1962 Washington Senators season

The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, 35+1⁄2 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.
November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 15, 1961: Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein were traded by the Senators to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt.

Regular season

Season standings

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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	—

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

1962 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

9 Ken Retzer
12 Bob Schmidt

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

3 Mickey Vernon

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
C	Ken Retzer	109	340	97	.285	8	37
1B	Harry Bright	113	392	107	.273	17	67
2B	Chuck Cottier	136	443	107	.242	6	40
SS	Ken Hamlin	98	292	74	.253	3	22
3B	Bob Johnson	135	466	134	.288	12	43
LF	Don Lock	71	225	57	.253	12	37
CF	Jimmy Piersall	135	471	115	.244	4	31
RF	Jim King	132	333	81	.243	11	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
Chuck Hinton	151	542	168	.310	17	75
Bob Schmidt	88	256	62	.242	10	31
Danny O'Connell	84	236	62	.263	2	18
Johnny Schaive	82	225	57	.253	6	29
Dale Long	67	191	46	.241	4	24
Bud Zipfel	68	184	44	.239	6	21
Joe Hicks	102	174	39	.224	6	14
Ed Brinkman	54	133	22	.165	0	4
Gene Woodling	44	107	30	.280	5	16
John Kennedy	14	42	11	.262	1	2
Willie Tasby	11	34	7	.206	0	0
Ron Stillwell	6	22	6	.273	0	2

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
Dave Stenhouse	34	197.0	11	12	3.65	123
Claude Osteen	28	150.1	8	13	3.65	59
Bob 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
Don Rudolph	37	176.1	8	10	3.62	68
Tom Cheney	37	173.1	7	9	3.17	147
Bennie Daniels	44	161.1	7	16	4.85	66
Pete Burnside	40	149.2	5	11	4.45	74
Steve Hamilton	41	107.1	3	8	3.77	83
Joe McClain	10	24.0	0	4	9.38	6
Carl Bouldin	6	20.0	1	2	5.85	12
Jack Jenkins	3	13.1	0	1	4.05	10

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
Jim Hannan	42	2	4	4	3.31	39
Marty Kutyna	54	5	6	0	4.04	25
Ed Hobaugh	26	2	1	1	3.76	37
Ray Rippelmeyer	18	1	2	0	5.49	17
Fred Green	5	0	1	0	6.43	2

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

References

External links

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

Texas Rangers

Established in 1961
Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex)

Franchise

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Arlington Stadium Choctaw Stadium Globe Life Field
Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
Executive Vice President/General Manager: Chris Young
Manager: Bruce Bochy

World Series
Championships (1)

2023

American League
championships (3)

American League
West Division titles (7)

Wild card berths (2)

2012
2023

Media

Broadcasters
Bally Sports Southwest
KRLD-FM (English)
KRLD-AM (Alternate)
KFLC (Spanish)

Minor league affiliates

Seasons (65)
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1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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