The 1962 Milwaukee Braves season was the tenth for the franchise in

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and 92nd overall. The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an record, 15½ games behind the

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champion The home attendance at County Stadium eighth in the ten-team National League. It was the Braves' first season under one million After this season in November, owner Lou Perini sold the franchise for $5.5 million to a

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group led by 34-year-old insurance executive Perini retained a 10% interest in the club and sat on the board of directors for a number of years. Ten years after the final television broadcasts in Boston, broadcasts of Braves games returned to a new channel,

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, giving Milwaukee television viewers a chance to watch the games at home.

Offseason

* October 10, 1961:

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was drafted from the Braves by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1961 MLB expansion draft. * November 8, 1961: Ellis Burton and Lou Jackson were acquired by the Braves from the

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as part of a minor league working agreement. * November 28, 1961: Frank Thomas was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later to the

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for a player to be named later and cash. The deal was completed on May 21, 1962, when the Mets sent

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to the Braves and the Braves sent

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to the Mets. * December 15, 1961:

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and

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were traded by the Braves to the

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for

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and

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. * Prior to 1962 season: Hal Haydel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Hal Haydel
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville

Notes

References

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