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1962 Appalachian League
1962 > Class Short-Season D > League History
Overall: 209 games, 6 teams, approx. 69 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1961 / 1963
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1961 / 1963
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1961 / 1963
League Standings
Regular Season
June 26, 1962 to September 3, 1962
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League Batting
| Tm | Aff | BatAge | R/G | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 19.9 | 7.23 | 70 | 2856 | 2350 | 506 | 655 | 114 | 20 | 67 | 406 | 80 | 441 | 498 | .279 | .394 | .430 | .824 | 1010 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Wytheville Twins | MIN | 19.7 | 6.86 | 70 | 2781 | 2357 | 480 | 654 | 89 | 39 | 80 | 400 | 57 | 383 | 505 | .277 | .380 | .450 | .830 | 1061 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Salem Rebels | SFG | 19.8 | 6.83 | 70 | 2760 | 2324 | 478 | 637 | 109 | 29 | 37 | 398 | 72 | 379 | 455 | .274 | .377 | .394 | .771 | 915 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Middlesboro Senators | WSA | 20.2 | 6.51 | 69 | 2833 | 2344 | 449 | 593 | 109 | 23 | 41 | 379 | 44 | 441 | 572 | .253 | .374 | .372 | .746 | 871 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Kingsport Pirates | PIT | 19.2 | 6.25 | 69 | 2798 | 2344 | 431 | 590 | 88 | 20 | 51 | 344 | 78 | 409 | 655 | .252 | .366 | .372 | .738 | 871 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Harlan Smokies | CHW,NYY | 18.8 | 5.81 | 70 | 2758 | 2298 | 407 | 556 | 101 | 23 | 50 | 344 | 83 | 393 | 684 | .242 | .357 | .371 | .728 | 853 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 4 | ||
| League Totals | 19.6 | 6.58 | 418 | 16786 | 14017 | 2751 | 3685 | 610 | 154 | 326 | 2271 | 414 | 2446 | 3369 | .263 | .375 | .398 | .773 | 5581 | 131 | 83 | 109 | 23 |
League Pitching
| Tm | Aff | PitchAge | R/G | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 19.4 | 5.16 | 47 | 23 | .671 | 3.96 | 70 | 70 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 595.0 | 571 | 361 | 262 | 43 | 332 | 2 | 581 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 2690 | 1.518 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 1.75 | |
| Middlesboro Senators | WSA | 20.7 | 5.67 | 35 | 34 | .507 | 4.72 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 589.2 | 623 | 391 | 309 | 49 | 367 | 0 | 513 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 2763 | 1.679 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 1.40 | |
| Wytheville Twins | MIN | 19.6 | 5.86 | 40 | 30 | .571 | 5.01 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 591.0 | 597 | 410 | 329 | 65 | 296 | 5 | 653 | 25 | 3 | 34 | 2718 | 1.511 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 2.21 | |
| Harlan Smokies | CHW,NYY | 18.7 | 7.51 | 25 | 45 | .357 | 5.72 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 587.1 | 667 | 526 | 373 | 70 | 420 | 2 | 553 | 15 | 3 | 34 | 2863 | 1.851 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 1.32 | |
| Salem Rebels | SFG | 19.4 | 7.53 | 31 | 39 | .443 | 6.56 | 70 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 570.2 | 621 | 527 | 416 | 61 | 536 | 14 | 524 | 39 | 6 | 68 | 2850 | 2.027 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 0.98 | |
| Kingsport Pirates | PIT | 19.5 | 7.77 | 31 | 38 | .449 | 5.34 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 583.2 | 606 | 536 | 346 | 38 | 495 | 0 | 545 | 20 | 0 | 56 | 2904 | 1.886 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 1.10 | |
| League Totals | 19.5 | 6.58 | 209 | 209 | .500 | 5.21 | 418 | 418 | 297 | 121 | 16 | 3517.1 | 3685 | 2751 | 2035 | 326 | 2446 | 23 | 3369 | 131 | 13 | 245 | 16788 | 1.743 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 1.38 |
League Fielding
| Tm | Aff | G | CG | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | PB | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Attendance | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesboro Senators | WSA | 69 | 1769 | 680 | 147 | 33 | .943 | 24 | Lew Morton | |||||||
| Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 70 | 1785 | 655 | 154 | 41 | .941 | 12 | Billy Hunter | |||||||
| Wytheville Twins | MIN | 70 | 1773 | 555 | 158 | 30 | .936 | 27 | Adelbert Norwood | |||||||
| Salem Rebels | SFG | 70 | 1712 | 662 | 178 | 54 | .930 | 26 | Alex Cosmidis | |||||||
| Harlan Smokies | CHW,NYY | 70 | 1762 | 675 | 219 | 32 | .918 | 31 | Lamar North and George Sobek | |||||||
| Kingsport Pirates | PIT | 69 | 1751 | 626 | 228 | 47 | .912 | 84 | Al Kubski | |||||||
| League Totals | 418 | 10552 | 3853 | 1084 | 237 | .930 | 204 |
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