1962 Baltimore Orioles

77-85 • .475 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1962 Baltimore Orioles went 77-85 (.475) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 652 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Gentile (33 HR, 87 RBI) and Milt Pappas (12-10, 4.03 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
7th Rank
652 R 680 RA
Diff -28

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652 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
-28 Run Diff
795K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 3% below the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .314 3% below the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .386 2% below the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.69 7% better than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 652 9% below the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 795,590
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Avg per Game 9,702

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Russ Snyder 0.305 2 Brooks Robinson 0.303 3 Charlie Lau 0.294 4 Earl Robinson 0.286 5 Jerry Adair 0.284

Home Runs

1 Jim Gentile 33 2 Brooks Robinson 23 3 Jackie Brandt 19 4 Boog Powell 15 5 Jerry Adair 11

RBI

1 Jim Gentile 87 2 Brooks Robinson 86 3 Jackie Brandt 75 4 Boog Powell 53 5 Jerry Adair 48
1962 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brooks Robinson 162 634 77 192 29 9 23 86 42 70 3 0.303
Jim Gentile 152 545 80 137 21 1 33 87 77 100 1 0.251
Jerry Adair 139 538 67 153 29 4 11 48 27 77 7 0.284
Jackie Brandt 143 505 76 129 29 5 19 75 55 64 9 0.255
Russ Snyder 139 416 47 127 19 4 9 40 17 46 7 0.305
Boog Powell 124 400 44 97 13 2 15 53 38 79 1 0.242
Johnny Temple 78 270 28 71 8 1 1 17 36 22 7 0.263
Whitey Herzog 99 263 34 70 13 1 7 35 41 36 2 0.266
Marv Breeding 95 240 27 59 10 1 2 18 8 41 2 0.246
Gus Triandos 66 207 20 33 7 0 6 23 29 43 0 0.159
Charlie Lau 81 197 21 58 11 2 6 37 7 11 1 0.294
Ron Hansen 71 196 12 34 7 0 3 17 30 36 0 0.173
Dick Williams 82 178 20 44 7 1 1 18 14 26 0 0.247
Dave Nicholson 97 173 25 30 4 1 9 15 27 76 3 0.173
Hobie Landrith 60 167 18 37 4 1 4 17 19 9 0 0.222
Milt Pappas 35 69 5 6 1 0 4 8 1 41 0 0.087
Chuck Estrada 38 66 3 10 0 0 1 3 2 20 0 0.152
Earl Robinson 29 63 12 18 3 1 1 4 8 10 2 0.286
Robin Roberts 27 52 3 10 1 0 0 2 5 13 0 0.192
Jack Fisher 33 49 9 5 0 0 0 2 6 17 0 0.102
Steve Barber 28 42 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 24 0 0.071
Hal Brown 22 28 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.286
Dick Hall 44 24 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 9 0 0.167
Barry Shetrone 21 24 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0.250
Darrell Johnson 6 22 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.182
Bob Saverine 8 21 2 5 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.238
Pete Ward 8 21 1 3 2 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.143
Billy Hoeft 57 19 5 3 2 0 0 1 7 7 0 0.158
Hoyt Wilhelm 52 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.125
Nate Smith 5 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.222
Marv Throneberry 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0.000
Art Quirk 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Andy Etchebarren 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Mickey McGuire 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave McNally 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Miller 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wes Stock 53 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Lehew 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Short 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Luebke 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Papa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ozzie Virgil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.94 2 Dick Hall 2.28 3 Robin Roberts 2.78 4 Steve Barber 3.46 5 Chuck Estrada 3.83

Wins

1 Milt Pappas 12 2 Robin Roberts 10 3 Steve Barber 9 4 Chuck Estrada 9 5 Jack Fisher 7

Strikeouts

1 Chuck Estrada 165 2 Milt Pappas 130 3 Robin Roberts 102 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 90 5 Steve Barber 89
1962 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chuck Estrada 9 17 3.83 34 33 0 223.1 199 95 121 165
Milt Pappas 12 10 4.03 35 32 0 205.1 200 92 75 130
Robin Roberts 10 9 2.78 27 25 0 191.1 176 59 41 102
Jack Fisher 7 9 5.09 32 25 1 152.0 173 86 56 81
Steve Barber 9 6 3.46 28 19 0 140.1 145 54 61 89
Dick Hall 6 6 2.28 43 6 6 118.1 102 30 19 71
Billy Hoeft 4 8 4.59 57 4 7 113.2 103 58 43 73
Hoyt Wilhelm 7 10 1.94 52 0 15 93.0 64 20 34 90
Hal Brown 6 4 4.10 22 11 1 85.2 88 39 21 25
Wes Stock 3 2 4.43 53 0 3 65.0 50 32 36 34
Art Quirk 2 2 5.93 7 5 0 27.1 36 18 18 18
Dick Luebke 0 1 2.70 10 0 0 13.1 12 4 6 7
John Miller 1 1 0.90 2 1 0 10.0 2 1 5 4
Jim Lehew 0 0 1.86 6 0 0 9.2 10 2 3 2
Dave McNally 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 2 0 3 4
Bill Short 0 0 15.75 5 0 0 4.0 8 7 6 3
John Papa 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Jerry Adair Steve Barber Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Hal Brown Chuck Estrada Andy Etchebarren Jack Fisher Jim Gentile Dick Hall Ron Hansen Whitey Herzog +30 more

42 players

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The 1962 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1962 Baltimore Orioles finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The Baltimore Orioles scored 652 runs and allowed 680, a run differential of -28. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .248, 3% worse than the league's .254. Pitchers allowed 3.69 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.97. The 652 runs scored compare with a league average of 718 per club, 9% fewer. Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 795,590 for the year.

For power, Jim Gentile led the way with 33 homers. The hits leader was Brooks Robinson with 192. Milt Pappas was the top winner, with 12 victories. The strikeout leader was Chuck Estrada with 165. Hoyt Wilhelm closed out 15 saves. In all, the roster shows 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1962 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1962 Baltimore Orioles finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Jim Gentile led the 1962 Baltimore Orioles with 33 home runs.
What was the 1962 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1962 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 1962 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1962 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Gentile (33 HR, 87 RBI) and Milt Pappas (12-10, 4.03 ERA).
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