1962 Minnesota Twins

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1962 Minnesota Twins went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 798 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (48 HR, 126 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (20-11, 3.32 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
798 R 713 RA
Diff +85

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798 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
+85 Run Diff
1,435K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .337 4% above the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .412 5% above the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.89 2% better than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 798 11% above the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,435,640
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Avg per Game 17,507

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Rich Rollins 0.298 2 Vic Power 0.290 3 Earl Battey 0.280 4 Jerry Zimmerman 0.274 5 Lenny Green 0.271

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 48 2 Bob Allison 29 3 Zoilo Versalles 17 4 Vic Power 16 5 Rich Rollins 16

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 126 2 Bob Allison 102 3 Rich Rollins 96 4 Zoilo Versalles 67 5 Bernie Allen 64
1962 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rich Rollins 159 624 96 186 23 5 16 96 75 61 3 0.298
Lenny Green 158 619 97 168 33 3 14 63 88 36 8 0.271
Vic Power 144 611 80 177 28 2 16 63 22 35 7 0.290
Bernie Allen 159 573 79 154 27 7 12 64 62 82 0 0.269
Zoilo Versalles 160 568 69 137 18 3 17 67 37 71 5 0.241
Harmon Killebrew 155 552 85 134 21 1 48 126 106 142 1 0.243
Earl Battey 148 522 58 146 20 3 11 57 57 48 0 0.280
Bob Allison 149 519 102 138 24 8 29 102 84 115 8 0.266
Bill Tuttle 110 123 21 26 4 1 1 13 19 14 1 0.211
Don Mincher 86 121 20 29 1 1 9 29 34 24 0 0.240
George Banks 63 103 22 26 0 2 4 15 21 27 0 0.252
Jim Kaat 48 100 9 18 3 1 1 10 8 40 0 0.180
Camilo Pascual 34 97 9 26 4 0 2 19 6 8 0 0.268
Jack Kralick 39 89 7 18 1 0 2 4 4 27 0 0.202
Jerry Zimmerman 34 62 8 17 4 0 0 7 3 5 0 0.274
Dick Stigman 40 45 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 22 0 0.044
Hal Naragon 24 35 1 8 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.229
Joe Bonikowski 30 27 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.148
Johnny Goryl 37 26 6 5 0 1 2 2 2 6 0 0.192
Don Lee 9 19 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.211
Marty Martinez 37 18 13 3 0 1 0 3 3 4 0 0.167
Jim Lemon 12 17 1 3 0 0 1 5 3 4 0 0.176
Lee Stange 44 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.059
Georges Maranda 32 16 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.250
Bill Pleis 21 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.286
Jim Snyder 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.100
Tony Oliva 9 9 3 4 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.444
Ruben Gomez 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ray Moore 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jackie Collum 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Sadowski 19 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Frank Sullivan 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Donohue 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Manning 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerry Arrigo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Roland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Jim Kaat 3.14 2 Frank Sullivan 3.24 3 Camilo Pascual 3.32 4 Dick Stigman 3.66 5 Jack Kralick 3.86

Wins

1 Camilo Pascual 20 2 Jim Kaat 18 3 Jack Kralick 12 4 Dick Stigman 12 5 Ray Moore 8

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 206 2 Jim Kaat 173 3 Jack Kralick 139 4 Dick Stigman 116 5 Lee Stange 70
1962 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Kaat 18 14 3.14 39 35 1 269.0 243 94 75 173
Camilo Pascual 20 11 3.32 34 33 0 257.2 236 95 59 206
Jack Kralick 12 11 3.86 39 37 0 242.2 239 104 61 139
Dick Stigman 12 5 3.66 40 15 3 142.2 122 58 64 116
Joe Bonikowski 5 7 3.88 30 13 2 99.2 95 43 38 45
Lee Stange 4 3 4.45 44 6 3 95.0 98 47 39 70
Georges Maranda 1 3 4.46 32 4 0 72.2 69 36 35 36
Ray Moore 8 3 4.73 49 0 9 64.2 55 34 30 58
Don Lee 3 3 4.50 9 9 0 52.0 51 26 24 28
Bill Pleis 2 5 4.40 21 4 3 45.0 46 22 14 31
Ted Sadowski 1 1 5.03 19 0 0 34.0 37 19 11 15
Frank Sullivan 4 1 3.24 21 0 5 33.1 33 12 13 10
Ruben Gomez 1 1 4.66 6 2 0 19.1 17 10 11 8
Jackie Collum 0 2 11.15 8 3 0 15.1 29 19 11 5
Jim Donohue 0 1 6.97 6 1 1 10.1 12 8 6 3
Jim Manning 0 0 5.14 5 1 0 7.0 14 4 1 3
Jim Roland 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1
Gerry Arrigo 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1

👥 Roster (36)

Bernie Allen Bob Allison Gerry Arrigo George Banks Earl Battey Joe Bonikowski Jackie Collum Jim Donohue Ruben Gomez Johnny Goryl Lenny Green Jim Kaat +24 more

36 players

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The 1962 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 1962 Minnesota Twins finished 91-71, a .562 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 798 scored against 713 allowed (+85). Against a league average of .254, the 1962 Minnesota Twins batted .259. The staff ERA of 3.89 was 2% better than the league average of 3.97. The 1962 Minnesota Twins outscored the average club by 11% (798 against 718).

The home park, Metropolitan Stadium, recorded 1,435,640 in attendance, about 17,507 a game. Harmon Killebrew led the club in home runs with 48. The hits leader was Rich Rollins with 186. The pitching staff's wins leader was Camilo Pascual (20). In all, the roster shows 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1961 season and the 1963 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1962 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1962 Minnesota Twins finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1962 Minnesota Twins with 48 home runs.
What was the 1962 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1962 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.89.
Did the 1962 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1962 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (48 HR, 126 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (20-11, 3.32 ERA).
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