1962 Tulsa Oilers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (77-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 182,895, Avg. 2,613
1962 Tulsa Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 3 games, Albuquerque Dukes 0
Finals - Tulsa Oilers 3 games, Austin Senators 1

The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1962 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the TL.

The Oilers conceded 697 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Tulsa tallied 749 runs. Jeoff Long walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Johnny Lewis swatted 15 or more, too. Jeoff Long drove in 80 runs. Joe Patterson led hitters with significant playing time with a .325 average. Gordie Richardson topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.18 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1962 Tulsa Oilers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Blaylock, Bud Bloomfield, Jerry Buchek, Dick Hughes, Gary Kolb, Chris Krug, Johnny Lewis, Jeoff Long, Dal Maxvill, Jim O'Rourke, Gordie Richardson, Daryl Robertson, Johnnie Seale, Joe Shipley and Bill Wakefield.

Whitey Kurowski served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob BlaylockRRJune 28, 19356'1"185Chattanooga, TN US
Bud BloomfieldRRJanuary 5, 19365'11"175Oklahoma City, OK US
Ray BondLRJuly 7, 19396'1"177Detroit, MI US
Jerry BuchekRRMay 9, 19425'11"185St. Louis, MO US
Lamar DrummondsRRJanuary 31, 19375'11"190
Bob FungeRRJanuary 31, 19405'11"170
Elwood HahnLL5'10"175
Fred HerrmannRR6'1"203
Dick HughesRRFebruary 13, 19386'3"195Stephens, AR US
Gary KolbLRMarch 13, 19406'0"194Rock Falls, IL US
Chris KrugRRDecember 25, 19396'4"200Los Angeles, CA US
Hank KuhlmannRR6'1"195
Johnny LewisLRAugust 10, 19396'1"189Greenville, AL US
Elmer LindseyRRFebruary 22, 19406'0"185
Jeoff LongRROctober 9, 19416'1"200Covington, KY US
Roy MajtykaRRJune 1, 19396'0"170Buffalo, NY US
Jerry MarxRRJanuary 15, 19426'0"175
Richard MauldinRR6'3"180
Dal MaxvillRRFebruary 18, 19395'11"157Granite City, IL US
Jim McNameeSLOctober 14, 19405'11"155Salem, MA US
Marv MecklenburgLLSeptember 6, 19406'0"185Stockton, CA US
Arthur MehuronRR6'3"197
Bill MortonRRMay 30, 19376'1"195
Jim O'RourkeRRJune 22, 19376'2"195Walla Walla, WA US
Joe PattersonSRApril 24, 19355'10"175
Gordie RichardsonRLJuly 19, 19386'0"185Colquitt, GA US
Daryl RobertsonRRJanuary 5, 19366'0"184Cripple Creek, CO US
Jim SaulLRNovember 24, 19396'3"200Bristol, VA US
Tom SchwanerRLMarch 21, 19396'1"175
Johnnie SealeLLNovember 14, 19385'10"155Edgewater, CO US
Joe ShipleyRRMay 9, 19356'4"210Morristown, TN US
Clint StarkRLFebruary 22, 19426'4"175
Lou VickeryLLAugust 24, 19416'1"190
Bill WakefieldRRMay 24, 19416'0"175Kansas City, MO US
Harry WattsRRFebruary 26, 19376'0"172

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.




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