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Aug 11, 2022

Giants Top Dodgers, 5-4, on McCovey’s Blast as Pierce Notches 200th Win

Aug. 11, 1962 - Billy Pierce scored the 200th victory of his major league career today, thanks to a 3-run pinch-homer by Willie McCovey...

Aug 10, 2022

Giants Destroy Dodgers, 11-2

Aug. 10, 1962 - The Giants belted Johnny Podres and Ed Roebuck for six runs in the sixth inning today and scored an 11-2 victory over the...

Aug 9, 2022

Aug. 8, 1962 - Dodgers Win; Catcher Johnny Roseboro Reveals Career Goals

Aug. 9, 1962 - Gold Glove catcher Johnny Roseboro (pictured left), whose two-run homer last night provided the Dodgers with the winning...

Aug 4, 2022

Has Success Mellowed Drysdale?

Aug. 4, 1962 - Don Drysdale, once known as “The Meanest Man in Baseball,” has become the nicest 20-game winner the Dodgers ever had. Big...

Aug 3, 2022

Dodgers Top Cubs, 8-3, as Drysdale Wins 10th Straight

Aug. 3, 1962 - Don Drysdale scored his 10th straight victory and became the season’s first 20-game winner today as the league-leading...

Aug 2, 2022

Dodgers Top Pirates, 5-3, on Frank Howard’s 2-Run Single

Aug. 2, 1962 - Frank Howard, who has driven in 21 runs in his last 10 games, broke a 7th-inning tie today with a 2-run single that...

Jul 30, 2022

Former Dodger Manager Burt Shotton Dead at 77

July 30, 1962 - Burt Shotton Sr. (pictured with Pee Wee Reese in 1948), who managed the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and 1949, died of a...

Jul 29, 2022

Dodgers Drop Giants, 11-1, as Drysdale Earns 19th Victory of 1962

July 29, 1962 - Don Drysdale pitched the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory over the Giants today in Los Angeles for his 9th straight triumph and...

Jul 27, 2022

League-Leading Dodgers Drop Giants, 3-1, as Podres Twirls 5-Hitter

July 27, 1962 - Frank Howard (pictured) slammed a 3-run homer and Johnny Podres pitched a 5-hitter today as the league-leading Dodgers...

Jul 25, 2022

Musial Sets National League RBI Record in Losing Effort

July 25, 1962 - Stan Musial set a National League career record of 1,862 runs batted in with a 2-run homer today, but Don Drysdale gained...

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 24, 2022

Mays the Difference as Giants Top Colts, 3-1

July 24, 1962 - Willie Mays hit two home runs and scored a third run after he was hit by a pitch as the San Francisco Giants scored a 3-1...

Jul 23, 2022

League-Leading Dodgers Dominate Cardinals, 9-2

July 23, 1962 - The league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers scored 3 runs in the second inning, added 5 in the fourth, and went on to defeat...

Jul 23, 2022

Four Men Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

July 23, 1962 - In a 38-minute ceremony, four men were formally inducted today into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Inscribed bronze...

Jul 21, 2022

Dodgers Top Cubs as Drysdale Wins 7th Straight

July 21, 1962 - Don Drysdale, the major leagues’ winningest pitcher, won his seventh consecutive game today as the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Jul 21, 2022

Gov. Rockefeller Lauds Jackie Robinson

July 21, 1962 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller last night lauded Jackie Robinson as “a hero of the struggle to make American...

Jul 20, 2022

Dodgers Top Cubs as Tommy Davis Drives in 100th Run

July 20, 1962 - Tommy Davis (pictured) today drove in 4 runs, becoming the first major leaguer to knock in 100 this season, and led the...

Jul 17, 2022

Giants Sneak Past Braves, 4-3

July 17, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants pushed across a ninth-inning run without a base hit and beat the Braves, 4-3, today in...

Jul 14, 2022

Mets Slaughtered by Dodgers, 17-3

July 14, 1962 - Playing the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds today, the Mets took a dreadful beating by a score of 17-3. It was their third...

Jul 12, 2022

(VIDEO) 1962's First All-Star Game, Washington, D.C.

July 10, 1962 - President Kennedy enjoys the first of 1962's two All-Star Games. Full news report here: https://bit.ly/3IIfuE1 #ASG...