1962 Santa Barbara Rancheros Roster
Team Record: 68-72
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Gene Lillard (68-72)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Ballpark: Laguna Park
Attendance: 25,861, Avg. 369
The Santa Barbara Rancheros of the California League ended the 1962 season with a record of 68 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The Rancheros scored 802 runs and surrendered 843 runs. Bob Rikard walloped 33 home runs for Santa Barbara, while Grimm Mason, Tommy Munoz and Paul Blair each swatted 15 or more as well. Bob Rikard drove in 121 runs. Grimm Mason led batters with significant playing time with a .347 average. Bob Christiansen and Vern Pritchett topped the team with 9 wins each, and Bob Christiansen registered a 4.24 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Paul Blair played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Santa Barbara Rancheros to do so.
Gene Lillard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Baker | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Walter Bianchi | R | R | May 17, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Paul Blair | R | R | February 1, 1944 | 6'0" | 168 | Cushing, OK US |
| Gary Borgna | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Michael Carnahan | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bob Christiansen | R | R | April 1, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Hardy, NE US |
| Pat Donnelly | S | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Bob Frati | R | R | June 23, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| Ron Gasper | R | R | July 20, 1939 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Ernest Givens | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Hal Haddock | R | R | April 21, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Marshall Hamilt | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Johns | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Lyndon Kurt | L | L | 6'0" | 205 | ||
| Richard Lind | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| John Loyd | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Grimm Mason | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jimmie McClure | R | R | April 27, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Hank McGraw | R | R | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 197 | Oakland, CA US |
| Lawrence McNulty | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Jay Meeks | R | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Charles Middlebrooks | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Robert Mosteller | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Tommy Munoz | L | L | August 11, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Paul Murphy | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Richard Nunes | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| William Oakley | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Kenneth Orbison | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| John Osborne | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Kermit Peterson | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Gary Prestesater | R | R | January 26, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | , MN US |
| Vern Pritchett | R | R | February 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Bob Rikard | R | R | January 24, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Lynn Rube | R | R | July 12, 1940 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Kevin Scarpelli | S | R | September 19, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Robert Seely | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Sisul | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Herb Tappin | R | R | March 28, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Dennis Totland | R | R | 5'9" | 170 |
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.
