1962 New York Mets season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Mets

| season = 1962

| image = New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg

| league = National League

| ballpark = Polo Grounds

| city = New York

| record = {{winpct|40|120|record=y}}

| league_place = 10th

| owner = Joan Payson

| general_manager = George Weiss

| manager = Casey Stengel

| television = WOR-TV

| radio = WABC (AM)
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

}}

File:HOF Stengel Casey plaque.jpg, the 1962 Mets manager]]

The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets, as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League, {{frac|60|1|2}} games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants, who had once called New York home. The Mets were the latest team to be 60+ games behind in a division before the 2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. The Mets' 120 losses were the most losses in modern MLB history until the 2024 Chicago White Sox lost 121;{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/white-sox-mlb-record-losses-rcna172288|title=Chicago White Sox lose 121st game this season, most in baseball history|date=September 27, 2024|accessdate=September 27, 2024|first=Rohan|last=Nadkarni|work=NBC News}} though their winning percentage (.250) is still lower than the 2024 Sox (.253).{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401570885|title=White Sox wrap up record-breaking losing season with 9-5 win over playoff-bound Tigers|date=September 29, 2024|work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=September 30, 2024}} The Mets' starting pitchers also recorded a new major league low of just 23 wins all season.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/2mOUa|title=Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Pitcher Won, as Starter, sorted by smallest Performances matching selected criteria by a Team |work=Baseball Reference|access-date=August 29, 2018}}

The team lost its first game 11–4 to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 11, and went on to lose its first nine games. Having repaired their record to 12–19 on May 20 after sweeping a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Braves, the Mets lost their next 17 games. They also lost 11 straight from July 15 to July 26, and 13 straight from August 9 to August 21. Their longest winning streak of the season was three.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1962&t=NYN|title=1962 New York Mets Schedule by Baseball Almanac|website=Baseball Almanac}}

The Mets were managed by former New York Yankee manager Casey Stengel and played their home games at the Polo Grounds, which was their temporary home while Shea Stadium was being built in Queens. They remain infamous for their ineptitude and were one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball history. The team's 120 losses were the third most by any team in MLB history, after the infamous 1899 Cleveland Spiders lost 134. Their team batting average, team earned run average (ERA), and team fielding percentage were all the worst in the major leagues that season.{{cite web|title=1962 MLB Team Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1962.shtml|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=19 January 2018}}

Despite the team's terrible performance, fans came out in droves. Their 1962 season attendance of 922,530 was good enough for sixth in the National League.

The season was chronicled in Jimmy Breslin's humorous best-selling 1963 book Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? The title came from a remark made by manager Casey Stengel expressing frustration over his team's poor play.

Offseason

July 20, 1961: Paul Blair was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blairpa01.shtml|title=Paul Blair Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
October 16, 1961: Billy Loes was purchased by the Mets from the San Francisco Giants.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loesbi01.shtml|title=Billy Loes Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
November 28, 1961: The Mets traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Braves for Frank Thomas and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on May 21, 1962, when the Mets sent Gus Bell to the Braves, and the Braves sent Rick Herrscher to the Mets.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr03.shtml|title=Frank Thomas Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
January 30, 1962: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Mets.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/ginsbjo01.shtml|title=Joe Ginsberg Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
March 2, 1962: Billy Loes was returned by the Mets to the San Francisco Giants.

=Expansion draft=

:{{main|1961 MLB expansion draft}}

File:1951 World Series game three.jpeg, where the Mets played their 1962 and 1963 seasons (1951 photograph)]]

Craig Anderson, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Gus Bell,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellgu01.shtml|title=Gus Bell Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}} outfielder, Cincinnati Reds
Ed Bouchee,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bouched01.shtml|title=Ed Bouchee Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}} infielder, Chicago Cubs
Chris Cannizzaro, catcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Elio Chacón, infielder, Cincinnati Reds
Joe Christopher, outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
Choo-Choo Coleman, catcher, Philadelphia Phillies
Roger Craig, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
Ray Daviault, pitcher, San Francisco Giants
John DeMerit, outfielder, Milwaukee Braves
Sammy Drake, infielder, Chicago Cubs
Jim Hickman, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals
Gil Hodges, infielder, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jay Hook, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
Al Jackson, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
Sherman Jones, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
Hobie Landrith,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landrho01.shtml|title=Hobie Landrith Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}} catcher, San Francisco Giants
Félix Mantilla, infielder, Milwaukee Braves
Bob L. Miller, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Gene Smith, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
Lee Walls, infielder/outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
Don Zimmer, infielder, Chicago Cubs

=1961 minor league affiliates=

The Mets and Houston Colt .45s were established on October 17, 1960, giving them time to acquire minor league professional players, sign amateur free agents (there was no first-year MLB draft until 1965) and enter into working agreements with minor league affiliates during the 1961 season. New York had formal working agreements with three minor league baseball teams in 1961:

{{MLB Farm System|level18=AA|team18=Mobile Bears|league18=Southern Association|manager18=Ernie White

|level19=B|team19=Raleigh Capitals|league19=Carolina League|manager19=Enos Slaughter

|level20=D|team20=Lexington Indians|league20=Western Carolinas League|manager20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hale--001jac Jack Hale]

}}

Regular season

As an expansion team, the Mets were not expected to do well. They finished last in the National League, and they also finished 24 games behind their expansion brethren, the Colt .45s.

