- 1962 Houston Colt .45s season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Houston Colt .45s
season = 1962
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1962
Uniform
ballpark =Colt Stadium
y4 = 1962
city =Houston, Texas
y5 = 1962
owners = Craig F. Cullinan, Jr. ,Roy Hofheinz
general manager =Paul Richards
managers =Harry Craft
television = KTRK
(Al Helfer ,Gene Elston , Guy Savage)
radio =KPRC (AM)
(Al Helfer ,Gene Elston , Loel Passe)|The Houston Colt .45s' 1962 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Colt .45s finishing in eighth place in theNational League , with a record of 64-96, 36½ games behind the NL ChampionSan Francisco Giants in the Colt .45s inaugural season.Offseason
September 11, 1961:
Rusty Staub was signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/staubru01.shtml Rusty Staub Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Expansion Draft
Regular phase
:"$75,000 per player"
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Eddie Bressoud ,infielder ,San Francisco Giants
*Bob Aspromonte , infielder,Los Angeles Dodgers
*Bob Lillis , infielder,St. Louis Cardinals
*Dick Drott ,pitcher ,Chicago Cubs
*Al Heist ,outfielder ,Chicago Cubs
*Roman Mejias , outfielder,Pittsburgh Pirates
*George Williams , infielder,Philadelphia Phillies
*Jesse Hickman , pitcher,Philadelphia Phillies
*Merritt Ranew ,catcher ,Milwaukee Braves
*Don Taussig , outfielder,St. Louis Cardinals
*Bobby Shantz , pitcher,Pittsburgh Pirates
*Norm Larker , infielder,Los Angeles Dodgers
* Sam Jones, pitcher,San Francisco Giants
*Paul Roof , pitcher,Milwaukee Braves
* Ken Johnson, pitcher,Cincinnati Reds
*Dick Gernert , infielder,Cincinnati Reds
*Ed Olivares , infielder,St. Louis Cardinals
*Jim Umbricht , pitcher,Pittsburgh Pirates
*Jim Golden , pitcher,Los Angeles Dodgers Premium phase
:"$125,000 per player"
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Joe Amalfitano , infielder,San Francisco Giants
*Turk Farrell , pitcher,Los Angeles Dodgers
* Hal Smith, catcher,Pittsburgh Pirates
*Al Spangler , outfielder,Milwaukee Braves Regular season
eason standings
Transactions
*June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased by the Houston Colt .45's from the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cervbo01.shtml Bob Cerv Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 30, 1962: Bob Cerv was released by the Houston Colt .45's.Roster
1962 Houston Colt .45s season
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Player stats
Batting
"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1962.shtml 1962 Houston Colt .45s season at Baseball Reference]
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