1962 Los Angeles Angels season

1962 Los Angeles Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
Chávez Ravine (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Fred Haney
Manager(s)	Bill Rigney
Local television	KHJ
Local radio	KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)
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The 1962 Los Angeles Angels season involved the Angels finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, ten games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. The 1962 Angels are one of only two teams to achieve a winning record in its second season of existence in the history of Major League Baseball (the other would be the 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League, who finished as NL West Champions at 100–62).

Offseason

• October 19, 1961: Del Rice was released by the Angels.
• November 27, 1961: Bo Belinsky was drafted by the Angels from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1961 rule 5 draft.
• December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased by the Angels from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

On May 5, Bo Belinsky threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Angels and the first one at Dodger Stadium, beating the Baltimore Orioles 2–0.

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: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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	—

Notable transactions

• September 8, 1962: Art Fowler was released by the Angels.

Roster

1962 Los Angeles Angels
Roster
Pitchers 36 Bo Belinsky 22 Bob Botz 43 Ted Bowsfield 31 Dean Chance 34 Bobby Darwin 40 Jim Donohue 30 Ryne Duren 24 Art Fowler 33 Eli Grba 48 Don Lee 37 Ken McBride 47 Tom Morgan 35 Julio Navarro 17 Fred Newman 39 Joe Nuxhall 40 Dan Osinski 41 Jack Spring 48 George Witt		Catchers 39 Ed Kirkpatrick  7 Buck Rodgers  6 Ed Sadowski Infielders 20 Steve Bilko 15 Tom Burgess 11 Billy Consolo 14 Marlan Coughtry 11,16 Jim Fregosi 26 Ken Hunt  1 Joe Koppe 14 Gene Leek  2 Frank Leja 12 Billy Moran 29 Tom Satriano 32 Lee Thomas 19 Félix Torres 23 Eddie Yost		Outfielders  8 Earl Averill 16 Leo Burke 28 Albie Pearson 10 Dick Simpson 11 Chuck Tanner  4 George Thomas 27 Leon Wagner 14,35 Gordie Windhorn		Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches 21 Rocky Bridges  5 Marv Grissom  3 Jack Paepke  9 Del Rice 23 Eddie Yost

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	Lee Thomas	160	583	169	.290	26	104
2B	Billy Moran	160	659	186	.282	17	74
3B	Félix Torres	127	451	117	.259	11	74
LF	Leon Wagner	160	583	169	.290	26	104
CF	Albie Pearson	160	614	160	.261	5	42

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
Leo Burke	19	64	17	.266	4	14
Ken Hunt	13	11	2	.182	1	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
Bo Belinsky	33	187.1	10	11	3.56	145
Eli Grba	40	176.1	8	9	4.54	90
Ken McBride	24	149.1	11	5	3.50	83
Ted Bowsfield	34	139	9	8	4.40	52

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
Dean Chance	50	206.2	14	10	2.96	127

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
Tom Morgan	48	5	2	9	2.91	29
Art Fowler	48	4	3	5	2.81	38
Ryne Duren	42	2	9	8	4.42	74
Bob Botz	35	2	1	2	3.43	24

Awards and honors

• Bill Rigney, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	American Association	Dick Littlefield and Ray Murray
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Irv Noren
C	San Jose Bees	California League	Red Marion
D	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	John Fitzpatrick

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose

Dallas-Fort Worth affiliation shared with Philadelphia Phillies

References

• 1962 Los Angeles Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 1962 Los Angeles Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com