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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD   AUTO  1-RUN    L42   MANAGER(S)
Detroit       DEA  95  67 .586 ----    1    9    6  34-21  32-23  29-23  26-19  26-16   Alan Boodman
Boston        BOA  83  79 .512 12.0    5    6    5  31-24  27-28  25-27  23-23  26-16   Mike Tomeo
Kansas City   KCA  82  80 .506 13.0    4    7    3  26-29  29-26  27-25  29-26  19-23   Drew Kennedy
Chicago AL    CHA  82  80 .506 13.0    3   11   13  27-28  28-27  27-25  20-23  17-25   Jon Fellows
New York AL   NYA  79  83 .488 16.0   10    5    1  35-20  23-32  21-31  22-24  24-18   Billy Vanson
Washington    WAA  78  84 .481 17.0   13   10   11  26-29  23-32  29-23  28-26  18-24   Larry Cupp
Baltimore     BAA  78  84 .481 17.0    6   12    8  30-25  23-32  25-27  27-27  20-22   Rob Tomlinson
Minnesota     MNA  61 101 .377 34.0   16   15   16  23-32  20-35  18-34  23-28  18-24   Dan Gural, Tom Austad
OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 16 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L42 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 42 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-1):   San Francisco Giants over Detroit Tigers

1962 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 DEA  5.29   857  5587  1469  224  37  223  625   874  .263  .338  .436   34   10   34   31   71   35  145
 CHA  4.81   780  5710  1595  276  50  118  538   816  .279  .343  .407   25   22   43   39   89   43  128
 KCA  4.69   759  5655  1437  245  51  145  697   871  .254  .337  .392   14    4   26   40   45   57  144
 BOA  4.67   756  5600  1506  291  54  109  508   816  .269  .331  .399   36   17   25   39   82   48  129
 BAA  4.59   744  5585  1477  196  41  200  384   967  .264  .312  .422   78   44   42   20   72   36  118
 NYA  4.38   710  5681  1501  207  29  179  450   931  .264  .319  .405   27   16   23   19   97   31  135
 WAA  4.28   694  5622  1468  185  40  164  457   920  .261  .319  .396   54   19   28   36   85   41  119
 MNA  4.12   667  5589  1396  211  36  167  600   946  .250  .325  .390   25    9   22   40   64   31  146
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.60  5967 45029 11849 1835 338 1305 4259  7141  .263  .328  .406  293  141  243  264  605  322 1064

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 NYA  4.44   720  3.97  1473  1477  176   547   831  27   7  35  .327  834  645  .773
 BOA  4.48   725  4.10  1449  1419  194   502   914  30  11  36  .330  863  614  .711
 KCA  4.60   746  4.24  1477  1571  178   421   835  14   6  35  .333  811  593  .731
 DEA  4.62   748  4.08  1459  1564  141   493   921  25   5  48  .282  851  602  .707
 WAA  4.64   751  4.24  1462  1475  163   618   879  11   6  40  .308  833  567  .681
 CHA  4.65   754  4.19  1463  1543  154   418   927  24  11  32  .311  829  559  .674
 BAA  4.72   765  4.20  1447  1458  155   524   785   9   9  44  .376  826  578  .700
 MNA  5.09   824  4.48  1451  1600  162   540   952  16   4  35  .333  878  535  .609
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.66  6033  4.19 11683 12107 1323  4063  7044 156  59 305       6725 4693  .698

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Harmon Killebrew  (489)
  2. Norm Siebern  (466)
  3. Rocky Colavito  (457)
  4. Brooks Robinson  (447)
  5. Jim Gentile  (447)
  6. Bob Allison  (447)
  7. Eddie Mathews  (441)
  8. Roger Maris  (437)
  9. George Altman  (423)
  10. Mickey Mantle  (421)

  11. Johnny Callison  (405)
  12. Norm Cash  (402)
  13. Tom Tresh  (402)
  14. Bernie Allen  (382)
  15. Bobby Richardson  (379)
  16. Carl Yastrzemski  (375)
  17. Pete Runnels  (357)
  18. Elston Howard  (355)
  19. Bill Skowron  (350)
  20. Floyd Robinson  (346)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Ralph Terry  (219)
  2. Don McMahon  (199)
  3. Tom Cheney  (176)
  4. Bill Stafford  (161)
  5. Turk Farrell  (155)
  6. Marshall Bridges  (155)
  7. Dean Chance  (138)
  8. Jack Kralick  (136)
  9. Jim Bunning  (133)
  10. Johnny Podres  (129)

  11. Billy O'Dell  (129)
  12. Gene Conley  (125)
  13. Phil Regan  (118)
  14. Dick Radatz  (118)
  15. Art Fowler  (115)
  16. Bob Friend  (107)
  17. Dick Donovan  (105)
  18. Jim Kaat  (104)
  19. Dick Hall  (104)
  20. Ryne Duren  (97)

