1962 Milwaukee Braves season

The 1962 Milwaukee Braves season was the tenth for the franchise in Milwaukee. It involved the 86-76 team's fifth place finish in the National League, 15½ games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

October 10, 1961: Merritt Ranew was drafted from the Braves by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1961 MLB expansion draft.^[1]
November 8, 1961: Ellis Burton^[2] and Lou Jackson^[3] were acquired by the Braves from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a minor league working agreement.
November 28, 1961: Frank Thomas was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and cash. The deal was completed on May 21, 1962, when the Mets sent Gus Bell to the Braves and the Braves sent Rick Herrscher to the Mets.^[4]
December 15, 1961: Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez were traded by the Braves to the Kansas City Athletics for Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw.^[5]
Prior to 1962 season: Hal Haydel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
San Francisco Giants	103	62	--	.624
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	63	1	.618
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	3.5	.605
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	68	8	.578
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	15.5	.531
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	17.5	.519
Philadelphia Phillies	81	80	20	.503
Houston Colt .45s	64	96	36.5	.400
Chicago Cubs	59	103	42.5	.364
New York Mets	40	120	60.5	.250

Roster

1962 Milwaukee Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

18 Lou Klimchock

Manager

6 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

Player stats

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
3B	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews	152	536	142	.265	29	90
LF	Bell, GusGus Bell	79	214	61	.285	5	24
CF	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	156	592	191	.323	45	128

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
Maye, LeeLee Maye	99	349	85	.244	10	41
Klimchock, LouLou Klimchock	8	8	0	.000	0	0

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
Shaw, BobBob Shaw	38	225	15	9	2.80	124
Buhl, BobBob Buhl	1	2	0	1	22.50	1

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
Burdette, LewLew Burdette	37	143.2	10	9	4.89	59
Cloninger, TonyTony Cloninger	24	111	8	3	4.30	69
Piché, RonRon Piché	14	52	3	2	4.85	28
Butler, CecilCecil Butler	9	31	2	0	2.61	22
Constable, JimJim Constable	3	18	1	1	2.00	12

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
Curtis, JackJack Curtis	30	4	4	1	4.16	40
Fischer, HankHank Fischer	29	2	3	4	5.30	29

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Jack Tighe
AAA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Chuck Dressen
AA	Austin Senators	Texas League	Jimmy Brown
B	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Buddy Hicks
C	Eau Claire Braves	Northern League	Jim Fanning
C	Boise Braves	Pioneer League	Al Unser
D	Dublin Braves	Georgia-Florida League	Bill Steinecke
D	Cedar Rapids Red Raiders	Midwest League	Ken Blackman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville

Notes

References

1962 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

v t e 1962 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1962 First All-Star Game 1962 Second All-Star Game 1962 World Series

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the
Based in Atlanta, Georgia

Franchise

History
- Boston
Braves Museum & Hall of Fame
Award winners & league leaders
Records
No-hitters
Seasons
Owners and executives
Managers
Opening Day Starters
- Atlanta
- Boston and Milwaukee
First-round draft picks
Broadcasters
Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

Spring training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park; McKechnie Field; Municipal Stadium; Champion Stadium

Culture

Rivalries

New York Mets

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media)
General Manager: Frank Wren
Club President: John Schuerholz
Manager: Fredi González

World Series
Championships (3)

National League
Championships (17)

National Association
Championships (4)

Other Titles

National League East (12): 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2013
National League West (5): 1969; 1982; 1991; 1992; 1993
Wild card berths (2): 2010; 2012

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves
AA: Mississippi Braves
A: Lynchburg Hillcats; Rome Braves
Rookie: Danville Braves; Gulf Coast League Braves; DSL Braves

Other assets

Seasons (142)

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1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

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1962 Milwaukee Braves season