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1962 New York Mets

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Team Name
New York Mets
Season
1962
League
National League
Division
-
W-L Record
40-120 (.250)   GBL: 60.5
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
10 / 10 / 20
General Manager
George Weiss
Attendance
922,530 (Rank: 12)
Ballpark
Polo Grounds
Playoffs
dnq
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Batting Statistics

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Glossary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#playerageposbagabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hrdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
25Frank Thomas33OFR1565716915223334942148958064152836336092.266.329.496.825.315.230.2637.5815.0116.7916.79 MLB1951-19661951-1966
4Charlie Neal312BR1365085913214911582856900961171975793498.260.330.388.718.226.128.2939.6715.5446.1846.18 MLB1956-19631956-1963
18Felix Mantilla273BR1414665412817411593137515370111865183296.275.330.399.729.208.124.2857.149.8542.3642.36 MLB1956-19661956-1966
9Jim Hickman25OFR14039254961821346444796373291574523363.245.328.401.729.276.156.29010.4021.2430.1530.15
1956-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1962-19741962-1974
1Richie Ashburn35OFL135389601197372812781390122415347317102.306.424.393.817.308.087.32517.128.2555.5755.57 MLB1948-19621948-1962
7Elio Chacon25SSR118368498710322712776641313131094491572.236.368.296.664.280.060.28116.9314.25184.00184.00
1956-  UDFA  -CIN
MLB1960-19621960-1962
2Marv Throneberry281BL11635729871131649133483014471523963057.244.306.426.732.272.182.2718.5920.9622.3122.31 MLB1955-19631955-1963
10Rod Kanehl282BR1333515287102427862336130271133781671.248.296.322.618.145.074.2676.089.5287.7587.75
1954-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1962-19641962-1964
23Joe Christopher26OFR1192713666102632113354243104983141848.244.338.362.700.277.118.26811.1513.3845.1745.17
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
MLB1959-19661959-1966
11Gene Woodling39OFL8119018528152400242210335772181438.274.353.405.758.258.131.28311.0110.0938.0038.00 MLB1943-19621943-1962
16Sammy Taylor29CL681581235423200023172031452186926.222.323.329.652.253.107.22712.379.1452.6752.67 MLB1958-19631958-1963
17Choo-Choo Coleman24CL5515224387261724112411121671661523.250.303.441.744.250.191.2606.6314.4625.3325.33
1955-  UDFA  -WS1
MLB1961-19661961-1966
8Chris Cannizzaro24CR5913393221091119261121536156329.241.335.271.606.173.030.29412.1816.670.000.00
1956-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1960-19741960-1974
14Gil Hodges381BR5412715321091700152700014601421022.252.331.472.803.339.220.25310.5619.0114.1114.11 MLB1943-19631943-1963
6Cliff Cook253B-OFR4011212266129104343010040120917.232.275.357.632.170.125.3123.3328.3356.0056.00
1955-  UDFA  -CIN
MLB1959-19631959-1963
3Gus Bell33OFL301018152016011070220220115312.149.221.198.419.139.049.1478.706.09101.00101.00 MLB1950-19641950-1964
11Ed Bouchee291BL508771420310001817001222510659.161.302.287.589.333.126.16216.9816.0429.0029.00 MLB1956-19621956-1962
38Roger Craig32PR4276140002004331400148504.053.111.053.164.053.000.0934.7138.820.000.00 MLB1955-19661955-1966
15Al Jackson26PL4473552002002270600378123.068.093.096.189.055.028.1092.4733.330.000.00
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
MLB1959-19691959-1969
47Jay Hook25PL4169614000500824060001483014.203.286.203.489.116.000.3119.6428.920.000.00 MLB1957-19641957-1964
5Joe Pignatano32CR2756213200200211000031558211.232.259.268.527.071.036.2893.4518.970.000.00 MLB1957-19621957-1962
17Don Zimmer313BR1452341001013100000155513.077.127.096.223.058.019.0955.4518.180.000.00 MLB1954-19651954-1965
12Sammy Drake272B-3BB2552210000700612010101059010.192.276.192.468.115.000.25010.1720.340.000.00
1954-  UDFA  -CHN
MLB1960-19621960-1962
6Rick Herrscher251B-3BR355051130160051100000175547.220.291.340.631.220.120.2639.0920.0050.0050.00
1958-  UDFA  -MLN
MLB1962-19621962-1962
5Hobie Landrith32CL23456133017008300100195449.289.389.422.811.311.133.28614.815.5645.0045.00 MLB1950-19631950-1963
44Harry Chiti29CR154128100000181000294317.195.233.220.453.049.025.2422.3318.600.000.00
1950-  UDFA  -CHN
MLB1950-19621950-1977
24Bob Miller23P-PR4041250100001170200074414.122.143.171.314.073.049.2082.2738.640.000.00 MLB1957-19741957-1974
20Craig Anderson23PR5032230000001120300033603.094.121.094.215.031.000.1502.7833.330.000.00
1960-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1961-19641961-1964
6Jim Marshall311BL17326111034003600000213547.344.400.6561.056.406.312.3488.5717.1410.6710.67 MLB1958-19621958-1962
22Bob Moorhead24PR3822210000005110100012801.045.222.045.267.227.000.09117.8639.290.000.00
1958-  UDFA  -CIN
MLB1962-19651962-1965
16Bobby Gene Smith28OFR82213010201320000152512.136.240.227.467.182.091.15012.008.000.000.00 MLB1957-19651957-1965
29John DeMerit26OFR141633001100240000061812.188.278.375.653.313.187.18211.1122.2216.0016.00 MLB1957-19621957-1962
35Ray Daviault28PR361501000000180000011601.067.125.067.192.067.000.1436.2550.000.000.00
1953-  UDFA  -BRO
MLB1962-19621962-1962
29Willard Hunter28PR271313000000070000031303.231.231.231.462.000.000.5000.0053.850.000.00
1955-  UDFA  -BRO
MLB1962-19641962-1964
19Ken MacKenzie28PR421201000100060100011301.083.083.083.166.000.000.1670.0046.150.000.00
1956-  UDFA  -MLN
MLB1960-19651960-1965
26Vinegar Bend Mizell31PR1781200000002000002802.250.250.250.500.000.000.3330.0025.000.000.00 MLB1952-19621952-1962
26Galen Cisco26PR470000000001000010700.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0014.290.000.00
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
MLB1961-19691961-1969
28,36Sherman Jones27PL870300010002000003703.429.429.429.858.000.000.6000.0028.570.000.00
1953-  UDFA  -NY1
MLB1960-19621960-1962
21Ed Kranepool171BL360110000001000002610.167.167.333.500.167.166.2000.0016.670.000.00
1962-  UDFA  -NYN
MLB1962-19791962-1979
12Joe Ginsberg35CL250000000001000000500.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0020.000.000.00 MLB1948-19621948-1962
26Herb Moford33PR740100000001000001401.250.250.250.500.000.000.3330.0025.000.000.00 MLB1955-19621955-1962
36Bob Miller26PR1710000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00 MLB1953-19621953-1962
34Dave Hillman34PR1310000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00 MLB1955-19621955-1962
27Larry Foss26PR510000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
MLB1961-19621961-1962
Tot:44 Players2245549261713181664013957359486169913258442912219816242345973.240.318.361.679.235.121.2689.8715.881.6139.51
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Pitching Statistics

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#playeragethwleraggscgshogfgrsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so_bbdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
38Roger Craig32R10244.514233130893233.126113311735701187271.4210.071.352.704.555.131.69 MLB1955-19661955-1966
15Al Jackson26L8204.403633124230231.124413211316781189051.399.490.623.034.595.141.51
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
MLB1959-19691959-1969
47Jay Hook25R8194.843734130230213.223013711531711139081.419.691.312.994.765.771.59 MLB1957-19641957-1964
24Bob Miller23R1124.893321107120143.2146987820629112161.459.151.253.885.706.141.47 MLB1957-19741957-1974
20Craig Anderson23R3175.3550142020364131.1150108781863628051.6210.281.234.324.257.400.98
1960-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1961-19641961-1964
22Bob Moorhead24R024.533870011310105.111869531342637041.5210.081.113.595.385.901.50
1958-  UDFA  -CIN
MLB1962-19651962-1965
35Ray Daviault28R156.22363001433081.09264561448516141.7310.221.565.335.677.111.06
1953-  UDFA  -BRO
MLB1962-19621962-1962
19Ken MacKenzie28L544.95421001641180.08747441034510031.519.791.133.835.745.291.50
1956-  UDFA  -MLN
MLB1960-19651960-1965
29Willard Hunter28L165.5727610621063.0674139934403011.609.571.294.865.715.861.18
1955-  UDFA  -BRO
MLB1962-19641962-1964
26Vinegar Bend Mizell31L027.3417200915038.04835311025153011.9211.372.375.923.558.290.60 MLB1952-19621952-1962
28,36Sherman Jones27R047.71830015023.131222038113121.6711.961.163.094.248.491.38
1953-  UDFA  -NY1
MLB1960-19621960-1962
-Bob Miller26L227.08170001217120.12416162881011.5710.620.893.543.547.081.00 MLB1953-19621953-1962
26Galen Cisco26R113.26421002019.11577011131031.346.980.005.126.053.261.18
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
MLB1961-19691961-1969
34Dave Hillman34R006.3213100412115.22112115880011.8512.062.874.604.606.891.00 MLB1955-19621955-1962
26Herb Moford33R017.20700017015.02115123152001.4712.601.800.603.009.005.00 MLB1955-19621955-1962
27Larry Foss26R014.63510024011.217662730012.0613.111.545.402.314.630.43
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
MLB1961-19621961-1962
41Clem Labine35R0011.2530003304.05651120001.5011.252.252.254.5013.502.00 MLB1950-19621950-1962
Tot:17 Players401205.04161161434118254101430.01577948801192571772715521.509.931.213.594.865.971.35
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Fielding Statistics

csv
Glossary
playerageposggsinnpoaedptctscfpctsbcssb%rfgrfirf9itm_shrpl_shrtm_rk
Chris Cannizzaro24C560376.12183473259252.973004.50.676.0335.094.91
Sammy Taylor29C500362.12022523229227.991004.50.635.6431.373.52
Choo-Choo Coleman24C440320.21872212210209.995004.80.655.8727.580.03
Joe Pignatano32C250147.01001012111110.991004.40.756.7315.692.64
Hobie Landrith32C210118.2873309390.968004.30.766.8513.191.35
Harry Chiti29C14092.0624216866.971004.70.726.468.893.36
Joe Ginsberg35C2013.0920111111.000005.50.857.621.3100.07
Totals29.3C212014308651001612981965.984004.60.686.08
Marv Throneberry281B970779.1785771787879862.981008.91.119.9660.683.61
Gil Hodges381B470288.131532523352347.986007.41.2010.8429.487.02
Ed Bouchee291B190140.013723416164160.976008.41.1410.2911.938.03
Frank Thomas331B11078.1883179291.989008.31.1710.496.97.14
Rick Herrscher251B10076.07580983831.000008.31.099.836.328.65
Jim Marshall311B5041.04740651511.0000010.21.2411.203.129.46
Ed Kranepool171B3013.0930012121.000004.00.928.311.9100.07
Rod Kanehl281B3014.0162101918.947006.01.2911.571.92.37
Totals28.61B1950143014721522814816521624.983008.31.1410.23
Charlie Neal312B850727.11872401354440427.970005.00.595.2953.162.51
Rod Kanehl282B620529.11831872253392370.944006.00.706.2938.846.62
Felix Mantilla272B14091.13524246159.967004.20.655.838.89.93
Sammy Drake272B10066.02121164342.977004.20.645.736.340.04
Elio Chacon252B208.02100331.000001.50.383.381.31.75
Richie Ashburn352B208.05411109.900004.51.1310.121.31.55
Totals28.82B1750143043347739118949910.959005.20.645.73
Felix Mantilla273B950759.0761791422269255.948002.70.343.0259.467.41
Rod Kanehl283B300155.11540846355.873001.80.353.1918.822.62
Cliff Cook253B160131.01421524035.875002.20.272.4010.040.03
Don Zimmer313B140117.01237235149.961003.50.423.778.8100.04
Charlie Neal313B120101.2631314037.925003.10.373.297.58.85
Frank Thomas333B10086.1719413026.867002.60.302.726.36.46
Rick Herrscher253B6030.237211210.833001.70.332.983.817.17
Sammy Drake273B6047.0351098.889001.30.171.533.824.07
Elio Chacon253B102.0000000.000000.00.000.000.60.89
Totals28.03B190014301363393934514475.924002.50.332.99
Elio Chacon25SS1100914.12043322264558536.961004.90.595.2868.893.21
Charlie Neal31SS390339.2631181230193181.938004.60.534.8024.428.72
Felix Mantilla27SS250165.228484108076.950003.00.464.1415.617.73
Rick Herrscher25SS308.03401771.000002.30.887.881.98.64
Rod Kanehl28SS202.1000000.000000.00.000.001.31.55
Totals27.2SS1790143029850238105838800.955004.50.565.04
Frank Thomas33OF12601,079.22161490239230.962001.80.211.9278.880.81
Jim Hickman25OF1240950.1265780280272.971002.20.292.5877.588.62
Richie Ashburn35OF970798.2187951201196.975002.00.252.2160.671.93
Joe Christopher26OF940639.1133544142138.972001.50.221.9458.879.04
Gene Woodling39OF480335.1680106968.986001.40.201.8330.059.35
Gus Bell33OF260218.0407134847.979001.80.221.9416.386.76
Rod Kanehl28OF20087.0211102322.957001.10.252.2812.515.07
Cliff Cook25OF10065.0110101211.917001.10.171.526.325.08
John DeMerit26OF9048.04000441.000000.40.080.755.664.39
Bobby Gene Smith28OF6048.01200012121.000002.00.252.253.875.010
Rick Herrscher25OF409.22000221.000000.50.221.962.511.411
Jim Marshall31OF109.0000000.000000.00.000.000.65.912
Chris Cannizzaro24OF102.01000111.000001.00.504.500.61.712
Totals29.1OF566032119604330810331003.971001.80.232.11
Craig Anderson23P500131.1836234644.957000.90.343.0231.3100.01
Roger Craig32P420233.12354448177.951001.80.332.9726.3100.02
Ken MacKenzie28P42080.0316232119.905000.50.242.1426.3100.02
Bob Moorhead24P380105.1728443935.897000.90.333.0023.8100.04
Jay Hook25P370213.22231325653.946001.40.252.2423.190.25
Al Jackson26P360231.12159218280.976002.20.353.1222.581.86
Ray Daviault28P36081.0960015151.000000.40.191.6722.5100.06
Bob Miller23P330143.21432234846.958001.40.322.8920.682.58
Willard Hunter28P27063.056101211.917000.40.171.5716.9100.012
Vinegar Bend Mizell31P17038.01400551.000000.30.131.1810.6100.013
Bob Miller26P17020.12301551.000000.30.252.2410.6100.013
Dave Hillman34P13015.22300551.000000.40.332.968.1100.015
Sherman Jones27P8023.13500881.000001.00.353.125.0100.016
Herb Moford33P7015.02100331.000000.40.201.804.4100.017
Larry Foss26P5011.22100331.000000.60.272.413.1100.018
Galen Cisco26P4019.12200441.000001.00.211.882.5100.019
Clem Labine35P304.00200221.000000.70.504.501.9100.020
Totals27.2P514018611683852630579553.955001.10.302.68

Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
20Craig Anderson23P6-2205RR1938-07-01Washington,DCMLB1961-19641961-1964
1960-  UDFA  -SLN
1Richie Ashburn35OF5-10170LR1927-03-19Tilden,NEMLB1948-19621948-1962
3Gus Bell33OF6-1195LR1928-11-15Louisville,KYMLB1950-19641950-1964
11Ed Bouchee291B6-1205LL1933-03-07Livingston,MTMLB1956-19621956-1962
8Chris Cannizzaro24C6-0190RR1938-05-03Oakland,CAMLB1960-19741960-1974
1956-  UDFA  -SLN
7Elio Chacon25SS-2B5-9160RR1936-10-26Caracas,VZMLB1960-19621960-1962
1956-  UDFA  -CIN
44Harry Chiti29C6-2225RR1932-11-16Kincaid,ILMLB1950-19621950-1977
1950-  UDFA  -CHN
23Joe Christopher26OF5-10175RR1935-12-13Frederiksted,VGMLB1959-19661959-1966
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
26Galen Cisco26P5-11215RR1936-03-07St. Marys,OHMLB1961-19691961-1969
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
17Choo-Choo Coleman24C5-9165LR1937-08-25Orlando,FLMLB1961-19661961-1966
1955-  UDFA  -WS1
6Cliff Cook253B-OF6-0185RR1936-08-20Dallas,TXMLB1959-19631959-1963
1955-  UDFA  -CIN
38Roger Craig32P6-4190RR1930-02-17Durham,NCMLB1955-19661955-1966
35Ray Daviault28P6-1170RR1934-05-27Montreal,QCMLB1962-19621962-1962
1953-  UDFA  -BRO
29John DeMerit26OF6-2195RR1936-01-08West Bend,WIMLB1957-19621957-1962
12Sammy Drake273B-2B5-11175BR1934-10-07Little Rock,ARMLB1960-19621960-1962
1954-  UDFA  -CHN
27Larry Foss26P6-2187RR1936-04-18Castleton,KSMLB1961-19621961-1962
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
12Joe Ginsberg35C5-11180LR1926-10-11New York,NYMLB1948-19621948-1962
6Rick Herrscher251B-3B6-3187RR1936-11-03St. Louis,MOMLB1962-19621962-1962
1958-  UDFA  -MLN
9Jim Hickman25OF-1B6-4205RR1937-05-10Henning,TNMLB1962-19741962-1974
1956-  UDFA  -SLN
34Dave Hillman34P5-11168RR1927-09-14Dungannon,VAMLB1955-19621955-1962
14Gil Hodges381B6-2200RR1924-04-04Princeton,INMLB1943-19631943-1963
47Jay Hook25P6-2182LR1936-11-18Waukegan,ILMLB1957-19641957-1964
29Willard Hunter28P6-2180RL1934-03-08Newark,NJMLB1962-19641962-1964
1955-  UDFA  -BRO
15Al Jackson26P5-10169LL1935-12-26Waco,TXMLB1959-19691959-1969
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
28,36Sherman Jones27P6-4205LR1935-02-10Winton,NCMLB1960-19621960-1962
1953-  UDFA  -NY1
10Rod Kanehl282B-OF6-1180RR1934-04-01Wichita,KSMLB1962-19641962-1964
1954-  UDFA  -NYA
21Ed Kranepool171B6-3215LL1944-11-08New York,NYMLB1962-19791962-1979
1962-  UDFA  -NYN
41Clem Labine35P6-0180RR1926-08-06Lincoln,RIMLB1950-19621950-1962
5Hobie Landrith32C5-10170LR1930-03-16Decatur,ILMLB1950-19631950-1963
19Ken MacKenzie28P6-0185RL1934-03-10Gore Bay,ONMLB1960-19651960-1965
1956-  UDFA  -MLN
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
18Felix Mantilla272B-SS6-0160RR1934-07-29Isabela,PRMLB1956-19661956-1966
6Jim Marshall311B6-1190LL1931-05-25Danville,ILMLB1958-19621958-1962
-Bob Miller26P6-1185RL1935-07-15Berwyn,ILMLB1953-19621953-1962
36Bob Miller26P6-1185RL1935-07-15Berwyn,ILMLB1953-19621953-1962
24Bob Miller23P6-1180RR1939-02-18St. Louis,MOMLB1957-19741957-1974
26Vinegar Bend Mizell31P6-4205RL1930-08-13Leakesville,MSMLB1952-19621952-1962
26Herb Moford33P6-1175RR1928-08-06Brooksville,KYMLB1955-19621955-1962
22Bob Moorhead24P6-1208RR1938-01-23Chambersburg,PAMLB1962-19651962-1965
1958-  UDFA  -CIN
4Charlie Neal312B-SS5-10165RR1931-01-30Longview,TXMLB1956-19631956-1963
5Joe Pignatano32C5-10180RR1929-08-04Brooklyn,NYMLB1957-19621957-1962
16Bobby Gene Smith28OF5-11185RR1934-05-28Hood River,ORMLB1957-19651957-1965
16Sammy Taylor29C6-2185LR1933-02-27Woodruff,SCMLB1958-19631958-1963
25Frank Thomas33OF-3B6-3205RR1929-06-11Pittsburgh,PAMLB1951-19661951-1966
2Marv Throneberry281B6-0197LL1933-09-02Collierville,TNMLB1955-19631955-1963
11Gene Woodling39OF5-10195LR1922-08-16Akron,OHMLB1943-19621943-1962
17Don Zimmer313B-2B5-9177RR1931-01-17Cincinnati,OHMLB1954-19651954-1965
46 record(s)
Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.

Coaching Staff

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Glossary
playerjobposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infototal jobs
Casey StengelManagerOF5-11175LL1890-07-30Kansas City,MOMLB1912-19251912-192527
Red RuffingPitching CoachP6-2205RR1905-05-03Granville,ILMLB1924-19471924-19472
Rogers HornsbyThird Base Coach2B5-11175RR1896-04-27Winters,TXMLB1915-19371915-193718
George WeissGeneral ManagerEXEC1894-06-23New Haven,CT16
Solly HemusAssistant Coach2B5-9175LR1923-04-17Phoenix,AZMLB1949-19591949-19597
Red KressAssistant CoachSS-3B6-0165RR1905-01-02Columbia,CAMLB1927-19461927-194615
Cookie LavagettoAssistant Coach3B-2B6-0170RR1912-12-01Oakland,CAMLB1934-19471934-194717
Ralph KinerBroadcasterOF6-2195RR1922-10-27Santa Rita,NMMLB1946-19551946-195550
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1962New York MetsNLMLB16040120.25060.5617948-3311010Casey StengelPolo Groundsdnq
TotalsFull Organization16040120.250617948-331
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