1962 Kinston Eagles Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Hardy Peterson (83-57)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 141,227, Avg. 2,018
Playoffs - Kinston Eagles 2 games, Winston-Salem Red Sox 1
Finals - Kinston Eagles 4 games, Durham Bulls 3
The Kinston Eagles of the Carolina League ended the 1962 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Eagles yielded 556 runs, fewest in the league. Kinston plated 648 runs. Pat Owens paced the team with 18 home runs, and Rodolfo Welch walloped 15 or more, too. Pat Owens recorded 75 runs batted in. Ed Napoleon led batters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Frank Bork topped the squad with 19 wins, while Steve Blass, too added 15 or more wins, too Steve Blass recorded a 1.97 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Frank Bork, Ron Woods, Roberto Peña, Gary Waslewski, Joe Gibbon, Steve Blass, Gene Michael and Ron Brand were all players from the 1962 Kinston Eagles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hardy Peterson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | R | R | April 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Canaan, CT US |
| Frank Bork | R | L | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ron Brand | R | R | January 13, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ernest Cooper | R | R | March 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 180 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Phillip Cunningham | R | R | December 10, 1941 | 6'4" | 201 | Chillicothe, OH US |
| Mort Ek | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Erasmo Felipe | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Larry Fidalgo | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Larry Gable | R | R | May 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Joe Gibbon | R | L | April 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 200 | Hickory, MS US |
| Troy Giles | R | R | January 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Clinton, TN US |
| Anselmo Gordon | R | R | November 4, 1941 | 6'1" | 159 | Almirante, Bocas del Toro PA |
| Thomas Hall | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jimmy Hicks | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Richard Hoth | R | R | 6'0" | 189 | ||
| Norm Housley | R | R | July 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Richard Hunt | R | R | October 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Clinton, OK US |
| Bill Knoch | R | R | August 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Alfred Knox | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Ernie Kunkle | L | R | September 10, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Miguel Lemoine | R | R | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| Norbert Lewandowski | R | R | 6'1" | 196 | ||
| James Little | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Tommie Martz | L | R | October 7, 1941 | 5'11" | 167 | Harrisonburg, VA US |
| Royce McDaniel | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Gene Michael | S | R | June 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 183 | Kent, OH US |
| Ed Napoleon | R | R | September 13, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Bruce Newton | R | R | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| Bruce Olson | ||||||
| Pat Owens | R | R | January 23, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Roberto Peña | R | R | April 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Felix Pizarro | R | R | February 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Felix Santana | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'7" | 152 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Jerry Steffey | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gary Waslewski | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Meriden, CT US |
| Rodolfo Welch | R | R | July 9, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ron Woods | R | R | February 1, 1943 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamilton, OH 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.
