1962 Baltimore Orioles season

October 9, 1961: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles.
November 16, 1961: Harry Chiti, Ray Barker and Art Kay (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Temple.
November 27, 1961: 1961 rule 5 draft
- Bo Belinsky was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Angels.
- John Anderson was drafted from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

v
t
e
American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	96	66	.593	—	50‍–‍30	46‍–‍36
Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	5	45‍–‍36	46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Angels	86	76	.531	10	40‍–‍41	46‍–‍35
Detroit Tigers	85	76	.528	10½	49‍–‍33	36‍–‍43
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	11	43‍–‍38	42‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	16	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	.475	19	44‍–‍38	33‍–‍47
Boston Red Sox	76	84	.475	19	39‍–‍40	37‍–‍44
Kansas City Athletics	72	90	.444	24	39‍–‍42	33‍–‍48
Washington Senators	60	101	.373	35½	27‍–‍53	33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1962 American League record v t e Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

April 24, 1962: Darrell Johnson was signed by Orioles as a free agent.
May 9, 1962: Marv Throneberry was sold by the Orioles to the New York Mets.
June 7, 1962 The New York Mets sell Hobie Landrith to the Orioles.
June 19, 1962: Mark Belanger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.
August 11, 1962: Johnny Temple was acquired from the Orioles by the Houston Colt .45s in exchange for cash.
September 7, 1962: Hal Brown was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees in exchange for cash.

Roster

1962 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 28 Hal Brown 23 Chuck Estrada 22 Jack Fisher 29 Dick Hall 20 Billy Hoeft 38 Jim Lehew 26 Dick Luebke 19 Dave McNally 17 John Miller 39 John Papa 32 Milt Pappas 27 Art Quirk 38 Robin Roberts 30 Bill Short 18 Wes Stock 15 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers 8 Andy Etchebarren 36 Darrell Johnson 30 Hobie Landrith 44 Charley Lau 27 Nate Smith 11 Gus Triandos Infielders 7 Jerry Adair 1 Marv Breeding 4 Jim Gentile 3 Ron Hansen 34 Mickey McGuire 5 Brooks Robinson 2 Bob Saverine 2 Johnny Temple		Outfielders 25 Jackie Brandt 6 Whitey Herzog 33 Dave Nicholson 16 Boog Powell 14 Earl Robinson 40 Barry Shetrone 9 Russ Snyder 8 Marv Throneberry 28 Pete Ward 10 Dick Williams Other batters 34 Ozzie Virgil		Manager 45 Billy Hitchcock Coaches 31 Harry Brecheen 42 Cal Ermer 36 Darrell Johnson 41 George Staller

1962 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

34 Ozzie Virgil

Manager

45 Billy Hitchcock

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Gus Triandos	66	207	33	.159	6	23
1B	Jim Gentile	152	545	137	.251	33	87
2B	Johnny Temple	78	270	71	.263	1	17
3B	Brooks Robinson	162	634	192	.303	23	86
SS	Jerry Adair	139	538	153	.284	11	48
LF	Boog Powell	124	400	97	.243	15	53
CF	Jackie Brandt	143	505	129	.255	19	75
RF	Whitey Herzog	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
Russ Snyder	139	416	127	.305	9	40
Marv Breeding	95	240	59	.246	2	18
Charley Lau	81	197	58	.294	6	37
Ron Hansen	71	196	34	.173	3	17
Dick Williams	82	178	44	.247	1	18
Dave Nicholson	97	173	30	.173	9	15
Hobie Landrith	60	167	37	.222	4	17
Earl Robinson	29	63	18	.286	1	4
Barry Shetrone	21	24	6	.250	1	1
Darrell Johnson	6	22	4	.182	0	1
Bob Saverine	8	21	5	.238	0	3
Pete Ward	8	21	3	.143	0	2
Marv Throneberry	9	9	0	.000	0	0
Nate Smith	5	9	2	.222	0	0
Andy Etchebarren	2	6	2	.333	0	1
Mickey McGuire	6	4	0	.000	0	0
Ozzie Virgil	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
Chuck Estrada	34	223.1	9	17	3.83	165
Milt Pappas	35	205.1	12	10	4.03	130
Robin Roberts	27	191.1	10	9	2.78	102
Jack Fisher	32	152.0	7	9	5.09	81
Steve Barber	28	140.1	9	6	3.46	89
Art Quirk	7	27.1	2	2	5.93	18
Dave McNally	1	9.0	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
Hal Brown	22	85.2	6	4	4.10	25
John Miller	2	10.0	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
Hoyt Wilhelm	52	7	10	15	1.94	90
Billy Hoeft	57	4	8	7	4.59	73
Wes Stock	53	3	2	3	4.43	34
Dick Hall	43	6	6	6	2.28	71
Dick Luebke	10	0	1	0	2.70	7
Jim Lehew	6	0	0	0	1.86	2
Bill Short	5	0	0	0	15.75	3
John Papa	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Clyde King
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Earl Weaver
C	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Dunlop
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Billy DeMars
D	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Billy Hunter
D	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	Cal Ripken Sr.

Notes

Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference
John Anderson page at Baseball Reference
Darrell Johnson transactions at Baseball-Reference
Flurry of trades as Majors cut their rosters
"Gary Landrith Replaces Father". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. June 8, 1962. p. 22.
Mark Belanger page at Baseball-Reference
Johnny Temple transactions at Baseball-Reference
Hal Brown transactions 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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1962 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

v t e 1962 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1961 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) 1962 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Established in 1901
Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; Yuma Municipal Stadium; City Island Ball Park; Scottsdale Stadium; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals

Key personnel

Owner: David Rubenstein
Executive Vice President/General Manager: Mike Elias
Manager: Brandon Hyde

World Series
championships (3)

American League
pennants (7)

AL East
division titles (10)

AL Wild Card
(4)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Kevin Brown; Geoff Arnold; Scott Garceau; Melanie Newman; Jim Palmer; Ben McDonald

Seasons (121)
1900s	1900 · 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Category
Commons

Categories: