Giants Beat Pirates, 4-1, Take Lead in National League
Apr. 30, 1962 - The Giants vaulted over Pittsburgh into first place in the National League today by beating the Pirates, 4-1. Willie Mays...
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Apr 25, 2022
Giants Top Pirates, 8-3, as Cepeda Drives in Four
Apr. 25, 1962 - Orlando Cepeda (pictured) drove in four runs and Don Larsen turned in a sparkling relief job today to give the San...
Apr 24, 2022
Koufax Strikes Out 18 Cubs as Dodgers Win, 10-2
Apr. 24, 1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters today and matched the modern major league mark he already...
Apr 14, 2022
Giants Destroy Reds, 13-6, Cepeda and Alou Hit Two Homers Each
Apr. 14, 1962 - The Cincinnati Reds fell apart today in a 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Reds made six errors in the first...
Apr 10, 2022
Marichal Shines as Giants Shut Out Braves, 6-0
Apr. 10, 1962 - Juan Marichal (pictured right with Willie Mays) hurled a three-hit shutout today and his bat helped send Warren Spahn to...
Apr 1, 2022
MLB: Giants top Red Sox in Exhibition Game
Apr. 1, 1962 - Felipe Alou (pictured) drove in four runs with two homers today as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Boston Red Sox in...
Mar 23, 2022
MLB: An Angry Bobby Thomson Denies Giants Spy System in '51
Mar. 23, 1962 - A chagrined Bobby Thomson said today “it positively isn’t so” that a secret signal from center field triggered his famous...
Aug 22, 2021
Reds and Their Fans Hungry for First Pennant since 1940
Aug. 22, 1961 - The slogans, placards, and banners that are heard and seen throughout pennant-starved Cincinnati these days may help jam...
Aug 5, 2021
Braves and Hammerin' Hank Aaron Beat Giants, 9-3
Aug. 5, 1961 - Slugging Henry Aaron tore San Francisco pitching apart again today, slamming two triples in a 9-3 Milwaukee victory that...
Jul 22, 2021
Reds Lose to Giants, Lead Over Dodgers Shrinks to One Game
July 22, 1961 - The six-hit pitching of Jack Sanford, backed by a hitting spree headed by Jim Davenport's homer, gave San Francisco an...
Jul 11, 2021
Heat Prostration Fells 95 at Candlestick Park
July 11, 1961 - The 30th all-star game made a colorful debut in San Francisco's Candlestick Park today - marked by a record turnout of...
Jul 11, 2021
National League Wins All-Star Game in San Francisco
July 11, 1961 - In as loosely played a game as baseball's midsummer classic has ever known, the National League today defeated the...
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