Jack Sanford Hurls Giants to Game Two Shutout, 2-0
Oct. 5, 1962 - The inhabitants of San Francisco have returned to Cloud Nine. They were carried there today by Alvin Dark’s inspired...
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Oct 4, 2022
Maris in “Altogether Different Frame of Mind” This Year
Oct. 4, 1962 - Roger Maris may have heard the boos that greeted his every appearance at the plate today, but he gave no indication of it,...
Oct 4, 2022
Yankees Take Opener of 1962 World Series in San Francisco, 6-2
Oct. 4, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants were given a hard push by the New York Yankees today and went tumbling off Cloud Nine. The...
Oct 3, 2022
Screaming Mob of Delirious Giant Fans Disrupts S.F. International Airport
Oct. 3, 1962 - A screaming mob of 50,000 broke through police lines at San Francisco International Airport tonight while waiting to...
Oct 3, 2022
Dodger Fans Shattered by Playoff Loss
Oct. 3, 1962 - “They blew it, they blew it,” a shattered Los Angeles baseball fan mumbled as he walked away. “They didn’t deserve to win...
Oct 3, 2022
🚨Giants Take Series Against Dodgers with Stunning Ninth-Inning Comeback
Oct. 3, 1962 - One of the most dramatic and nerve-racking pennant races in years came to an astounding end today when the San Francisco...
Oct 2, 2022
San Francisco Manager Predicts Victory Tomorrow
Oct. 2, 1962 - “We’ll get ‘em tomorrow. That’s all I have to say.” These words were spoken by a tight-lipped Alvin Dark tonight after his...
Oct 2, 2022
There’s Life in Dodgertown as Los Angeles Evens Playoff Series with Giants
Oct. 2, 1962 - Incredible as it may seem, the 1962 National League pennant playoff is still alive and so are the Dodgers, who beat the...
Oct 2, 2022
Yankees Wait for World Series Opponent
Oct. 2, 1962 - After a batting drill today, during which Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and other Bombers demonstrated they hadn’t lost...
Oct 1, 2022
Stumbling Dodgers Have No Answers
Oct. 1, 1962 - It was so quiet in the Dodgers’ dressing room after tonight’s loss that you could have heard an expletive drop. And...
Oct 1, 2022
Willie Mays Weary but Determined
Oct. 1, 1962 - “Only if we win the pennant. Ask me again tomorrow.” That’s how Willie Mays (pictured left stealing second in the eighth...
Oct 1, 2022
Giants Take Opener of Three-Game Playoff with Dodgers
Oct. 1, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants, who only 24 hours earlier had come whirling out of nowhere to toss the National League pennant...
Sep 30, 2022
Dodgers 1-2 in Past Playoff Series
Sept. 30, 1962 - The Dodgers have been in all four of the National League’s playoffs. This forthcoming meeting will be their second with...
Sep 30, 2022
Dodgers Lose, Will Face Giants in Three-Game Playoff
Sept. 30, 1962 - Unable to halt one of the most amazing crackups by a front-runner in major league history, the Dodgers today plunged the...
Sep 30, 2022
Mays Propels Giants Into First-Place Tie with Dodgers
Sept. 30, 1962 - Wonderful Willie Mays smashed his 47th home run of the season today to propel the San Francisco Giants into a...
Sep 30, 2022
Mets Lose Final Game of Season
Sept. 30, 1962 - At Wrigley Field today, the New York Mets lost their final game of the season to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1. It was their...
Sep 29, 2022
Colts Top Giants, Guaranteeing Dodgers at least Tie for Pennant
Sept. 29, 1962 - The Houston Colts beat the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, in the second half of a doubleheader tonight, assuring the...
Sep 29, 2022
Braves’ Spahn Is Winningest Lefty in Major League History
Sept. 29, 1962 - Warren Spahn became the winningest left-hander in major league history today by pitching the Braves to a 7-3 triumph...
Sep 27, 2022
Dodgers Blow Chance to Clinch Tie for Pennant
Sept. 27, 1962 - With a chance to clinch a tie for the National League pennant, the Dodgers frittered away leads of 3-0 and 4-2 tonight,...
Sep 27, 2022
Cards Top Giants in Big Jolt to S.F. Pennant Hopes
Sept. 27, 1962 - Gene Oliver’s 3-run homer capped an early St. Louis Cardinal outburst today that stood up for a 7-4 victory over San...
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