1962 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 73-80
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Kerby Farrell (73-80)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 214,134, Avg. 2,799
1962 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1962 season with a record of 73 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.

The Bisons scored 751 runs, best in the league. Buffalo gave up 729 runs. Pancho Herrera walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Lee Elia, Jim Frey, Bob Lipski and John Herrnstein each swatted 15 or more, too. Pancho Herrera accounted for 108 RBI and topped all regular batters by hitting .295. Bobby Locke and Dick Ricketts led the squad with 10 wins each, and Dick Ricketts recorded a 2.85 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Wine, Bobby Malkmus, Pancho Herrera, Dennis Bennett, Norm Gigon, Gary Kroll, Bobby Morgan, Fergie Jenkins, Dick Ricketts, Dwight Siebler, Bobby Locke, Paul Brown, Frank Barnes, Ed Keegan, Bob Lipski, Dave Baldwin, John Boozer, John Upham, Babe Birrer, Wally Shannon, Danny Cater, Lee Elia, Joe Lonnett, Ken Lehman, Jacke Davis, Max Surkont, John Herrnstein, Marcelino López and Bill Smith were all players from the 1962 Buffalo Bisons who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Kerby Farrell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert BaillargeonRRAugust 8, 19406'0"190Montreal, QC CA
Dave BaldwinRRMarch 30, 19386'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Frank BarnesRRAugust 26, 19266'0"170Longwood, MS US
Dennis BennettLLOctober 5, 19396'3"192Oakland, CA US
Babe BirrerRRJuly 4, 19296'0"195Buffalo, NY US
John BoozerRRJuly 6, 19386'3"205Columbia, SC US
Paul BrownRRJune 18, 19416'1"190Fort Smith, AR US
Danny CaterRRFebruary 25, 19406'0"170Austin, TX US
Larry CutrightRRApril 5, 19416'2"195Detroit, MI US
Jacke DavisRRMarch 5, 19365'11"160Carthage, TX US
Lou DeBoleRRApril 23, 19386'1"185Astoria, NY US
Lee EliaRRJuly 16, 19375'11"175Philadelphia, PA US
Jim FreyLLMay 26, 19315'9"170Cleveland, OH US
Joel GibsonRRJuly 1, 19396'4"198Gastonia, NC US
Norm GigonRRMay 12, 19386'0"195Teaneck, NJ US
Pancho HerreraRRJune 16, 19346'3"220Santiago de las Vegas, La Habana CU
John HerrnsteinLLMarch 31, 19386'3"215Hampton, VA US
Fergie JenkinsRRDecember 13, 19426'5"205Chatham, ON CA
Ed KeeganRRJuly 8, 19396'3"165Camden, NJ US
Jack KerriganRRApril 22, 19406'3"200San Francisco, CA US
Gary KrollRRJuly 8, 19416'6"220Culver City, CA US
Ken LehmanLLJune 10, 19286'0"170Seattle, WA US
Bob LipskiLRJuly 7, 19386'1"180Scranton, PA US
Bobby LockeRRMarch 3, 19345'11"185Rowes Run, PA US
Joe LonnettRRFebruary 7, 19275'10"180Beaver Falls, PA US
Marcelino LópezRLSeptember 23, 19436'3"195La Habana, La Habana CU
Bobby MalkmusRRJuly 4, 19315'9"175Newark, NJ US
Bobby MorganRRJune 29, 19265'9"175Oklahoma City, OK US
Ricardo QuirozRRMay 25, 19436'1"145
Gerald ReimerLRFebruary 25, 19386'0"200
Dick RickettsLRDecember 4, 19336'7"215Pottstown, PA US
Wally SewardLLJuly 1, 19326'2"170
Wally ShannonLRJanuary 23, 19336'0"178Cleveland, OH US
Dwight SieblerRRAugust 5, 19376'2"184Columbus, NE US
Bill SmithLLJune 8, 19346'0"190Washington, DC US
Max SurkontRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI US
John UphamLLDecember 29, 19416'0"180Windsor, ON CA
Bobby WineRRSeptember 17, 19386'1"187New York, NY US

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.




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