1962 St. Louis Cardinals season

1962 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	84–78 (.519)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Johnny Keane
Local television	KPLR
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
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The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 81st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 71st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 84–78 during the season and finished 6th in the NL, 17½ games behind the San Francisco Giants. Also in 1962, the Cardinals became the first NL club to wear names on the backs of their uniforms that season.^[1]

Offseason

• October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
  • Bob Lillis was drafted from the Cardinals by the Houston Colt .45's.^[2]
  • Don Taussig was drafted from the Cardinals by the Houston Colt .45's.^[3]
• October 13, 1961: Al Cicotte was purchased from the Cardinals by the Houston Colt .45's.^[4]
• October 24, 1961: Red Schoendienst was released by the Cardinals.^[5]
• November 21, 1961: Elrod Hendricks was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[6]
• November 27, 1961: Joe Cunningham was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Minnie Miñoso.^[7]
• November 27, 1961: John Anderson was drafted by the Cardinals from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1961 rule 5 draft.^[8]
• Prior to 1962 season: Duke Carmel was acquired by the Cardinals from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[9]
• March 1962: Duke Carmel was purchased from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.^[9]

Regular season

Pitcher Bobby Shantz and first baseman Bill White won Gold Gloves this year.

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

• May 7, 1962: John Anderson and Carl Warwick were traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Colt .45s for Bobby Shantz.^[8]
• June 5, 1962: Alex Grammas and Don Landrum were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Smith and Daryl Robertson.^[10]

Roster

1962 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 35 John Anderson 38 Ed Bauta 40 Harvey Branch 32 Ernie Broglio 33 Bob Duliba 36 Don Ferrarese 45 Bob Gibson 39 Larry Jackson 41 Lindy McDaniel 37 Ray Sadecki 34 Bobby Shantz 31 Curt Simmons 42 Paul Toth 44 Ray Washburn		Catchers 29 Gene Oliver  1 Carl Sawatski  4 Jimmie Schaffer Infielders 14 Ken Boyer 19 Julio Gotay 10 Alex Grammas 25 Julián Javier 27 Dal Maxvill  2 Red Schoendienst 12 Bill White 17 Fred Whitfield		Outfielders 24 Bob Burda 22 Doug Clemens 21 Curt Flood 23 Charlie James 20 Gary Kolb 24 Don Landrum  9 Minnie Miñoso  6 Stan Musial 28 Mike Shannon 35 Bob Smith 27 Carl Warwick		Manager  5 Johnny Keane Coaches  8 Vern Benson 26 Howie Pollet 18 Hal Smith  3 Harry Walker

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
1B	White, BillBill White	159	614	199	.324	20	102
2B	Javier, JuliánJulián Javier	155	598	157	.263	7	39

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
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	39	97	19	.196	1	10
Warwick, CarlCarl Warwick	13	23	8	.348	1	4
Grammas, AlexAlex Grammas	21	18	2	.111	0	1

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
Broglio, ErnieErnie Broglio	34	222.1	12	9	3.00	132
Branch, HarveyHarvey Branch	1	5	0	1	5.40	2

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
Toth, PaulPaul Toth	6	16.2	1	0	5.40	5

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
Ferrarese, DonDon Ferrarese	38	1	4	1	2.70	45
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz	28	5	3	4	2.18	47
Duliba, BobBob Duliba	28	2	0	2	2.06	22
Bauta, EdEd Bauta	20	1	0	1	5.01	25
Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson	5	0	0	0	1.42	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Atlanta Crackers	International League	Joe Schultz
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Whitey Kurowski
A	Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides	Sally League	Chase Riddle
C	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	Fred Koenig
C	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Grover Resinger
D	Brunswick Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Owen Friend

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Tulsa, Billings^[11]

References

1. [logosindex.com/S/St.-Louis-Cardinals-logo/]
2. Bob Lillis page at Baseball Reference
3. Don Taussig page at Baseball Reference
4. Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
5. Red Schoendienst page at Baseball Reference
6. Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
7. Minnie Minoso page at Baseball Reference
8. John Anderson page at Baseball Reference
9. Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
10. Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1962 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1962 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com