1962 Milwaukee Braves

86-76 • .531 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1962 Milwaukee Braves went 86-76 (.531) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (45 HR, 128 RBI) and Warren Spahn (18-14, 3.04 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 %
5th Rank
730 R 665 RA
Diff +65

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
760K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 3% below the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .325 equal to the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .402 3% above the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 3.68 7% better than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 730 equal to the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 760,053
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Avg per Game 9,383

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.323 2 Del Crandall 0.297 3 Ken Aspromonte 0.291 4 Gus Bell 0.285 5 Lou Johnson 0.282

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 45 2 Joe Adcock 29 3 Eddie Mathews 29 4 Roy McMillan 12 5 Mack Jones 10

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 128 2 Eddie Mathews 90 3 Joe Adcock 78 4 Del Crandall 45 5 Frank Bolling 43
1962 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Aaron 156 592 127 191 28 6 45 128 66 73 15 0.323
Eddie Mathews 152 536 106 142 25 6 29 90 101 90 4 0.265
Roy McMillan 137 468 66 115 13 0 12 41 60 53 2 0.246
Frank Bolling 122 406 45 110 17 4 9 43 35 45 2 0.271
Joe Adcock 121 391 48 97 12 1 29 78 50 91 2 0.248
Del Crandall 107 350 35 104 12 3 8 45 27 24 3 0.297
Lee Maye 99 349 40 85 10 0 10 41 25 58 9 0.244
Tommie Aaron 141 334 54 77 20 2 8 38 41 58 6 0.231
Mack Jones 91 333 51 85 17 4 10 36 44 100 5 0.255
Joe Torre 80 220 23 62 8 1 5 26 24 24 1 0.282
Gus Bell 79 214 28 61 11 3 5 24 12 17 0 0.285
Amado Samuel 76 209 16 43 10 0 3 20 12 54 0 0.206
Denis Menke 50 146 12 28 3 1 2 16 16 38 0 0.192
Howie Bedell 58 138 15 27 1 2 0 2 11 22 1 0.196
Lou Johnson 61 117 22 33 4 5 2 13 11 27 6 0.282
Warren Spahn 36 98 3 18 3 0 2 9 5 30 0 0.184
Ken Aspromonte 34 79 11 23 2 0 0 7 6 5 0 0.291
Bob Shaw 38 73 2 10 0 0 0 2 8 27 1 0.137
Bob Uecker 33 64 5 16 2 0 1 8 7 15 0 0.250
Bob Hendley 36 59 8 7 1 0 1 6 6 14 0 0.119
Lew Burdette 39 51 6 9 0 0 0 1 1 17 0 0.176
Hawk Taylor 20 47 3 12 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.255
Tony Cloninger 24 39 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.103
Denny Lemaster 17 33 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 20 0 0.121
Jack Curtis 30 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.222
Ron Piche 16 18 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.056
Ethan Blackaby 6 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.154
Mike Krsnich 11 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.083
Carl Willey 30 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.273
Cecil Butler 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Lou Klimchock 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Claude Raymond 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Don Nottebart 39 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Jim Constable 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Hank Fischer 29 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bob Buhl 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don McMahon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Cecil Butler 2.61 2 Claude Raymond 2.74 3 Bob Shaw 2.80 4 Denny Lemaster 3.01 5 Warren Spahn 3.04

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 18 2 Bob Shaw 15 3 Bob Hendley 11 4 Lew Burdette 10 5 Tony Cloninger 8

Strikeouts

1 Bob Shaw 124 2 Warren Spahn 118 3 Bob Hendley 112 4 Tony Cloninger 69 5 Denny Lemaster 69
1962 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 18 14 3.04 34 34 0 269.1 248 91 55 118
Bob Shaw 15 9 2.80 38 29 2 225.0 223 70 44 124
Bob Hendley 11 13 3.60 35 29 1 200.0 188 80 59 112
Lew Burdette 10 9 4.89 37 19 2 143.2 172 78 23 59
Tony Cloninger 8 3 4.30 24 15 0 111.0 113 53 46 69
Denny Lemaster 3 4 3.01 17 12 0 86.2 75 29 32 69
Jack Curtis 4 4 4.16 30 5 1 75.2 82 35 27 40
Carl Willey 2 5 5.40 30 6 1 73.1 95 44 20 40
Don Nottebart 2 2 3.23 39 0 2 64.0 64 23 20 36
Ron Piche 3 2 4.85 14 8 0 52.0 54 28 29 28
Claude Raymond 5 5 2.74 26 0 10 42.2 37 13 15 40
Hank Fischer 2 3 5.30 29 0 4 37.1 43 22 20 29
Cecil Butler 2 0 2.61 9 2 0 31.0 26 9 9 22
Jim Constable 1 1 2.00 3 2 1 18.0 14 4 4 12
Don McMahon 0 1 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 0 3
Bob Buhl 0 1 22.50 1 1 0 2.0 6 5 4 1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aaron Tommie Aaron Joe Adcock Ken Aspromonte Howie Bedell Gus Bell Ethan Blackaby Frank Bolling Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Cecil Butler Tony Cloninger +25 more

37 players

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The 1962 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The 1962 Milwaukee Braves won 86 games and lost 76, ending up 5th in the NL. With 730 runs scored and 665 given up, the 1962 differential was +65. Against a league average of .260, the 1962 Milwaukee Braves batted .252. The staff ERA of 3.68 was 7% better than the league average of 3.94. Home games were played at County Stadium, where 760,053 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Hank Aaron, who hit 45. Warren Spahn was the top winner, with 18 victories. Bob Shaw struck out 124, the most on the club. Claude Raymond closed out 10 saves. In all, the roster shows 37 players. The 1961 season and the 1963 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1962 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1962 Milwaukee Braves finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1962 Milwaukee Braves with 45 home runs.
What was the 1962 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1962 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Did the 1962 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1962 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (45 HR, 128 RBI) and Warren Spahn (18-14, 3.04 ERA).
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