL club to wear names on the backs of their uniforms that season.[1]
PitcherBobby Shantz and first basemanBill White wonGold Gloves this year.
| 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 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | 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 | Gene Oliver | 122 | 345 | 89 | .258 | 14 | 45 |
| 1B | Bill White | 159 | 614 | 199 | .324 | 20 | 102 |
| 2B | Julián Javier | 155 | 598 | 157 | .263 | 7 | 39 |
| SS | Julio Gotay | 127 | 369 | 94 | .255 | 2 | 27 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 160 | 611 | 178 | .291 | 24 | 98 |
| LF | Stan Musial | 135 | 433 | 143 | .330 | 19 | 82 |
| CF | Curt Flood | 151 | 635 | 188 | .296 | 12 | 70 |
| RF | Charlie James | 129 | 388 | 107 | .276 | 8 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Sawatski | 85 | 222 | 56 | .252 | 13 | 42 |
| Dal Maxvill | 79 | 189 | 42 | .222 | 1 | 18 |
| Fred Whitfield | 73 | 158 | 42 | .266 | 8 | 34 |
| Red Schoendienst | 98 | 143 | 43 | .301 | 2 | 12 |
| Bobby Smith | 91 | 130 | 30 | .231 | 0 | 12 |
| Minnie Miñoso | 39 | 97 | 19 | .196 | 1 | 10 |
| Doug Clemens | 48 | 93 | 22 | .237 | 1 | 12 |
| Jimmie Schaffer | 70 | 66 | 16 | .242 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Landrum | 32 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 0 | 3 |
| Carl Warwick | 13 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Grammas | 21 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Shannon | 10 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Burda | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Kolb | 6 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jackson | 36 | 252.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.75 | 112 |
| Bob Gibson | 32 | 233.2 | 15 | 13 | 2.85 | 208 |
| Ernie Broglio | 34 | 222.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.00 | 132 |
| Ray Washburn | 34 | 175.2 | 12 | 9 | 4.10 | 109 |
| Curt Simmons | 31 | 154.0 | 10 | 10 | 3.51 | 74 |
| Ray Sadecki | 22 | 102.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.54 | 50 |
| Harvey Branch | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Toth | 6 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy McDaniel | 55 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4.12 | 79 |
| Don Ferrarese | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.70 | 45 |
| Bobby Shantz | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2.18 | 47 |
| Bob Duliba | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.06 | 22 |
| Ed Bauta | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.01 | 25 |
| John Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 3 |
| Bobby Locke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Tulsa, Billings[12]