All Stars
Bernie Allen
Bob Allison
George Altman
Don Blasingame
Marshall Bridges
Johnny Callison
Norm Cash
Dean Chance
Rocky Colavito
Turk Farrell
Art Fowler
Jim Gentile
Woodie Held
Elston Howard
Harmon Killebrew
Mickey Mantle
Eddie Mathews
Don McMahon
Brooks Robinson
Buck Rodgers
Pete Runnels
Norm Siebern
Bill Stafford
Ralph Terry
Tom Tresh

Gold Gloves
P: Jack Kralick
C: Buck Rodgers
1B: Norm Siebern
2B: Bobby Richardson
3B: Brooks Robinson
SS: Zoilo Versalles
OF: Carl Yastrzemski
OF: Roger Maris
OF: Rocky Colavito

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Frank Robinson.348
Tommy Davis.344
Pete Runnels.343
Floyd Robinson.334
Don Blasingame.332
Billy Williams.329
George Altman.322
Mickey Mantle.321
Brooks Robinson.317
Norm Siebern.314
Ron Fairly.311
Johnny Callison.311
On Base Percentage
Mickey Mantle.476
Frank Robinson.429
Pete Runnels.412
Ron Fairly.403
Norm Siebern.402
Joe Cunningham.400
Bob Skinner.397
Don Blasingame.394
Harmon Killebrew.392
Floyd Robinson.388
Eddie Mathews.387
Billy Williams.385
Slugging Percentage
Frank Robinson.638
Willie Mays.627
Mickey Mantle.609
Hank Aaron.575
Frank Howard.567
Norm Cash.565
Harmon Killebrew.550
Gordy Coleman.543
Jim Gentile.542
Tommy Davis.541
Eddie Mathews.536
George Altman.527
On Base + Slugging
Mickey Mantle1.085
Frank Robinson1.067
Willie Mays1.005
Harmon Killebrew0.942
Norm Cash0.925
Hank Aaron0.924
Eddie Mathews0.923
Tommy Davis0.917
Billy Williams0.906
George Altman0.905
Norm Siebern0.901
Bob Allison0.896
At Bats
Bobby Richardson718
Tommy Davis700
Maury Wills697
Jerry Lumpe690
Ken Hubbs677
Curt Flood661
Frank Malzone660
Dick Groat659
Chuck Hiller656
Tom Tresh656
Brooks Robinson653
Johnny Callison647
Runs Scored
Frank Robinson129
Willie Mays125
Tommy Davis120
Rocky Colavito113
Jerry Lumpe109
Tom Tresh109
George Altman107
Mickey Mantle107
Hank Aaron103
Johnny Callison103
Hits
Tommy Davis241
Frank Robinson218
Jerry Lumpe211
Brooks Robinson207
Billy Williams206
Bobby Richardson203
Johnny Callison201
Willie Mays198
Norm Siebern198
Pete Runnels197
George Altman195
Tom Tresh193
Total Bases
Willie Mays404
Frank Robinson400
Tommy Davis379
Hank Aaron365
Brooks Robinson339
Billy Williams326
Jim Gentile324
Harmon Killebrew323
Orlando Cepeda320
George Altman319
Johnny Callison317
Norm Siebern315
Doubles
Frank Robinson54
Floyd Robinson48
Willie Mays47
Bernie Allen43
Carl Yastrzemski41
Buck Rodgers40
Ed Charles39
Al Smith39
Eddie Mathews38
Pete Runnels38
Johnny Callison37
Triples
Al Spangler16
Gino Cimoli14
Merritt Ranew14
Don Hoak11
Tommy Davis10
Jerry Lumpe10
Tony Gonzalez9
Ken Hubbs9
Bill Mazeroski9
Brooks Robinson9
Buck Rodgers9
Home Runs
Willie Mays51
Hank Aaron45
Jim Gentile45
Harmon Killebrew45
Norm Cash43
Frank Robinson42
Bob Allison39
Rocky Colavito39
Gordy Coleman37
Leon Wagner37
Roger Maris36
Orlando Cepeda35
RBI
Willie Mays138
Frank Robinson128
Harmon Killebrew126
Leon Wagner125
Norm Siebern119
Bill Skowron114
Jim Gentile112
Norm Cash111
Felipe Alou109
Rocky Colavito109
Roger Maris108
Eddie Mathews105
Walks
Mickey Mantle125
Harmon Killebrew123
Joe Cunningham105
Eddie Mathews104
Norm Siebern103
Bob Allison99
Jim Gilliam97
Rocky Colavito88
Bob Skinner83
Frank Robinson81
Ken Boyer78
Richie Ashburn77
Batters Strikeouts
Harmon Killebrew148
Ken Hubbs134
Frank Howard124
Bob Allison121
Clete Boyer120
Ken Boyer117
Bill Skowron115
Johnny Callison114
Jim Gentile112
Roberto Clemente107
Eddie Mathews107
Bob Skinner106
Stolen Bases
Maury Wills104
Chuck Hinton33
