1962 Los Angeles Angels

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1962 Los Angeles Angels went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 718 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Leon Wagner (37 HR, 107 RBI) and Dean Chance (14-10, 2.96 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
718 R 706 RA
Diff +12

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718 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
+12 Run Diff
1,135K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .325 equal to the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .380 4% below the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.70 7% better than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 718 equal to the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,135,590
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Avg per Game 14,019

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Jim Fregosi 0.291 2 Lee Thomas 0.290 3 Steve Bilko 0.287 4 Billy Moran 0.282 5 Leon Wagner 0.268

Home Runs

1 Leon Wagner 37 2 Lee Thomas 26 3 Billy Moran 17 4 Felix Torres 11 5 Steve Bilko 8

RBI

1 Leon Wagner 107 2 Lee Thomas 104 3 Billy Moran 74 4 Felix Torres 74 5 Buck Rodgers 61
1962 Los Angeles Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Moran 160 659 90 186 25 3 17 74 39 80 5 0.282
Albie Pearson 160 614 115 160 29 6 5 42 95 36 15 0.261
Leon Wagner 160 612 96 164 21 5 37 107 50 87 7 0.268
Lee Thomas 160 583 88 169 21 2 26 104 55 74 6 0.290
Buck Rodgers 155 565 65 146 34 6 6 61 45 68 1 0.258
Felix Torres 127 451 44 117 19 4 11 74 28 73 0 0.259
Joe Koppe 128 375 47 85 16 0 4 40 73 84 2 0.227
Earl Averill 92 187 21 41 9 0 4 22 43 47 0 0.219
George Thomas 56 181 13 43 10 2 4 12 21 37 0 0.238
Jim Fregosi 58 175 15 51 3 4 3 23 18 27 2 0.291
Steve Bilko 64 164 26 47 9 1 8 38 25 35 1 0.287
Tom Burgess 87 143 17 28 7 1 2 13 36 20 2 0.196
Eddie Yost 52 104 22 25 9 1 0 10 30 21 0 0.240
Dean Chance 50 65 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 29 0 0.062
Leo Burke 19 64 8 17 1 0 4 14 5 11 0 0.266
Bo Belinsky 34 60 1 10 0 0 0 2 7 24 0 0.167
Eli Grba 42 58 5 12 1 0 1 7 4 14 0 0.207
Ken McBride 24 55 6 9 2 0 1 2 0 23 0 0.164
Ed Sadowski 27 55 4 11 4 0 1 3 2 14 1 0.200
Don Lee 27 49 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.184
Gordie Windhorn 40 45 9 8 6 0 0 1 7 10 1 0.178
Ted Bowsfield 44 37 7 6 1 0 0 1 6 15 0 0.162
Marlan Coughtry 11 22 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.182
Billy Consolo 28 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 2 0.100
Tom Satriano 10 19 4 8 2 0 2 6 0 1 0 0.421
Frank Leja 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Ryne Duren 42 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.067
Gene Leek 7 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Art Fowler 48 11 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.273
Ken Hunt 13 11 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 0.182
Dan Osinski 33 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jack Spring 57 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.091
Bob Botz 35 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Simpson 6 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.250
Chuck Tanner 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Ed Kirkpatrick 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Morgan 48 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Donohue 12 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Red Witt 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Julio Navarro 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bobby Darwin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Newman 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Nuxhall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Art Fowler 2.81 2 Dan Osinski 2.82 3 Tom Morgan 2.91 4 Dean Chance 2.96 5 Don Lee 3.11

Wins

1 Dean Chance 14 2 Ken McBride 11 3 Bo Belinsky 10 4 Ted Bowsfield 9 5 Eli Grba 8

Strikeouts

1 Bo Belinsky 145 2 Dean Chance 127 3 Eli Grba 90 4 Ken McBride 83 5 Ryne Duren 74
1962 Los Angeles Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dean Chance 14 10 2.96 50 24 8 206.2 195 68 66 127
Bo Belinsky 10 11 3.56 33 31 1 187.1 149 74 122 145
Eli Grba 8 9 4.54 40 29 1 176.1 185 89 75 90
Don Lee 8 8 3.11 27 22 2 153.1 153 53 39 74
Ken McBride 11 5 3.50 24 23 0 149.1 136 58 70 83
Ted Bowsfield 9 8 4.40 34 25 1 139.0 154 68 40 52
Art Fowler 4 3 2.81 48 0 5 77.0 67 24 25 38
Ryne Duren 2 9 4.42 42 3 8 71.1 53 35 57 74
Jack Spring 4 2 4.02 57 0 6 65.0 66 29 30 31
Bob Botz 2 1 3.43 35 0 2 63.0 71 24 11 24
Tom Morgan 5 2 2.91 48 0 9 58.2 53 19 19 29
Dan Osinski 6 4 2.82 33 0 4 54.1 45 17 30 44
Jim Donohue 1 0 3.70 12 1 0 24.1 24 10 11 14
Julio Navarro 1 1 4.70 9 0 0 15.1 20 8 4 11
Red Witt 1 1 8.10 5 2 0 10.0 15 9 5 10
Fred Newman 0 1 9.95 4 1 0 6.1 11 7 3 4
Joe Nuxhall 0 0 10.13 5 0 0 5.1 7 6 5 2
Bobby Darwin 0 1 10.80 1 1 0 3.1 8 4 4 6

👥 Roster (43)

Earl Averill Bo Belinsky Steve Bilko Bob Botz Ted Bowsfield Tom Burgess Leo Burke Dean Chance Billy Consolo Marlan Coughtry Bobby Darwin Jim Donohue +31 more

43 players

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The 1962 Los Angeles Angels in brief

A 86-76 record (.531) put the 1962 Los Angeles Angels 3rd in the AL. With 718 runs scored and 706 given up, the 1962 differential was +12. Against a league average of .254, the 1962 Los Angeles Angels batted .250. The staff ERA of 3.70 was 7% better than the league average of 3.97. Home games were played at Dodger Stadium, where 1,135,590 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Leon Wagner, who hit 37. Billy Moran collected the most hits, 186. Dean Chance led the pitchers with 14 wins. The strikeout leader was Bo Belinsky with 145. In all, the roster shows 43 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1961 season and the 1963 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Los Angeles Angels

What was the 1962 Los Angeles Angels record?
The 1962 Los Angeles Angels finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Los Angeles Angels in home runs?
Leon Wagner led the 1962 Los Angeles Angels with 37 home runs.
What was the 1962 Los Angeles Angels team ERA?
The 1962 Los Angeles Angels posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1962 Los Angeles Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Los Angeles Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Los Angeles Angels play?
The 1962 Los Angeles Angels played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Los Angeles Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leon Wagner (37 HR, 107 RBI) and Dean Chance (14-10, 2.96 ERA).
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