1962 St. Louis Cardinals

84-78 • .519 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals went 84-78 (.519) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 774 runs, allowed 664, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Boyer (24 HR, 98 RBI) and Larry Jackson (16-11, 3.75 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
6th Rank
774 R 664 RA
Diff +110

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774 Runs Scored
664 Runs Allowed
+110 Run Diff
953K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 4% above the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .334 2% above the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .393 equal to the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 3.55 10% better than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 774 6% above the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 953,885
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Avg per Game 11,776

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.330 2 Bill White 0.324 3 Red Schoendienst 0.301 4 Curt Flood 0.296 5 Ken Boyer 0.291

Home Runs

1 Ken Boyer 24 2 Bill White 20 3 Stan Musial 19 4 Gene Oliver 14 5 Carl Sawatski 13

RBI

1 Bill White 102 2 Ken Boyer 98 3 Stan Musial 82 4 Curt Flood 70 5 Charlie James 59
1962 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curt Flood 151 635 99 188 30 5 12 70 42 57 8 0.296
Bill White 159 614 93 199 31 3 20 102 58 69 9 0.324
Ken Boyer 160 611 92 178 27 5 24 98 75 104 12 0.291
Julian Javier 155 598 97 157 25 5 7 39 47 73 26 0.263
Stan Musial 135 433 57 143 18 1 19 82 64 46 3 0.330
Charlie James 129 388 50 107 13 4 8 59 10 58 3 0.276
Julio Gotay 127 369 47 94 12 1 2 27 27 47 7 0.255
Gene Oliver 122 345 42 89 19 1 14 45 50 59 5 0.258
Carl Sawatski 85 222 26 56 9 1 13 42 36 38 0 0.252
Dal Maxvill 79 189 20 42 3 1 1 18 17 39 1 0.222
Fred Whitfield 73 158 20 42 7 1 8 34 7 30 1 0.266
Red Schoendienst 98 143 21 43 4 0 2 12 9 12 0 0.301
Bobby Smith 91 130 13 30 9 0 0 12 7 14 1 0.231
Minnie Miñoso 39 97 14 19 5 0 1 10 7 17 4 0.196
Doug Clemens 48 93 12 22 1 1 1 12 17 19 0 0.237
Larry Jackson 36 89 10 15 3 1 0 4 7 20 0 0.169
Bob Gibson 42 76 11 20 0 0 2 5 4 28 0 0.263
Ernie Broglio 34 72 5 10 0 0 0 5 3 18 0 0.139
Jimmie Schaffer 70 66 7 16 2 1 0 6 6 16 1 0.242
Ray Washburn 34 56 8 10 2 0 0 7 4 21 0 0.179
Curt Simmons 31 50 4 8 1 0 0 4 5 11 0 0.160
Ray Sadecki 24 37 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0.081
Don Landrum 32 35 11 11 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 0.314
Carl Warwick 13 23 4 8 0 0 1 4 2 2 2 0.348
Lindy McDaniel 55 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.095
Alex Grammas 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.111
Mike Shannon 10 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.133
Bob Burda 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.071
Gary Kolb 6 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.357
Bobby Shantz 28 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.154
Don Ferrarese 38 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.200
Paul Toth 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Ed Bauta 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Duliba 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Harvey Branch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Anderson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Locke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Bob Duliba 2.06 2 Bobby Shantz 2.18 3 Don Ferrarese 2.70 4 Bob Gibson 2.85 5 Ernie Broglio 3.00

Wins

1 Larry Jackson 16 2 Bob Gibson 15 3 Ernie Broglio 12 4 Ray Washburn 12 5 Curt Simmons 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 208 2 Ernie Broglio 132 3 Larry Jackson 112 4 Ray Washburn 109 5 Lindy McDaniel 79
1962 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jackson 16 11 3.75 36 35 0 252.1 267 105 64 112
Bob Gibson 15 13 2.85 32 30 1 233.2 174 74 95 208
Ernie Broglio 12 9 3.00 34 30 0 222.1 193 74 93 132
Ray Washburn 12 9 4.10 34 25 0 175.2 187 80 58 109
Curt Simmons 10 10 3.51 31 22 0 154.0 167 60 32 74
Lindy McDaniel 3 10 4.12 55 2 14 107.0 96 49 29 79
Ray Sadecki 6 8 5.54 22 17 1 102.1 121 63 43 50
Bobby Shantz 5 3 2.18 28 0 4 57.2 45 14 20 47
Don Ferrarese 1 4 2.70 38 0 1 56.2 55 17 31 45
Bob Duliba 2 0 2.06 28 0 2 39.1 33 9 17 22
Ed Bauta 1 0 5.01 20 0 1 32.1 28 18 21 25
Paul Toth 1 0 5.40 6 1 0 16.2 18 10 4 5
John Anderson 0 0 1.42 5 0 1 6.1 4 1 3 3
Harvey Branch 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 5 3 5 2
Bobby Locke 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 1

👥 Roster (37)

John Anderson Ed Bauta Ken Boyer Harvey Branch Ernie Broglio Bob Burda Doug Clemens Bob Duliba Don Ferrarese Curt Flood Bob Gibson Julio Gotay +25 more

37 players

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The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 6th in the NL. The run column shows 774 for and 664 against. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .270, 4% better than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 3.55 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.94. League clubs averaged 728 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 6% more.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 953,885 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ken Boyer, who hit 24. Bill White led in RBI with 102. The pitching staff's wins leader was Larry Jackson (16). Bob Gibson struck out 208, the most on the club. Lindy McDaniel closed out 14 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ken Boyer led the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals with 24 home runs.
What was the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.55.
Did the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Boyer (24 HR, 98 RBI) and Larry Jackson (16-11, 3.75 ERA).
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