The 1962

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

season was the team's 62nd season in the major leagues, and its 63rd season overall. They finished with a record of 85–77, good enough for fifth place in the

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, 11 games behind the first-place

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Offseason

* November 27, 1961:

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was traded by the White Sox to the

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for Joe Cunningham. * November 28, 1961:

Roy Sievers Roy Edward Sievers (November 18, 1926 – April 3, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and left fielder from through . A five-time All-Star, Sievers was the American L ...

was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for

Charley Smith Charles William Smith (September 15, 1937 – November 29, 1994) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. Brooklyn Dodgers signee Smith was one of the last players to sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers before their move to Los Angeles. ...

and John Buzhardt. * March 24, 1962:

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was traded by the White Sox to the

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for

Ramón Conde Ramón Luis Conde Román (December 29, 1934 – February 23, 2020) was a professional baseball player from Puerto Rico. Also known as "Wito," he amassed 3,025 base hits in the U.S., the Puerto Rican Winter League, and Mexico. Alas, none of those ...

and Jim Koranda (minors). * Prior to 1962 season: Future basketball star

Dave DeBusschere David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach and Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 a ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Dave DeBusschere page at Baseball Reference
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Regular season

* April 22, 1962: Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut in a game against the

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. He pitched one inning and gave up one

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Opening Day lineup

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, SS *

Nellie Fox Jacob Nelson “Nellie” Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was an American professional baseball player. Fox was one of the best second basemen of all time, and the third-most difficult hitter to strike out in Major League Baseball (M ...

, 2B * Joe Cunningham, 1B * Floyd Robinson, RF * Al Smith, LF * Mike Hershberger, CF *

, 3B *

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, C * Juan Pizarro, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G=Games played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Base on balls; SO=Strikeouts; AVG=Batting average; SB=Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; G=Games pitched; GS=Games started; SV=Saves; IP=Innings pitched; H=Hits allowed; R=Runs allowed; ER=Earned runs allowed; HR=Home runs allowed; BB=Walks allowed; K=Strikeouts''

Farm system

Savannah franchise moved to Lynchburg, August 26, 1962; Harlan affiliation shared with

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

External links

1962 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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