1962 New York Mets Roster

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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.

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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
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
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
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
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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:

1962 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters

Richie Ashburn
Gus Bell
Joe Ginsberg
Sherman Jones
Felix Mantilla
Jim Marshall
Charlie Neal
Frank Thomas
Don Zimmer

1962 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Chris Cannizzaro (56)
1B Marv Throneberry (97)
2B Charlie Neal (85)
3B Felix Mantilla (95)
SS Elio Chacon (110)
LF Frank Thomas (126)
CF Jim Hickman (84)
RF Richie Ashburn (45)
  
SP Roger Craig
SP Jay Hook
SP Al Jackson
SP Bob Miller
  
RP Ray Daviault
RP Willard Hunter
RP Ken MacKenzie
RP Bob Moorhead
CL Craig Anderson

1962 New York Mets
Salaries

Frank Thomas $30,000.00
Richie Ashburn $29,000.00
Clem Labine $20,000.00
Jay Hook $13,500.00
Joe Ginsberg $13,000.00
Bobby Gene Smith $10,500.00
Joe Christopher $6,500.00
Ed Kranepool $5,500.00

1962 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Richie Ashburn
#2 Elio Chacon
#2 Marv Throneberry
#3 Gus Bell
#3 Ed Bouchee
#4 Charlie Neal
#5 Hobie Landrith
#5 Joe Pignatano
#6 Cliff Cook
#6 Rick Herrscher
#6 Jim Marshall
#7 Elio Chacon
#8 Chris Cannizzaro
#9 Jim Hickman
#10 Rod Kanehl
#11 Ed Bouchee
#11 Gene Woodling
#12 Sammy Drake
#12 Joe Ginsberg
#14 Gil Hodges
#15 Al Jackson
#16 Bobby Gene Smith
#16 Sammy Taylor
#17 Choo Choo Coleman
#17 Don Zimmer
#18 Felix Mantilla
#19 Ken MacKenzie
#20 Craig Anderson
#21 Ed Kranepool
#22 Bob Moorhead
#23 Joe Christopher
#24 Bob Miller
#25 Frank Thomas
#26 Galen Cisco
#26 Vinegar Bend Mizell
#26 Herb Moford
#27 Larry Foss
#27 Dave Hillman
#29 John DeMerit
#29 Willard Hunter
#34 Dave Hillman
#35 Ray Daviault
#36 Sherman Jones
#36 Bob Miller
#38 Roger Craig
#41 Clem Labine
#44 Harry Chiti
#47 Jay Hook

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)?