1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers began the season by opening Dodger Stadium, the teams new ballpark. The stadium opened on April 10 with a game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Dodgers proceeded to win a Los Angeles record 102 games and tied the San Francisco Giants for first place in the National League. The Giants won the playoff two games to one.

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	103	62	.624	—	61‍–‍21	42‍–‍41
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	63	.618	1	54‍–‍29	48‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	.605	3½	58‍–‍23	40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	68	.578	8	51‍–‍30	42‍–‍38
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	.531	15½	49‍–‍32	37‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	.519	17½	44‍–‍37	40‍–‍41
Philadelphia Phillies	81	80	.503	20	46‍–‍34	35‍–‍46
Houston Colt .45s	64	96	.400	36½	32‍–‍48	32‍–‍48
Chicago Cubs	59	103	.364	42½	32‍–‍49	27‍–‍54
New York Mets	40	120	.250	60½	22‍–‍58	18‍–‍62

1962 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Jim Gilliam	Second Baseman
Wally Moon	Leftfielder
Duke Snider	Rightfielder
Johnny Roseboro	Catcher
Ron Fairly	First Baseman
Daryl Spencer	Third Baseman
Willie Davis	Centerfielder
Johnny Podres	Starting Pitcher

1962 Los Angeles Dodgers roster
Roster
Starting Pitchers 53 Don Drysdale 32 Sandy Koufax 38 Joe Moeller 22 Johnny Podres 45 Pete Richert 40 Stan Williams Relief Pitchers 23 Willard Hunter 17 Phil Ortega 16 Ron Perranoski (CL) 37 Ed Roebuck 51 Larry Sherry 41 Jack Smith		Catchers 35 Doug Camilli  8 Johnny Roseboro 34 Norm Sherry Infielders 11 Larry Burright 21 Andy Carey  6 Ron Fairly 19 Jim Gilliam 15 Tim Harkness 20 Daryl Spencer 44 Dick Tracewski 30 Maury Wills		Outfielders 12 Tommy Davis  3 Willie Davis 25 Frank Howard 14 Ken McMullen  9 Wally Moon  4 Duke Snider  7 Lee Walls		Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 33 Joe Becker  2 Leo Durocher 31 Greg Mulleavy 27 Pete Reiser

Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

1962 Awards

• 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game -1st Game
  • Don Drysdale starter
  • Tommy Davis starter
  • Sandy Koufax reserve
  • Johnny Roseboro reserve
  • Maury Wills reserve
• 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - 2nd Game
  • Johnny Podres starter
  • Tommy Davis starter
  • Johnny Roseboro reserve
  • Maury Wills reserve
• National League Most Valuable Player
  • Maury Wills
• Cy Young Award
  • Don Drysdale
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award - Game 1
  • Maury Wills

• Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • Maury Wills
• Gold Glove Award
  • Maury Wills
• TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Don Drysdale
• TSN Major League Player of the Year Award
  • Maury Wills & Don Drysdale
• TSN National League Player of the Year Award
  • Maury Wills
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Don Drysdale
  • Tommy Davis
  • Maury Wills
• NL Player of the Month
  • Sandy Koufax (June 1962)
  • Frank Howard (July 1962)

1962 Transactions

• December 15: Acquired Lee Walls and cash from the New York Mets for Charlie Neal
• March 24: Acquired Andy Carey from the Chicago White Sox for Ramon Conde and Jim Koranda

1962 Minor League Teams

• AAA: Omaha Dodgers (managed by Danny Ozark) - American Association
• AAA: Spokane Indians (managed by Preston Gomez) - Pacific Coast League
• A: Greenville Spinners (managed by Roy Hartsfield)- South Atlantic League
• B: Salem Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak)- Northwest League
• C: Great Falls Electrics (managed by Al Ronning) - Pioneer League
• C: Reno Silver Sox (managed by Roy Smalley) - California League
• D: Keokuk Dodgers/Midwest Dodgers (managed by Ed Serrano) - Midwest League
• D: Ozark Dodgers/Andalusia Dodgers (managed by George Scherger) - Alabama-Florida League
• D: St. Petersburg Saints (managed by Spider Jorgensen) - Florida State League

External links

• 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page