1962 Chicago White Sox season
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1962 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn | |
| General manager(s) | Ed Short | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton) |
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The 1962 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 62nd season in the major leagues, and its 63rd season overall. They finished with a record 85-77, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 11 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- November 27, 1961: Minnie Miñoso was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Cunningham.[1]
- November 28, 1961: Roy Sievers was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Charley Smith and John Buzhardt.[2]
- March 24, 1962: Andy Carey was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ramón Conde and Jim Koranda (minors).[3]
- Prior to 1962 season: Future basketball star Dave DeBusschere was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[4]
Regular season
- April 22, 1962: Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut in a game against the Kansas City Athletics.[4] He pitched one inning and gave up one walk.
Opening Day lineup
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Joe Cunningham, 1b
- Floyd Robinson, rf
- Al Smith, lf
- Mike Hershberger, cf
- Charley Smith, 3b
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Juan Pizarro, p
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Cam Carreon | 106 | 313 | 80 | .256 | 4 | 37 |
| 1B | Joe Cunningham | 149 | 526 | 155 | .295 | 8 | 70 |
| 2B | Nellie Fox | 157 | 621 | 166 | .267 | 2 | 54 |
| 3B | Al Smith | 142 | 511 | 149 | .292 | 16 | 82 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 153 | 581 | 140 | .241 | 7 | 40 |
| LF | Floyd Robinson | 156 | 600 | 187 | .312 | 11 | 109 |
| CF | Jim Landis | 149 | 534 | 122 | .228 | 15 | 61 |
| RF | Mike Hershberger | 148 | 427 | 112 | .262 | 4 | 46 |
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 |
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| Sherm Lollar | 84 | 220 | 59 | .268 | 2 | 26 |
| Charley Smith | 65 | 145 | 30 | .207 | 2 | 17 |
| Bob Sadowski | 79 | 130 | 30 | .231 | 6 | 24 |
| Deacon Jones | 18 | 28 | 9 | .321 | 0 | 8 |
| Ramón Conde | 14 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Berry | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 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 |
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| Ray Herbert | 35 | 236.2 | 20 | 9 | 3.27 | 115 |
| Juan Pizarro | 36 | 203.1 | 12 | 14 | 3.81 | 173 |
| Early Wynn | 27 | 167.2 | 7 | 15 | 4.46 | 91 |
| John Buzhardt | 28 | 152.1 | 8 | 12 | 4.19 | 64 |
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 |
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| Frank Baumann | 40 | 119.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.38 | 65 |
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 |
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| Eddie Fisher | 57 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3.10 | 88 |
| Turk Lown | 42 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.04 | 40 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| Gary Peters | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 4 |
| Mike DeGerick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Luke Appling |
| A | Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox | Sally League | Les Moss |
| C | Visalia White Sox | California League | Dick Kinaman |
| D | Harlan Smokies | Appalachian League | George Sobek and Lamar North |
| D | Sarasota Sun Sox | Florida State League | George Noga |
| D | Clinton C-Sox | Midwest League | Ira Hutchinson |
Savannah franchise moved to Lynchburg, August 26, 1962; Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees[5]
Notes
- ^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ramón Conde page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Dave DeBusschere page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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