The 1962 New York Mets 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1962 New York Mets salary list, a 1962 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1962 New York Mets primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"All I ask is that you bust your heiny on that field." - Casey Stengel
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Craig Anderson | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1938-07-01 |
26 | Galen Cisco | 5-11 | 215 | Right | Right | 1936-03-07 |
38 | Roger Craig | 6-04 | 191 | Right | Right | 1930-02-17 |
35 | Ray Daviault | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1934-05-27 |
27 | Larry Foss | 6-02 | 187 | Right | Right | 1936-04-18 |
27, 34 | Dave Hillman | 5-11 | 168 | Right | Right | 1927-09-14 |
47 | Jay Hook | 6-02 | 182 | Right | Left | 1936-11-18 |
29 | Willard Hunter | 6-02 | 180 | Left | Right | 1934-03-08 |
15 | Al Jackson | 5-10 | 169 | Left | Left | 1935-12-25 |
36 | Sherman Jones | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Left | 1935-02-10 |
41 | Clem Labine | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1926-08-06 |
19 | Ken MacKenzie | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Right | 1934-03-10 |
24 | Bob Miller | 6-01 | 182 | Right | Right | 1939-02-18 |
36 | Bob Miller | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Right | 1935-07-15 |
26 | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 6-03½ | 205 | Left | Right | 1930-08-13 |
26 | Herb Moford | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Right | 1928-08-06 |
22 | Bob Moorhead | 6-01 | 208 | Right | Right | 1938-01-23 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Chris Cannizzaro | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1938-05-03 |
44 | Harry Chiti | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1932-11-16 |
17 | Choo Choo Coleman | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Left | 1937-08-25 |
12 | Joe Ginsberg | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1926-10-11 |
5 | Hobie Landrith | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1930-03-16 |
5 | Joe Pignatano | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1929-08-04 |
16 | Sammy Taylor | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1933-02-27 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3, 11 | Ed Bouchee | 6-01 | 205 | Left | Left | 1933-03-07 |
2, 7 | Elio Chacon | 5-09 | 160 | Right | Right | 1936-10-26 |
6 | Cliff Cook | 6-00 | 188 | Right | Right | 1936-08-20 |
12 | Sammy Drake | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Both | 1934-10-07 |
6 | Rick Herrscher | 6-02½ | 187 | Right | Right | 1936-11-03 |
14 | Gil Hodges | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1924-04-04 |
10 | Rod Kanehl | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1934-04-01 |
21 | Ed Kranepool | 6-03 | 215 | Left | Left | 1944-11-08 |
18 | Felix Mantilla | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Right | 1934-07-29 |
6 | Jim Marshall | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1931-05-25 |
4 | Charlie Neal | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1931-01-30 |
2 | Marv Throneberry | 6-00 | 197 | Left | Left | 1933-09-02 |
17 | Don Zimmer | 5-09 | 177 | Right | Right | 1931-01-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Richie Ashburn | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1927-03-19 |
3 | Gus Bell | 6-01 | 196 | Right | Left | 1928-11-15 |
23 | Joe Christopher | 5-10 | 176 | Right | Right | 1935-12-13 |
29 | John DeMerit | 6-01½ | 195 | Right | Right | 1936-01-08 |
9 | Jim Hickman | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Right | 1937-05-10 |
16 | Bobby Gene Smith | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1934-05-28 |
25 | Frank Thomas | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1929-06-11 |
11 | Gene Woodling | 5-09½ | 195 | Right | Left | 1922-08-16 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1962 New York Mets Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1962 New York Mets played 160 games during the regular season, won 40 games, lost 120 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 102/106) where 922,530 fans witnessed their 1962 Mets finish the season with a .250 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1962 New York Mets salary list, a 1962 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1962 New York Mets primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1962 New York Mets 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)?