1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's 93–68 season, good for fourth place in the National League, eight games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants.

Offseason

 * October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft
 * Joe Christopher was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.
 * Al Jackson was drafted from the Pirates by the New York Mets.
 * November 21, 1961: Coot Veal was purchased by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.
 * December 4, 1961: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels.

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

 * May 7, 1962: Vinegar Bend Mizell was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.
 * June 1962: Coot Veal was traded by the Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).
 * September 9, 1962: Byron Browne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

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

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

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston