1962 Auburn Mets Roster
Team Record: 62-57
Finished 3rd in the NYPL
Manager: Dick Cole (62-57)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Auburn, New York
Ballpark: Falcon Park I
Attendance: 43,128, Avg. 725
Playoffs - Auburn Mets 2 games, Jamestown Tigers 0
Finals - Auburn Mets 2 games, Olean Red Sox 0
The Auburn Mets of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1962 season with a record of 62 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the NYPL.
The Mets plated 837 runs, tops in the circuit. Auburn conceded 737 runs. Richard Bazinet paced the squad with 27 home runs and accounted for 101 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .338 average. Malcolm Warren topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 3.51 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1962 Auburn Mets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Kranepool, Grover Powell, Bernie Smith and Jim Hardin.
Dick Cole served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Aldridge | L | L | August 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Paul Alspach | R | R | February 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Richard Bazinet | L | R | December 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 192 | |
| Monte Bond | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| James Burnette | L | R | May 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Edwin Chasteen | R | R | September 12, 1942 | 6'4" | 190 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Nicholas Creola | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Gary Cumberledge | R | R | February 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ronald Dicicco | R | R | 6'2" | 213 | ||
| Bruce Fitzpatrick | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bob Frati | R | R | June 23, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| William Fridley | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Frank Griffith | R | L | September 20, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | La Plata, MD US |
| Theodore Gruber | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Marshall Hamilt | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jim Hardin | R | R | August 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Morris Chapel, TN US |
| Richard Haymore | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| David Koblentz | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Ed Kranepool | L | L | November 8, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | New York, NY US |
| William Lambert | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Fred Larson | S | R | March 29, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Douglas Martin | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Hank McGraw | R | R | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 197 | Oakland, CA US |
| Lawrence McNulty | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| John Minor | R | R | February 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Grover Powell | L | L | October 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | Sayre, PA US |
| Tracy Rivers | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| William Robinson | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Gene Salsman | L | R | September 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Paul Serra | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Bernie Smith | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 5'9" | 164 | Ponchatoula, LA US |
| John Stolarchuck | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charles Terrell | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Malcolm Warren | L | R | April 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| William Whalen | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Robert Worthington | R | R | 5'9" | 195 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
