1962 San Francisco Giants
103 - 62
1961 / 1963 (Organization)
1st place in the NL
Home Record:
Away Record: 		61 - 21 (.744)
42 - 41 (.506)		 +17.0 wins
+3.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 878 / 714 ( +164 )
Allowed/Expected: 690 / 724 ( +34 )
Pyth Record: 101 - 64 (+2)
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Attendance: 1,592,594 Avg Att: 19,422 (1.39)
Att Rank: 2 / 10 Lg Avg: 13,990
       
Park Factor: 0.99    
HR Factor: 1.04 R/L HR: 0.99 / 1.16
Notes:
- National League Champions
- Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tiebreaker
- Lost to New York Yankees in the World Series

Fielding


Left Field
Harvey Kuenn
31.6
767
-1.9
Willie McCovey
24.5
290
-1.3
Matty Alou
23.5
193
0.6
Felipe Alou
27.1
87
0.1
Manny Mota
24.4
76
0.0
Carl Boles
27.7
34
-0.2
Bob Nieman
35.4
8
0.0
Orlando Cepeda
24.8
6
-0.0
8
28.4
1462
-2.6

Center Field
Willie Mays 31.2
1394
4.9
Matty Alou 23.5
47
-0.0
Felipe Alou 27.1
15
0.1
Manny Mota 24.4
6
-0.0
4
30.8
1462
4.9


Right Field
Felipe Alou 27.1
1147
-0.5
Matty Alou 23.5
147
-0.4
Willie McCovey 24.5
78
-0.1
Harvey Kuenn 31.6
58
-0.7
Manny Mota 24.4
24
-0.0
Orlando Cepeda 24.8
8
-0.0
6
26.7
1462
-1.8
Shortstop
Jose Pagan 27.2
1431
-5.7
Ernie Bowman 26.9
20
-0.1
Cap Peterson 19.9
11
-0.0
3
27.1
1462
-5.9
Second Base
Chuck Hiller 27.8
1370
-5.0
Ernie Bowman 26.9
76
-0.2
Manny Mota 24.4
16
-0.1
3
27.7
1462
-5.2
Third Base
Jim Davenport 28.9
1178
6.0
Harvey Kuenn 31.6
205
-3.4
Manny Mota 24.4
45
0.2
Ernie Bowman 26.9
34
-0.0
4
29.1
1462
2.8
First Base
Orlando Cepeda 24.8
1368
-4.3
Willie McCovey 24.5
93
0.7
Dick Phillips 30.6
1
0.0
3
24.8
1462
-3.6
 
Catcher
Tom Haller 25.0
716
-7.5
Ed Bailey 31.2
614
0.6
John Orsino 24.2
114
-0.6
Joe Pignatano 32.9
18
0.1
4
27.7
1462
-7.4
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James