Yankees and Giants Waiting Out the Rain
Oct. 13, 1962 - Time hung heavily on the hands of the Yankees today as they waited impatiently for the weather to permit resumption of...
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Oct 12, 2022
Dodger General Manager Excoriates Durocher for Disloyalty
Oct. 12, 1962 - Emil âBuzzieâ Bavasi, general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, today charged Coach Leo Durocher (right) with being...
Oct 10, 2022
Tom Tresh Having Remarkable Rookie Year
Oct. 10, 1962 - When Tom Tresh struck the blow that beat the Giants today, he did it as a left-handed swinger against the right-handed...
Oct 10, 2022
Treshâs Homer Lifts Yanks to Game Five win and 3-2 Series Lead
Oct. 10, 1962 - Tom Tresh, the Yankeesâ rookie of the year throughout the pennant campaign, became their man of the hour today. With one...
Oct 8, 2022
Ford Bombed as Giants Tie World Series at 2-2
Oct. 8, 1962 - The home run, long the hallmark of the New York Yankeesâ success, was turned on the Bombers today with stunning effect....
Oct 7, 2022
World Series: Yankees Take Game 3 on Staffordâs Fine Pitching
Oct. 7, 1962 - Shrugging off the effects of a line drive that left him limping on a badly bruised leg, Bill Stafford (left) today hurled...
Oct 5, 2022
Sanford: âBest Game I Ever Pitchedâ
Oct. 5, 1962 - âThat was the best game I ever pitched,â Jack Sanford (right with Willie McCovey), the San Francisco Giantsâ ace...
Oct 5, 2022
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 Darkâs inspired...
Oct 4, 2022
Maris in âAltogether Different Frame of Mindâ 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
đ¨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 - âWeâll get âem tomorrow. Thatâs all I have to say.â These words were spoken by a tight-lipped Alvin Dark tonight after his...
Oct 2, 2022
Thereâs 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 1, 2022
Stumbling Dodgers Have No Answers
Oct. 1, 1962 - It was so quiet in the Dodgersâ dressing room after tonightâs loss that you could have heard an expletive drop. And...
Oct 1, 2022
Willie Mays Weary but Determined
Oct. 1, 1962 - âOnly if we win the pennant. Ask me again tomorrow.â Thatâs how Willie Mays (pictured left stealing second in the eighth...
Sep 27, 2022
Cards Top Giants in Big Jolt to S.F. Pennant Hopes
Sept. 27, 1962 - Gene Oliverâs 3-run homer capped an early St. Louis Cardinal outburst today that stood up for a 7-4 victory over San...
Sep 12, 2022
Reds Snap Giantsâ 7-Game Win Streak
Sept. 12, 1962 - Two home runs by Frank Robinson and one by Wally Post powered the Reds to a 4-1 victory today over the Giants in...
Sep 11, 2022
Sanford Notches 22nd Win as Giants Blank Pirates, 2-0
Sept. 11, 1962 - Jack Sanford posted his 16th straight pitching victory and 22nd for the season today by blanking Pittsburgh, 2-0. The...
Jul 25, 2022
Jackie Robinson Speaks in Cooperstown; Willie Mays Speaks on NL Pennant Race
Full report here: https://bit.ly/3RQlj6p #dodgers #sfgiants #mlb
Jul 8, 2022
Dodgers Regain First Place as Koufax Dominates
July 8, 1962 - Sandy Koufax today became the National Leagueâs first left-hander to strike out 200 batters 2 seasons in a row, as the Los...
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