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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Candlestick Park
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

Transactions

Filters
Time Frame
To / From
Date          
WAR
Player
Pos
Transaction
10
10
1961
 Eddie Bressoud
SS
29.4
Expansion Draft (Pick 1)
SFN
HOU
4.0
13.1
0.0
10
10
1961
 Joey Amalfitano
2B
27.7
SFN
HOU
2.0
-0.3
-0.6
10
10
1961
 Hobie Landrith
C
31.6
Expansion Draft (Pick 2)
SFN
NYN
2.6
0.3
0.2
10
10
1961
 Ray Daviault
RP
27.4
Expansion Draft (Pick 18)
SFN
NYN
0.0
-1.2
-1.2
10
10
1961
 Sam Jones
SP
35.8
Expansion Draft (Pick 25)
SFN
HOU
17.9
0.1
0.0
10
13
1961
 Jim Marshall
1B
30.4
Purchased
SFN
NYN
0.3
0.3
0.4
10
16
1961
 Billy Loes
SP
31.8
Purchased
SFN
NYN
8.0
0.0
0.0
11
27
1961
 Bob Chance
1B
21.2
First Year Draft
SFN
CLE
0.0
-0.9
-0.5
11
27
1961
 Georges Maranda
SW
29.9
Rule 5 Draft
SFN
MIN
-0.4
-0.1
-0.1
11
27
1961
 Johnny Weekly
LF
24.5
Rule 5 Draft
SFN
HOU
0.0
0.1
0.1
11
30
1961
 Billy Pierce
SP
34.7
Received in Trade
CHA
SFN
48.9
4.5
4.5
11
30
1961
 Don Larsen
SP
32.3
Received in Trade
CHA
SFN
14.4
4.0
1.2
11
30
1961
 Eddie Fisher
RP
25.4
Traded Away
SFN
CHA
-1.8
11.7
7.7
11
30
1961
 Dom Zanni
RP
29.7
Traded Away
SFN
CHA
-0.2
1.5
0.6
11
30
1961
 Bob Farley
1B
24.0
Traded Away
SFN
CHA
-0.2
-0.7
-0.2
12
15
1961
 Jose Tartabull
CF
23.0
Traded Away
SFN
KC1
0.0
0.0
1.7
12
15
1961
 Joe Pignatano
C
32.4
Received in Trade
KC1
SFN
2.7
-0.2
0.1
1
1
1962
 Ollie Brown
RF
17.9
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SFN
0.0
10.5
0.2
1
1
1962
 Tito Fuentes
2B
18.0
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SFN
0.0
11.6
8.2
1
1
1962
 Joe Shipley
RP
26.7
Released
SFN
-0.4
-0.5
1
1
1962
 Al Stanek
RP
18.0
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SFN
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
1
1962
 Bob Taylor
LF
17.8
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SFN
0.0
-0.5
-0.5
3
2
1962
 Billy Loes
SP
32.2
Returned to original team after purchase
NYN
SFN
8.0
0.0
0.0
3
2
1962
 Billy Loes
SP
32.2
Released
SFN
8.0
0.0
3
25
1962
 Hector Torres
SS
16.5
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SFN
0.0
-3.5
0.0
4
29
1962
 Bob Nieman
LF
35.3
Purchased
CLE
SFN
17.8
0.1
0.1
7
4
1962
 Bob Garibaldi
RP
20.3
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SFN
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
7
13
1962
 Joe Pignatano
C
32.9
Purchased
SFN
NYN
2.8
-0.3
-0.3
8
17
1962
 Verle Tiefenthaler
RP
25.1
Traded Away
SFN
CHA
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
9
2
1962
 Julio Navarro
RP
26.6
Purchased
SFN
LAA
0.0
1.2
1.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

11 / 30 / 1961
San Francisco Giants Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SP
CHA
33.7
48.9
4.5
4.5
2.7
SP
CHA
31.4
14.4
4.0
1.2
0.1
Totals      
63.3
8.5
5.7
2.8
Chicago White Sox Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
RP
SFN
24.5
-1.8
11.7
7.7
3.0
RP
SFN
28.8
-0.2
1.5
0.6
0.8
1B
SFN
23.1
-0.2
-0.7
-0.2
-0.7
RP
SFN
23.5
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
Totals      
-2.2
12.3
7.9
2.9
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
8.5
12.3
3.8
 
2.8
2.9
0.2
12.3
8.5
-3.8
 
2.9
2.8
-0.2


12 / 15 / 1961
Kansas City Athletics Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
SFN
22.1
0.0
0.0
1.7
-0.1
Totals      
0.0
0.0
1.7
-0.1
San Francisco Giants Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
C
KC1
31.4
2.7
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
Totals      
2.7
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.2
0.0
0.2
 
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
 
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1


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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James