1962 Washington Senators season

1962 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1962)
Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Results
Record	60–101 (.373)
League place	10th
Other information
Owner(s)	Elwood Richard Quesada
General manager(s)	Ed Doherty
Manager(s)	Mickey Vernon
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, 35½ games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. 1962 was the first season in which the Senators played their home games at D.C. Stadium.

Offseason

• October 5, 1961: Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney were traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Jimmy Piersall.^[1]
• November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
• December 15, 1961: Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein were traded by the Senators to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	66	.593	--
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	5
Los Angeles Angels	85	76	.531	10
Detroit Tigers	85	76	.528	10.5
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	11
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	16
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	.475	19
Boston Red Sox	76	84	.475	19
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	.444	24
Washington Senators	60	101	.373	35.5

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	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

1962 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 17 Bob Baird 27,38 Carl Bouldin 16 Pete Burnside 23 Tom Cheney 21 Bennie Daniels 17 Fred Green 28 Steve Hamilton 19 Jim Hannan 18 Ed Hobaugh  1 Jack Jenkins 22 Marty Kutyna 27 Joe McClain 24,34 Claude Osteen 20 Ray Rippelmeyer 33 Don Rudolph 15 Dave Stenhouse		Catchers  9 Ken Retzer 12 Bob Schmidt Infielders 10 Harry Bright 38 Ed Brinkman  7 Chuck Cottier  5 Ken Hamlin 29 Bob Johnson 34 John Kennedy 25 Dale Long  4 Danny O'Connell 6,48 Johnny Schaive  8 Ron Stillwell 11 Bud Zipfel		Outfielders 31 Joe Hicks 32 Chuck Hinton 30 Jim King 25 Don Lock 37 Jimmy Piersall  1 Willie Tasby 14 Gene Woodling		Manager  3 Mickey Vernon Coaches 41 George Case 42 Rollie Hemsley 40 Sid Hudson 43 George Susce

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
CF	Piersall, JimmyJimmy Piersall	135	471	115	.244	4	31

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
Schmidt, BobBob Schmidt	88	256	62	.242	10	31

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
Stenhouse, DaveDave Stenhouse	34	197	11	12	3.65	123
Baird, BobBob Baird	3	10.2	0	1	6.75	3

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
Bouldin, CarlCarl Bouldin	6	20	1	2	5.85	12

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Frank Verdi and Johnny Vander Meer
B	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	Archie Wilson
D	Pensacola Senators	Alabama–Florida League	Wayne Terwilliger
D	Middlesboro Senators	Appalachian League	Lew Morton

Syracuse affiliation shared with New York Mets

References

1. Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
2. Coot Veal page at Baseball Reference
3. Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1962 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1962 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com