1962 Chicago White Sox

85-77 • .525 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1962 Chicago White Sox went 85-77 (.525) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Al Smith (16 HR, 82 RBI) and Ray Herbert (20-9, 3.27 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
5th Rank
707 R 658 RA
Diff +49

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707 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
1,131K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% above the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .334 3% above the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .372 5% below the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.73 6% better than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 707 2% below the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,131,562
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Avg per Game 13,969

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Floyd Robinson 0.312 2 Charlie Maxwell 0.296 3 Joe Cunningham 0.295 4 Al Smith 0.292 5 Sherm Lollar 0.268

Home Runs

1 Al Smith 16 2 Jim Landis 15 3 Floyd Robinson 11 4 Charlie Maxwell 9 5 Joe Cunningham 8

RBI

1 Floyd Robinson 109 2 Al Smith 82 3 Joe Cunningham 70 4 Jim Landis 61 5 Nellie Fox 54
1962 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 157 621 79 166 27 7 2 54 38 12 1 0.267
Floyd Robinson 156 600 89 187 45 10 11 109 72 47 4 0.312
Luis Aparicio 153 581 72 140 23 5 7 40 32 36 31 0.241
Jim Landis 149 534 82 122 21 6 15 61 80 105 19 0.228
Joe Cunningham 149 526 91 155 32 7 8 70 101 59 3 0.295
Al Smith 142 511 62 149 23 8 16 82 57 60 3 0.292
Mike Hershberger 148 427 54 112 14 2 4 46 37 36 10 0.262
Cam Carreon 106 313 31 80 19 1 4 37 33 37 1 0.256
Sherm Lollar 84 220 17 59 12 0 2 26 32 23 1 0.268
Charlie Maxwell 69 206 30 61 8 3 9 43 34 32 0 0.296
Charley Smith 65 145 11 30 4 0 2 17 9 32 0 0.207
Bob Sadowski 79 130 22 30 3 3 6 24 13 22 0 0.231
Ray Herbert 35 82 6 16 5 0 2 9 5 16 0 0.195
Sammy Esposito 75 81 14 19 1 0 0 4 17 13 0 0.235
Juan Pizarro 37 69 10 11 1 0 0 5 4 17 0 0.159
Bob Roselli 35 64 4 12 3 1 1 5 11 15 1 0.188
Early Wynn 27 54 5 7 1 0 0 2 7 17 0 0.130
Bob Farley 35 53 7 10 1 1 1 4 13 13 0 0.189
John Buzhardt 28 51 2 6 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 0.118
Eddie Fisher 57 46 2 6 2 1 0 2 2 12 0 0.130
Joe Horlen 20 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.053
Frank Baumann 40 30 3 8 2 1 0 4 6 9 0 0.267
Deacon Jones 18 28 3 9 2 0 0 8 4 6 0 0.321
J. C. Martin 18 26 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.077
Dom Zanni 44 18 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0.278
Ramon Conde 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.000
Al Weis 7 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.083
Brian McCall 4 8 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0.375
Mike Joyce 25 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.429
Ken Berry 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Dick Kenworthy 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Turk Lown 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Kemmerer 20 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Dean Stone 27 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Dave DeBusschere 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike DeGerick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Kreutzer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Peters 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Herb Score 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Verle Tiefenthaler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Turk Lown 3.04 2 Eddie Fisher 3.10 3 Dean Stone 3.26 4 Ray Herbert 3.27 5 Mike Joyce 3.32

Wins

1 Ray Herbert 20 2 Juan Pizarro 12 3 Eddie Fisher 9 4 John Buzhardt 8 5 Frank Baumann 7

Strikeouts

1 Juan Pizarro 173 2 Ray Herbert 115 3 Early Wynn 91 4 Eddie Fisher 88 5 Dom Zanni 66
1962 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Herbert 20 9 3.27 35 35 0 236.2 228 86 74 115
Juan Pizarro 12 14 3.81 36 32 1 203.1 182 86 97 173
Eddie Fisher 9 5 3.10 57 12 5 182.2 169 63 45 88
Early Wynn 7 15 4.46 27 26 0 167.2 171 83 56 91
John Buzhardt 8 12 4.19 28 25 0 152.1 156 71 59 64
Frank Baumann 7 6 3.38 40 10 4 119.2 117 45 36 55
Joe Horlen 7 6 4.89 20 19 0 108.2 108 59 43 63
Dom Zanni 6 5 3.75 44 2 5 86.1 67 36 31 66
Turk Lown 4 2 3.04 42 0 6 56.1 58 19 25 40
Mike Joyce 2 1 3.32 25 1 2 43.1 40 16 14 9
Dean Stone 1 0 3.26 27 0 5 30.1 28 11 9 23
Russ Kemmerer 2 1 3.86 20 0 0 28.0 30 12 11 17
Dave DeBusschere 0 0 2.00 12 0 0 18.0 5 4 23 8
Gary Peters 0 1 5.68 5 0 0 6.1 8 4 1 4
Herb Score 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 6.0 6 3 4 3
Verle Tiefenthaler 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 6 4 7 1
Frank Kreutzer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 1 1
Mike DeGerick 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Aparicio Frank Baumann Ken Berry John Buzhardt Cam Carreon Ramon Conde Joe Cunningham Dave DeBusschere Mike DeGerick Sammy Esposito Bob Farley Eddie Fisher +28 more

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The 1962 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1962 the Chicago White Sox posted a 85-77 mark (.525) and finished 5th in the AL. With 707 runs scored and 658 given up, the 1962 differential was +49. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .256, 1% better than the league's .254. The staff ERA of 3.73 was 6% better than the league average of 3.97. League clubs averaged 718 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 2% fewer.

Comiskey Park was home in 1962, drawing a total attendance of 1,131,562. For power, Al Smith led the way with 16 homers. The RBI leader was Floyd Robinson, with 109. On the mound, Ray Herbert won 20 games to lead the staff. Juan Pizarro struck out 173, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1962 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1962 Chicago White Sox finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Al Smith led the 1962 Chicago White Sox with 16 home runs.
What was the 1962 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1962 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.73.
Did the 1962 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1962 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1962 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Smith (16 HR, 82 RBI) and Ray Herbert (20-9, 3.27 ERA).
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