Luis Aparicio30
Jim Gilliam20
Vada Pinson20
Lou Brock19
Donn Clendenon18
George Altman17
Russ Snyder17
Tommy Davis13
Julian Javier13
Willie Davis12
Caught Stealing
Maury Wills38
Chuck Hinton17
Luis Aparicio12
Jim Gilliam9
Jim Landis9
Donn Clendenon7
Chuck Cottier7
Bobby Richardson7
Russ Snyder7
Willie Davis6
Hit by Pitch
Don Demeter18
Curt Flood16
Bobby Del Greco13
Tony Gonzalez12
Roger Maris12
Woodie Held10
Chuck Hiller10
Norm Cash9
Jim Landis9
Frank Robinson9
Roy Sievers9
GIDP
Willie Mays28
Norm Siebern27
Rocky Colavito24
Orlando Cepeda23
Tommy Davis22
Vada Pinson22
Zoilo Versalles22
Bill White22
Clete Boyer21
Leo Cardenas21
Errors
Dick Groat45
Eddie Kasko30
Maury Wills30
Chuck Hiller28
Tony Taylor28
Jerry Adair27
Chico Fernandez27
Jim Gilliam27
Zoilo Versalles25
Woodie Held24
Earned Run Average
Hank Aguirre1.83
Bob Purkey2.19
Jim O'Toole2.50
Billy Pierce2.82
Don Drysdale2.82
Juan Marichal2.85
Earl Francis3.06
Bob Gibson3.07
Ralph Terry3.16
Bob Shaw3.23
Turk Farrell3.36
Gene Conley3.40
Wins
Juan Marichal25
Jim O'Toole24
Don Drysdale23
Hank Aguirre21
Ralph Terry21
Bob Purkey18
Bill Stafford18
Bob Friend17
Johnny Podres17
Bob Shaw17
Al McBean16
Billy O'Dell16
Losses
Whitey Ford18
Art Mahaffey18
Jim Perry18
Larry Jackson17
Don Schwall17
Roger Craig16
Jay Hook16
Camilo Pascual16
Dave Stenhouse16
Winning Percentage
Hank Aguirre.955
Juan Marichal.781
Jim O'Toole.750
Bill Stafford.692
Johnny Podres.680
Don Drysdale.676
Dick Hall.667
Phil Regan.650
Bob Purkey.643
Al McBean.640
Jack Kralick.636
Ralph Terry.636
Games Pitched
Jim Maloney75
Tom Sturdivant70
Frank Funk69
Dick Hall68
John Wyatt66
John Buzhardt64
Dave Wickersham64
Roy Face63
Art Fowler63
Ed Rakow63
Don Larsen62
Don McMahon61
Games Started
Don Drysdale41
Joey Jay41
Billy O'Dell41
Bob Purkey41
Warren Spahn39
Art Mahaffey38
Juan Marichal38
Jim O'Toole38
Don Schwall38
Turk Farrell37
Bob Friend37
Ralph Terry37
Complete Games
Ralph Terry18
Don Drysdale15
Bob Friend11
Art Mahaffey11
Bob Purkey11
Warren Spahn10
Turk Farrell9
Whitey Ford9
Juan Marichal9
Gene Conley8
Camilo Pascual7
Bob Shaw7
Games Finished
John Buzhardt52
Don McMahon50
Tom Morgan50
Roy Face49
Jim Umbricht45
Hoyt Wilhelm45
Jack Lamabe44
Marshall Bridges43
Lindy McDaniel43
Ray Moore41
Frank Funk40
Bobby Shantz40
Saves
Tom Morgan37
Don McMahon34
Jim Umbricht28
Hoyt Wilhelm28
Roy Face24
Jack Lamabe22
Marshall Bridges20
Bobby Shantz20
Art Fowler18
Ray Moore18
Dick Radatz17
Ryne Duren16
Shutouts
Sandy Koufax5
Bob Purkey5
Turk Farrell4
Ralph Terry3
Innings Pitched
Don Drysdale328.7
Bob Purkey308.0
Ralph Terry302.3
Billy O'Dell286.0
Warren Spahn283.7
Juan Marichal281.0
Art Mahaffey277.7
Jim O'Toole273.7
Joey Jay267.0
Jim Bunning258.3
Whitey Ford257.0
Bob Friend255.0
Hits Allowed
Warren Spahn296
Don Drysdale294
Billy O'Dell294
Bob Friend292
Ray Herbert279
Art Mahaffey279
Ralph Terry279
Camilo Pascual274
Jim Bunning271
Joey Jay264
Whitey Ford261
Home Runs Allowed
Ralph Terry45
Art Mahaffey42
Roger Craig41
Dan Pfister37
Juan Marichal34
Ernie Broglio33
Bob Buhl33
Larry Jackson33
Joey Jay33
Walks Allowed
Don Schwall117
Bo Belinsky110
Tom Cheney110
Joey Jay108
Earl Wilson105
Bob Bruce99
Juan Pizarro97
Bob Buhl94
Juan Marichal94
Art Mahaffey93
Jim O'Toole93
Pitchers Strikeouts
Don Drysdale246
Turk Farrell223
Sandy Koufax213
Billy O'Dell206
Camilo Pascual204
Ken Johnson194
Art Mahaffey191
Jim Bunning182
Ralph Terry182
Bob Gibson181
Jim O'Toole181
Juan Pizarro172
  
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