1962 Ozark/Andalusia Dodgers Statistics
Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 54-66
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: George Scherger (54-66)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Andalusia, Alabama; Ozark, Alabama
Ballpark: Arrow Park, Dale County Stadium
Attendance: 15,183, Avg. 253
1962 Ozark/Andalusia Dodgers RosterTeam Record: 54-66
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: George Scherger (54-66)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Andalusia, Alabama; Ozark, Alabama
Ballpark: Arrow Park, Dale County Stadium
Attendance: 15,183, Avg. 253
The Ozark/Andalusia Dodgers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1962 season with a record of 54 wins and 66 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.Ozark (35-40) moved to Andulsia on July 10.
The Dodgers scored 573 runs and surrendered 683 runs, most in the circuit. Bobby Ball drove in 67 runs. Ronald Buchanan paced all regular batters with a .300 average. George Costner topped the squad with 12 wins, while Denny Midgette registered a 2.94 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. George Scherger served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Costner | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.57 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 189.0 | 182 | 117 | 96 | 17 | 112 | 151 | 11 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Denny Midgette | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.94 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 159.0 | 144 | 77 | 52 | 7 | 66 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| John Heck | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.09 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 154.0 | 172 | 104 | 70 | 4 | 88 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Fred Southerland | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.40 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 90.0 | 76 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 51 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Gordon Scott | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.17 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 136.0 | 159 | 87 | 63 | 3 | 48 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Joseph Michel | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 78.0 | 74 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 58 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| John Drysdale | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.91 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34.0 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leonard Stulc | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.40 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jimmy Slagle | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Kenneth Ramsey | 1 | 3 | .250 | 13.00 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Richard Strutz | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Tommy Smith | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bobby Ellsworth | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Philip Pehde | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Richard Weir | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| William Granok | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.62 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 48 | 54 | 44 | 5 | 68 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Totals | 54 | 66 | .450 | 4.44 | 253 | 120 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1023.0 | 1066 | 683 | 505 | 63 | 592 | 0 | 761 | 41 | 0 | 125 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Strutz | 111 | 479 | 434 | 71 | 123 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 18 | 8 | 39 | 87 | .283 | .342 | .399 | .741 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Ronald Buchanan | 104 | 436 | 393 | 68 | 118 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 120 | .300 | .364 | .407 | .771 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Bobby Ball | 111 | 457 | 384 | 58 | 112 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 60 | .292 | .392 | .401 | .793 | 154 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Michael Dobbins | 117 | 533 | 438 | 73 | 106 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 83 | 81 | .242 | .362 | .313 | .675 | 137 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Gary Dempsey | 104 | 416 | 371 | 51 | 98 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 72 | .264 | .317 | .358 | .676 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Johnny Oppert | 93 | 409 | 369 | 45 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 55 | .263 | .318 | .333 | .652 | 123 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Warren Hartling | 100 | 358 | 277 | 42 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 90 | .242 | .404 | .329 | .733 | 91 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Joseph Hagen | 60 | 182 | 162 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 47 | .241 | .324 | .346 | .670 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Jensen | 31 | 118 | 104 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 29 | .317 | .385 | .500 | .885 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| James Leatherwood | 55 | 193 | 168 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 81 | .196 | .290 | .292 | .582 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Denny Midgette | 46 | 117 | 100 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 30 | .300 | .386 | .630 | 1.016 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Jackson | 28 | 120 | 102 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25 | .284 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bobby Ellsworth | 21 | 59 | 56 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .250 | .288 | .339 | .627 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Smith | 29 | 88 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 28 | .189 | .307 | .311 | .618 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Richard Krotz | 27 | 107 | 94 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | .138 | .234 | .213 | .446 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| John Heck | 36 | 64 | 57 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .175 | .190 | .246 | .435 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Deavours | 13 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .222 | .300 | .250 | .550 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Costner | 34 | 77 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | .131 | .221 | .131 | .352 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Alan Townsend | 12 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .207 | .281 | .276 | .557 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Granok | 20 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ronald Menichetti | 11 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .226 | .214 | .440 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sal Martinez | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .300 | .562 | .400 | .962 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Southerland | 16 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Michel | 29 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .086 | .111 | .114 | .225 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gordon Scott | 39 | 50 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | .071 | .152 | .071 | .224 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| John Drysdale | 7 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Philip Pehde | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Slagle | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Stulc | 25 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Melarczik | 6 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .059 | .273 | .059 | .332 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kenneth Ramsey | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Richard Weir | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1313 | 4546 | 3931 | 573 | 984 | 146 | 32 | 60 | 498 | 83 | 53 | 497 | 1024 | .250 | .336 | .350 | .686 | 1374 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 34 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Buchanan | 1B | 104 | 917 | 63 | 17 | 119 | .983 | 9.423 | ||||
| Johnny Oppert | 2B | 82 | 213 | 283 | 4 | 72 | .992 | 6.049 | ||||
| Tommy Smith | 2B | 14 | 32 | 47 | 2 | 13 | .975 | 5.643 | ||||
| Gary Dempsey | 2B | 10 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .915 | 4.300 | ||||
| Wayne Deavours | 2B | 10 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | .936 | 4.400 | ||||
| Gary Dempsey | 3B | 88 | 79 | 133 | 23 | 22 | .902 | 2.409 | ||||
| Richard Krotz | 3B | 23 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .958 | 2.000 | ||||
| Warren Hartling | C | 95 | 625 | 69 | 5 | 12 | .993 | 7.305 | 39 | |||
| Bobby Ellsworth | C | 14 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .975 | 5.643 | 11 | |||
| Bobby Ball | C | 14 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .976 | 5.857 | 4 | |||
| Richard Strutz | OF | 105 | 153 | 16 | 19 | 2 | .899 | 1.610 | ||||
| Bobby Ball | OF | 95 | 166 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .968 | 1.895 | ||||
| James Leatherwood | OF | 49 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .897 | 1.592 | ||||
| Joseph Hagen | OF | 44 | 65 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .910 | 1.614 | ||||
| Lee Jensen | OF | 31 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .960 | 2.323 | ||||
| Wayne Jackson | OF | 27 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .909 | 1.111 | ||||
| Alan Townsend | OF | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Gordon Scott | P | 39 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .973 | .923 | ||||
| John Heck | P | 35 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 4 | .881 | 1.057 | ||||
| George Costner | P | 33 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 3 | .897 | 1.061 | ||||
| Joseph Michel | P | 27 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .867 | .481 | ||||
| Leonard Stulc | P | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .400 | ||||
| Denny Midgette | P | 25 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 5 | .959 | 1.880 | ||||
| William Granok | P | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .556 | .556 | ||||
| Fred Southerland | P | 16 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.250 | ||||
| Kenneth Ramsey | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| John Drysdale | P | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Slagle | P | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| Philip Pehde | P | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| Richard Weir | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Bobby Ellsworth | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Richard Strutz | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Tommy Smith | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Michael Dobbins | SS | 115 | 163 | 316 | 48 | 71 | .909 | 4.165 | ||||
| Totals | 1183 | 2858 | 1194 | 184 | 347 | .957 | 3.425 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
