The 1962

Houston Colt .45s The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after s ...

were an

expansion team An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also ...

in American

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, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history.

Harry Craft Harry Francis Craft (April 19, 1915 – August 3, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Born in Ellisville, Mississippi, he was a center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937 to 1942. Craft attended Mississippi Colleg ...

was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the

's ten teams with a record of 64–96, 36½ games behind the league champion

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

Offseason

* September 11, 1961:

Rusty Staub Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (April 1, 1944 – March 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and television color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball for 23 seasons as a right fielder, designated hitter, and first basem ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colt .45's. * October 13, 1961: Al Cicotte was purchased by the Colt .45s from the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

. * March 24, 1962:

Dave Philley David Earl Philley (May 16, 1920 – March 15, 2012) was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. A switch hitter who threw right-handed, he debuted on September 6, and played his final game on August 6, . He was born in Paris, Texas. ...

was signed as a free agent by the Colt .45s.Dave Philley
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * March 24, 1962: Dave Philley was traded by the Colt .45s to the

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for

Tom Borland Thomas Bruce Borland (February 14, 1933 – March 2, 2013), nicknamed "Spike", was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played portions of the 1960 and 1961 seasons for the Boston Red Sox. Borland batted and threw left-handed, ...

. * Prior to 1962 season:

J. C. Hartman J C Hartman (born April 15, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player and Major League Baseball shortstop who appeared in 90 games over parts of two seasons, and , for the Houston Colt .45s. He also played in the Negro leagues fo ...

was acquired by the Colt .45s from the

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as part of a minor league working agreement.

Expansion draft

The Colt .45s were one of two teams added to the National League before the 1962 season, the other being the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

. This brought the number of teams in the NL to ten, matching the 1961 expansion of the

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Regular phase

:''$75,000 per player'' *

Eddie Bressoud Edward Francis Bressoud (born May 2, 1932) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York / San Francisco Giants (1956–1961), Boston Red Sox (1962–1965), New York Mets (1966) and St. Louis Cardinals ...

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Bob Aspromonte Robert Thomas Aspromonte (born June 19, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played as a third baseman in Major League Baseball in and then from to , most prominently as a member of the newly for ...

, infielder,

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Bob Lillis Robert Perry Lillis (born June 2, 1930) is an American former infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lillis was an original member of the expansion Houston Colt .45s who remained with the club (renamed the Astros ...

, infielder,

Dick Drott Richard Fred Drott (July 1, 1936 – August 16, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Colt .45s. Drott, nicknamed "Hummer", started his major league career in 1957 with the Cubs. He won 15 game ...

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Al Heist Alfred Michael Heist (October 5, 1927 – October 2, 2006) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. After a long career in the Pacific Coast League of the 1950s, the outfielder made his Major League debut at the age of 32 ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

Román Mejías Román Mejías Gómez (August 9, 1925 – February 22, 2023) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in and from –1964 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45s and Boston Red Sox. He also p ...

, outfielder,

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* George Williams, infielder,

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* Jesse Hickman, pitcher,

Merritt Ranew Merritt Thomas Ranew (May 10, 1938 – October 18, 2011) was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in 269 games over all or parts of five Major League Baseball seasons (1962–65; 1969) for five different teams. He batted left ...

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

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Don Taussig Donald Franklin Taussig (born February 19, 1932) is an American former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder who played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and ...

, outfielder,

Bobby Shantz Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from through , and won the 1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award as a ...

, pitcher,

Norm Larker Norman Howard John Larker (December 27, 1930 – March 12, 2007) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman who, early in his career, also frequently played corner outfielder, he appeared in 667 games in Major League Baseball ...

, infielder,

* Sam Jones, pitcher,

* Paul Roof, pitcher,

* Ken Johnson, pitcher,

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* Dick Gernert, infielder,

* Ed Olivares, infielder,

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, pitcher,

Jim Golden James Edward Golden (born March 20, 1936) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball, a right-hander who appeared in 69 games over all or parts of four seasons (1960–1963) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Colt .45s. Golden ba ...

, pitcher,

Premium phase

:''$125,000 per player'' *

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, infielder,

Turk Farrell Richard Joseph "Turk" Farrell (April 8, 1934 – June 10, 1977) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to , spending his entire 14-year MLB career in the National League (NL). He threw and ...

, pitcher,

* Hal Smith, catcher,

Al Spangler Albert Donald Spangler (born July 8, 1933) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. Spangler appeared in 912 games in the majors between and for the Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Los Angeles / Califo ...

, outfielder,

1961 minor league affiliates

The Colt .45s and Mets were established on October 17, 1960, giving them time to acquire professional minor-league players, sign amateur free agents (there was no MLB first-year player draft until 1965) and enter into working agreements with minor league affiliates during the 1961 season. Houston had formal working agreements with two minor league baseball teams in 1961:

The first game

April 10, Colt Stadium, Houston, Texas Opening Day lineup

Regular season

The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, with an 11–2 win against the

, highlighted by a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning by

. The .45s would go on to sweep the Cubs in their first three-game series at

Colt Stadium Colt Stadium was a Major League Baseball, Major League baseball stadium that formerly stood in Houston, Texas. It was the temporary home of the expansion Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962 Houston Colt .45s season, 1962–1964 H ...

. The team finished April with a 7–8 record, 4 games in front of the expansion

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and only 5 games behind the National League leading

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and

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. By June 2, with the second loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh, the Colt .45s had fallen to 16 games behind the eventual National League Champion Giants, a deficit that no pre-wild card team had recovered from to make the post season. And, with an August 21 loss at the hands of the

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, the Houston Colt .45s were mathematically eliminated from the postseason with a 37-game deficit to the

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

with 37 games left. To get an idea of how the first season was for Houston, look at the team's best pitcher, Richard "Turk" Farrell. A starter for the Colt .45s, he was primarily a relief pitcher when he was with the

and

. Turk lost 20 games in 1962, but had an

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of 3.02. Turk was selected to both All-Star games that year. There was a bright spot in the line up in 1962.

, who was acquired from the

in the expansion draft, was named the Colt .45s starting right fielder. It was in Houston that Mejías would play the best season of his career. While he played better the first half of the season, an injury slowed him the second half of the season. However, he still finished with a .286 batting average, 24 home runs, and 76 RBIs. His modesty and his hard play made him a fan favorite that year. Despite his good year, Mejías was traded to the

in the fall of 1962.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 7, 1962:

was traded by the Colt .45s to the

for

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and Carl Warwick.John Anderson
at ''Baseball Reference'' * June 26, 1962:

Bob Cerv Robert Henry Cerv ( ; May 5, 1925 – April 6, 2017) was an American professional baseball left fielder. Prior to his professional career, he was a collegiate baseball and basketball player at the University of Nebraska. He was born in Weston, Ne ...

was purchased by the Colt .45s from the

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.Bob Cerv
at ''Baseball Reference'' * July 30, 1962: Bob Cerv was released by the Colt .45s.

Roster

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , , April 10 , , Cubs , , 11–2 , , Shantz (1–0) , , Cardwell (0–1) , , – , , 25,271 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 2 , , April 11 , , Cubs , , 2–0 , , Woodeshick (1–0) , , Hobbie (0–1) , , Farrell (1) , , 20,336 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 3 , , April 12 , , Cubs , , 2–0 , , Stone (1–0) , , Curtis (0–1) , , – , , 7,838 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 13 , , @ Phillies , , 2–3 , , Hamilton (1–0) , , Farrell (0–1) , , – , , 12,633 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 14 , , @ Phillies , , 0–3 , , Mahaffey (2–0) , , Johnson (0–1) , , – , , 2,732 , , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 6 , , April 17 , , @ Mets , , 5–2 (11) , , Golden (1–0) , , Moford (0–1) , , Tiefenauer (1) , , 3,191 , , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 7 , , April 18 , , @ Cubs , , 2–3 (10) , , Ellsworth (1–0) , , Farrell (0–2) , , – , , 3,318 , , 4–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 8 , , April 19 , , @ Cubs , , 6–0 , , Stone (2–0) , , Cardwell (0–3) , , – , , 3,835 , , 5–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 9 , , April 21 , ,

, , 1–3 , , McLish (1–0) , , Johnson (0–2) , , Baldschun (1) , , 21,841 , , 5–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 10 , , April 22 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Owens (1–1) , , Giusti (0–1) , , Baldschun (2) , , 13,130 , , 5–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 11 , , April 24 , ,

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, , 4–3 , , Woodeshick (2–0) , , Jackson (2–1) , , – , , 19,335 , , 6–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="white" , 12 , , April 25 , ,

