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1962 Chicago White Sox season

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General manager(s)
  
Ed Short

Manager(s)
  
Al López

Owner(s)
  
Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn

Local television
  
WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)

Local radio
  
WCFL (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton)

The 1962 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 62nd season in the major leagues, and its 63rd season overall. They finished with a record 85–77, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 11 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

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Offseason

  • November 27, 1961: Minnie Miñoso was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Cunningham.
  • November 28, 1961: Roy Sievers was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Charley Smith and John Buzhardt.
  • March 24, 1962: Andy Carey was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ramón Conde and Jim Koranda (minors).
  • Prior to 1962 season: Future basketball star Dave DeBusschere was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.

    • Regular season

  • April 22, 1962: Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut in a game against the Kansas City Athletics. He pitched one inning and gave up one walk.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Luis Aparicio, SS
  • Nellie Fox, 2B
  • Joe Cunningham, 1B
  • Floyd Robinson, RF
  • Al Smith, LF
  • Mike Hershberger, CF
  • Charley Smith, 3B
  • Sherm Lollar, C
  • Juan Pizarro, P

    • Batting

    Note: G=Games played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Base on balls; SO=Strikeouts; AVG=Batting average; SB=Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; G=Games pitched; GS=Games started; SV=Saves; IP=Innings pitched; H=Hits allowed; R=Runs allowed; ER=Earned runs allowed; HR=Home runs allowed; BB=Walks allowed; K=Strikeouts

    Farm system

    Savannah franchise moved to Lynchburg, August 26, 1962; Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees

    References

    1962 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
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