1962 Chicago Cubs season

1962 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Lou Klein, El Tappe, Charlie Metro
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1962 Chicago Cubs season was the 91st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 87th in the National League and the 47th at Wrigley Field. In the second season under their College of Coaches, the Cubs finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–103, 42½ games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants. The Cubs finished ahead of the expansion New York Mets and behind the expansion Houston Colt .45s in the NL's first-ever 162-game season.

Offseason

• October 10, 1961: 1961 MLB expansion draft
  • Don Zimmer was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.^[1]
  • Ed Bouchee was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.^[2]
• Prior to 1962 season: J. C. Hartman was returned by the Cubs to the Houston Buffaloes after the expiration of their minor league working agreement.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	103	62	0.624	—	61–21	42–41
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	63	0.618	1	54–29	48–34
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	0.605	3½	58–23	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	68	0.578	8	51–30	42–38
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	0.531	15½	49–32	37–44
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	0.519	17½	44–37	40–41
Philadelphia Phillies	81	80	0.503	20	46–34	35–46
Houston Colt .45s	64	96	0.400	36½	32–48	32–48
Chicago Cubs	59	103	0.364	42½	32–49	27–54
New York Mets	40	120	0.250	60½	22–58	18–62

Record vs. opponents

1962 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 26, 1962: Paul Casanova was released by the Cubs.^[4]
• April 26, 1962: Sammy Taylor was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for Bob Smith.^[5]
• June 5, 1962: Bob Smith and Daryl Robertson were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Grammas and Don Landrum.^[5]

Roster

1962 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 32 Bob Anderson 39 Tony Balsamo 38 Jim Brewer 31 Bob Buhl 42 Freddie Burdette 43 Don Cardwell 42 Jack Curtis 37 Dick Ellsworth 36 Don Elston 31,45 Dave Gerard 30,33 George Gerberman 40 Glen Hobbie 34 Cal Koonce 46 Al Lary 48 Don Prince 41 Barney Schultz 35 Morrie Steevens 39 Paul Toth 38 Jack Warner		Catchers  9 Cuno Barragan  6 Dick Bertell 52 El Tappe  7 Sammy Taylor  8 Moe Thacker Infielders 14 Ernie Banks 11 Alex Grammas 16 Ken Hubbs 15 Jim McKnight 19 Daryl Robertson 18 Andre Rodgers 10 Ron Santo 19 Elder White		Outfielders 21 George Altman 24 Lou Brock 27 Don Landrum 23 Nelson Mathews 27 Danny Murphy 20 Billy Ott 23 Bob Smith 28 Bob Will 26 Billy Williams Other batters 22 Jim McAnany 11 Moe Morhardt		Head Coach 60 Lou Klein 63 Charlie Metro 52 El Tappe Coaches College of Coaches

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
LF	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	159	618	184	.298	22	91

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
Landrum, DonDon Landrum	83	238	67	.282	1	15
Grammas, AlexAlex Grammas	23	60	14	.233	0	3
Smith, BobBob Smith	13	29	5	.172	0	2
Robertson, DarylDaryl Robertson	9	19	2	.105	0	2
Taylor, SammySammy Taylor	7	15	2	.133	0	1
McAnany, JimJim McAnany	7	6	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
Buhl, BobBob Buhl	34	212	12	13	3.69	109

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

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
Anderson, BobBob Anderson	57	2	7	4	5.02	82
Balsamo, TonyTony Balsamo	18	0	1	0	6.44	27
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	6	0	1	0	9.53	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	Bob Kennedy
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Walt Dixon
B	Wenatchee Chiefs	Northwest League	Joe Macko
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	George Freese
D	Palatka Cubs	Florida State League	Hal Jeffcoat, Bobby Adams, Ripper Collins and Verlon Walker

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wenatchee

Salt Lake City affiliation shared with Cleveland Indians

Notes

1. Don Zimmer page at Baseball-Reference
2. Ed Bouchee page at Baseball-Reference
3. J. C. Hartman page at Baseball-Reference
4. Paul Casanova page at Baseball-Reference
5. Bob Smith page at Baseball-Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1962 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference