1962 Boston Red Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 76-84
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 733,080, Avg. 10,052
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Pinky Higgins (76-84)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1962 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 76-84
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 733,080, Avg. 10,052
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Pinky Higgins (76-84)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1962 Boston Red Sox Results
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1962 season with a record of 76 wins and 84 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Red Sox plated 707 runs and yielded 756 runs. Frank Malzone paced Boston with 21 home runs, while Carl Yastrzemski, Lou Clinton and Gary Geiger each walloped 20 or more also. Frank Malzone drove in 95 runs. Pete Runnels led all regular hitters by hitting .326. Gene Conley and Bill Monbouquette topped the team with 15 wins each, and Bill Monbouquette earned a 3.33 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Pinky Higgins coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Galen Cisco | P | R | R | March 7, 1936 | 6'0" | 200 | St. Marys, OH USA |
| Lou Clinton | RF | R | R | October 13, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ponca City, OK USA |
| Gene Conley | P | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'8" | 225 | Muskogee, OK USA |
| Ike Delock | P | R | R | November 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Highland Park, MI USA |
| Arnold Earley | P | L | L | June 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Lincoln Park, MI USA |
| Mike Fornieles | P | R | R | January 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 155 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT USA |
| Gary Geiger | CF | L | R | April 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 168 | Sand Ridge, IL USA |
| Don Gile | 1B | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 6'6" | 220 | Modesto, CA USA |
| Pumpsie Green | 2B | B | R | October 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Boley, OK USA |
| Carroll Hardy | RF | R | R | May 18, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Sturgis, SD USA |
| Hal Kolstad | P | R | R | June 1, 1935 | 5'9" | 190 | Rice Lake, WI USA |
| Billy MacLeod | P | L | L | May 13, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Gloucester, MA USA |
| Frank Malzone | 3B | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Bill Monbouquette | P | R | R | August 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Medford, MA USA |
| Billy Muffett | P | R | R | September 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 198 | Hammond, IN USA |
| Chet Nichols | P | B | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Pawtucket, RI USA |
| Merlin Nippert | P | R | R | September 1, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Mangum, OK USA |
| Russ Nixon | C | L | R | February 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cleves, OH USA |
| Jim Pagliaroni | C | R | R | December 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 210 | Dearborn, MI USA |
| Dave Philley | RF | B | R | May 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 188 | Paris, TX USA |
| Dick Radatz | P | R | R | April 2, 1937 | 6'6" | 230 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Pete Runnels | 1B | L | R | January 28, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Lufkin, TX USA |
| Chuck Schilling | 2B | R | R | October 25, 1937 | 5'10" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Don Schwall | P | R | R | March 2, 1936 | 6'6" | 200 | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA |
| Pete Smith | P | R | R | March 19, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Natick, MA USA |
| Tracy Stallard | P | R | R | August 31, 1937 | 6'5" | 204 | Coeburn, VA USA |
| Bob Tillman | C | R | R | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 205 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Ted Wills | P | L | L | February 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Earl Wilson | P | R | R | October 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Ponchatoula, LA USA |
| Wilbur Wood | P | R | L | October 22, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Carl Yastrzemski | LF | L | R | August 22, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Southampton, NY USA |
