1962 Williamsport Grays Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Frank Lucchesi (83-57)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 77,595, Avg. 1,108
Playoffs - Williamsport Grays 2 games, Springfield Giants 1
Finals - Elmira Pioneers 3 games, Williamsport Grays 1
The Williamsport Grays of the Eastern League ended the 1962 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the EL.
The Grays paced the league with 715 runs, ignited by 94 home runs. Williamsport surrendered 593 runs. Bobby Sanders and Dick Allen powered the team with 20 home runs apiece. Dick Allen drove in 109 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .329 clip. Ray Culp led the squad with 13 wins, while Gary Kroll recorded a 2.15 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1962 Williamsport Grays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Pat Corrales, Ray Culp, Costen Shockley, Al Kenders, Dave Baldwin, Norm Gigon, Dick Allen, Billy Sorrell, Ron Mrozinski, Gary Kroll and Bill Heath.
Frank Lucchesi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dick Allen | R | R | March 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 187 | Wampum, PA US |
Dave Baldwin | R | R | March 30, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
Bernard Belan | R | R | August 29, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Whitaker, PA US |
Bobby Bubash | R | R | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Brackenridge, PA US |
Pat Corrales | R | R | March 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Ray Culp | R | R | August 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Elgin, TX US |
Larry Cutright | R | R | April 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
Larry Daniels | R | R | March 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
Barton Dupon | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Dick Edwards | R | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Bakersfield, CA US |
David Getz | L | L | March 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 165 | Tyrone, PA US |
Joel Gibson | R | R | July 1, 1939 | 6'4" | 198 | Gastonia, NC US |
Norm Gigon | R | R | May 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | Teaneck, NJ US |
Bob Gontkosky | R | R | September 21, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Egypt, PA US |
Gerald Griffin | L | R | January 5, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Williamston, NC US |
Bruce Gruber | R | R | March 8, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
Richard Haines | R | R | February 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | New York, NY US |
Bill Heath | L | R | March 10, 1939 | 5'8" | 175 | Yuba City, CA US |
Al Kenders | R | R | April 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Barrington, NJ US |
Gary Kroll | R | R | July 8, 1941 | 6'6" | 220 | Culver City, CA US |
Edward Lunsford | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
Jack McCracken | R | R | April 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 173 | |
John Moltenbrey | L | L | May 10, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | Springfield, MA US |
Ron Mrozinski | R | L | September 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | White Haven, PA US |
John Mustion | R | R | February 5, 1939 | 6'3" | 196 | |
Thomas Norwood | R | R | January 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Atlanta, GA US |
Harry Oliver | R | R | September 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 195 | |
James Ponceroff | R | R | September 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Morgantown, WV US |
Bobby Sanders | R | R | May 10, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Centre, AL US |
Costen Shockley | L | L | February 8, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | Georgetown, DE US |
Billy Sorrell | L | R | October 14, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Morehead, KY US |
Fred Walters | L | R | October 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Trenton, NJ US |
John Weghorn | R | R | February 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, 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.