The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. 1962 was the first season in which the Senators played their home games at D.C. Stadium.

Offseason October 5, 1961: Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney were traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Jimmy Piersall.Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Coot Veal page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1961: Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein were traded by the Senators to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt.Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1962 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season Legend Senators win Senators loss Senators tie Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldSenators team member

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |12 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 8–10 || style=";" |Stafford (1–2) || style=";" |Burnside (1–1) || style=";" |Bridges (1) || style=";" |3:17 || style=";" |20,120 || style=";" |2–10 || style=";" |L10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |13 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 3–10 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:34 || style=";" |9,299 || style=";" |2–11 || style=";" |L11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |14 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 2–3 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:00 || style=";" |— || style=";" |2–12 || style=";" |L12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |15 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 6–11 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:44 || style=";" |31,466 || style=";" |2–13 || style=";" |L13

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |18 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |L 6–7 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:35 || style=";" |16,992 || style=";" |3–15 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |19 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |W 4–2 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:02 || style=";" |— || style=";" |4–15 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |20 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |L 0–8 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:34 || style=";" |23,940 || style=";" |4–16 || style=";" |L1

|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 1:00p.m. EDT || 32nd All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.) |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |90 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |L 2–3 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |Bridges (12) || style=";" |1:56 || style=";" |20,255 || style=";" |33–57 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |91 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |L 3–4 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:17 || style=";" |23,565 || style=";" |33–58 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |92 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |W 3–2 || style=";" | || style=";" |Stafford (8–6) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:12 || style=";" |— || style=";" |34–58 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |93 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |W 8–3 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:14 || style=";" |27,548 || style=";" |35–58 || style=";" |W2 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 2:00p.m. EDT || 33rd All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois) |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |101 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 5–9 || style=";" |Stafford (9–6) || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:41 || style=";" |30,421 || style=";" |39–62 || style=";" |L2

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |102 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 4–6 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:23 || style=";" |— || style=";" |39–63 || style=";" |L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |103 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 2–5 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:48 || style=";" |48,147 || style=";" |39–64 || style=";" |L4

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |155 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 1–7 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:05 || style=";" |16,824 || style=";" |58–96–1 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |156 || || || style=";" |Yankees || style=";" |L 5–8 || style=";" |Bridges (8–3) || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:46 || style=";" |12,126 || style=";" |58–97–1 || style=";" |L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |159 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |L 3–8 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:24 || style=";" |11,702 || style=";" |59–99–1 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |160 || || || style=";" |@ Yankees || style=";" |L 5–9 || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" | || style=";" |2:03 || style=";" |4,140 || style=";" |59–100–1 || style=";" |L2

Detailed records

American League Opponent W L WP New York Yankees 3 15 70 115 Washington Senators Season Total 3 15 70 115

Month Games Won Lost Win % April May June July August September Total Games Won Lost Win % Home Away Total

Player stats

= Indicates team leader Batting

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 C Ken Retzer 109 340 97 .285 8 37 1B Harry Bright 113 392 107 .273 17 67 2B Chuck Cottier 136 443 107 .242 6 40 SS Ken Hamlin 98 292 74 .253 3 22 3B Bob Johnson 135 466 134 .288 12 43 LF Don Lock 71 225 57 .253 12 37 CF 135 471 115 .244 4 31 RF Jim King 132 333 81 .243 11 35

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 Chuck Hinton 151 542 168 .310 17 75 88 256 62 .242 10 31 Danny O'Connell 84 236 62 .263 2 18 Johnny Schaive 82 225 57 .253 6 29 Dale Long 67 191 46 .241 4 24 Bud Zipfel 68 184 44 .239 6 21 Joe Hicks 102 174 39 .224 6 14 Ed Brinkman 54 133 22 .165 0 4 Gene Woodling 44 107 30 .280 5 16 John Kennedy 14 42 11 .262 1 2 Willie Tasby 11 34 7 .206 0 0 Ron Stillwell 6 22 6 .273 0 2

Pitching

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 34 197.0 11 12 3.65 123 Claude Osteen 28 150.1 8 13 3.65 59 3 10.2 0 1 6.75 3

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 Don Rudolph 37 176.1 8 10 3.62 68 Tom Cheney 37 173.1 7 9 3.17 147 Bennie Daniels 44 161.1 7 16 4.85 66 Pete Burnside 40 149.2 5 11 4.45 74 Steve Hamilton 41 107.1 3 8 3.77 83 Joe McClain 10 24.0 0 4 9.38 6 6 20.0 1 2 5.85 12 Jack Jenkins 3 13.1 0 1 4.05 10

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 Jim Hannan 42 2 4 4 3.31 39 Marty Kutyna 54 5 6 0 4.04 25 Ed Hobaugh 26 2 1 1 3.76 37 Ray Rippelmeyer 18 1 2 0 5.49 17 Fred Green 5 0 1 0 6.43 2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game Dave Stenhouse, Pitcher, Reserve in first game, Starter in second game

Farm system

Syracuse affiliation shared with New York Mets

References

External links 1962 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference 1962 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com