1962 Macon Peaches Roster
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 3rd in the SAL
Manager: Dave Bristol (80-59)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Macon, Georgia
Ballpark: Luther Williams Park
Attendance: 100,297, Avg. 1,443
Playoffs - Macon Peaches 3 games, Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox 0
Finals - Macon Peaches 3 games, Knoxville Smokies 1
The Macon Peaches of the South Atlantic League ended the 1962 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the SAL.
The Peaches scored 774 runs and surrendered 613 runs. Art Shamsky led Macon with 16 home runs Mel Queen recorded 93 runs batted in. Tommy Helms paced all regular batters with a .340 average. Marvin Fodor topped the team with 15 wins, while Duane Richards registered a 2.16 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1962 Macon Peaches who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Art Shamsky, John Flavin, Charlie Rabe, Mel Queen, Pete Rose, Tommy Helms, Ted Davidson, Gus Gil, Ken Hunt, Dan Dobbek, Duane Richards and Rudy Árias.
Dave Bristol served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teolindo Acosta | L | L | July 23, 1937 | 5'7" | 168 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Harvey Alex | R | R | December 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | Yorktown, TX US |
| Rudy Árias | L | L | June 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Las Villas, CU |
| Andrés Ayón | R | R | October 22, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Dick Beall | L | L | November 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | Santa Maria, CA US |
| Ted Davidson | R | L | October 4, 1939 | 6'0" | 192 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Martin Dihigo | R | R | September 17, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Dan Dobbek | L | R | December 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Ontonagon, MI US |
| Thomas Dotterer | L | R | December 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Larry Dovel | R | R | September 25, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| John Flavin | L | L | May 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 208 | Albany, CA US |
| Marvin Fodor | R | R | August 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Gus Gil | R | R | April 19, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Tommy Helms | R | R | May 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Larry Himes | R | R | October 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Riverside, CA US |
| Ken Hunt | R | R | December 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Ogden, UT US |
| Dick Kennedy | R | R | April 9, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Evans City, PA US |
| Michael Mattiace | S | R | August 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Miles McWilliams | L | R | November 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 200 | Anguilla, MS US |
| Malvern Murphy | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Gale Peregrin | R | R | July 31, 1938 | 6'1" | 183 | |
| Mel Queen | L | R | March 26, 1942 | 6'1" | 189 | Johnson City, NY US |
| Charlie Rabe | L | L | May 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Boyce, TX US |
| Duane Richards | R | R | December 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | Spartanburg, IN US |
| Pete Rose | S | R | April 14, 1941 | 5'11" | 192 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Art Shamsky | L | L | October 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 168 | St. Louis, MO US |
| William Shepherd | L | R | July 1, 1938 | 6'6" | 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.
