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1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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General manager(s)
  
Joe L. Brown

Manager(s)
  
Danny Murtaugh

Owner(s)
  
John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)

Local television
  
KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods

Local radio
  
KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods

The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's 93–68 season, good for fourth place in the National League, eight games behind NL Champion San Francisco.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
  • Joe Christopher was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.
  • Al Jackson was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.
  • November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.
  • December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 7, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.
  • June 1962: Coot Veal was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).
  • September 9, 1962: Byron Browne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

    • Statistics

    Batting
    Pitching

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston

    References

    1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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