1962 Pittsburgh Pirates

93-68 • .578 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates went 93-68 (.578) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 706 runs, allowed 626, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Bob Skinner (20 HR, 75 RBI) and Bob Friend (18-14, 3.06 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

93 Wins
68 Losses
.578 Win %
4th Rank
706 R 626 RA
Diff +80

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⚡ Quick Stats

706 Runs Scored
626 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
1,071K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 3% above the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .320 2% below the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .394 equal to the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 3.37 15% better than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 706 3% below the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,071,114
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Avg per Game 13,223

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Smoky Burgess 0.328 2 Roberto Clemente 0.312 3 Bob Skinner 0.302 4 Donn Clendenon 0.302 5 Johnny Logan 0.300

Home Runs

1 Bob Skinner 20 2 Dick Stuart 16 3 Bill Mazeroski 14 4 Smoky Burgess 13 5 Roberto Clemente 10

RBI

1 Bill Mazeroski 81 2 Bob Skinner 75 3 Roberto Clemente 74 4 Dick Stuart 64 5 Smoky Burgess 61
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Groat 161 678 76 199 34 3 2 61 31 61 2 0.294
Bill Virdon 156 663 82 164 27 10 6 47 36 65 5 0.247
Bill Mazeroski 159 572 55 155 24 9 14 81 37 47 0 0.271
Roberto Clemente 144 538 95 168 28 9 10 74 35 73 6 0.312
Bob Skinner 144 510 87 154 29 7 20 75 76 89 10 0.302
Don Hoak 121 411 63 99 14 8 5 48 49 49 4 0.241
Dick Stuart 114 394 52 90 11 4 16 64 32 94 0 0.228
Smoky Burgess 103 360 38 118 19 2 13 61 31 19 0 0.328
Donn Clendenon 80 222 39 67 8 5 7 28 26 58 16 0.302
Don Leppert 45 139 14 37 6 1 3 18 12 21 0 0.266
Howie Goss 89 111 19 27 6 0 2 10 9 36 5 0.243
Dick Schofield 54 104 19 30 3 0 2 10 17 22 0 0.288
Jim Marshall 55 100 13 22 5 1 2 12 15 19 1 0.220
Bob Friend 39 91 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 31 0 0.121
Johnny Logan 44 80 7 24 3 0 1 12 7 6 0 0.300
Al McBean 34 67 4 14 2 1 0 6 0 36 0 0.209
Earl Francis 36 61 4 10 3 0 1 7 1 23 0 0.164
Harvey Haddix 28 52 9 13 3 1 1 5 1 11 0 0.250
Cal Neeman 24 50 5 9 1 1 1 5 3 10 0 0.180
Vern Law 23 45 6 14 4 1 0 5 1 7 0 0.311
Bob Bailey 14 42 6 7 2 1 0 6 6 10 1 0.167
Tom Sturdivant 49 33 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.182
Willie Stargell 10 31 1 9 3 1 0 4 3 10 0 0.290
Orlando McFarlane 8 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.087
Joe Gibbon 19 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.176
Diomedes Olivo 62 16 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.188
Bob Veale 11 16 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.250
Elmo Plaskett 7 14 2 4 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0.286
Roy Face 63 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.083
Larry Elliot 8 10 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.300
Jack Lamabe 46 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Vinegar Bend Mizell 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Tommie Sisk 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Coot Veal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Butters 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Priddy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Roy Face 1.88 2 Diomedes Olivo 2.77 3 Jack Lamabe 2.88 4 Bob Friend 3.06 5 Earl Francis 3.07

Wins

1 Bob Friend 18 2 Al McBean 15 3 Vern Law 10 4 Earl Francis 9 5 Harvey Haddix 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Friend 144 2 Earl Francis 121 3 Al McBean 119 4 Harvey Haddix 101 5 Vern Law 78
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Friend 18 14 3.06 39 36 1 261.2 280 89 53 144
Al McBean 15 10 3.70 33 29 0 189.2 212 78 65 119
Earl Francis 9 8 3.07 36 23 0 176.0 153 60 83 121
Harvey Haddix 9 6 4.20 28 20 0 141.1 146 66 42 101
Vern Law 10 7 3.94 23 20 0 139.1 156 61 27 78
Tom Sturdivant 9 5 3.73 49 12 2 125.1 120 52 39 76
Roy Face 8 7 1.88 63 0 28 91.0 74 19 18 45
Diomedes Olivo 5 1 2.77 62 1 7 84.1 88 26 25 66
Jack Lamabe 3 1 2.88 46 0 2 78.0 70 25 40 56
Joe Gibbon 3 4 3.63 19 8 0 57.0 53 23 24 26
Bob Veale 2 2 3.74 11 6 1 45.2 39 19 25 42
Tommie Sisk 0 2 4.08 5 3 0 17.2 18 8 8 6
Vinegar Bend Mizell 1 1 4.96 4 3 0 16.1 15 9 10 6
Tom Butters 0 0 1.50 4 0 0 6.0 5 1 6 10
Bob Priddy 1 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 1

👥 Roster (36)

Bob Bailey Smoky Burgess Tom Butters Roberto Clemente Donn Clendenon Larry Elliot Roy Face Earl Francis Bob Friend Joe Gibbon Howie Goss Dick Groat +24 more

36 players

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The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1962 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 93-68 mark (.578) and finished 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 706 scored against 626 allowed (+80). At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .267, 3% better than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 3.37 was 15% better than the league average of 3.94. The 706 runs scored compare with a league average of 728 per club, 3% fewer.

Forbes Field was home in 1962, drawing a total attendance of 1,071,114. Bob Skinner topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 20 home runs. Bill Mazeroski drove in a team-high 81 runs. Dick Groat collected the most hits, 199. Bob Friend was the top winner, with 18 victories. The saves leader was Roy Face with 28.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 93-68 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Bob Skinner led the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates with 20 home runs.
What was the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Did the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Skinner (20 HR, 75 RBI) and Bob Friend (18-14, 3.06 ERA).
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