, , 5–5 (17) , , – , , – , , – , , 17,265 , , 6–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 13 , , April 26 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Gibson (1–1) , , Johnson (0–3) , , – , , 15,129 , , 6–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 14 , , April 27 , ,

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, , 1–2 , , Shaw (2–1) , , Shantz (1–1) , , – , , 16,160 , , 6–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 15 , , April 28 , ,

, , 3–9 , , Butler (1–0) , , Giusti (0–2) , , – , , 22,501 , , 6–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 16 , , April 29 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Farrell (1–2) , , McMahon (0–1) , , – , , 21,050 , , 7–8 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 17 , , May 1 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–6 , , Washburn (2–0) , , Stone (2–1) , , Bauta (1) , , 4,924 , , 7–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 18 , , May 2 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–4 , , Gibson (2–1) , , Johnson (0–4) , , – , , 7,880 , , 7–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 19 , , May 3 , , @ Cardinals , , 0–4 , , Simmons (4–0) , , Giusti (0–3) , , – , , 6,436 , , 7–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 20 , , May 4 , , @ Braves , , 7–4 , , Bruce (1–0) , , Hendley (2–2) , , Farrell (2) , , 7,811 , , 8–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 21 , , May 5 , , @ Braves , , 5–6 (12) , , Curtis (1–2) , , Woodeschick (2–1) , , – , , 4,920 , , 8–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 22 , , May 6 , , @ Braves , , 2–3 , , Spahn (3–3) , , Golden (1–1) , , – , , 12,635 , , 8–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 23 , , May 6 , , @ Braves , , 9–1 , , Farrell (2–2) , , Willey (0–2) , , – , , 12,635 , , 9–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 24 , , May 7 , ,

, , 9–6 , , Tiefenauer (1–0) , , Richert (1–1) , , – , , 19,170 , , 10–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 25 , , May 8 , ,

, , 6–9 (10) , , Perranoski (2–0) , , Tiefenauer (1–1) , , Roebuck (1) , , 17,483 , , 10–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 26 , , May 9 , ,

, , 2–9 , , Podres (2–2) , , Richert (1–1) , , – , , 12,684 , , 10–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 27 , , May 10 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Drysdale (5–1) , , Bruce (1–1) , , – , , 15,076 , , 10–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 28 , , May 11 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Farrell (3–2) , , Perry (2–1) , , – , , 19,003, , 11–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 29 , , May 12 , ,

, , 0–11 , , Marichal (6–2) , , Woodeshick (2–2) , , – , , 26,311, , 11–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 30 , , May 13 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Sanford (4–2) , , Johnson (0–5) , , – , , 19,879, , 11–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 31 , , May 15 , , @ Dodgers , , 7–10 , , Perranoski (3–0) , , Tiefenauer (1–2) , , – , , 18,675, , 11–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 32 , , May 16 , , @ Dodgers , , 2–5 , , Moeller (2–3) , , Farrell (3–3) , , Roebuck (3) , , 16,075, , 11–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 33 , , May 17 , , @ Dodgers , , 4–2 (10) , , Roebuck (2–0) , , Tiefenauer (1–2) , , – , , 17,639, , 11–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 34 , , May 18 , , @ Giants , , 3–2 (10) , , Johnson (1–5) , , Sanford (4–3) , , – , , 18,544, , 12–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 35 , , May 19 , , @ Giants , , 2–10 , , McCormick (1–1) , , Witt (0–1) , , Larson (3) , , 16,701 , , 12–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 36 , , May 20 , , @ Giants , , 6–5 , , Bruce (2–1) , , Marichal (7–3) , , Farrell (3) , , 40,932 , , 13–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 37 , , May 20 , , @ Giants , , 4–7 , , Pierce (6–0) , , Woodeshick (2–3) , , – , , 40,932 , , 13–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 38 , , May 21 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Golden (2–1) , , Mizell (1–2) , , – , , 16,317 , , 14–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 39 , , May 22 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Farrell (4–3) , , Hook (3–3) , , – , , 11,980 , , 15–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 40 , , May 23 , ,

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, , 2–0 , , Johnson (2–5) , , Purkey (7–1) , , – , , 9,266 , , 16–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 41 , , May 24 , ,

