1962 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 84-78. They scored 774 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. Ken Boyer led the team in home runs with 24. The offense was powered by Bill White, who led the team with 102 RBI and 199 hits.
The team allowed 664 runs and had a team ERA of 3.55. Larry Jackson led the team with 16 wins. Bob Gibson racked up 208 strkeouts to lead the team. Lindy McDaniel led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 160 | 611 | 92 | 178 | 24 | 98 | 12 | .369 | .470 | .839 | .291 |
| Julio Gotay | SS | 127 | 369 | 47 | 94 | 2 | 27 | 7 | .316 | .309 | .625 | .255 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 155 | 598 | 97 | 157 | 7 | 39 | 26 | .316 | .356 | .672 | .263 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 79 | 189 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .287 | .265 | .552 | .222 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 98 | 143 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .346 | .371 | .717 | .301 |
| Bill White | 1B | 159 | 614 | 93 | 199 | 20 | 102 | 9 | .386 | .482 | .868 | .324 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 73 | 158 | 20 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 1 | .299 | .475 | .774 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Burda | OF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .071 | .306 | .071 |
| Doug Clemens | OF | 48 | 93 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .355 | .301 | .656 | .237 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 151 | 635 | 99 | 188 | 12 | 70 | 8 | .346 | .416 | .762 | .296 |
| Charlie James | OF | 129 | 388 | 50 | 107 | 8 | 59 | 3 | .301 | .392 | .693 | .276 |
| Gary Kolb | OF | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .357 | .757 | .357 |
| Don Landrum | OF | 32 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .375 | .314 | .689 | .314 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 39 | 97 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .271 | .278 | .549 | .196 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 135 | 433 | 57 | 143 | 19 | 82 | 3 | .416 | .508 | .924 | .330 |
| Mike Shannon | OF | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .133 | .321 | .133 |
| Bobby Smith | OF | 91 | 130 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .270 | .300 | .570 | .231 |
| Carl Warwick | OF | 13 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .385 | .478 | .863 | .348 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Oliver | C | 122 | 345 | 42 | 89 | 14 | 45 | 5 | .352 | .441 | .793 | .258 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 85 | 222 | 26 | 56 | 13 | 42 | 0 | .351 | .477 | .828 | .252 |
| Jimmie Schaffer | C | 70 | 66 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .301 | .303 | .604 | .242 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5643 | 774 | 1528 | 137 | 707 | 86 | .331 | .394 | .725 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Anderson | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.42 | 1.111 | |||
| Ed Bauta | 20 | 0 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 5.01 | 1.517 | |||
| Harvey Branch | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.40 | 2.000 | |||
| Ernie Broglio | 34 | 30 | 222.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 132 | 93 | 3.00 | 1.287 | |||
| Bob Duliba | 28 | 0 | 39.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2.06 | 1.272 | |||
| Don Ferrarese | 38 | 0 | 56.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 2.70 | 1.517 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 32 | 30 | 233.7 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 208 | 95 | 2.85 | 1.151 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 36 | 35 | 252.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 112 | 64 | 3.75 | 1.312 | |||
| Bobby Locke | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 55 | 2 | 107 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 14 | 79 | 29 | 4.12 | 1.168 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 22 | 17 | 102.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 50 | 43 | 5.54 | 1.603 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 28 | 0 | 57.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 2.18 | 1.127 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 31 | 22 | 154 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 74 | 32 | 3.51 | 1.292 | |||
| Paul Toth | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.317 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 34 | 25 | 175.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 109 | 58 | 4.10 | 1.394 | |||
| Team Totals | 371 | 163 | 1463.3 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 25 | 914 | 517 | 3.55 | 1.306 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Boyer | 160 |
| At Bats | Curt Flood | 635 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Curt Flood | 701 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .330 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .416 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .508 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | .924 |
| Runs | Curt Flood | 99 |
| Hits | Bill White | 199 |
| Total Bases | Bill White | 296 |
| Doubles | Bill White | 31 |
| Triples | Ken Boyer, Curt Flood, and Julian Javier | 5 |
| Home Runs | Ken Boyer | 24 |
| RBI | Bill White | 102 |
| Walks | Ken Boyer | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Boyer | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Julian Javier | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Julian Javier | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Julian Javier | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Curt Flood | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Boyer | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jackson | 16 |
| Losses | Bob Gibson | 13 |
| Saves | Lindy McDaniel | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Jackson | .593 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 2.85 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.151 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jackson | 252.3 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 55 |
| Games Started | Larry Jackson | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 208 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 15 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jackson | 1074 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Jackson | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jackson | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Jackson and Ray Washburn | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Jackson | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Larry Jackson | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Gibson | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Gibson and Curt Simmons | 23 |
