1962 Chicago Cubs season explained

The 1962 Chicago Cubs season was the 91st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 87th in the National League and the 47th at Wrigley Field. In the second season under their College of Coaches, the Cubs finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–103, games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants. The Cubs finished ahead of the expansion New York Mets and behind the expansion Houston Colt .45s in the NL's first 162-game season.

Offseason

• October 10, 1961: 1961 MLB expansion draft
  • Don Zimmer was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.^[1]
  • Ed Bouchee was drafted from the Cubs by the New York Mets.^[2]
• Prior to 1962 season: J. C. Hartman was returned by the Cubs to the Houston Buffaloes after the expiration of their minor league working agreement.^[3]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 26, 1962: Paul Casanova was released by the Cubs.^[4]
• April 26, 1962: Sammy Taylor was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for Bob Smith.^[5]
• June 5, 1962: Bob Smith and Daryl Robertson were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Grammas and Don Landrum.^[5]

Roster

1962 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		Head coachCoachesCollege of 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		77	215	65	.302	2	18
1B		154	610	164	.269	37	104
2B		160	661	172	.260	5	49
SS		138	461	128	.278	5	44
3B		162	604	137	.227	17	83
LF		159	618	184	.298	22	91
CF		123	434	114	.263	9	35
RF		147	534	170	.318	22	74

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
	83	238	67	.282	1	15
	58	134	27	.201	0	12
	65	107	20	.187	0	9
	87	92	22	.239	2	15
	60	85	19	.224	0	5
	23	60	14	.233	0	3
	23	53	8	.151	0	1
	26	53	11	.208	0	6
	15	49	15	.306	2	13
	14	35	7	.200	0	3
	13	29	5	.172	0	2
	12	28	4	.143	1	2
	9	19	2	.105	0	2
	18	16	2	.125	0	2
	7	15	2	.133	0	1
	7	6	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
	34	212.0	12	13	3.69	109
	37	208.2	9	20	5.09	113
	41	195.2	7	16	4.92	104
	35	190.2	10	10	3.97	84
	1	5.1	0	0	1.69	1

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	162.0	5	14	5.22	87
	15	34.0	0	1	7.15	18
	6	34.0	3	1	4.24		11
	4	18.0	0	2	3.50	8

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
	57	4	8	8	2.44	37
	57	2	7	4	5.02	82
	51	5	5	5	3.82	58
	39	2	3	3	4.91	30
	18	0	1	0	6.44	27
	12	0	1	0	2.40	5
	8	0	0	1	3.72	5
	7	0	0	0	7.71	3
	6	0	1	0	9.53	1
	1	0	0		0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wenatchee
Salt Lake City affiliation shared with Cleveland Indians

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1962 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zimmedo01.shtml Don Zimmer page at Baseball-Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bouched01.shtml Ed Bouchee page at Baseball-Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartmj_01.shtml J. C. Hartman page at Baseball-Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/casanpa01.shtml Paul Casanova page at Baseball-Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithbo04.shtml Bob Smith page at Baseball-Reference