= Season standings=

=Opening Day lineup=

The first game in franchise history was played on the road, at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, on Wednesday night, April 11, 1962. The Mets fell behind 2–0 and 5–2 early, then narrowed the deficit to one run, but ultimately lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11–4. Former Brooklyn Dodgers Gil Hodges and Charlie Neal homered for the Mets, whose home opener at New York's Polo Grounds would wait until their second-ever official game, on Friday, April 13, 1962.

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ ! colspan="3" style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}"\|Opening Day Lineup
1	Richie Ashburn	CF
18	Félix Mantilla	SS
4	Charlie Neal	2B
25	Frank Thomas	LF
3	Gus Bell	RF
14	Gil Hodges	1B
17	Don Zimmer	3B
5	Hobie Landrith	C
38	Roger Craig	SP

{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN196204110.shtml |title=New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, April 11, 1962 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=May 17, 2022}}

= Record vs. opponents =

=Notable transactions=

April 26, 1962: Harry Chiti was purchased by the Mets from the Cleveland Indians.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chitiha01.shtml|title=Harry Chiti Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
April 26, 1962: Bob Smith was traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Sammy Taylor.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithbo04.shtml|title=Bobby Smith Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
May 1, 1962: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Mets.
May 7, 1962: Don Zimmer was traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob G. Miller and Cliff Cook.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zimmedo01.shtml|title=Don Zimmer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}{{cite news|title=Mets Obtain Three Players|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqUtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4661%2C1186081|access-date=December 13, 2015|agency=Associated Press|work=The Gazette|date=May 7, 1962|location=Montreal|page=22}}
May 7, 1962: Jim Marshall was traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vinegar Bend Mizell.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mizelvi01.shtml|title=Vinegar Bend Mizell Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
May 9, 1962: Marv Throneberry was sold by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19420507&id=EfMZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SiMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7037,514944&hl=en|title=The Times-News - Google News Archive Search}}
June 7, 1962 The New York Mets sell Hobie Landrith to the Orioles.{{cite news |title=Gary Landrith Replaces Father |work=Schenectady Gazette |agency=Associated Press |page=22 |date=8 June 1962 }}
June 15, 1962: Harry Chiti was returned by the Mets to the Cleveland Indians.
June 27, 1962: Ed Kranepool was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kraneed01.shtml|title=Ed Kranepool Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}
August 4, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was released by the Mets.
September 7, 1962: Galen Cisco was selected off waivers by the Mets from the Boston Red Sox.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/ciscoga01.shtml|title=Galen Cisco Stats - Baseball-Reference.com}}

Roster

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|20\|Craig Anderson}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Galen Cisco}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Roger Craig}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Ray Daviault}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Larry Foss}} {{MLBplayer\|27,34\|Dave Hillman}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Jay Hook}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Willard Hunter}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Al Jackson}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Sherman Jones}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Clem Labine}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Ken MacKenzie}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Bob G. Miller}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Bob L. Miller}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Vinegar Bend Mizell}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Herb Moford}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Bob Moorhead}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Chris Cannizzaro}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Harry Chiti}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Choo-Choo Coleman}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Joe Ginsberg}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Hobie Landrith}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Joe Pignatano}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Sammy Taylor}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|11,3\|Ed Bouchee}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Elio Chacón}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Cliff Cook}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Sammy Drake}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Rick Herrscher}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Gil Hodges}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Rod Kanehl}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Ed Kranepool}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Jim Marshall}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Félix Mantilla}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Charlie Neal}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Marv Throneberry}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Don Zimmer}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Richie Ashburn}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Gus Bell}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Joe Christopher}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|John DeMerit}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jim Hickman}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Bobby Gene Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Frank Thomas}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Gene Woodling}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|37\|Casey Stengel}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|52\|Solly Hemus}} (Third base) {{MLBplayer\|53\|Rogers Hornsby}} (Hitting) {{MLBplayer\|48\|Red Kress}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Cookie Lavagetto}} (First base) {{MLBplayer\|54\|Red Ruffing}} (Pitching)

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|52|Solly Hemus}} (Third base)

{{MLBplayer|53|Rogers Hornsby}} (Hitting)

{{MLBplayer|51|Cookie Lavagetto}} (First base)

{{MLBplayer|54|Red Ruffing}} (Pitching)

