1962 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
Team Record: 64-60
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Billy DeMars (64-60)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 39,101, Avg. 631
Playoffs - Aberdeen Pheasants 1 game, Duluth-Superior Dukes 0
Finals - Eau Claire Braves 2 games, Aberdeen Pheasants 0
The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1962 season with a record of 64 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Pheasants scored 642 runs and gave up 619 runs. Phillip Barth led Aberdeen with 14 home runs and drove in 78 runs. Bill Barraclough paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .292 clip. Frank Bertaina and Tom Phoebus topped the squad with 13 wins each, while Frank Bertaina registered a 3.4 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1962 Aberdeen Pheasants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Frank Bertaina, Tom Phoebus and Don Wallace.
Billy DeMars served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Aikens | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Harley Anderson | R | L | August 22, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Sheboygan, WI US |
| Dan Baier | R | R | August 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Jesse Baker | R | R | January 29, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | Manhattan, KS US |
| Bill Barraclough | L | L | August 10, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Boise, ID US |
| Phillip Barth | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Robert Beattie | R | R | February 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Cranston, RI US |
| Frank Bertaina | L | L | April 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 177 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Charles Bree | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| James Caldwell | R | R | June 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Beardstown, IL US |
| Mark Clarke | L | L | November 20, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Magrath, AB CA |
| Robert Clem | L | R | December 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Charles Embrey | L | R | September 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Stafford, VA US |
| Robert Erie | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Lloyd Fourroux | R | R | January 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 215 | Kenner, LA US |
| Del Hill | R | R | September 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ronald Kopp | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Dick Kristinik | R | R | August 7, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | Houston, TX US |
| William Larkin | R | R | November 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| John Mason | R | R | November 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Greenville, TX US |
| Dave Massarelli | R | R | March 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Dover, OH US |
| Bill Oplinger | R | R | April 26, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Tom Phoebus | R | R | April 7, 1942 | 5'8" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Herman Rathman | R | R | October 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Jim Rouse | L | R | February 8, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Joe Rowden | L | R | November 27, 1942 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Hugh Springer | R | R | December 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Seattle, WA US |
| Freeman Sutton | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Arne Thorsland | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Sigfield Tyler | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| George Ursuy | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Don Wallace | L | R | August 25, 1940 | 5'8" | 165 | Sapulpa, OK US |
| Richard Yencha | R | R | March 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 160 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Robert Young | R | R | September 29, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Erie, PA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
