1962 Los Angeles Angels

1962 Angels Roster     Manager   18 Bill Rigney     Coaches   21 Rocky Bridges   5 Marv Grissom   3 Jack Paepke   9 Del Rice     Pitchers   36 Bo Belinsky   22 Bob Botz   43 Ted Bowsfield   31 Dean Chance   54 and 34 Bobby Darwin   40 Jim Donohue   30 Ryne Duren   24 Art Fowler   33 Eli Grba   48 Don Lee   37 Ken McBride   47 Tom Morgan   35 Julio Navarro   42 and 17 Fred Newman   39 Joe Nuxhall   40 Dan Osinski   41 Jack Spring   48 George Witt     Catchers   8 Earl Averill Jr.   39 Ed Kirkpatrick   7 Buck Rodgers   6 Ed Sadowski     Infielders   20 Steve Bilko   15 Tom Burgess   16 Leo Burke   11 Billy Consolo   14 Marlan Coughtry   16 and 11 Jim Fregosi   26 Ken Hunt (huntke01)   1 Joe Koppe   14 Gene Leek   2 Frank Leja   12 Billy Moran   29 Tom Satriano   32 Lee Thomas   19 Felix Torres   10 and 23 Eddie Yost     Outfielders   28 Albie Pearson   38 and 10 Dick Simpson   11 Chuck Tanner   4 George Thomas   27 Leon Wagner   35 Gordie Windhorn

1962 Los Angeles Angels / Franchise: Los Angeles Angels

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Record: 86-76, Finished 3rd in American League (1962 AL)

Managed by Bill Rigney

Coaches: Rocky Bridges, Marv Grissom, Jack Paepke and Del Rice

Ballpark: Chavez Ravine

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1962 Los Angeles Angels played their second season at the brand new ballpark built by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger Stadium - which is called "Chavez Ravine" when the Angels play here. This arrangement will last for three seasons, until Anaheim Stadium is inaugurated, and represents a marked improvement over Wrigley Field, which was the team's home in their inaugural season in 1961. The Dodgers had the privilege of inaugurating the new ballpark on April 10th, while the Angels' first home game was played on April 17th, a 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Athletics.

The Angels took a huge step forward in their second season: after going 72-91 in their first year, they finished in 3rd place in the American League with a winning record of 86-76. That still put them 10 games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees but it was still a remarkable achievement for such a young franchise.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Ken McBride Billy Moran, Lee Thomas and Leon Wagner
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Dean Chance (RhP) and Buck Rodgers (C)
• Manager of the Year Award: Bill Rigney