1962 Baltimore Orioles season
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1962 in baseball
The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40–120 record of the New York Mets, the third-worst winning percentage and the record for most games lost since 1900.-Major League Baseball:...

 Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

 season
involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League
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 with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

  • October 9, 1961: Dave Philley
    Dave Philley
    David Earl Philley is a former outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he debuted on September 6, and played his final game on August 6, . He was born in Paris, Texas....

     was released by the Orioles.
  • November 16, 1961: Harry Chiti
    Harry Chiti
    Harry Chiti was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1950 through 1962, he played for the Chicago Cubs , Kansas City Athletics , Detroit Tigers and New York Mets . A native of Kincaid, Illinois, Chiti batted and threw right-handed...

    , Ray Barker
    Ray Barker (baseball)
    Raymond Herrell "Buddy" Barker is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played in all or parts of four seasons for the Baltimore Orioles in 1960, the Cleveland Indians in 1965, and the New York Yankees from 1965 to 1967...

     and Art Kay (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians
    Cleveland Indians
    The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

     for Johnny Temple
    Johnny Temple
    John Ellis Temple was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Redlegs/Reds ; Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt .45s . Temple was born in Lexington, North Carolina. He batted and threw right-handed.Temple was a career .284 hitter with 22 home runs and 395 RBI...

    .
  • November 27, 1961: 1961 rule 5 draft
    Rule 5 draft
    The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...

    • Bo Belinsky
      Bo Belinsky
      Robert "Bo" Belinsky was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who became an instant southern California celebrity as a rookie with the original Los Angeles Angels, especially when the fourth of his season-opening four straight wins was a no-hit, no-run game against his former...

       was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Angels
      Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
      The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...

      .
    • John Anderson
      John Anderson (pitcher)
      John Charles Anderson is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1958 and 1962, for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Colt .45s.- References :...

       was drafted from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals
      St. Louis Cardinals
      The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

      .

Notable transactions

  • April 24, 1962: Darrell Johnson
    Darrell Johnson
    Darrell Dean Johnson was an American Major League Baseball catcher, coach, manager and scout.-Playing career:...

     was signed by Orioles as a free agent.
  • May 9, 1962: Marv Throneberry
    Marv Throneberry
    Marvin Eugene Throneberry was an American Major League Baseball player, best remembered as the starting first baseman for the 1962 New York Mets, a team which set the modern record for most losses in a season with 120....

     was traded by the Orioles to the New York Mets
    New York Mets
    The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

     for a player to be named later and cash. The Mets completed the deal by sending Hobie Landrith
    Hobie Landrith
    Hobart "Hobie" Neal Landrith is a former American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1950 through 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Washington Senators...

     to the Orioles on June 7.
  • June 19, 1962: Mark Belanger
    Mark Belanger
    Mark Henry Belanger was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles...

     was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.
  • August 11, 1962: Johnny Temple
    Johnny Temple
    John Ellis Temple was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Redlegs/Reds ; Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt .45s . Temple was born in Lexington, North Carolina. He batted and threw right-handed.Temple was a career .284 hitter with 22 home runs and 395 RBI...

     was acquired from the Orioles by the Houston Colt .45s in exchange for cash.
  • September 7, 1962: Hal Brown
    Hal Brown
    Hector Harold Brown , nicknamed "Skinny," is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Baltimore Orioles , New York Yankees and Houston Colt .45's...

     was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees
    New York Yankees
    The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

     in exchange for cash.

Roster

1962 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 66 207 33 .159 6 23
1B 152 545 137 .251 33 87
2B 78 270 71 .263 1 17
3B 162 634 192 .303 23 86
SS 139 538 153 .284 11 48
LF 124 400 97 .243 15 53
CF 143 505 129 .255 19 75
RF 99 263 70 .266 7 35

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
139 416 127 .305 9 40
95 240 59 .246 2 18
81 197 58 .294 6 37
71 196 34 .173 3 17
82 178 44 .247 1 18
97 173 30 .173 9 15
60 167 37 .222 4 17
29 63 18 .286 1 4
21 24 6 .250 1 1
8 21 5 .238 0 3
8 21 3 .143 0 2
6 22 4 .182 0 1
9 9 0 .000 0 0
5 9 2 .222 0 0
2 6 2 .333 0 1
6 4 0 .000 0 0
1 1 0 .000 0 0

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
34 223.1 9 17 3.83 165
35 205.1 12 10 4.03 130
32 152 7 9 5.09 81
27 191.1 10 9 2.78 102
28 140.1 9 6 3.46 89
7 27.1 2 2 5.93 18
1 9 1 0 0.00 4

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
22 85.2 6 4 4.10 25
2 10 1 1 0.90 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
57 4 8 7 4.59 73
53 3 2 3 4.43 34
52 7 10 15 1.94 90
43 6 6 6 2.28 71
10 0 1 0 2.70 7
6 0 0 0 1.86 2
5 0 0 0 15.75 3
1 0 0 0 27.00 0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield
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