1962 Houston Colt .45's

64-96 • .400 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1962 Houston Colt .45's went 64-96 (.400) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 592 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Colt Stadium. Team leaders included Roman Mejias (24 HR, 76 RBI) and Bob Bruce (10-9, 4.06 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

64 Wins
96 Losses
.400 Win %
8th Rank
592 R 717 RA
Diff -125

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592 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
-125 Run Diff
926K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 5% below the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .310 5% below the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .350 11% below the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 3.83 3% better than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 592 19% below the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumColt Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 926,686
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Avg per Game 11,301

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Roman Mejias 0.286 2 Al Spangler 0.285 3 Bob Aspromonte 0.266 4 Johnny Temple 0.263 5 Norm Larker 0.263

Home Runs

1 Roman Mejias 24 2 Carl Warwick 16 3 Hal Smith 12 4 Bob Aspromonte 11 5 Norm Larker 9

RBI

1 Roman Mejias 76 2 Norm Larker 63 3 Carl Warwick 60 4 Bob Aspromonte 59 5 Jim Pendleton 36
1962 Houston Colt .45's — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roman Mejias 146 566 82 162 12 3 24 76 30 83 12 0.286
Bob Aspromonte 149 534 59 142 18 4 11 59 46 54 4 0.266
Norm Larker 147 506 58 133 19 5 9 63 70 47 1 0.263
Carl Warwick 130 477 63 124 17 1 16 60 38 77 2 0.260
Bob Lillis 129 457 38 114 12 4 1 30 28 23 7 0.249
Al Spangler 129 418 51 119 10 9 5 35 70 46 7 0.285
Joey Amalfitano 117 380 44 90 12 5 1 27 45 43 4 0.237
Hal Smith 109 345 32 81 14 0 12 35 24 55 0 0.235
Jim Pendleton 117 321 30 79 12 2 8 36 14 57 0 0.246
Merritt Ranew 71 218 26 51 6 8 4 24 14 43 2 0.234
Billy Goodman 82 161 12 41 4 1 0 10 12 11 0 0.255
J C Hartman 51 148 11 33 5 0 0 5 4 16 1 0.223
Pidge Browne 65 100 8 21 4 2 1 10 13 9 0 0.210
Johnny Temple 31 95 14 25 4 0 0 12 7 11 1 0.263
Jim Campbell 27 86 6 19 4 0 3 6 6 23 0 0.221
Don Buddin 40 80 10 13 4 1 2 10 17 17 0 0.163
Turk Farrell 43 78 3 14 1 0 2 3 0 28 0 0.179
Al Heist 27 72 4 16 1 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.222
Bob Bruce 32 55 8 11 1 0 0 7 12 14 0 0.200
Jim Golden 43 54 7 12 2 2 0 8 1 6 0 0.222
Dave Roberts 16 53 3 13 3 0 1 10 8 8 0 0.245
Ken Johnson 33 52 1 4 1 0 0 3 1 24 0 0.077
Hal Woodeshick 31 37 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.081
Bob Cerv 19 31 2 7 0 0 2 3 2 10 0 0.226
John Weekly 13 26 3 5 1 0 2 2 7 4 0 0.192
Don Taussig 16 25 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 11 0 0.200
Dick Gernert 10 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.208
Dave Giusti 26 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.292
George Brunet 17 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.059
Dean Stone 15 16 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.250
Ron Davis 6 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0.214
Ernie Fazio 12 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.083
Don McMahon 51 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.083
Jim Busby 15 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.182
Russ Kemmerer 36 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Bobby Tiefenauer 43 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.111
Jim Umbricht 34 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.111
Bobby Shantz 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
George Williams 5 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.375
Dick Drott 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Witt 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
John Anderson 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Cicotte 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Don McMahon 1.53 2 Jim Umbricht 2.01 3 Turk Farrell 3.02 4 Ken Johnson 3.84 5 Bob Bruce 4.06

Wins

1 Bob Bruce 10 2 Turk Farrell 10 3 Jim Golden 7 4 Ken Johnson 7 5 Russ Kemmerer 5

Strikeouts

1 Turk Farrell 203 2 Ken Johnson 178 3 Bob Bruce 135 4 Jim Golden 88 5 Hal Woodeshick 82
1962 Houston Colt .45's — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Turk Farrell 10 20 3.02 43 29 4 241.2 210 81 55 203
Ken Johnson 7 16 3.84 33 31 0 197.0 195 84 46 178
Bob Bruce 10 9 4.06 32 27 0 175.0 164 79 82 135
Jim Golden 7 11 4.07 37 18 1 152.2 163 69 50 88
Hal Woodeshick 5 16 4.39 31 26 0 139.1 161 68 54 82
Bobby Tiefenauer 2 4 4.34 43 0 1 85.0 91 41 21 60
Don McMahon 5 5 1.53 51 0 8 76.2 53 13 33 69
Dave Giusti 2 3 5.62 22 5 0 73.2 82 46 30 43
Russ Kemmerer 5 3 4.10 36 2 3 68.0 72 31 15 23
Jim Umbricht 4 0 2.01 34 0 2 67.0 51 15 17 55
George Brunet 2 4 4.50 17 11 0 54.0 62 27 21 36
Dean Stone 3 2 4.47 15 7 0 52.1 61 26 20 31
Bobby Shantz 1 1 1.31 3 3 0 20.2 15 3 5 14
John Anderson 0 0 5.09 10 0 0 17.2 26 10 3 6
Red Witt 0 2 7.04 8 2 0 15.1 20 12 9 10
Dick Drott 1 0 7.62 6 1 0 13.0 12 11 9 10
Al Cicotte 0 0 3.86 5 0 0 4.2 8 2 1 4

👥 Roster (43)

Joey Amalfitano John Anderson Bob Aspromonte Pidge Browne Bob Bruce George Brunet Don Buddin Jim Busby Jim Campbell Bob Cerv Al Cicotte Ron Davis +31 more

43 players

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The 1962 Houston Colt .45's in brief

The 1962 Houston Colt .45's finished 64-96, a .400 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. The run column shows 592 for and 717 against. Against a league average of .260, the 1962 Houston Colt .45's batted .246. The staff ERA of 3.83 was 3% better than the league average of 3.94. The 1962 Houston Colt .45's scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (592 against 728).

Colt Stadium was home in 1962, drawing a total attendance of 926,686. For power, Roman Mejias led the way with 24 homers. Bob Bruce led the pitchers with 10 wins. Turk Farrell struck out 203, the most on the club. The 1962 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Houston Colt .45's

What was the 1962 Houston Colt .45's record?
The 1962 Houston Colt .45's finished 64-96 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Houston Colt .45's in home runs?
Roman Mejias led the 1962 Houston Colt .45's with 24 home runs.
What was the 1962 Houston Colt .45's team ERA?
The 1962 Houston Colt .45's posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1962 Houston Colt .45's win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Houston Colt .45's did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Houston Colt .45's play?
The 1962 Houston Colt .45's played home games at Colt Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Houston Colt .45's in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roman Mejias (24 HR, 76 RBI) and Bob Bruce (10-9, 4.06 ERA).
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