1962 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 102-63. They scored 842 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. Frank Howard provided the power for the team with 31 homers. The offense was powered by Tommy Davis, who led the team with 153 RBI and 230 hits. Maury Wills had a great year on the basepaths with 104 stolen bases.
The team allowed 697 runs and had a team ERA of 3.62. Don Drysdale led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 232 strikeouts. Ron Perranoski led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Burright | 2B | 115 | 249 | 35 | 51 | 4 | 30 | 4 | .264 | .317 | .581 | .205 |
| Andy Carey | 3B | 53 | 111 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .333 | .351 | .684 | .234 |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 147 | 460 | 80 | 128 | 14 | 71 | 1 | .379 | .433 | .812 | .278 |
| Jim Gilliam | 2B | 160 | 588 | 83 | 159 | 4 | 43 | 17 | .370 | .335 | .705 | .270 |
| Tim Harkness | 1B | 92 | 62 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .370 | .387 | .757 | .258 |
| Daryl Spencer | 3B | 77 | 157 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .365 | .318 | .683 | .236 |
| Dick Tracewski | SS | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 165 | 695 | 130 | 208 | 6 | 48 | 104 | .347 | .373 | .720 | .299 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | OF | 163 | 665 | 120 | 230 | 27 | 153 | 18 | .374 | .535 | .909 | .346 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 157 | 600 | 103 | 171 | 21 | 85 | 32 | .334 | .453 | .787 | .285 |
| Frank Howard | OF | 141 | 493 | 80 | 146 | 31 | 119 | 1 | .346 | .560 | .906 | .296 |
| Ken McMullen | OF | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .546 | .273 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 95 | 244 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 31 | 5 | .326 | .336 | .662 | .242 |
| Duke Snider | OF | 80 | 158 | 28 | 44 | 5 | 30 | 2 | .418 | .481 | .899 | .278 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 60 | 109 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 1 | .325 | .312 | .637 | .266 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doug Camilli | C | 45 | 88 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .366 | .523 | .889 | .284 |
| John Roseboro | C | 128 | 389 | 45 | 97 | 7 | 55 | 12 | .341 | .380 | .721 | .249 |
| Norm Sherry | C | 35 | 88 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .240 | .307 | .547 | .182 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5628 | 842 | 1510 | 140 | 781 | 198 | .332 | .400 | .732 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Drysdale | 43 | 41 | 314.3 | 25 | 9 | .735 | 1 | 232 | 78 | 2.83 | 1.114 | |||
| Willard Hunter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.50 | 5.000 | |||
| Sandy Koufax | 28 | 26 | 184.3 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | 216 | 57 | 2.54 | 1.036 | |||
| Joe Moeller | 19 | 15 | 85.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 46 | 58 | 5.25 | 1.692 | |||
| Phil Ortega | 24 | 3 | 53.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 30 | 39 | 6.88 | 1.844 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 70 | 0 | 107.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 20 | 68 | 36 | 2.85 | 1.295 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 40 | 40 | 255 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 178 | 71 | 3.81 | 1.337 | |||
| Pete Richert | 19 | 12 | 81.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 75 | 45 | 3.87 | 1.501 | |||
| Ed Roebuck | 64 | 0 | 119.3 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 9 | 72 | 54 | 3.09 | 1.308 | |||
| Larry Sherry | 58 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 11 | 71 | 44 | 3.20 | 1.389 | |||
| Jack Smith | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.400 | |||
| Stan Williams | 40 | 28 | 185.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | 108 | 98 | 4.46 | 1.519 | |||
| Team Totals | 414 | 165 | 1488.6 | 102 | 63 | .618 | 46 | 1104 | 588 | 3.62 | 1.326 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Maury Wills | 165 |
| At Bats | Maury Wills | 695 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Maury Wills | 759 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Davis | .346 |
| On-Base % | Ron Fairly | .379 |
| Slugging % | Frank Howard | .560 |
| OPS | Tommy Davis | .909 |
| Runs | Maury Wills | 130 |
| Hits | Tommy Davis | 230 |
| Total Bases | Tommy Davis | 356 |
| Doubles | Tommy Davis | 27 |
| Triples | Willie Davis and Maury Wills | 10 |
| Home Runs | Frank Howard | 31 |
| RBI | Tommy Davis | 153 |
| Walks | Jim Gilliam | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Howard | 108 |
| Stolen Bases | Maury Wills | 104 |
| Caught Stealing | Maury Wills | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Gilliam | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tommy Davis and Willie Davis | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Howard | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Drysdale | 25 |
| Losses | Johnny Podres | 13 |
| Saves | Ron Perranoski | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Drysdale | .735 |
| ERA | Sandy Koufax | 2.54 |
| WHIP | Sandy Koufax | 1.036 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Drysdale | 314.3 |
| Games | Ron Perranoski | 70 |
| Games Started | Don Drysdale | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Don Drysdale | 232 |
| Complete Games | Don Drysdale | 19 |
| Shutouts | Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Don Drysdale | 1289 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Podres | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Drysdale | 272 |
| Walks Allowed | Stan Williams | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Drysdale | 49 |
| Triples Allowed | Don Drysdale and Johnny Podres | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Moeller | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Drysdale | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Johnny Podres | 26 |
