1962 Kansas City Athletics season
The 1962 Kansas City Athletics season was the eighth season in Kansas City, and the 62nd in franchise history. It involved the Athletics finishing ninth in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 24 games behind the World Series Champion New York Yankees. The A's were last in the American League in paid attendance.[1]
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| Owner(s) | Charles O. Finley |
| General manager(s) | Pat Friday |
| Manager(s) | Hank Bauer |
| Local television | KCMO |
| Local radio | KCMO (AM) (Monte Moore, Bruce Rice) |
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Offseason
- October 11, 1961: Stan Johnson, Bobby Prescott and Jay Ward were traded by the Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Gordie Windhorn and Bill Lajoie (minors).[2]
- December 15, 1961: Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Braves for Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez.[3]
- Prior to 1962 season: Don Williams was acquired by the Athletics from the Chicago White Sox.[4]
Regular season
- April 22, 1962: Future Basketball Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut for the Chicago White Sox in a game against the Athletics.[5] He pitched one inning and gave up one base on balls.
- August 26, 1962: Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history against the Athletics.[6] The Twins beat the Athletics by a score of 1–0.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 50–30 | 46–36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 5 | 45–36 | 46–35 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 10½ | 49–33 | 36–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 11 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 16 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 44–38 | 33–47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 84 | 0.475 | 19 | 39–40 | 37–44 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
| Washington Senators | 60 | 101 | 0.373 | 35½ | 27–53 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
| Baltimore | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 2–16 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 12–6 | |||
| Boston | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 11–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–9 | |||
| Chicago | 9–9 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | |||
| Cleveland | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | |||
| Detroit | 16–2 | 6–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 11–7 | |||
| Kansas City | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 15–3 | |||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | — | 9–9 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
| Minnesota | 12–6 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 10–8–1 | |||
| New York | 7–11 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 15–3 | |||
| Washington | 6–12 | 9–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 3–15 | 7–11 | 8–10–1 | 3–15 | — | |||
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Norm Siebern | 162 | 600 | 185 | .308 | 25 | 117 |
| 3B | Ed Charles | 147 | 535 | 154 | .288 | 17 | 74 |
| LF | Manny Jiménez | 139 | 479 | 144 | .301 | 11 | 69 |
| CF | Bobby Del Greco | 132 | 338 | 86 | .254 | 9 | 38 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| José Tartabull | 107 | 310 | 86 | .277 | 0 | 22 |
| Joe Azcue | 72 | 223 | 51 | .229 | 2 | 25 |
| Billy Bryan | 25 | 74 | 11 | .149 | 2 | 7 |
| Gordie Windhorn | 14 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Kern | 8 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| Héctor Martínez | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Orlando Peña | 13 | 89.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.01 | 56 |
| Art Ditmar | 6 | 21.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.65 | 13 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Fischer | 34 | 127.2 | 4 | 12 | 3.95 | 38 |
| John Wyatt | 59 | 125 | 10 | 7 | 4.46 | 106 |
| Diego Seguí | 37 | 116.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.86 | 71 |
| Norm Bass | 22 | 75.1 | 2 | 6 | 6.09 | 33 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 10 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 19 |
| Bob Giggie | 4 | 14.1 | 1 | 1 | 6.28 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Danny McDevitt | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.82 | 28 |
| Gordon Jones | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.34 | 28 |
| Jim Archer | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.43 | 12 |
| Bob Grim | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.23 | 3 |
| Bill Kunkel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 6 |
| Don Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Granny Hamner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Fred Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Farm system
References
- Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.66, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- Stan Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- Don Williams page at Baseball Reference
- Dave DeBuscchere page at Baseball Reference
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
External links
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