1962 Jamestown Tigers Roster
Team Record: 69-50
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Stubby Overmire (69-50)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jamestown, New York
Ballpark: Russell Diethrich, Jr. Park
Attendance: 68,632, Avg. 1,153
Playoffs - Auburn Mets 2 games, Jamestown Tigers 0
The Jamestown Tigers of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1962 season with a record of 69 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Tigers paced the league with just 682 runs allowed. Jamestown scored 714 runs. Thomas Schroeder led the squad with 25 home runs, and Jim Rooker walloped 15 or more, too. Thomas Schroeder accounted for 87 RBI. Rigoberto Mena topped all regular hitters by hitting .333. Robert Schmidt paced the team with 17 wins, while Michael Fedak added 15 or more wins, too Robert Schmidt registered a 2.7 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1962 Jamestown Tigers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Don Bryant, Ike Brown, Conrad Cardinal and Jim Rooker.
Stubby Overmire served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Avery | R | L | February 19, 1939 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| John Bly | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Ike Brown | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
| Don Bryant | R | R | July 13, 1941 | 6'5" | 200 | Jasper, FL US |
| Conrad Cardinal | R | R | March 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Ray Caucci | R | R | February 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Robert Cressman | L | L | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Gerald Farington | R | R | 5'10" | 187 | ||
| Michael Fedak | R | R | October 4, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Richard Hazard | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Russell Hinton | R | R | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| Tony Joseph | R | R | July 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Bernard Kazakavich | L | R | December 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Lyndon Kurt | L | L | 6'0" | 205 | ||
| Thomas Lee | R | R | November 22, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Travis Martin | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Rigoberto Mena | R | R | 5'8" | 149 | ||
| Jim Mooring | L | L | September 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Everett Newman | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| Clyde Parquet | S | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Larry Rojas | R | R | February 2, 1942 | 5'11" | 182 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jim Rooker | R | L | September 23, 1942 | 6'0" | 195 | Lakeview, OR US |
| Robert Schmidt | L | L | September 16, 1942 | 6'3" | 184 | |
| Thomas Schroeder | S | R | January 28, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Wallace Sherer | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Curtis White | R | L | December 14, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Robert Wright | R | R | 6'4" | 200 |
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.
