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            [9966lillibo01] => Array
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                    [0] => J.C. Hartman
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            [9990gernedi01] => Array
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                    [0] => Dick Gernert
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                    [0] => Jim Pendleton
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)
1962 Houston Colt .45s Roster by Baseball Almanac

1962 Houston Colt .45s Roster

The 1962 Houston Colt .45s team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1962 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1962 Houston Colt .45s Opening Day starters list, a 1962 Houston Colt .45s salary list, a 1962 Houston Colt .45s uniform number breakdown and a 1962 Houston Colt .45s primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1962 Houston Colt .45s



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Complete Roster  
 
39 John Anderson 6-01 190 Right Right 1932-11-23
30 Bob Bruce 6-03 210 Right Right 1933-05-16
33 George Brunet 6-01 210 Left Right 1935-06-08
31 Al Cicotte 6-03 185 Right Right 1929-12-23
36 Dick Drott 6-00 185 Right Right 1936-07-01
43 Turk Farrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-04-08
34 Dave Giusti 5-11 195 Right Right 1939-11-27
35 Jim Golden 6-00 175 Right Left 1936-03-20
36, 40 Ken Johnson 6-04 210 Right Right 1933-06-16
39 Russ Kemmerer 6-03 200 Right Right 1931-11-01
31 Don McMahon 6-02 222 Right Right 1930-01-04
42 Bobby Shantz 5-06 142 Left Right 1925-09-26
33 Dean Stone 6-04 205 Left Left 1930-09-01
44 Bobby Tiefenauer 6-02 185 Right Right 1929-10-10
32, 45 Jim Umbricht 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-09-17
36 George Witt 6-03 200 Right Right 1931-11-09
46 Hal Woodeshick 6-03 200 Left Right 1932-08-24
9 Jim Campbell 6-00 190 Right Right 1937-06-24
7 Merritt Ranew 5-10 180 Right Left 1938-05-10
8 Hal Smith 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-12-07
11 Joey Amalfitano 5-11 180 Right Right 1934-01-23
14 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
27 Pidge Browne 6-01 190 Left Left 1929-03-21
18 Don Buddin 5-11 178 Right Right 1934-05-05
19 Ernie Fazio 5-07 165 Right Right 1942-01-25
17 Dick Gernert 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-09-28
16 Billy Goodman 5-11 165 Right Left 1926-03-22
18 J.C. Hartman 6-00 175 Right Right 1934-04-15
10 Norm Larker 6-00 200 Left Left 1930-12-27
15 Bob Lillis 5-11 160 Right Right 1930-06-02
26 Johnny Temple 5-11 175 Right Right 1927-08-08
19 George Williams 5-11 165 Right Right 1939-10-23
4 Jim Busby 6-01 175 Right Right 1927-01-08
17 Bob Cerv 6-00 202 Right Right 1925-05-05
22 Ron Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1941-10-21
22 Al Heist 6-02 185 Right Right 1927-10-05
25 Roman Mejias 6-00 175 Right Right 1930-08-09
23 Jim Pendleton 6-00 185 Right Right 1924-01-07
24 Dave Roberts 6-00 172 Left Left 1933-06-30
21 Al Spangler 6-00 175 Left Left 1933-07-08
20, 24 Don Taussig 6-00 180 Right Right 1932-02-19
20 Carl Warwick 5-10 170 Left Right 1937-02-27
24 Johnny Weekly 6-00 200 Right Right 1937-06-14


The 1962 Houston Colt .45s played 160 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 96 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Colt Stadium (Park Factors: 93/95) where 924,456 fans witnessed their 1962 Colt .45s finish the season with a .400 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1962 Houston Colt .45s Opening Day starters list, a 1962 Houston Colt .45s salary list, a 1962 Houston Colt .45s uniform number breakdown and a 1962 Houston Colt .45s primary starters list:

1962 Houston Colt .45s
Opening Day Starters


Joey Amalfitano
Bob Aspromonte
Don Buddin
Norm Larker
Roman Mejias
Jim Pendleton
Bobby Shantz
Hal Smith
Al Spangler

1962 Houston Colt .45s
Most Games by Position

C Hal Smith (92)
1B Norm Larker (135)
2B Joey Amalfitano (110)
3B Bob Aspromonte (142)
SS Bob Lillis (99)
LF Al Spangler (92)
CF Carl Warwick (117)
RF Roman Mejias (142)
  
SP Bob Bruce
SP Turk Farrell
SP Jim Golden
SP Ken Johnson
SP Hal Woodeshick
  
RP Dave Giusti
RP Russ Kemmerer
RP Bobby Tiefenauer
RP Jim Umbricht
CL Don McMahon


1962 Houston Colt .45s
Salaries

Jim Golden $12,500.00


1962 Houston Colt .45s
Uniform Numbers

#4 Jim Busby
#7 Merritt Ranew
#8 Hal Smith
#9 Jim Campbell
#10 Norm Larker
#11 Joey Amalfitano
#14 Bob Aspromonte
#15 Bob Lillis
#16 Billy Goodman
#17 Bob Cerv
#17 Dick Gernert
#18 Don Buddin
#18 J.C. Hartman
#19 Ernie Fazio
#19 George Williams
#20 Don Taussig
#20 Carl Warwick
#21 Al Spangler
#22 Ron Davis
#22 Al Heist
#23 Jim Pendleton
#24 Dave Roberts
#24 Don Taussig
#24 Johnny Weekly
#25 Roman Mejias
#26 Johnny Temple
#27 Pidge Browne
#30 Bob Bruce
#31 Al Cicotte
#31 Don McMahon
#32 Jim Umbricht
#33 George Brunet
#33 Dean Stone
#34 Dave Giusti
#35 Jim Golden
#36 Dick Drott
#36 Ken Johnson
#36 George Witt
#39 John Anderson
#39 Russ Kemmerer
#40 Ken Johnson
#42 Bobby Shantz
#43 Turk Farrell
#44 Bobby Tiefenauer
#45 Jim Umbricht
#46 Hal Woodeshick

Did you know that a 1962 Houston Colt .45s Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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