| 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
| Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) | |
| General managers | Joe L. Brown | |
| Managers | Danny Murtaugh | |
| Television | KDKA-TV  Bob Prince, Jim Woods  | |
| Radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods  | |
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The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's 93–68 season, good for fourth place in the National League, eight games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants.
Offseason
- October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
- Joe Christopher was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.[2]
 - Al Jackson was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.[3]
 
 - November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.[4]
 - December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels.[5]
 
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
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| San Francisco Giants | 103 | 62 | 0.624 | — | 61–21 | 42–41 | 
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 63 | 0.618 | 1 | 54–29 | 48–34 | 
| Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3½ | 58–23 | 40–41 | 
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 68 | 0.578 | 8 | 51–30 | 42–38 | 
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 15½ | 49–32 | 37–44 | 
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 17½ | 44–37 | 40–41 | 
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 20 | 46–34 | 35–46 | 
| Houston Colt .45s | 64 | 96 | 0.400 | 36½ | 32–48 | 32–48 | 
| Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 42½ | 32–49 | 27–54 | 
| New York Mets | 40 | 120 | 0.250 | 60½ | 22–58 | 18–62 | 
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 4–14 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 7–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–4 | — | 13–5 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 8–10 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–3–1 | 1–17 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 9–9–1 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 14–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 16–2 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 10–11 | 7–11 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 10–8 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 12–6 | |||||
| New York | 9–9 | 5–13 | 3–13–1 | 2–16 | 6–12 | — | 4–14 | 2–16 | 4–14 | 5–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–10 | 10–8 | 17–1 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 14–4 | — | 7–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–4 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 16–2 | 10–7 | — | 7–11 | 12–6 | |||||
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 11–10 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 13–5 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9–1 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | — | |||||
Game log
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April: 13–5 (Home: 4–2; Away: 9–3) 
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May: 13–13 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–9) 
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June: 18–14 (Home: 11–11; Away: 7–3) 
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July: 17–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–7) 
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August: 18–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–8) 
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September: 14–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–8) 
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| Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member  | 
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 7, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.[6][7]
 - June 1962: Coot Veal was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).[4]
 - September 9, 1962: Byron Browne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[8]
 
Roster
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Statistics
- Batting
 
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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- Pitching
 
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston
Notes
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
 - ↑ Joe Christopher page at Baseball Reference
 - ↑ Al Jackson page at Baseball Reference
 - 1 2 Coot Veal page at Baseball Reference
 - ↑ Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
 - ↑ Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
 - ↑ "Mets Obtain Three Players". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press. May 7, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
 - ↑ Byron Browne page at Baseball Reference
 - ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
 - ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
 
References
- 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
 - 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
 - Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
 
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