Record 84–78 (.519) | League place 6th | |
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Offseason
Ownership change and managerial turnover
On November 16, 1962, the 17-year tenure of Louis Perini as owner of the Braves ended when the Boston construction magnate sold the team to a Chicago-based group of investors led by William Bartholomay. The Braves' home attendance had been declining since its 1957 high-water mark of over 2.2 million fans to 767,000 in five short years, due to a drop-off in on-field success since its last (1959) postseason appearance and a ban on "bringing your own" food and beer to Milwaukee County Stadium. Within two years of buying the Braves, the Bartholomay group would be negotiating with Atlanta, in a successful bid to move the club to the Southeastern United States territory as early as 1965.
Contents
- Offseason
- Ownership change and managerial turnover
- Regular season
- Notable transactions
- Starters by position
- Other batters
- Starting pitchers
- Other pitchers
- Relief pitchers
- Awards and honors
- Farm system
- References
The change in owners overshadowed the Braves' continued turbulence in the managerial chair. On October 5, 1962, Birdie Tebbetts, in office for only 13 months, resigned to join the American League Cleveland Indians. His successor, Bobby Bragan, 45, was the team's fourth manager in five seasons. He had been a Houston Colt .45s coach in 1962 and had previously been fired from managing posts with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1956–1957) and the Indians (1958). Bragan would be the last manager in Milwaukee Braves' annals—and the first of its Atlanta history in 1966, although he himself would be fired on August 8 of that year after guiding the Braves to a 310–287 (.519) mark over 3 1⁄2 seasons.
Regular season
Notable transactions
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
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Yakima, Greenville