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1962 Boston Red Sox season

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Start date
  
1962

General manager
  
Pinky Higgins

Local television
  
WCVB-TV

Manager
  
Pinky Higgins

Owner
  
Tom Yawkey

Local radio
  
WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson)

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1963 Boston Red Sox season

The 1962 Boston Red Sox season was the 62nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished eighth in the American League (AL) with a record of 76 wins and 84 losses, 19 games behind the AL pennant winner and eventual World Series champion New York Yankees.

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Offseason

  • October 20, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Red Sox.
  • March 24, 1962: Tom Borland was traded by the Red Sox to the Houston Colt .45s for Dave Philley.
  • Regular season

    Bill Monbouquette and Earl Wilson each threw no-hitters for the Red Sox. Monbouquette threw his no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, while Wilson no-hit the Los Angeles Angels.

    On September 3, Don Gile hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.

    Notable transactions

  • August 14, 1962: Dave Philley was released by the Red Sox.
  • September 7, 1962: Galen Cisco was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the New York Mets.
  • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1962 Boston Red Sox season Wikipedia