1962 Washington Senators season
The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. 1962 was the first season in which the Senators played their home games at D.C. Stadium.
Offseason
- October 5, 1961: Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney were traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Jimmy Piersall.
- November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- December 15, 1961: Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein were traded by the Senators to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt.
Game log
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | ||
| April | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | Ken Retzer | 109 | 340 | 97 | .285 | 8 | 37 |
| 1B | Harry Bright | 113 | 392 | 107 | .273 | 17 | 67 |
| 2B | Chuck Cottier | 136 | 443 | 107 | .242 | 6 | 40 |
| SS | Ken Hamlin | 98 | 292 | 74 | .253 | 3 | 22 |
| 3B | Bob Johnson | 135 | 466 | 134 | .288 | 12 | 43 |
| LF | Don Lock | 71 | 225 | 57 | .253 | 12 | 37 |
| CF | 135 | 471 | 115 | .244 | 4 | 31 | |
| RF | Jim King | 132 | 333 | 81 | .243 | 11 | 35 |
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 |
| Chuck Hinton | 151 | 542 | 168 | .310 | 17 | 75 |
| 88 | 256 | 62 | .242 | 10 | 31 | |
| Danny O'Connell | 84 | 236 | 62 | .263 | 2 | 18 |
| Johnny Schaive | 82 | 225 | 57 | .253 | 6 | 29 |
| Dale Long | 67 | 191 | 46 | .241 | 4 | 24 |
| Bud Zipfel | 68 | 184 | 44 | .239 | 6 | 21 |
| Joe Hicks | 102 | 174 | 39 | .224 | 6 | 14 |
| Ed Brinkman | 54 | 133 | 22 | .165 | 0 | 4 |
| Gene Woodling | 44 | 107 | 30 | .280 | 5 | 16 |
| John Kennedy | 14 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Tasby | 11 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stillwell | 6 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 197.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.65 | 123 | |
| Claude Osteen | 28 | 150.1 | 8 | 13 | 3.65 | 59 |
| 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
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 |
| Don Rudolph | 37 | 176.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.62 | 68 |
| Tom Cheney | 37 | 173.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.17 | 147 |
| Bennie Daniels | 44 | 161.1 | 7 | 16 | 4.85 | 66 |
| Pete Burnside | 40 | 149.2 | 5 | 11 | 4.45 | 74 |
| Steve Hamilton | 41 | 107.1 | 3 | 8 | 3.77 | 83 |
| Joe McClain | 10 | 24.0 | 0 | 4 | 9.38 | 6 |
| 6 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.85 | 12 | |
| Jack Jenkins | 3 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.05 | 10 |
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 |
| Jim Hannan | 42 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.31 | 39 |
| Marty Kutyna | 54 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4.04 | 25 |
| Ed Hobaugh | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.76 | 37 |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 17 |
| Fred Green | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 2 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game- Dave Stenhouse, Pitcher, Reserve in first game, Starter in second game