1962 Tulsa Oilers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bob Blaylock | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Chattanooga, TN US |
Bud Bloomfield | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Ray Bond | L | R | July 7, 1939 | 6'1" | 177 | Detroit, MI US |
Jerry Buchek | R | R | May 9, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
Lamar Drummonds | R | R | January 31, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Bob Funge | R | R | January 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Elwood Hahn | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Fred Herrmann | R | R | 6'1" | 203 | ||
Dick Hughes | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Stephens, AR US |
Gary Kolb | L | R | March 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 194 | Rock Falls, IL US |
Chris Krug | R | R | December 25, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Hank Kuhlmann | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Johnny Lewis | L | R | August 10, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Greenville, AL US |
Elmer Lindsey | R | R | February 22, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Jeoff Long | R | R | October 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Covington, KY US |
Roy Majtyka | R | R | June 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
Jerry Marx | R | R | January 15, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Richard Mauldin | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
Dal Maxvill | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 157 | Granite City, IL US |
Jim McNamee | S | L | October 14, 1940 | 5'11" | 155 | Salem, MA US |
Marv Mecklenburg | L | L | September 6, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Stockton, CA US |
Arthur Mehuron | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
Bill Morton | R | R | May 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Jim O'Rourke | R | R | June 22, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | Walla Walla, WA US |
Joe Patterson | S | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Gordie Richardson | R | L | July 19, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Colquitt, GA US |
Daryl Robertson | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 184 | Cripple Creek, CO US |
Jim Saul | L | R | November 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Bristol, VA US |
Tom Schwaner | R | L | March 21, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Johnnie Seale | L | L | November 14, 1938 | 5'10" | 155 | Edgewater, CO US |
Joe Shipley | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Morristown, TN US |
Clint Stark | R | L | February 22, 1942 | 6'4" | 175 | |
Lou Vickery | L | L | August 24, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Bill Wakefield | R | R | May 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
Harry Watts | R | R | February 26, 1937 | 6'0" | 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.