, , 0–5 , , Jay (6–4) , , Witt (0–2) , , – , , 8,570 , , 16–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 42 , , May 25 , ,

, , 3–4 (13) , , Face (2–1) , , Tiefenauer (1–4) , , Sturdivant (1) , , 11,350 , , 16–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 43 , , May 26 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Golden (3–1) , , Friend (4–6) , , – , , 13,909, , 17–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 44 , , May 27 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Law (2–1) , , Johnson (2–6) , , – , , 11,793, , 17–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 28 , , @ Reds , , 6–9 , , Jay (7–4) , , Farrell (4–4) , , – , , 8,979, , 17–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 46 , , May 30 , , @ Cubs , , 8–6 (14) , , Giusti (1–3) , , Schultz (3–2) , , – , , 17,842, , 18–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 47 , , May 30 , , @ Cubs , , 10–6 , , McMahon (1–1) , , Elston (2–2) , , – , , 3,722, , 19–27 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 48 , , June 1 , , @ Pirates , , 4–8 , , Face (3–1) , , Golden (3–2) , , – , , 14,961, , 19–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , June 2 , , @ Pirates , , 2–9 , , Law (3–1) , , Farrell (4–5) , , – , , 11,703 , , 19–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 50 , , June 3 , , @ Pirates , , 10–6 , , Tiefenauer (2–4) , , Sturdivant (3–3) , , McMahon (1) , , 24,282 , , 20–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 51 , , June 3 , , @ Pirates , , 10–3 , , Johnson (3–6) , , McBean (5–2) , , – , , 24,282 , , 21–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 52 , , June 5 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Bruce (3–1) , , Piche (3–1) , , – , , 11,593 , , 22–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , , June 6 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Burdette (3–4) , , Golden (3–3) , , – , , 11,569 , , 22–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 54 , , June 7 , ,

, , 3–2 , , McMahon (2–1) , , Spahn (6–6) , , – , , 14,818 , , 23–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 8 , ,

, , 3–4 (13) , , L. Sherry (4–2) , , McMahon (2–2) , , – , , 15,877 , , 23–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 56 , , June 9 , ,

, , 13–1 , , Bruce (4–1) , , Williams (6–2) , , – , , 11,908 , , 24–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 57 , , June 10 , ,

, , 3–9 , , Drysdale (10–3) , , Golden (3–4) , , – , , 30,027 , , 24–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 10 , ,

, , 7–9 , , Moeller (5–4) , , Woodeshick (2–4) , , Perranoski (7) , , 30,027 , , 24–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59 , , June 11 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Jackson (3–7) , , Farrell (4–6) , , – , , 8,920 , , 24–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 60 , , June 12 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Johnson (4–6) , , Anderson (3–6) , , – , , 7,344 , , 25–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 14 , ,

, , 10–2 , , Bruce (5–1) , , Hook (4–7) , , – , , 10,761 , , 26–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 62 , , June 15 , , @ Dodgers , , 2–0 , , Golden (4–4) , , Drysdale (10–4) , , – , , 22,709 , , 27–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 63 , , June 16 , , @ Dodgers , , 4–1 , , Farrell (5–6) , , Podres (3–6) , , – , , 51,530 , , 28–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 17 , , @ Dodgers , , 2–6 , , Roebuck (4–0) , , Johnson (4–7) , , L. Sherry (5) , , 47,397 , , 28–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 65 , , June 19 , , @ Giants , , 6–4 , , Giusti (2–3) , , O'Dell (7–6) , , Farrell (4) , , 18,749 , , 29–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 20 , , @ Giants , , 9–5 , , Stone (3–2) , , Miller (3–2) , , McMahon (2) , , 10,430 , , 30–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 22 , , @ Mets , , 0–2 , , Jackson (4–8) , , Farrell (5–7) , , – , , 11,484 , , 30–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 68 , , June 22 , , @ Mets , , 16–3 , , Golden (5–4) , , B. Miller (0–5) , , – , , 11,484 , , 31–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 69 , , June 23 , , @ Mets , , 2–13 , , Hook (5–8) , , Johnson (4–8) , , – , , 6,425 , , 31–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 70 , , June 25 , , @ Phillies , , 3–4 , , Green (2–2) , , Woodeshick (2–5) , , – , , 8,087 , , 31–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 71 , , June 26 , , @ Phillies , , 0–2 , , Hamilton (5–5) , , Farrell (5–8) , , – , , 18,707 , , 31–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 72 , , June 26 , , @ Phillies , , 4–6 , , Mahaffey (9–8) , , Golden (5–5) , , – , , 18,707 , , 31–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 29 , ,

, , 0–4 , , O'Toole (6–9) , , Johnson (4–9) , , – , , 7,612 , , 31–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 74 , , June 30 , ,

, , 7–3 (7) , , Bruce (6–1) , , Maloney (2–3) , , – , , 9,758 , , 32–41 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , July 1 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Jay (11–7) , , Golden (5–6) , , – , , 6,666 , , 32–42 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , July 2 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Friend (8–8) , , Woodeshick (2–6) , , Face (14) , , 11,760 , , 32–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 77 , , July 3 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Haddix (7–3) , , Johnson (4–10) , , Face (15) , , 10,729 , , 32–44 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , July 4 , ,

, , 0–7 , , Law (7–3) , , Bruce (6–2) , , – , , 20,005 , , 32–45 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 4 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Francis (5–5) , , Golden (5–7) , , Face (16) , , 20,005 , , 32–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , , July 6 , , @ Reds , , 2–0 , , Woodeshick (3–6) , , Jay (11–8) , , – , , 15,871 , , 33–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , July 7 , , @ Reds , , 1–10 , , Purkey (14–2) , , Johnson (4–11) , , – , , 6,936 , , 33–47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 8 , , @ Reds , , 8–12 , , Maloney (4–3) , , Farrell (5–9) , , – , , 18,332 , , 33–48 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 8 , , @ Reds , , 11–12 (13) , , O'Toole (8–9) , , Farrell (5–10) , , – , , 18,332 , , 33–49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 11 , , @ Phillies , , 1–6 , , Mahaffey (11–9) , , Woodeshick (3–7) , , – , , 3,441 , , 33–50 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 12 , , @ Pirates , , 4–6 , , McBean (9–5) , , Golden (5–8) , , – , , 14,784 , , 33–51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 13 , , @ Pirates , , 0–4 , , Friend (9–9) , , Farrell (5–11) , , – , , 15,376 , , 33–52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 14 , , @ Pirates , , 2–4 , , Law (8–4) , , Bruce (6–3) , , - , , 7,343 , , 33–53 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 88 , , July 15 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Woodeshick (4–7) , , Buhl (6–7) , , McMahon (3) , , 6,907 , , 34–53 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 15 , , Cubs , , 1–4 , , Ellsworth (5–13) , , Johnson (4–12) , , – , , 6,907 , , 34–54 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 17 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Hamilton (6–7) , , Kemmerer (0–1) , , Baldschun (9) , , 8,115 , , 34–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 17 , ,

, , 2–8 , , McLish (6–2) , , Farrell (5–12) , , Bennett (1) , , 8,115 , , 34–56 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 18 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Green (3–2) , , Bruce (6–4) , , – , , 5,140 , , 34–57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 19 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Short (5–6) , , Woodeshick (4–8) , , Baldschun (10) , , 5,017 , , 34–58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 94 , , July 20 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Farrell (6–12) , , McDaniel (2–5) , , – , , 15,422 , , 35–58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 21 , ,

, , 0–7 , , Jackson (9–8) , , Kemmerer (0–2) , , – , , 17,742 , , 35–59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 21 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Johnson (5–12) , , Simmons (8–6) , , Golden (1) , , 17,742 , , 36–59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 22 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Gibson (13–6) , , Bruce (6–5) , , McDaniel (11) , , 8,685 , , 36–60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 23 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Bolin (6–0) , , Woodeshick (4–9) , , – , , 12,096 , , 36–61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 24 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Sanford (13–6) , , Farrell (6–13) , , Larsen (6) , , 11,289 , , 36–62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 25 , ,

