1962 Philadelphia Phillies

81-80 • .503 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies went 81-80 (.503) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 705 runs, allowed 759, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Don Demeter (29 HR, 107 RBI) and Art Mahaffey (19-14, 3.94 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

81 Wins
80 Losses
.503 Win %
7th Rank
705 R 759 RA
Diff -54

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705 Runs Scored
759 Runs Allowed
-54 Run Diff
762K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .329 1% above the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .389 1% below the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 4.28 9% worse than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 705 3% below the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 762,169
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Avg per Game 9,527

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Frank Torre 0.310 2 Don Demeter 0.307 3 Tony Gonzalez 0.302 4 Johnny Callison 0.300 5 Wes Covington 0.283

Home Runs

1 Don Demeter 29 2 Johnny Callison 23 3 Roy Sievers 21 4 Tony Gonzalez 20 5 Clay Dalrymple 11

RBI

1 Don Demeter 107 2 Johnny Callison 83 3 Roy Sievers 80 4 Tony Gonzalez 63 5 Clay Dalrymple 54
1962 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Taylor 152 625 87 162 21 5 7 43 68 82 20 0.259
Johnny Callison 157 603 107 181 26 10 23 83 54 96 10 0.300
Don Demeter 153 550 85 169 24 3 29 107 41 93 2 0.307
Roy Sievers 144 477 61 125 19 5 21 80 56 80 2 0.262
Tony Gonzalez 118 437 76 132 16 4 20 63 40 82 17 0.302
Clay Dalrymple 123 370 40 102 13 3 11 54 70 32 1 0.276
Ted Savage 127 335 54 89 11 2 7 39 40 66 16 0.266
Bobby Wine 112 311 30 76 15 0 4 25 11 49 2 0.244
Wes Covington 116 304 36 86 12 1 9 44 19 44 0 0.283
Billy Klaus 102 248 30 51 8 2 4 20 29 43 1 0.206
Ruben Amaro 79 226 24 55 10 0 0 19 30 28 5 0.243
Frank Torre 108 168 13 52 8 2 0 20 24 6 1 0.310
Mel Roach 65 105 9 20 4 0 0 8 5 19 0 0.190
Sammy White 41 97 7 21 4 0 2 12 2 16 0 0.216
Art Mahaffey 42 92 6 13 0 1 2 10 3 29 0 0.141
Bob Oldis 38 80 9 21 1 0 1 10 13 10 0 0.263
Jacke Davis 48 75 9 16 0 1 1 6 4 20 1 0.213
Dennis Bennett 31 63 3 8 0 0 1 7 3 23 0 0.127
Jack Hamilton 41 54 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 29 0 0.056
Cal McLish 32 51 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 24 0 0.078
Chris Short 48 36 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.222
Dallas Green 47 32 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 18 1 0.062
Jack Baldschun 67 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.062
Jim Owens 23 14 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.143
Paul Brown 23 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.154
Bill Smith 24 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.182
Bobby Locke 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Billy Consolo 13 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
John Herrnstein 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Bobby Malkmus 8 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Jimmie Coker 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
John Boozer 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Ferrarese 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ed Keegan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Sullivan 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Jack Baldschun 2.96 2 Chris Short 3.42 3 Dennis Bennett 3.81 4 Dallas Green 3.83 5 Art Mahaffey 3.94

Wins

1 Art Mahaffey 19 2 Jack Baldschun 12 3 Cal McLish 11 4 Chris Short 11 5 Dennis Bennett 9

Strikeouts

1 Art Mahaffey 177 2 Dennis Bennett 149 3 Jack Hamilton 101 4 Jack Baldschun 95 5 Chris Short 91
1962 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Mahaffey 19 14 3.94 41 39 0 274.0 253 120 81 177
Jack Hamilton 9 12 5.09 41 26 2 182.0 185 103 107 101
Dennis Bennett 9 9 3.81 31 24 3 174.2 144 74 68 149
Cal McLish 11 5 4.25 32 24 1 154.2 184 73 45 71
Chris Short 11 9 3.42 47 12 3 142.0 149 54 56 91
Dallas Green 6 6 3.83 37 10 1 129.1 145 55 43 58
Jack Baldschun 12 7 2.96 67 0 13 112.2 95 37 58 95
Jim Owens 2 4 6.33 23 12 0 69.2 90 49 33 21
Paul Brown 0 6 5.94 23 9 1 63.2 74 42 33 29
Bill Smith 1 5 4.29 24 5 0 50.1 59 24 10 26
Frank Sullivan 0 2 6.26 19 0 0 23.0 38 16 12 12
John Boozer 0 0 5.75 9 0 0 20.1 22 13 10 13
Bobby Locke 1 0 5.74 5 0 0 15.2 16 10 10 9
Ed Keegan 0 0 2.25 4 0 0 8.0 6 2 5 5
Don Ferrarese 0 1 8.10 5 0 0 6.2 9 6 3 6

👥 Roster (35)

Ruben Amaro Jack Baldschun Dennis Bennett John Boozer Paul Brown Johnny Callison Jimmie Coker Billy Consolo Wes Covington Clay Dalrymple Jacke Davis Don Demeter +23 more

35 players

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The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies won 81 games and lost 80, ending up 7th in the NL. With 705 runs scored and 759 given up, the 1962 differential was -54. Pitchers allowed 4.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.94. The 705 runs scored compare with a league average of 728 per club, 3% fewer. Home games were played at Connie Mack Stadium, where 762,169 fans came through the gates.

Don Demeter led the club in home runs with 29. The hits leader was Johnny Callison with 181. Art Mahaffey led the pitchers with 19 wins. Jack Baldschun closed out 13 saves. In all, the roster shows 35 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1961 season and the 1963 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies finished 81-80 (.503 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Don Demeter led the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies with 29 home runs.
What was the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Demeter (29 HR, 107 RBI) and Art Mahaffey (19-14, 3.94 ERA).
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