1962 Detroit Tigers

85-76 • .528 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1962 Detroit Tigers went 85-76 (.528) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 758 runs, allowed 692, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Norm Cash (39 HR, 89 RBI) and Jim Bunning (19-10, 3.59 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
76 Losses
.528 Win %
4th Rank
758 R 692 RA
Diff +66

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⚡ Quick Stats

758 Runs Scored
692 Runs Allowed
+66 Run Diff
1,207K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% below the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .329 1% above the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .410 4% above the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.81 4% better than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 758 6% above the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,207,581
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Avg per Game 14,726

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Vic Wertz 0.324 2 Al Kaline 0.304 3 Bill Bruton 0.278 4 Rocky Colavito 0.273 5 Dick McAuliffe 0.263

Home Runs

1 Norm Cash 39 2 Rocky Colavito 37 3 Al Kaline 29 4 Chico Fernandez 20 5 Steve Boros 16

RBI

1 Rocky Colavito 112 2 Al Kaline 94 3 Norm Cash 89 4 Bill Bruton 74 5 Dick McAuliffe 63
1962 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rocky Colavito 161 601 90 164 30 2 37 112 96 68 2 0.273
Bill Bruton 147 561 90 156 27 5 16 74 55 67 14 0.278
Norm Cash 148 507 94 123 16 2 39 89 104 82 6 0.243
Chico Fernandez 141 503 64 125 17 2 20 59 42 69 10 0.249
Dick McAuliffe 139 471 50 124 20 5 12 63 64 76 4 0.263
Dick Brown 134 431 40 104 12 0 12 40 21 66 0 0.241
Al Kaline 100 398 78 121 16 6 29 94 47 39 4 0.304
Jake Wood 111 367 68 83 10 5 8 30 33 59 24 0.226
Steve Boros 116 356 46 81 14 1 16 47 53 62 3 0.228
Bubba Morton 90 195 30 51 6 3 4 17 32 32 1 0.262
Mike Roarke 56 136 11 29 4 1 4 14 13 17 0 0.213
Vic Wertz 74 105 7 34 2 0 5 18 5 13 0 0.324
Jim Bunning 43 95 9 23 2 1 1 5 1 19 0 0.242
Don Buddin 31 83 14 19 3 0 0 4 20 16 1 0.229
Hank Aguirre 42 75 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 46 0 0.027
Bobo Osborne 64 74 12 17 1 0 0 7 16 25 0 0.230
Purnal Goldy 20 70 8 16 1 1 3 12 0 12 0 0.229
Charlie Maxwell 30 67 5 13 2 0 1 9 8 10 0 0.194
Phil Regan 35 63 4 13 2 0 0 6 2 22 0 0.206
Don Mossi 36 55 5 9 0 0 0 3 10 20 0 0.164
Bob Farley 36 50 9 8 2 0 1 4 14 10 0 0.160
Paul Foytack 29 42 4 6 0 0 0 5 2 11 0 0.143
Frank Kostro 16 41 5 11 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.268
Frank Lary 22 24 3 4 0 1 0 1 2 9 0 0.167
Sam Jones 30 21 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0.095
Ron Kline 36 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Howie Koplitz 12 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.231
Ron Nischwitz 48 12 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.417
Jerry Casale 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Terry Fox 47 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.250
Doug Gallagher 9 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.333
George Alusik 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reno Bertoia 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Faul 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Gladding 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Humphreys 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Terry Fox 1.71 2 Hank Aguirre 2.21 3 Jim Bunning 3.59 4 Sam Jones 3.65 5 Ron Nischwitz 3.90

Wins

1 Jim Bunning 19 2 Hank Aguirre 16 3 Don Mossi 11 4 Phil Regan 11 5 Paul Foytack 10

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 184 2 Hank Aguirre 156 3 Don Mossi 121 4 Phil Regan 87 5 Sam Jones 73
1962 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bunning 19 10 3.59 41 35 6 258.0 262 103 74 184
Hank Aguirre 16 8 2.21 42 22 3 216.0 162 53 65 156
Don Mossi 11 13 4.19 35 27 1 180.1 195 84 36 121
Phil Regan 11 9 4.04 35 23 0 171.1 169 77 64 87
Paul Foytack 10 7 4.39 29 21 0 143.2 145 70 86 63
Sam Jones 2 4 3.65 30 6 1 81.1 77 33 35 73
Frank Lary 2 6 5.74 17 14 0 80.0 98 51 21 41
Ron Kline 3 6 4.31 36 4 2 77.1 88 37 28 47
Ron Nischwitz 4 5 3.90 48 0 4 64.2 73 28 26 28
Terry Fox 3 1 1.71 44 0 16 58.0 48 11 16 23
Howie Koplitz 3 0 5.26 10 6 0 37.2 54 22 10 10
Jerry Casale 1 2 4.66 18 1 0 36.2 33 19 18 16
Doug Gallagher 0 4 4.68 9 2 1 25.0 31 13 15 14
Fred Gladding 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 5.0 3 0 2 4
Bob Humphreys 0 1 7.20 4 0 1 5.0 8 4 2 3
Tom Fletcher 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 2 1
Bill Faul 0 0 32.40 1 0 0 1.2 4 6 3 2

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aguirre George Alusik Reno Bertoia Steve Boros Dick Brown Bill Bruton Don Buddin Jim Bunning Jerry Casale Norm Cash Rocky Colavito Bob Farley +25 more

37 players

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The 1962 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1962 the Detroit Tigers posted a 85-76 mark (.528) and finished 4th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 758 runs and allowed 692, a run differential of +66. Against a league average of .254, the 1962 Detroit Tigers batted .247. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.97. League clubs averaged 718 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 6% more.

The home park, Tiger Stadium, recorded 1,207,581 in attendance, about 14,726 a game. The home run leader was Norm Cash, who hit 39. Rocky Colavito led in RBI with 112. Jim Bunning led the pitchers with 19 wins. Terry Fox closed out 16 saves. The 1962 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1962 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1962 Detroit Tigers finished 85-76 (.528 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Norm Cash led the 1962 Detroit Tigers with 39 home runs.
What was the 1962 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1962 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1962 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1962 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Cash (39 HR, 89 RBI) and Jim Bunning (19-10, 3.59 ERA).
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