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1962 Houston Colt .45's (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1963)
64-96, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 592 runs, Allowed 717 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-94
Managed by Harry Craft

Ballpark: Colt Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 924,456 (7th of 10)
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Batting - 93, Pitching - 95
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1962 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1963) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 26, 1961

Traded Eddie Bressoud to the Boston Red Sox. Received Don Buddin.

November 27, 1961

Drafted Jim Dickson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 minor league draft.

Drafted Joe Hoerner from the Chicago White Sox in the 1961 minor league draft.

Drafted Dean Stone from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Johnny Weekly from the San Francisco Giants in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Mike White from the Los Angeles Angels in the 1961 minor league draft.

December 1, 1961

Traded Sam Jones to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bob Bruce and Manny Montejo.

1962

Signed Jose Arcia as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Bateman as an amateur free agent.

Bucky Brandon received from the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

Signed Jim Busby as a free agent.

Signed Ernie Fazio as an amateur free agent.

Ben Johnson received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

Signed Glenn Vaughan as an amateur free agent.

Signed Chris Zachary as an amateur free agent.

Obtained J.C. Hartman from the Houston (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

February, 1962

Purchased Don Bradey from the Baltimore Orioles.

March 24, 1962

Traded Dave Philley to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tom Borland.

Signed Dave Philley as a free agent.

May 7, 1962 (Standings)

Traded Bobby Shantz to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Carl Warwick and John Anderson.

May 9, 1962 (Standings)

Purchased Don McMahon from the Milwaukee Braves.

May 15, 1962 (Standings)

Signed Billy Goodman as a free agent.

May 16, 1962 (Standings)

Traded Ben Johnson to the Milwaukee Braves. Received George Brunet.

Purchased George Witt from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 19, 1962 (Standings)

Released Dick Gernert.

June 13, 1962 (Standings)

Signed Jerry Grote as an amateur free agent.

June 22, 1962 (Standings)

Traded Dean Stone to the Chicago White Sox. Received Russ Kemmerer.

June 26, 1962 (Standings)

Purchased Bob Cerv from the New York Yankees.

July 20, 1962 (Standings)

Sold Don Buddin to the Detroit Tigers.

July 30, 1962 (Standings)

Released Bob Cerv.

August, 1962 (Standings)

Purchased Gordon Jones from the Kansas City Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 4, 1962 (Standings)

Jose Arcia sent to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.

August 11, 1962 (Standings)

Purchased Johnny Temple from the Baltimore Orioles.

October 12, 1962 (Standings)

Purchased Dick Williams from the Baltimore Orioles.

October 16, 1962

Released Billy Goodman.

November 1, 1962

Signed Joe Morgan as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962

Drafted Ellis Burton from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Conrad Cardinal from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.

Drafted Hal Haydel from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

Traded Roman Mejias to the Boston Red Sox. Received Pete Runnels.

Don Taussig selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 minor league draft.

Drafted Jimmy Wynn from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

November 30, 1962

Traded Joey Amalfitano to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dick LeMay and Manny Mota.

Traded Norm Larker to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Jim Bolger, Don Nottebart, and Connie Grob.

December 10, 1962

Traded Dick Williams to the Boston Red Sox. Received Carroll Hardy.

1963

Signed Dave Adlesh as an amateur free agent.

Signed Danny Coombs as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jay Dahl as an amateur free agent.

Signed Brock Davis as an amateur free agent.

Signed Chuck Harrison as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Hoffman as an amateur free agent.

Signed Larry Howard as an amateur free agent.

Signed Sonny Jackson as an amateur free agent.

Jim Mahoney received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

Signed Leon McFadden as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ivan Murrell as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Paciorek as an amateur free agent.

Signed Walt Williams as an amateur free agent.

Signed Larry Yellen as an amateur free agent.

February, 1963

Traded Bobby Tiefenauer to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Ferrarese.

March 28, 1963

Traded Merritt Ranew, Hal Haydel, and Dick LeMay to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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