1962 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st Half
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Dubuque |
40 |
20 |
.667 |
- |
| Keokuk |
33 |
25 |
.569 |
6 |
| Quincy |
32 |
25 |
.561 |
6.5 |
| Waterloo |
33 |
26 |
.559 |
6.5 |
| Quad City |
31 |
27 |
.534 |
8 |
| Clinton |
30 |
30 |
.500 |
10 |
| Cedar Rapids |
26 |
32 |
.448 |
13 |
| Decatur |
25 |
34 |
.424 |
14.5 |
| Appleton |
25 |
36 |
.410 |
15.5 |
| Burlington |
19 |
39 |
.328 |
20 |
2nd Half
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Waterloo |
40 |
24 |
.625 |
- |
| Quad City |
40 |
27 |
.597 |
1.5 |
| Appleton |
36 |
27 |
.571 |
3.5 |
| Quincy |
36 |
32 |
.529 |
6 |
| Keokuk/Midwest |
34 |
32 |
.515 |
7 |
| Clinton |
33 |
32 |
.508 |
7.5 |
| Dubuque |
31 |
32 |
.492 |
8.5 |
| Cedar Rapids |
32 |
34 |
.485 |
9 |
| Burlington |
25 |
40 |
.385 |
15.5 |
| Decatur |
17 |
44 |
.279 |
21.5 |
Tie Games, Burlington (2), Appleton, Clinton Dubuque and Decatur were involved
The Keokuk franchise failed on 8/7. The league moved them to Dubuque, recruited John Petrakis to oversee the operation, and renamed them the Midwest Dodgers. For the remainder of the season they shared Petrakis Field with the Packers. At the time of the failure, Keokuk's record for the second half was 16-16, the Dodgers posted a 18-16 record in Dubuque.
Post Season
Dubuque defeated Waterloo, 3-1
No All Star game was played
Post Season All Star Team
1B-Tony Tochia, Keokuk/Midwest
2B-Bob Kilpatrick, Clinton
3B-Orlando Centelles, Dubuque
SS-Bob Litchfield, Appleton
OF-Vince Ferguson, Cedar Rapids
OF-Ed Crawford, Quad City
OF-Felix Pizarro, Burlington
C-Milt Swift, Cedar Rapids
C-William Sebera, Keokuk/Midwest
P-Art Seifert, Dubuque
P-Ernie Kumerow, Waterloo
P-Barry Shollenberger, Waterloo
P-Jim McGlothlin, Quad City
Player of the Year-Tony Torchia, Keokuk/Midwest
Rookie of the Year-Barry Shollenberger, Waterloo
Manager-Cal Ripken Sr.
Attendence
Quad City, 75,568
Decatur, 71,461
Cedar Rapids, 61,696
Dubuque, 57,510
Waterloo, 57,054
Clinton, 53,855
Quincy, 52,788
Appleton, 41,323
Burlington, 33,037
Keokuk/Midwest, 28,787