, , 2–3 , , O'Dell (12–8) , , Golden (5–9) , , Miller (14) , , 12,344 , , 36–63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 27 , , @ Cubs , , 1–5 , , Ellsworth (6–14) , , Woodeshick (4–10) , , – , , 6,111 , , 36–64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 29 , , @ Cubs , , 2–4 , , Koonce (9–3) , , Golden (5–10) , , Cardwell (2) , , 10,334 , , 36–65 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 29 , , @ Cubs , , 3–1 , , Farrell (7–13) , , Hobbie (3–10) , , – , , 10,334 , , 37–65 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , August 1 , , @ Braves , , 0–3 , , Shaw (12–8) , , Woodeshick (4–11) , , – , , 10,829 , , 37–66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , August 2 , , @ Braves , , 3–0 , , Farrell (8–13) , , Burdette (8–7) , , – , , 8.338 , , 38–66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106 , , August 3 , , @ Cardinals , , 8–3 , , Johnson (6–12) , , Gibson (13–8) , , McMahon (4) , , 11,853 , , 39–66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 4 , , @ Cardinals , , 0–2 , , Washburn (10–5) , , Bruce (6–6) , , – , , 9,390 , , 39–67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 108 , , August 5 , , @ Cardinals , , 7–4 , , Kemmerer (1–2) , , McDaniel (2–6) , , McMahon (5) , , 14,954 , , 40–67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 5 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–7 , , Toth (1–0) , , Woodeshick (4–12) , , – , , 14,954 , , 40–68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 6 , ,

, , 0–1 (13) , , Klippstein (4–2) , , McMahon (2–3) , , – , , 8,507 , , 40–69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 111 , , August 7 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Jay (17–9) , , Johnson (6–13) , , – , , 6,523 , , 40–70 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 8 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Nuxhall (2–0) , , Bruce (6–7) , , Brosnan (8) , , 7,350 , , 40–71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 113 , , August 9 , ,

, , 3–7 , , O'Toole (12–12) , , Woodeshick (4–13) , , – , , 5,196 , , 40–72 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 10 , ,

, , 6–7 , , Spahn (12–11) , , Brunet (0–1) , , Raymond (5) , , 7,047 , , 40–73 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 11 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Shaw (14–8) , , Farrell (8–14) , , Raymond (6) , , 14,630 , , 40–74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 12 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Bruce (7–7) , , Burdette (9–8) , , Kemmerer (1) , , 4,902 , , 41–74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 117 , , August 14 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , McMahon (3–3) , , Gibson (14–9) , , – , , 9,604 , , 42–74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 15 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Woodeshick (5–13) , , Washburn (10–6) , , Kemmerer (2) , , 8,843 , , 43–74 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 119 , , August 16 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Jackson (10–10) , , Farrell (8–15) , , – , , 9,159 , , 43–75 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 17 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Kemmerer (2–2) , , Anderson (2–6) , , – , , 6,539 , , 44–75 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 18 , , Cubs , , 2–1 , , Brunet (1–1) , , Koonce (9–6) , , – , , 12,243 , , 45–75 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 18 , , Cubs , , 5–6 , , Elston (4–7) , , McMahon (3–4) , , Cardwell (4) , , 12,243 , , 45–76 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , Cubs , , 3–4 , , Buhl (9–9) , , Woodeshick (5–14) , , Anderson (4) , , 4,543 , , 45–77 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 20 , , @ Phillies , , 1–7 , , Green (6–5) , , Farrell (8–16) , , – , , 14,601 , , 45–78 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 21 , , @ Phillies , , 3–5 , , Mahaffey (17–10) , , Bruce (7–8) , , – , , 5,489 , , 45–79 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 21 , , @ Phillies , , 4–7 , , Hamilton (7–11) , , Golden (5–11) , , – , , 5,489 , , 45–80 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 22 , , @ Pirates , , 0–3 , , Sturdivant (6–3) , , Brunet (1–2) , , – , , 10,553 , , 45–81 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 23 , , @ Pirates , , 0–4 , , Law (10–6) , , Johnson (6–14) , , – , , 10,742 , , 45–82 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 24 , , @ Reds , , 2–4 , , Purkey (20–4) , , Woodeshick (5–15) , , – , , 18,879 , , 45–83 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 25 , , @ Reds , , 6–7 , , Jay (20–10) , , Farrell (8–17) , , Brosnan (10) , , 12,680 , , 45–84 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 131 , , August 26 , , @ Reds , , 2–1 , , Brunet (2–2) , , Maloney (8–5) , , – , , 25,808 , , 46–84 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 26 , , @ Reds , , 6–4 , , McMahon (4–4) , , Wills (0–2) , , Umbricht (1) , , 25,808 , , 47–84 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 133 , , August 28 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–2 , , Bruce (8–8) , , Broglio (10–7) , , McMahon (6) , , 9,510 , , 48–84 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , August 29 , , @ Cardinals , , 3–2 , , Farrell (9–17) , , Gibson (15–10) , , – , , 8,295 , , 49–84 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 1 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Ellsworth (8–17) , , McMahon (4–5) , , Schultz (3) , , 9,887 , , 49–85 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 2 , , @ Cubs , , 3–1 , , McMahon (5–5) , , Buhl (10–10) , , – , , 13,088 , , 50–85 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 3 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Mahaffey (18–11) , , Farrell (9–18) , , – , , 17,302 , , 50–86 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 3 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Hamilton (8–11) , , Woodeshick (5–16) , , Bennett (3) , , 17,302 , , 50–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 4 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Bruce (9–8) , , McLish (9–5) , , – , , 4,537 , , 51–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 5 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Umbricht (1–0) , , Law (10–7) , , McMahon (7) , , 4,593 , , 52–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 6 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Kemmerer (3–2) , , Face (8–7) , , – , , 5,196 , , 53–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 7 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Golden (6–11) , , Jackson (8–18) , , McMahon (8) , , 6,208 , , 54–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 8 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Kemmerer (4–2) , , Anderson (3–17) , , – , , 1,638 , , 55–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 144 , , September 8 , ,

, , 6–5 (10) , , Umbricht (2–0) , , Craig (7–23) , , – , , 6,568 , , 56–87 , - align="center" , 145 , , September 9 , ,

, , 7–7 (8) , , – , , – , , – , , 3,630 , , 56–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 12 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Roebuck (10–0) , , Johnson (6–15) , , Perranoski (19) , , 28,669 , , 56–88 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 14 , , @ Braves , , 1–3 , , Hendley (11–12) , , Farrell (9–19) , , – , , 5,505 , , 56–89 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 15 , , @ Braves , , 8–9 , , Nottebart (2–2) , , Kemmerer (4–3) , , – , , 6,872 , , 56–90 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 16 , , @ Braves , , 4–5 , , Burdette (10–9) , , McMahon (5–6) , , – , , 5,477 , , 56–91 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 18 , , @ Mets , , 6–2 , , Johnson (7–15) , , Jackson (8–19) , , – , , 3,670 , , 57–91 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 18 , , @ Mets , , 8–6 , , Drott (1–0) , , Foss (0–1) , , Umbricht (2) , , 3,670 , , 58–91 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 152 , , September 20 , , @ Mets , , 7–2 , , Golden (7–11) , , Hook (8–18) , , Kemmerer (3) , , 1,481 , , 59–91 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 20 , , @ Mets , , 5–4 (12) , , Kemmerer (5–3) , , Daviault (1–5) , , – , , 1,481 , , 60–91 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 21 , ,

, , 5–11 , , Perry (3–1) , , Brunet (2–3) , , Miller (18) , , 12,180 , , 60–92 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 22 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Umbricht (3–0) , , Miller (4–8) , , – , , 17,125 , , 61–92 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 23 , ,

, , 3–10 , , O'Dell (19–13) , , Bruce (9–9) , , – , , 9,623 , , 61–93 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 25 , , @ Dodgers , , 3–2 (10) , , Farrell (10–19) , , Roebuck (10–1) , , – , , 25,036 , , 62–93 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 26 , , @ Dodgers , , 1–13 , , Podres (15–12) , , Brunet (2–4) , , L. Sherry (11) , , 25,813 , , 62–94 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @ Dodgers , , 8–6 , , Umbricht (4–0) , , Perranoski (6–5) , , – , , 29,855 , , 63–94 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 29 , , @ Giants , , 5–11 , , Sanford (24–7) , , Johnson (7–16) , , Miller (19) , , 26,268 , , 63–95 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 29 , , @ Giants , , 4–2 , , Bruce (10–9) , , Marichal (18–11) , , – , , 26,268 , , 64–95 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , September 30 , , @ Giants , , 1–2 , , Miller (5–8) , , Farrell (10–20) , , – , , 41,327 , , 64–96 , -

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Positional abbreviations: C = Catcher; 1B = First base; 2B = Second base; 3B = Third base; SS = Shortstop; LF = Left field; CF = Center field; RF = Right field''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

1962 minor league affiliates

References

External links

1962 Houston Colt .45s season
at ''Baseball Reference''

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