1962 Williamsport Grays Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
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
1962 Williamsport Grays Roster

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.


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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
Ray Culp138.6193.202827140200.0187937168221835111
Gary Kroll122.8572.151615122142.011641344674154602
Harry Oliver105.6671.7542531108.0893221332798401
David Getz97.5624.27361140116.01256255934582305
Bob Gontkosky88.5003.49241970142.012471554714992011
Joel Gibson73.7002.5412126192.0764226142094507
James Ponceroff67.4624.18261741114.014562531428471217
Jack McCracken43.5712.881774072.0643023139451111
Dave Baldwin44.5004.311394171.0813934525253303
Ron Mrozinski301.0005.14910021.02315121914001
Bobby Bubash33.5002.812531064.0553120250149005
John Moltenbrey201.0003.75320012.099521210002
Bruce Gruber25.2866.6219103068.0826050348328202
John Mustion000.0020003.01000003000
Edward Lunsford003.0011003.0211011000
Bernard Belan02.0003.8631007.0853133000
Totals8357.5933.37276140062601235.011875934635654336993333580

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
Dick Allen132584511971683210201091169106.329.409.548.9572802026
Bobby Sanders132566496981542152081145999.310.385.494.8792453530
Gerald Griffin133578509951502211755105675.295.372.422.7942159041
Billy Sorrell13458353185149285660234642.281.338.386.7252052130
Costen Shockley13358551178144295108275977.282.358.417.7752136277
Dick Edwards137575527741412751175194087.268.320.400.7202113053
John Weghorn94339289426215253234973.215.327.332.660960019
Al Kenders80249219245810043652657.265.349.365.715803016
John Mustion8425422824489153012165.211.277.325.601741132
Thomas Norwood34131126113440044525.270.298.302.599380001
Larry Cutright3613812513305132011033.240.299.368.667461110
Pat Corrales42143136926101100727.191.231.221.451300002
Bill Heath23837317183018169.247.301.329.630241032
Bob Gontkosky2961544910040325.167.207.185.392100310
Ray Culp2982656910060526.138.200.154.3541001200
Richard Haines72824470102030.292.393.375.76891000
Joel Gibson123731351002008.161.161.194.35560600
Gary Kroll1661514500021418.098.175.098.27351410
David Getz3843414400010215.098.140.098.23740000
Fred Walters51612131002044.250.438.333.77140000
Jack McCracken172520330012048.150.292.300.59260100
Ron Mrozinski9108220000024.250.400.250.65020000
Bobby Bubash272016320000039.125.263.125.38820100
Harry Oliver4326192200010611.105.320.105.42520100
Larry Daniels103024320002055.083.267.083.35021000
James Ponceroff2640343220000421.059.158.118.27640200
Norm Gigon31510310000151.100.400.100.50010000
Dave Baldwin1327213100020117.048.091.048.13910500
John Moltenbrey344000000002.000.000.000.00000000
Bruce Gruber1920200000000011.000.000.000.00000000
Barton Dupon355000000002.000.000.000.00000000
Edward Lunsford111000000000.000.000.000.00000000
Bernard Belan3100000000101.00000000
Totals150753604741715123921246946281010505962.261.335.385.7191825034453539


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Costen Shockley1B132112710421110.9839.326
Bobby Sanders2B741542241842.9555.108
Billy Sorrell2B531111311325.9494.566
Dick Allen2B154147714.9265.867
Dick Edwards3B1351192134219.8882.459
Al KendersC513891621.9957.94110
Pat CorralesC372372473.9747.0546
Larry CutrightC322432023.9928.2194
Bill HeathC191401621.9878.2112
Gerald GriffinOF127196961.9721.614
Dick AllenOF11621412102.9581.948
John MustionOF6578571.9221.277
Billy SorrellOF5696632.9711.821
Bobby SandersOF5288510.9891.788
Harry OliverP4231411.944.405
David GetzP361014001.000.667
Ray CulpP28142633.9301.429
James PonceroffP26415001.000.731
Bobby BubashP25816001.000.960
Bob GontkoskyP24102311.9711.375
Bruce GruberP1921521.895.895
Jack McCrackenP17315001.0001.059
Gary KrollP1641610.9521.250
Dave BaldwinP13713001.0001.538
Joel GibsonP12121022.9171.833
Ron MrozinskiP9.000
John MoltenbreyP3.000
Bernard BelanP3.000
John MustionP2.000
Edward LunsfordP1.000
John WeghornSS871482354249.9014.402
Thomas NorwoodSS34511161422.9234.912
Billy SorrellSS264148611.9373.423
Totals138735501408213314.9593.5752200

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.





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