1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Los Angeles Dodgers
season = 1962
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Dodger Stadium
y4 = 1962
city = Los Angeles, California
y5 = 1958
owners = Walter O'Malley
general manager =Buzzie Bavasi
managers = Walter Alston
television = KTTV (11)
radio = KFI
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
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Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrin|

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.

eason standings

1962 Roster

Relief Pitchers stats

Batting Stats

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 [ [http://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) ] ]
*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

References

External links

* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1962_losangeles.gif&Entryid=997 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.Dodgers.com Los Angeles Dodgers official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1962.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1962&t=LAN Baseball Almanac season page]