1962 Boston Red Sox

76-84 • .475 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1962 Boston Red Sox went 76-84 (.475) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 756, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Frank Malzone (21 HR, 95 RBI) and Gene Conley (15-14, 3.95 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

76 Wins
84 Losses
.475 Win %
8th Rank
707 R 756 RA
Diff -49

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707 Runs Scored
756 Runs Allowed
-49 Run Diff
723K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .323 1% below the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .403 2% above the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 4.22 6% worse than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 707 2% below the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 723,710
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Avg per Game 9,160

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Pete Runnels 0.326 2 Carl Yastrzemski 0.296 3 Lou Clinton 0.294 4 Frank Malzone 0.283 5 Russ Nixon 0.278

Home Runs

1 Frank Malzone 21 2 Carl Yastrzemski 19 3 Lou Clinton 18 4 Gary Geiger 16 5 Eddie Bressoud 14

RBI

1 Frank Malzone 95 2 Carl Yastrzemski 94 3 Lou Clinton 75 4 Eddie Bressoud 68 5 Pete Runnels 60
1962 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carl Yastrzemski 160 646 99 191 43 6 19 94 66 82 7 0.296
Frank Malzone 156 619 74 175 20 3 21 95 35 43 0 0.283
Eddie Bressoud 153 599 79 166 40 9 14 68 46 118 2 0.277
Pete Runnels 152 562 80 183 33 5 10 60 79 57 3 0.326
Gary Geiger 131 466 67 116 18 4 16 54 67 66 18 0.249
Chuck Schilling 119 413 48 95 17 1 7 35 29 48 1 0.230
Lou Clinton 114 398 63 117 24 10 18 75 34 79 2 0.294
Carroll Hardy 115 362 52 78 13 5 8 36 54 68 3 0.215
Jim Pagliaroni 90 260 39 67 14 0 11 37 36 55 2 0.258
Bob Tillman 81 249 28 57 6 4 14 38 19 65 0 0.229
Billy Gardner 53 199 22 54 9 2 0 12 10 39 0 0.271
Russ Nixon 65 151 11 42 7 2 1 19 8 14 0 0.278
Pumpsie Green 56 91 12 21 2 1 2 11 11 18 1 0.231
Gene Conley 34 87 7 18 6 1 1 11 1 20 0 0.207
Bill Monbouquette 35 73 5 7 0 0 0 1 7 39 0 0.096
Earl Wilson 35 69 8 12 2 0 3 8 5 19 0 0.174
Don Schwall 34 66 5 9 0 0 0 4 2 12 0 0.136
Dave Philley 38 42 3 6 2 0 0 4 5 3 0 0.143
Don Gile 18 41 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 15 0 0.049
Dick Radatz 62 31 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 19 0 0.097
Galen Cisco 23 25 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.080
Ike Delock 17 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.087
Hal Kolstad 27 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.056
Mike Fornieles 42 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.188
Arnold Earley 38 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Chet Nichols 29 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Billy Muffett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy MacLeod 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Merlin Nippert 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tracy Stallard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Wills 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Dick Radatz 2.24 2 Chet Nichols 3.00 3 Bill Monbouquette 3.33 4 Ike Delock 3.75 5 Earl Wilson 3.90

Wins

1 Gene Conley 15 2 Bill Monbouquette 15 3 Earl Wilson 12 4 Dick Radatz 9 5 Don Schwall 9

Strikeouts

1 Bill Monbouquette 153 2 Dick Radatz 144 3 Earl Wilson 137 4 Gene Conley 134 5 Don Schwall 89
1962 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gene Conley 15 14 3.95 34 33 1 241.2 238 106 68 134
Bill Monbouquette 15 13 3.33 35 35 0 235.1 227 87 65 153
Earl Wilson 12 8 3.90 31 28 0 191.1 163 83 111 137
Don Schwall 9 15 4.94 33 32 0 182.1 180 100 121 89
Dick Radatz 9 6 2.24 62 0 24 124.2 95 31 40 144
Ike Delock 4 5 3.75 17 13 0 86.1 89 36 24 49
Galen Cisco 4 7 6.72 23 9 0 83.0 95 62 50 43
Mike Fornieles 3 6 5.36 42 1 5 82.1 96 49 37 36
Arnold Earley 4 5 5.80 38 3 5 68.1 76 44 46 59
Hal Kolstad 0 2 5.43 27 2 2 61.1 65 37 35 36
Chet Nichols 1 1 3.00 29 1 3 57.0 61 19 22 33
Wilbur Wood 0 0 3.52 1 1 0 7.2 6 3 3 3
Merlin Nippert 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 6.0 4 3 4 3
Billy Muffett 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 8 4 2 1
Pete Smith 0 1 19.64 1 1 0 3.2 7 8 2 1
Billy MacLeod 0 1 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 4 1 1 2
Tracy Stallard 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Ted Wills 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Eddie Bressoud Galen Cisco Lou Clinton Gene Conley Ike Delock Arnold Earley Mike Fornieles Billy Gardner Gary Geiger Don Gile Pumpsie Green Carroll Hardy +21 more

33 players

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The 1962 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1962 Boston Red Sox won 76 games and lost 84, ending up 8th in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 707 runs and allowed 756, a run differential of -49. The team batting average of .258 was 1% above the 1962 league mark of .254. Pitchers allowed 4.22 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.97. The 707 runs scored compare with a league average of 718 per club, 2% fewer.

Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 723,710 for the year. The home run leader was Frank Malzone, who hit 21. The hits leader was Carl Yastrzemski with 191. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Monbouquette (15). Dick Radatz closed out 24 saves. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1962 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1962 Boston Red Sox finished 76-84 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Frank Malzone led the 1962 Boston Red Sox with 21 home runs.
What was the 1962 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1962 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.22.
Did the 1962 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1962 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1962 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Malzone (21 HR, 95 RBI) and Gene Conley (15-14, 3.95 ERA).
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