1962 Cincinnati Reds

98-64 • .605 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1962 Cincinnati Reds went 98-64 (.605) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 802 runs, allowed 685, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (39 HR, 136 RBI) and Bob Purkey (23-5, 2.81 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
3rd Rank
802 R 685 RA
Diff +117

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802 Runs Scored
685 Runs Allowed
+117 Run Diff
981K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% above the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .331 2% above the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .417 6% above the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 3.75 5% better than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 802 10% above the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 981,890
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Avg per Game 12,122

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Frank Robinson 0.342 2 Leo Cardenas 0.294 3 Vada Pinson 0.292 4 Don Blasingame 0.281 5 Jerry Lynch 0.281

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 39 2 Gordy Coleman 28 3 Vada Pinson 23 4 Wally Post 17 5 Jerry Lynch 12

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 136 2 Vada Pinson 100 3 Gordy Coleman 86 4 Wally Post 62 5 Leo Cardenas 60
1962 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vada Pinson 155 619 107 181 31 7 23 100 45 68 26 0.292
Frank Robinson 162 609 134 208 51 2 39 136 76 62 18 0.342
Leo Cardenas 153 589 77 173 31 4 10 60 39 99 2 0.294
Eddie Kasko 134 533 74 148 26 2 4 41 35 44 3 0.278
Don Blasingame 141 494 77 139 9 7 2 35 63 44 4 0.281
Gordy Coleman 136 476 73 132 13 1 28 86 36 68 2 0.277
Johnny Edwards 133 452 47 115 28 5 8 50 45 70 1 0.254
Jerry Lynch 114 288 41 81 15 4 12 57 24 38 3 0.281
Wally Post 109 285 43 75 10 3 17 62 32 67 1 0.263
Marty Keough 111 230 34 64 8 2 7 27 21 31 3 0.278
Don Zimmer 63 192 16 48 11 2 2 16 14 30 1 0.250
Hank Foiles 43 131 17 36 6 1 7 25 13 39 0 0.275
Bob Purkey 37 107 9 11 2 0 2 3 4 56 0 0.103
Jim O'Toole 36 91 3 10 0 0 0 4 1 36 0 0.110
Joey Jay 39 90 7 15 0 0 2 9 10 36 0 0.167
Cookie Rojas 39 86 9 19 2 0 0 6 9 4 1 0.221
Don Pavletich 34 63 7 14 3 0 1 7 8 18 0 0.222
Joe Gaines 64 52 12 12 3 0 1 7 8 16 0 0.231
Jim Maloney 24 43 3 8 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.186
Gene Freese 18 42 2 6 1 0 0 1 6 8 0 0.143
Rogelio Alvarez 14 28 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.214
Joe Nuxhall 12 26 3 7 1 0 1 5 0 3 0 0.269
Johnny Klippstein 40 24 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 14 0 0.125
Tommy Harper 6 23 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 0.174
Moe Drabowsky 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.000
Ted Wills 26 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.312
Sammy Ellis 8 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Jim Brosnan 48 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cliff Cook 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Tsitouris 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jesse Gonder 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Darrell Johnson 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Bill Henry 40 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Bob Miller 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Nunn 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hillman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Sisler 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Joe Nuxhall 2.45 2 Bob Purkey 2.81 3 Jim Brosnan 3.34 4 Jim O'Toole 3.50 5 Jim Maloney 3.51

Wins

1 Bob Purkey 23 2 Joey Jay 21 3 Jim O'Toole 16 4 Jim Maloney 9 5 Johnny Klippstein 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim O'Toole 170 2 Joey Jay 155 3 Bob Purkey 141 4 Jim Maloney 105 5 Johnny Klippstein 67
1962 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Purkey 23 5 2.81 37 37 0 288.1 260 90 64 141
Joey Jay 21 14 3.76 39 37 0 273.0 269 114 100 155
Jim O'Toole 16 13 3.50 36 34 0 251.2 222 98 87 170
Jim Maloney 9 7 3.51 22 17 1 115.1 90 45 66 105
Johnny Klippstein 7 6 4.47 40 7 4 108.2 113 54 64 67
Moe Drabowsky 2 6 4.99 23 10 1 83.0 84 46 31 56
Joe Nuxhall 5 0 2.45 12 9 1 66.0 59 18 25 57
Jim Brosnan 4 4 3.34 48 0 13 64.2 76 24 18 51
Ted Wills 0 2 5.31 26 5 3 61.0 61 36 23 58
Dave Sisler 4 3 3.92 35 0 1 43.2 44 19 26 27
Bill Henry 4 2 4.58 40 0 11 37.1 40 19 20 35
Sammy Ellis 2 2 6.75 8 4 0 28.0 29 21 29 27
John Tsitouris 1 0 0.84 4 2 0 21.1 13 2 7 7
Howie Nunn 0 0 5.59 6 0 0 9.2 15 6 3 4
Bob Miller 0 0 21.94 6 0 0 5.1 14 13 3 4
Dave Hillman 0 0 9.82 2 0 0 3.2 8 4 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Rogelio Alvarez Don Blasingame Jim Brosnan Leo Cardenas Gordy Coleman Cliff Cook Moe Drabowsky Johnny Edwards Sammy Ellis Hank Foiles Gene Freese Joe Gaines +25 more

37 players

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The 1962 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1962 Cincinnati Reds won 98 games and lost 64, ending up 3rd in the NL. The Cincinnati Reds scored 802 runs and allowed 685, a run differential of +117. The team batting average of .269 was 4% above the 1962 league mark of .260. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.75 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.94. Measured against the 728-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 981,890 fans came through the gates. For power, Frank Robinson led the way with 39 homers. Bob Purkey led the pitchers with 23 wins. Jim O'Toole struck out 170, the most on the club. The saves leader was Jim Brosnan with 13.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1962 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1962 Cincinnati Reds finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1962 Cincinnati Reds with 39 home runs.
What was the 1962 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1962 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1962 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1962 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1962 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (39 HR, 136 RBI) and Bob Purkey (23-5, 2.81 ERA).
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