1962 Boston Red Sox season
The 1962 Boston Red Sox season was the 62nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished eighth in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 84 losses, 19 games behind the AL pennant winner and eventual World Series champion New York Yankees.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 90 | 260 | 67 | .258 | 11 | 37 |
| 1B | | 152 | 562 | 183 | .326 | 10 | 60 |
| 2B | | 119 | 413 | 95 | .230 | 7 | 35 |
| 3B | | 156 | 619 | 175 | .283 | 21 | 95 |
| SS | | 153 | 599 | 166 | .277 | 14 | 68 |
| LF | | 160 | 646 | 191 | .296 | 19 | 94 |
| CF | | 131 | 466 | 116 | .249 | 16 | 54 |
| RF | | 114 | 398 | 117 | .294 | 18 | 75 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 115 | 362 | 78 | .215 | 8 | 36 |
| 81 | 249 | 57 | .229 | 14 | 38 |
| 53 | 199 | 54 | .271 | 0 | 12 |
| 65 | 151 | 42 | .278 | 1 | 19 |
| 56 | 91 | 21 | .231 | 2 | 11 |
| 38 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | 41 | 2 | .049 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 241.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.95 | 134 |
| 35 | 235.1 | 15 | 13 | 3.33 | 153 |
| 31 | 191.1 | 12 | 8 | 3.91 | 137 |
| Don Schwall | 33 | 182.1 | 9 | 15 | 4.94 | 89 |
| 17 | 86.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.75 | 49 |
| 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 3 |
| 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 19.64 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 23 | 83.0 | 4 | 7 | 6.72 | 43 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 62 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 2.24 | 144 |
| 42 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5.36 | 36 |
| 38 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.80 | 59 |
| 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.43 | 36 |
| 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 33 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Farm system
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