| 1962 Milwaukee Braves | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Lou Perini (sold in November 1962)[1][2][3] |
| General managers | John McHale |
| Managers | Birdie Tebbetts |
| Television | WTMJ-TV (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh, Ernie Johnson) |
| Radio | WEMP (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) |
The 1962 Milwaukee Braves season was the tenth for the franchise in Milwaukee and 92nd overall.
The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an 86–76 (.531) record, 15+1⁄2 games behind the National League champion San Francisco Giants.[4] The home attendance at County Stadium was 766,921,[5] eighth in the ten-team National League. It was the Braves' first season under one million in Milwaukee.[5]
After this season in November, owner Lou Perini sold the franchise for $5.5 million to a Chicago group led by 34-year-old insurance executive William Bartholomay.[1][2][3] 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, WTMJ-TV, giving Milwaukee television viewers a chance to watch the games at home.
- ^ a b Thisted, Red (November 17, 1962). "McHale, six others buy Braves for $5.5 million". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ a b Wolf, Bob (November 17, 1962). "Midwestern group purchases Braves". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ a b "Perini sells Braves to Milwaukee group". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 17, 1962. p. 11.
- ^ "Baseball Standings: final". Milwaukee Journal. October 1, 1962. p. 10, part 2.
- ^ a b "Attendance". Milwaukee Journal. October 1, 1962. p. 11, part 2.