Dodgers Pound Woeful Mets, 16-5
Aug. 26, 1962 - At the Polo Grounds today, the Mets enacted what appeared to be a taped re-run of their all-summer series, “This Is Our...
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Aug 25, 2022
Gil Hodges Night at the Polo Grounds
Aug. 25, 1962 - For the second time in his long and brilliant baseball career, Gil Hodges was hailed as a conquering hero at the Polo...
Aug 24, 2022
Drysdale Beaten by Mets in Shocker
Aug. 24, 1962 - If you were a major league pitcher badly in need of your 23rd victory of the season, chances are you’d welcome a crack at...
Aug 24, 2022
Durocher Nearly Dies at Polo Grounds, Saved by Surgeon
Aug. 24, 1962 - A surgeon from Malone, N.Y., arrived in time to save Leo Durocher’s life tonight at the Polo Grounds. Durocher (pictured...
Aug 23, 2022
Maury Wills Does It All as Dodgers Top Phillies, 4-2
Aug. 23, 1962 - Maury Wills singled home the tying run, stole a base, and scored the lead run as the league-leading Dodgers rallied for 4...
Aug 21, 2022
Yanks Top Angels in Extra Innings
Aug. 21, 1962 - Urged on by the roars of a crowd of 50,830 at Chavez Ravine, Bill Rigney’s astounding Angels made a heroic effort tonight...
Aug 21, 2022
Throneberry’s Pinch Homer Lifts Mets in Doubleheader Finale with Pirates after Dropping Opener
Aug. 21, 1962 - A pinch-hit homer by — you’d never guess — Marv Throneberry with 2 out in the ninth inning lifted the cellar-dwelling...
Aug 20, 2022
Robinson’s Slam Gives Reds Victory over Reeling Dodgers, 7-3
Aug. 20, 1962 - Frank Robinson (pictured) hit a grand slam with 1 out in the 10th inning today and gave the Reds a 7-3 victory over the...
Aug 20, 2022
Pirates Sweep Doubleheader from Mets at Polo Grounds
Aug. 20, 1962 - The Mets, Manhattan’s biggest losers since the Indians, dropped a doubleheader to the Pirates before 8,214 staunch fans...
Aug 19, 2022
Bombers Explode, Top Athletics, 21-7
Aug. 19, 1962 - The Yankees, paced by Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle, went on their biggest scoring spree of the year today as they...
Aug 18, 2022
Stan Musial Honored at Polo Grounds
Aug. 18, 1962 - Stanley Frank Musial, who, his roommate Red Schoendienst says, never snores or even smokes in bed, learned once again...
Aug 18, 2022
Nuxhall Shines as Reds Down Dodgers, 12-1
Aug. 18, 1962 - Joe Nuxhall’s 4-hit pitching helped the Reds score a 12-1 victory today over the league-leading Dodgers in Cincinnati....
Aug 17, 2022
Haddix Dominant as Pirates Top Phils, 9-1
Aug. 17, 1962 - Harvey Haddix (pictured), staked to a 9-0 lead, pitched the Pirates to a 9-1 victory over the Phillies today and ended...
Aug 17, 2022
Orioles Top Indians as Lau Drives in Three
Aug. 17, 1962 - Charlie Lau drove in 3 runs with a bases-filled single and a homer today as Milt Pappas (pictured) pitched the Baltimore...
Aug 16, 2022
Dodgers Top Pirates, 7-3, Snap 5-Game Skid
Aug. 16, 1962 - The pitching of Stan Williams and Ron Perranoski (second from left) and the hitting of Doug Camilli sparked the...
Aug 16, 2022
Mets to Honor Stan Musial
Aug. 16, 1962 - Stan Musial will be honored tomorrow night at the Polo Grounds before the game between the Cardinals and the Mets. A...
Aug 15, 2022
Terry Dominant as Yanks Crush Twins, 9-3
Aug. 15, 1962 - Minnesota fans, game to the last, cracked a Metropolitan Stadium attendance record today for the second time this week...
Aug 14, 2022
Braves Top Reds, 5-4, as Aaron Brothers Both Homer
Aug. 14, 1962 - Brothers Hank and Tommie Aaron hit home runs today in leading the Milwaukee Braves to a 5-4 victory that ended the...
Aug 14, 2022
Construction Continues on New Mets Stadium
Aug. 14, 1962 - Construction on the New York Mets’ new stadium at Flushing Meadow, Queens, is progressing well, and engineers predict it...
Aug 13, 2022
Twins Top Yanks, 6-4, Before Big Minnesota Crowd
Aug. 13, 1962 - The baseball world still may not take the pennant aspirations of the Twins seriously. But a record crowd of 41,366 turned...
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