1962 Washington Senators

60-101 • .373 Win% • 10th in AL

The 1962 Washington Senators went 60-101 (.373) finishing 10th in the AL. The club scored 599 runs, allowed 716, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Chuck Hinton (17 HR, 75 RBI) and Dave Stenhouse (11-12, 3.65 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

60 Wins
101 Losses
.373 Win %
10th Rank
599 R 716 RA
Diff -117

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599 Runs Scored
716 Runs Allowed
-117 Run Diff
729K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1962 league average (.254)
OBP .308 5% below the 1962 league average (.325)
SLG .373 5% below the 1962 league average (.393)
Team ERA 4.04 2% worse than the 1962 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 599 17% below the 1962 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 729,741
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Avg per Game 9,121

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Chuck Hinton 0.310 2 Bob Johnson 0.288 3 Ken Retzer 0.285 4 Gene Woodling 0.280 5 Harry Bright 0.273

Home Runs

1 Harry Bright 17 2 Chuck Hinton 17 3 Bob Johnson 12 4 Don Lock 12 5 Jim King 11

RBI

1 Chuck Hinton 75 2 Harry Bright 67 3 Bob Johnson 43 4 Chuck Cottier 40 5 Don Lock 37
1962 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chuck Hinton 151 542 73 168 25 6 17 75 47 66 28 0.310
Jim Piersall 135 471 38 115 20 4 4 31 39 53 12 0.244
Bob Johnson 135 466 58 134 20 2 12 43 32 50 9 0.288
Chuck Cottier 136 443 50 107 14 6 6 40 44 57 14 0.242
Harry Bright 113 392 55 107 15 4 17 67 26 51 2 0.273
Ken Retzer 109 340 36 97 11 2 8 37 26 21 2 0.285
Jim King 132 333 39 81 15 0 11 35 55 37 4 0.243
Ken Hamlin 98 292 29 74 12 0 3 22 22 22 7 0.253
Bob Schmidt 88 256 28 62 14 0 10 31 14 37 0 0.242
Danny O'Connell 84 236 24 62 7 2 2 18 23 28 5 0.263
Don Lock 71 225 30 57 6 2 12 37 30 63 4 0.253
Johnny Schaive 82 225 20 57 15 1 6 29 6 25 0 0.253
Dale Long 67 191 17 46 8 0 4 24 18 22 5 0.241
Bud Zipfel 68 184 21 44 4 1 6 21 17 43 1 0.239
Joe Hicks 102 174 20 39 4 2 6 14 15 34 3 0.224
Ed Brinkman 54 133 8 22 7 1 0 4 11 28 1 0.165
Gene Woodling 44 107 19 30 4 0 5 16 24 5 1 0.280
Dave Stenhouse 34 58 3 3 0 0 0 4 1 13 0 0.052
Don Rudolph 37 57 5 10 2 1 0 2 3 18 0 0.175
Tom Cheney 37 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.062
Claude Osteen 37 48 3 10 1 1 0 2 0 10 0 0.208
Bennie Daniels 44 46 2 6 1 0 1 6 0 27 1 0.130
John Kennedy 14 42 6 11 0 1 1 2 2 7 0 0.262
Pete Burnside 40 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0.057
Willie Tasby 11 34 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.206
Steve Hamilton 43 26 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 0.077
Ron Stillwell 6 22 5 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.273
Ed Hobaugh 26 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.167
Jim Hannan 42 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.091
Marty Kutyna 54 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Carl Bouldin 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Joe McClain 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Ray Rippelmeyer 18 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.500
Jack Jenkins 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Baird 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Green 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Tom Cheney 3.17 2 Jim Hannan 3.31 3 Don Rudolph 3.62 4 Claude Osteen 3.65 5 Dave Stenhouse 3.65

Wins

1 Dave Stenhouse 11 2 Claude Osteen 8 3 Don Rudolph 8 4 Tom Cheney 7 5 Bennie Daniels 7

Strikeouts

1 Tom Cheney 147 2 Dave Stenhouse 123 3 Steve Hamilton 83 4 Pete Burnside 74 5 Don Rudolph 68
1962 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stenhouse 11 12 3.65 34 26 0 197.0 169 80 90 123
Don Rudolph 8 10 3.62 37 23 0 176.1 187 71 42 68
Tom Cheney 7 9 3.17 37 23 1 173.1 134 61 97 147
Bennie Daniels 7 16 4.85 44 21 2 161.1 172 87 68 66
Claude Osteen 8 13 3.65 28 22 1 150.1 140 61 47 59
Pete Burnside 5 11 4.45 40 20 2 149.2 152 74 51 74
Steve Hamilton 3 8 3.77 41 10 2 107.1 103 45 39 83
Marty Kutyna 5 6 4.04 54 0 0 78.0 83 35 27 25
Ed Hobaugh 2 1 3.76 26 2 1 69.1 66 29 25 37
Jim Hannan 2 4 3.31 42 3 4 68.0 56 25 49 39
Ray Rippelmeyer 1 2 5.49 18 1 0 39.1 47 24 17 17
Joe McClain 0 4 9.38 10 4 0 24.0 33 25 11 6
Carl Bouldin 1 2 5.85 6 3 0 20.0 26 13 9 12
Jack Jenkins 0 1 4.05 3 1 0 13.1 12 6 7 10
Bob Baird 0 1 6.75 3 3 0 10.2 13 8 8 3
Fred Green 0 1 6.43 5 0 0 7.0 7 5 6 2

👥 Roster (36)

Bob Baird Carl Bouldin Harry Bright Ed Brinkman Pete Burnside Tom Cheney Chuck Cottier Bennie Daniels Fred Green Steve Hamilton Ken Hamlin Jim Hannan +24 more

36 players

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The 1962 Washington Senators in brief

The 1962 Washington Senators finished 60-101, a .373 winning percentage, placing 10th in the AL. The run column shows 599 for and 716 against. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .249, 2% worse than the league's .254. The staff ERA of 4.04 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.97. Measured against the 718-run league average, the offense was 17% behind.

Home games were played at R.F.K. Stadium, where 729,741 fans came through the gates. Chuck Hinton topped the Washington Senators with 17 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dave Stenhouse (11). Tom Cheney struck out 147, the most on the club. The 1962 roster runs to 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1961 season and the 1963 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Washington Senators

What was the 1962 Washington Senators record?
The 1962 Washington Senators finished 60-101 (.373 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Washington Senators in home runs?
Harry Bright led the 1962 Washington Senators with 17 home runs.
What was the 1962 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1962 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1962 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Washington Senators play?
The 1962 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chuck Hinton (17 HR, 75 RBI) and Dave Stenhouse (11-12, 3.65 ERA).
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