Player stats

style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates team leader

=Batting=

== Starters by position==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="5%" \| Pos ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| H ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{Sortname\|Chris\|Cannizzaro}}	59	133	32	.241	0	9
align="center" \| 1B	{{Sortname\|Marv\|Throneberry}}	116	357	87	.244	16	49
align="center" \| 2B	{{Sortname\|Charlie\|Neal}}	136	508	132	.260	11	58
align="center" \| 3B	{{Sortname\|Félix\|Mantilla\|Félix Mantilla (baseball)}}	141	466	128	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|.275	11	59
align="center" \| SS	{{Sortname\|Elio\|Chacón}}	118	368	87	.236	2	27
align="center" \| LF	{{Sortname\|Frank\|Thomas\|Frank Thomas (outfielder)}}	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|156	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|571	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|152	.266	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|34	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|94
align="center" \| CF	{{Sortname\|Jim\|Hickman\|Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)}}	140	392	96	.245	13	46
align="center" \| RF	{{Sortname\|Joe\|Christopher}}	119	271	66	.244	6	32

{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1962.shtml|title=1962 New York Mets Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com}}

==Other batters==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| H ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Richie\|Ashburn}}	135	389	119	.306	7	28
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Rod\|Kanehl}}	133	351	87	.248	4	27
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Gene\|Woodling}}	81	190	52	.274	5	24
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Sammy\|Taylor\|Sammy Taylor (baseball)}}	68	158	35	.222	3	20
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Choo Choo\|Coleman}}	55	152	38	.250	6	17
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Gil\|Hodges}}	54	127	32	.252	9	17
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Cliff\|Cook}}	40	112	26	.232	2	9
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Gus\|Bell}}	30	101	15	.149	1	6
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Ed\|Bouchee}}	50	87	14	.161	3	10
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Joe\|Pignatano}}	27	56	13	.232	0	2
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Sammy\|Drake}}	25	52	10	.192	0	7
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Don\|Zimmer}}	14	52	4	.077	0	1
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Rick\|Herrscher}}	35	50	11	.220	1	6
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Hobie\|Landrith}}	23	45	13	.289	1	7
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Harry\|Chiti}}	15	41	8	.195	0	0
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Jim\|Marshall\|Jim Marshall (baseball)}}	17	32	11	.344	3	4
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Bob\|Smith\|Bobby Smith (baseball)}}	8	22	3	.136	0	2
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|John\|DeMerit}}	14	16	3	.188	1	1
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Ed\|Kranepool}}	3	6	1	.167	0	0
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Joe\|Ginsberg}}	2	5	0	.000	0	0

=Pitching=

style="background:#DDFFDD; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|

| = Indicates league leader

== Starting pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Roger\|Craig\|Roger Craig (baseball)}}	42	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|233.1	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|10	bgcolor="#DDFFDD"\|24	4.51	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|118
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Al\|Jackson}}	36	231.1	8	20	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|4.40	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|118
align=center \| {{Sortname\|Jay\|Hook}}	37	213.2	8	19	4.84	113
align="center"

==Other pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| SV ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Bob L.\|Miller\|Bob Miller (baseball, born 1939)}}	33	143.2	1	12	0	4.89	91
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Craig\|Anderson\|Craig Anderson (right-handed pitcher)}}	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|50	131.1	3	17	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|4	5.35	62
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Bob\|Moorhead}}	38	105.1	0	2	0	4.53	63
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Willard\|Hunter}}	27	63.0	1	6	0	5.57	40
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Sherman\|Jones}}	8	23.1	0	4	0	7.71	11
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Galen\|Cisco}}	4	19.1	1	1	0	3.26	13
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Larry\|Foss}}	5	11.2	0	1	0	4.63	3

==Relief pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| SV ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Ray\|Daviault}}	36	81.0	1	5	0	6.22	51
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Ken\|MacKenzie\|Ken MacKenzie (baseball)}}	42	80.0	5	4	1	4.95	51
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Vinegar Bend\|Mizell\|Wilmer Mizell}}	17	38.0	0	2	0	7.34	15
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Bob G.\|Miller\|Bob Miller (1953–62 pitcher)}}	17	20.1	2	2	1	7.08	8
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Dave\|Hillman}}	13	16.2	0	0	1	6.32	8
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Herb\|Moford}}	7	15.0	0	1	0	7.20	5
align="center" \| {{Sortname\|Clem\|Labine}}	3	4.0	0	0	0	11.25	2

Awards and honors

=League top five finishers=

Richie Ashburn

#3 in NL in bases on balls (81)

Roger Craig

MLB leader in losses (24)
#2 in NL in home runs allowed (35)
#3 in NL in earned runs allowed (117)

Jay Hook

#4 in NL in earned runs allowed (115)
#4 in NL in home runs allowed (31)

Al Jackson

#2 in NL in losses (20)

Farm system

=1962 minor league affiliates=

{{MLB Farm System|level17=AAA|team17=Syracuse Chiefs|league17=International League|manager17=Frank Verdi and Johnny Vander Meer

|level18=C|team18=Santa Barbara Rancheros|league18=California League|manager18=Gene Lillard

|level19=D|team19=Quincy Jets|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Ken Deal

|level20=D|team20=Auburn Mets|league20=New York–Penn League|manager20=Dick Cole

}}

{{smalldiv|1=

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Auburn

Syracuse affiliation shared with Washington Senators}}

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1962.shtml 1962 New York Mets] at Baseball Reference
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1962&t=NYN 1962 New York Mets Roster] at Baseball Almanac
{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}

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