| 1962 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Charles O. Finley |
| General managers | Pat Friday |
| Managers | Hank Bauer |
| Television | KCMO-TV |
| Radio | KCMO (AM) (Monte Moore, Bruce Rice) |
The 1962 Kansas City Athletics season was the eighth season in Kansas City, and the 62nd in franchise history. It involved the Athletics finishing ninth in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 24 games behind the World Series Champion New York Yankees. The A's were last in the American League in paid attendance.[1]
Offseason
- October 11, 1961: Stan Johnson, Bobby Prescott and Jay Ward were traded by the Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Gordie Windhorn and Bill Lajoie (minors).[2]
- December 15, 1961: Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Braves for Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez.[3]
- Prior to 1962 season: Don Williams was acquired by the Athletics from the Chicago White Sox.[4]
Regular season
- April 22, 1962: Future Basketball Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut for the Chicago White Sox in a game against the Athletics.[5] He pitched one inning and gave up one base on balls.
- August 26, 1962: Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history against the Athletics.[6] The Twins beat the Athletics by a score of 1–0.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 50–30 | 46–36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 5 | 45–36 | 46–35 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 10½ | 49–33 | 36–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 11 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 16 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 44–38 | 33–47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 84 | 0.475 | 19 | 39–40 | 37–44 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
| Washington Senators | 60 | 101 | 0.373 | 35½ | 27–53 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | KCA | 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 | — | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Haywood Sullivan | 95 | 274 | 68 | .248 | 4 | 29 |
| 1B | Norm Siebern | 162 | 600 | 185 | .308 | 25 | 117 |
| 2B | Jerry Lumpe | 156 | 641 | 193 | .301 | 10 | 83 |
| SS | Dick Howser | 83 | 286 | 68 | .238 | 6 | 34 |
| 3B | Ed Charles | 147 | 535 | 154 | .288 | 17 | 74 |
| LF | Manny Jiménez | 139 | 479 | 144 | .301 | 11 | 69 |
| CF | Bobby Del Greco | 132 | 338 | 86 | .254 | 9 | 38 |
| RF | Gino Cimoli | 152 | 550 | 151 | .275 | 10 | 71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Tartabull | 107 | 310 | 86 | .277 | 0 | 22 |
| Wayne Causey | 117 | 305 | 77 | .252 | 4 | 38 |
| Joe Azcue | 72 | 223 | 51 | .229 | 2 | 25 |
| George Alusik | 90 | 209 | 57 | .273 | 11 | 35 |
| Billy Consolo | 54 | 154 | 37 | .240 | 0 | 16 |
| Billy Bryan | 25 | 74 | 11 | .149 | 2 | 7 |
| Leo Posada | 29 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 0 | 3 |
| John Wojcik | 16 | 43 | 13 | .302 | 0 | 9 |
| Deron Johnson | 17 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Windhorn | 14 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Kern | 8 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| Marlan Coughtry | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Shoemaker | 5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Martínez | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Rakow | 42 | 235.1 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 | 159 |
| Orlando Peña | 13 | 89.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.01 | 56 |
| Art Ditmar | 6 | 21.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.65 | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pfister | 41 | 196.1 | 4 | 14 | 4.54 | 123 |
| Jerry Walker | 31 | 143.1 | 8 | 9 | 5.90 | 57 |
| Bill Fischer | 34 | 127.2 | 4 | 12 | 3.95 | 38 |
| John Wyatt | 59 | 125.0 | 10 | 7 | 4.46 | 106 |
| Diego Seguí | 37 | 116.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.86 | 71 |
| Dave Wickersham | 30 | 110.0 | 11 | 4 | 4.17 | 61 |
| Norm Bass | 22 | 75.1 | 2 | 6 | 6.09 | 33 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 10 | 28.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 19 |
| Bob Giggie | 4 | 14.1 | 1 | 1 | 6.28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Jones | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.34 | 28 |
| Danny McDevitt | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.82 | 28 |
| Jim Archer | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.43 | 12 |
| Bob Grim | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.23 | 3 |
| Bill Kunkel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 6 |
| Dan Osinski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.36 | 4 |
| Don Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Granny Hamner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Fred Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Rupe Toppin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Farm system
References
- ↑ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.66, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ↑ Stan Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Don Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave DeBuscchere page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 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
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