The 1962 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for third place in the American League with a record of 85–76, games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason October 12, 1961: Gerry Staley was released by the Tigers.Jerry Staley at Baseball Reference October 23, 1961: Frank House was released by the Tigers.Frank House at Baseball Reference Prior to 1962 season (exact date unknown) Arlo Brunsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Arlo Brunsberg at Baseball Reference Conrad Cardinal was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Conrad Cardinal at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 1962: Al Pehanick (minors) was traded by the Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Coot Veal.Coot Veal at Baseball Reference

Roster 1962 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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 Dick Brown 134 431 104 .241 12 40 1B 148 507 123 .243 39 89 2B Jake Wood 111 367 83 .226 8 30 SS 141 503 125 .249 20 59 3B Steve Boros 116 356 81 .228 16 47 LF Rocky Colavito 161 601 164 .273 37 112 CF Bill Bruton 147 561 156 .278 16 74 RF Al Kaline 100 398 121 .304 29 94

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 Dick McAuliffe 139 471 124 .263 12 63 Bubba Morton 90 195 51 .262 4 17 Mike Roarke 56 136 29 .213 4 14 Vic Wertz 74 105 34 .324 5 18 Don Buddin 31 83 19 .229 0 4 Bobo Osborne 64 74 17 .230 0 7 Purnal Goldy 20 70 16 .229 3 12 Charlie Maxwell 30 67 13 .194 1 9 Bob Farley 36 50 8 .160 1 4 Frank Kostro 16 41 11 .268 0 3 George Alusik 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Reno Bertoia 5 0 0 ---- 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 Jim Bunning 41 258.0 19 10 3.59 184 Don Mossi 35 180.1 11 13 4.19 121 Phil Regan 35 171.1 11 9 4.04 87 Paul Foytack 29 143.2 10 7 4.39 63 Frank Lary 17 80.0 2 6 5.74 41

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 42 216.0 16 8 2.21 156 Sam Jones 30 81.1 2 4 3.65 73 10 37.2 3 0 5.26 10 Doug Gallagher 9 25.0 0 4 4.68 14

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 Terry Fox 44 3 1 16 1.71 23 Ron Nischwitz 48 4 5 4 3.90 28 Ron Kline 36 3 6 2 4.31 47 Jerry Casale 18 1 2 0 4.66 16 Fred Gladding 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 Bob Humphreys 4 0 1 1 7.20 3 Tom Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Bill Faul 1 0 0 0 32.40 2

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville

See also

1962 in Michigan

Notes

References

1962 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference