1962 San Francisco Giants season

1962 San Francisco Giants
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkCandlestick Park
CitySan Francisco
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersAlvin Dark
TelevisionKTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
RadioKSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill King)
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The 1962 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 80th year in Major League Baseball, their fifth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their third at Candlestick Park. The team finished in first place in the National League with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses. They finished the season tied with their arch-rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for first place in the league, necessitating a three-game tiebreaker playoff to determine the pennant winner. The Giants won two of the three games to take their first National League title since moving to San Francisco, making the Giants the first NL Champions of the 162-game schedule era. They went on to the 1962 World Series, where they lost in seven games to the New York Yankees. The Giants had 1,552 hits in the regular season, the most in the club's San Francisco era.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 103 62 0.624 61–21 42–41
Los Angeles Dodgers 102 63 0.618 1 54–29 48–34
Cincinnati Reds 98 64 0.605 58–23 40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 93 68 0.578 8 51–30 42–38
Milwaukee Braves 86 76 0.531 15½ 49–32 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 84 78 0.519 17½ 44–37 40–41
Philadelphia Phillies 81 80 0.503 20 46–34 35–46
Houston Colt .45s 64 96 0.400 36½ 32–48 32–48
Chicago Cubs 59 103 0.364 42½ 32–49 27–54
New York Mets 40 120 0.250 60½ 22–58 18–62

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team CHC CIN HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago 4–14 7–11 4–14 8–10 9–9 10–8 4–14 6–12 7–11
Cincinnati 14–4 13–5 9–9 13–5 13–5 8–10 13–5 7–11 8–10
Houston 11–7 5–13 6–12 7–11 13–3–1 1–17 5–13 7–11 9–9–1
Los Angeles 14–4 9–9 12–6 10–8 16–2 14–4 10–8 10–11 7–11
Milwaukee 10–8 5–13 11–7 8–10 12–6 11–7 10–8 7–11 12–6
New York 9–9 5–13 3–13–1 2–16 6–12 4–14 2–16 4–14 5–13
Philadelphia 8–10 10–8 17–1 4–14 7–11 14–4 7–10 5–13 9–9
Pittsburgh 14–4 5–13 13–5 8–10 8–10 16–2 10–7 7–11 12–6
San Francisco 12–6 11–7 11–7 11–10 11–7 14–4 13–5 11–7 9–9
St. Louis 11–7 10–8 9–9–1 11–7 6–12 13–5 9–9 6–12 9–9


Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Game log and schedule

Legend
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Bold Giants team member
1962 Game Log (102–63) (Home: 61–21; Road: 42–41)
April (15–5) (Home: 11–2; Road: 4–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
1 April 10 Braves 6–0 Marichal (1–0) Candlestick Park 39,177 1–0 W1
2 April 11 Braves 3–1 O'Dell (1–0) Candlestick Park 16,721 2–0 W2
3 April 12 Braves 8–4 Sanford (1–0) Miller (1) Candlestick Park 9,177 3–0 W3
4 April 13 Reds 7–2 Pierce (1–0) Miller (2) Candlestick Park 23,775 4–0 W4
5 April 14 Reds 13–6 Larsen (1–0) Candlestick Park 18,086 5–0 W5
6 April 15 Reds 3–4 Marichal (1–1) Candlestick Park 28,697 5–1 L1
7 April 16 Dodgers 19–8 O'Dell (2–0) Candlestick Park 32,819 6–1 W1
8 April 17 Dodgers 7–8 McCormick (0–1) Candlestick Park 25,841 6–2 L1
9 April 18 @ Braves 4–6 Miller (0–1) County Stadium 30,001 6–3 L2
10 April 19 @ Braves 7–6 Marichal (2–1) County Stadium 4,570 7–3 W1
11 April 21 @ Reds 8–6 Larsen (2–0) LeMay (1) Crosley Field 6,006 8–3 W2
12 April 22 @ Reds 4–6 Sanford (1–1) Crosley Field 6,583 8–4 L1
13 April 23 @ Reds 4–1 Pierce (2–0) Crosley Field 6,483 9–4 W1
14 April 24 @ Pirates 3–7 Marichal (2–2) Forbes Field 18,620 9–5 L1
15 April 25 @ Pirates 8–3 Perry (1–0) Larsen (1) Forbes Field 21,652 10–5 W1
16 April 27 Cubs 5–4 Miller (1–1) Candlestick Park 8,710 11–5 W2
17 April 28 Cubs 11–2 Marichal (3–2) Candlestick Park 14,427 12–5 W3
18 April 29 Cubs 7–0 Sanford (2–1) Candlestick Park n/a 13–5 W4[permanent dead link]
19 April 29 Cubs 6–0 Pierce (3–0) Candlestick Park 40,973 14–5 W5[permanent dead link]
20 April 30 Pirates 4–1 Perry (2–0) Candlestick Park 9,543 15–5 W6
May (20–10) (Home: 12–4; Road: 8–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
21 May 1 Pirates 4–2 O'Dell (3–0) Candlestick Park 23,657 16–5 W7
22 May 2 Pirates 3–2 Marichal (4–2) Candlestick Park 9,926 17–5 W8
23 May 3 Pirates 8–4 Sanford (3–1) Candlestick Park 10,723 18–5 W9
24 May 4 @ Cubs 11–6 Pierce (4–0) Larsen (2) Wrigley Field 5,011 19–5 W10
25 May 5 @ Cubs 8–12 Duffalo (0–1) Wrigley Field 11,362 19–6 L1
26 May 6 @ Cubs 7–3 O'Dell (4–0) Wrigley Field 14,090 20–6 W1
27 May 8 @ Cardinals 4–3 Marichal (5–2) Busch Stadium 14,618 21–6 W2
28 May 9 @ Cardinals 3–7 Sanford (3–2) Busch Stadium 12,421 21–7 L1
29 May 10 @ Cardinals 6–0 O'Dell (5–0) Busch Stadium 15,567 22–7 W1
30 May 11 @ Colt .45s 0–7 Perry (2–1) Colt Stadium 19,003 22–8 L1
31 May 12 @ Colt .45s 11–0 Marichal (6–2) Colt Stadium 26,311 23–8 W1
32 May 13 @ Colt .45s 7–2 Sanford (4–2) Colt Stadium 19,879 24–8 W2
33 May 15 Cardinals 6–3 Pierce (5–0) Miller (3) Candlestick Park 30,484 25–8 W3
34 May 16 Cardinals 7–2 Marichal (7–2) Candlestick Park 12,925 26–8 W4
35 May 17 Cardinals 0–1 O'Dell (5–1) Candlestick Park 10,976 26–9 L1
36 May 18 Colt .45s 2–3 (10) Sanford (4–3) Candlestick Park 18,544 26–10 L2
37 May 19 Colt .45s 10–2 McCormick (1–1) Larsen (3) Candlestick Park 16,701 27–10 W1
38 May 20 Colt .45s 5–6 Marichal (7–3) Candlestick Park n/a 27–11 L1[permanent dead link]
39 May 20 Colt .45s 7–4 Pierce (6–0) Candlestick Park 40,932 28–11 W1[permanent dead link]
40 May 21 @ Dodgers 1–8 O'Dell (5–2) Dodger Stadium 45,192 28–12 L1
41 May 22 @ Dodgers 1–5 Sanford (4–4) Dodger Stadium 46,636 28–13 L2
42 May 23 Phillies 7–10 McCormick (1–2) Candlestick Park 7,314 28–14 L3
43 May 24 Phillies 7–4 Miller (2–1) Candlestick Park 5,680 29–14 W1
44 May 25 Phillies 10–7 Pierce (7–0) Miller (4) Candlestick Park 11,538 30–14 W2
45 May 26 Mets 7–6 (10) Larsen (3–0) Candlestick Park 18,791 31–14 W3
46 May 27 Mets 7–1 Sanford (5–4) Miller (5) Candlestick Park n/a 32–14 W4[permanent dead link]
47 May 27 Mets 6–5 Duffalo (1–1) Miller (6) Candlestick Park 39,551 33–14 W5[permanent dead link]
48 May 30 @ Phillies 4–3 (12) Miller (3–1) Connie Mack Stadium n/a 34–14 W6[permanent dead link]
49 May 30 @ Phillies 5–2 McCormick (2–2) Miller (7) Connie Mack Stadium 29,739 35–14 W7[permanent dead link]
50 May 31 @ Phillies 1–2 O'Dell (5–3) Connie Mack Stadium 9,393 35–15 L1
June (16–13) (Home: 9–5; Road: 7–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
51 June 1 @ Mets 9–6 Pierce (8–0) Miller (8) Polo Grounds 43,742 36–15 W1
52 June 2 @ Mets 10–1 Sanford (6–4) Polo Grounds n/a 37–15 W2[permanent dead link]
53 June 2 @ Mets 6–4 O'Dell (6–3) Miller (9) Polo Grounds 41,001 38–15 W3[permanent dead link]
54 June 3 @ Mets 6–1 Marichal (8–3) Polo Grounds 34,102 39–15 W4
55 June 5 @ Cubs 11–6 O'Dell (7–3) Wrigley Field 6,087 40–15 W5
56 June 6 @ Cubs 3–4 Larsen (3–1) Wrigley Field 3,783 40–16 L1
57 June 7 @ Cubs 3–4 Pierce (8–1) Wrigley Field 6,656 40–17 L2
58 June 8 @ Cardinals 4–8 Marichal (8–4) Busch Stadium 16,209 40–18 L3
59 June 9 @ Cardinals 4–8 Sanford (6–5) Busch Stadium 17,368 40–19 L4
60 June 10 @ Cardinals 5–6 O'Dell (7–4) Busch Stadium n/a 40–20 L5[permanent dead link]
61 June 10 @ Cardinals 3–13 Duffalo (1–2) Busch Stadium 33,679 40–21 L6
62 June 12 @ Reds 2–1 Marichal (9–4) Crosley Field n/a 41–21 W1[permanent dead link]
63 June 12 @ Reds 7–5 McCormick (3–2) Larsen (4) Crosley Field 18,215 42–21 W2[permanent dead link]
64 June 13 @ Reds 0–5 Sanford (6–6) Crosley Field 15,837 42–22 L1
65 June 14 @ Reds 0–8 Pierce (8–2) Crosley Field 16,756 42–23 L2
66 June 15 Cardinals 2–5 O'Dell (7–5) Candlestick Park 23,427 42–24 L3
67 June 16 Cardinals 5–0 Marichal (10–4) Candlestick Park 24,844 43–24 W1
68 June 17 Cardinals 6–3 Sanford (7–6) Candlestick Park 40,533 44–24 W2
69 June 19 Colt .45s 4–6 O'Dell (7–6) Candlestick Park 18,749 44–25 L1
70 June 20 Colt .45s 5–9 Miller (3–2) Candlestick Park 10,430 44–26 L2
71 June 22 Braves 9–11 Miller (3–3) Candlestick Park 20,513 44–27 L3[permanent dead link]
72 June 23 Braves 4–2 McCormick (4–2) Candlestick Park 17,345 45–27 W1
73 June 24 Braves 3–1 Marichal (11–4) Candlestick Park 26,130 46–27 W2
74 June 25 Reds 3–1 O'Dell (8–6) Candlestick Park 9,195 47–27 W3
75 June 26 Reds 6–5 (10) Miller (4–3) Candlestick Park 15,967 48–27 W4
76 June 27 Reds 6–3 Bolin (1–0) Candlestick Park 12,537 49–27 W5
77 June 28 Phillies 2–7 Marichal (11–5) Candlestick Park 7,174 49–28 L1
78 June 29 Phillies 4–3 (12) O'Dell (9–6) Candlestick Park 11,088 50–28 W1
79 June 30 Phillies 8–3 Bolin (2–0) Miller (10) Candlestick Park 11,716 51–28 W2
July (16–11) (Home: 6–3; Road: 10–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
80 July 1 Phillies 5–4 Larsen (4–1) Miller (11) Candlestick Park 17,612 52–28 W3
81 July 2 Mets 5–8 Miller (4–4) Candlestick Park 11,058 52–29 L1
82 July 3 Mets 10–1 Sanford (8–6) Candlestick Park 7,083 53–29 W1
83 July 4 Mets 11–4 Bolin (3–0) Candlestick Park n/a 54–29 W2[permanent dead link]
84 July 4 Mets 10–3 O'Dell (10–6) Candlestick Park 33,253 55–29 W3[permanent dead link]
85 July 5 Dodgers 3–11 McCormick (4–3) Candlestick Park 24,915 55–30 L1
86 July 6 Dodgers 12–3 Marichal (12–5) Candlestick Park 41,569 56–30 W1
87 July 7 Dodgers 10–3 Sanford (9–6) Miller (12) Candlestick Park 40,186 57–30 W2
88 July 8 Dodgers 0–2 O'Dell (10–7) Candlestick Park 41,717 57–31 L1
89 July 12 @ Phillies 5–3 Sanford (10–6) Miller (13) Connie Mack Stadium 17,151 58–31 W1
90 July 13 @ Phillies 2–3 O'Dell (10–8) Connie Mack Stadium 18,693 58–32 L1
91 July 14 @ Phillies 5–6 (10) Miller (4–5) Connie Mack Stadium 7,716 58–33 L2
92 July 15 @ Mets 3–5 Pierce (8–3) Polo Grounds n/a 58–34 L3[permanent dead link]
93 July 15 @ Mets 9–8 Bolin (4–0) Marichal (1) Polo Grounds 35,463 59–34 W1[permanent dead link]
94 July 16 @ Mets 3–2 Sanford (11–6) Polo Grounds 23,280 60–34 W2
95 July 17 @ Braves 4–3 O'Dell (11–8) Bolin (1) County Stadium 14,584 61–34 W3
96 July 18 @ Braves 0–6 Marichal (12–6) County Stadium 15,324 61–35 L1
97 July 19 @ Braves 7–3 Bolin (5–0) County Stadium 14,158 62–35 W1
98 July 20 @ Pirates 6–3 Sanford (12–6) Larsen (5) Forbes Field 37,705 63–35 W2
99 July 21 @ Pirates 6–7 (11) Larsen (4–2) Forbes Field 23,917 63–36 L1
100 July 22 @ Pirates 5–4 Marichal (13–6) Forbes Field 27,973 64–36 W1
101 July 23 @ Colt .45s 5–1 Bolin (6–0) Colt Stadium 12,096 65–36 W2
102 July 24 @ Colt .45s 3–1 Sanford (13–6) Larsen (6) Colt Stadium 11,289 66–36 W3
103 July 25 @ Colt .45s 3–2 O'Dell (12–8) Miller (14) Colt Stadium 12,344 67–36 W4
104 July 27 @ Dodgers 1–3 Marichal (13–7) Dodger Stadium 54,095 67–37 L1
105 July 28 @ Dodgers 6–8 Bolin (6–1) Dodger Stadium 49,228 67–38 L2
106 July 29 @ Dodgers 1–11 O'Dell (12–9) Dodger Stadium 53,792 67–39 L3
August (18–10) (Home: 12–4; Road: 6–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
107 August 1 Cubs 2–3 (10) O'Dell (12–10) Candlestick Park 8,930 67–40 L4
108 August 2 Cubs 4–3 Pierce (9–3) Larsen (7) Candlestick Park 7,454 68–40 W1
109 August 3 Pirates 2–5 Marichal (13–8) Candlestick Park 15,910 68–41 L1
110 August 4 Pirates 6–5 Sanford (14–6) Bolin (2) Candlestick Park 29,370 69–41 W1
111 August 5 Pirates 2–1 O'Dell (13–10) Candlestick Park 25,532 70–41 W2
112 August 6 Phillies 9–2 Pierce (10–3) Candlestick Park 6,222 71–41 W3
113 August 7 Phillies 4–2 Marichal (14–8) Candlestick Park 8,531 72–41 W4
114 August 8 Mets 2–5 Bolin (6–2) Candlestick Park 11,411 72–42 L1
115 August 9 Mets 7–1 Sanford (15–6) Candlestick Park 9,988 73–42 W1
116 August 10 Dodgers 11–2 O'Dell (14–10) Candlestick Park 40,304 74–42 W2
117 August 11 Dodgers 5–4 Pierce (11–3) Miller (15) Candlestick Park 41,268 75–42 W3
118 August 12 Dodgers 5–1 Marichal (15–8) Candlestick Park 41,812 76–42 W4
119 August 14 @ Cubs 9–2 Sanford (16–6) Wrigley Field 13,609 77–42 W5
120 August 15 @ Cubs 5–7 Miller (4–5) Wrigley Field 13,131 77–43 L1
121 August 16 @ Cubs 0–6 Pierce (11–4) Wrigley Field 11,870 77–44 L2
122 August 17 @ Braves 4–6 Marichal (15–9) County Stadium 20,781 77–45 L3
123 August 18 @ Braves 6–4 Sanford (17–6) Bolin (3) County Stadium 20,162 78–45 W1
124 August 19 @ Braves 8–13 O'Dell (14–11) County Stadium 20,005 78–46 L1
125 August 20 @ Braves 4–9 Larsen (4–3) County Stadium 15,906 78–47 L2
126 August 22 @ Mets 4–5 Larsen (4–4) Polo Grounds 33,569 78–48 L3
127 August 23 @ Mets 2–1 (10) Marichal (16–9) Polo Grounds 18,815 79–48 W1
128 August 24 @ Phillies 6–0 O'Dell (15–11) Connie Mack Stadium 19,454 80–48 W2
129 August 25 @ Phillies 6–1 Pierce (12–4) Connie Mack Stadium 16,738 81–48 W3
130 August 26 @ Phillies 7–4 Sanford (18–6) Bolin (4) Connie Mack Stadium 14,855 82–48 W4
131 August 28 Braves 4–3 Marichal (17–9) Candlestick Park 24,027 83–48 W5
132 August 29 Braves 3–10 O'Dell (15–12) Candlestick Park 14,399 83–49 L1
133 August 30 Braves 3–2 Sanford (19–6) Larsen (8) Candlestick Park 12,496 84–49 W1
134 August 31 Reds 10–2 Pierce (13–4) Candlestick Park 26,547 85–49 W2
September (16–12) (Home: 10–3; Road: 6–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
135 September 1 Reds 5–10 Marichal (17–10) Candlestick Park 26,498 85–50 L1
136 September 2 Reds 6–4 O'Dell (16–12) Candlestick Park 34,312 86–50 W1
137 September 3 @ Dodgers 7–3 Sanford (20–6) Dodger Stadium 54,418 87–50 W2
138 September 4 @ Dodgers 4–5 Pierce (13–5) Dodger Stadium 51,567 87-51 L1
139 September 5 @ Dodgers 3–0 Marichal (18–10) Bolin (5) Dodger Stadium 54,395 88-51 W1
140 September 6 @ Dodgers 9–6 Bolin (7–2) Miller (16) Dodger Stadium 54,263 89–51 W2
141 September 7 Cubs 6–5 Sanford (21–6) Miller (17) Candlestick Park 14,652 90–51 W3
142 September 8 Cubs 7–2 Pierce (14–5) Bolin (6) Candlestick Park 17,643 91–51 W4
143 September 9 Cubs 5–4 McCormick (5–3) Larsen (9) Candlestick Park 26,049 92–51 W5
144 September 10 Pirates 4–1 O'Dell (17–12) Candlestick Park 19,498 93–51 W6
145 September 11 Pirates 2–0 Sanford (22–6) Candlestick Park 10,283 94–51 W7
146 September 12 @ Reds 1–4 Pierce (14–6) Crosley Field 17,564 94–52 L1
147 September 13 @ Reds 2–7 McCormick (5–4) Crosley Field 16,421 94–53 L2
148 September 14 @ Pirates 1–5 O'Dell (17–13) Forbes Field 14,354 94–54 L3
149 September 15 @ Pirates 1–5 Sanford (22–7) Forbes Field 10,340 94–55 L4
150 September 16 @ Pirates 4–6 (10) Miller (4–6) Forbes Field 14,216 94–56 L5
151 September 17 @ Pirates 2–5 McCormick (5–5) Forbes Field 8,364 94–57 L6
152 September 19 @ Cardinals 7–4 O'Dell (18–13) Busch Stadium 8,314 95–57 W1
153 September 20 @ Cardinals 4–5 LeMay (0–1) Busch Stadium 6,497 95–58 L1
154 September 21 @ Colt .45s 11–5 Perry (3–1) Miller (18) Colt Stadium 12,180 96–58 W1
155 September 22 @ Colt .45s 5–6 Miller (4–7) Colt Stadium 17,125 96–59 L1
156 September 23 @ Colt .45s 10–3 O'Dell (19–13) Colt Stadium 9,623 97–59 W1
157 September 25 Cardinals 4–2 Sanford (23–7) Candlestick Park 10,965 98–59 W2
158 September 26 Cardinals 6–3 Pierce (15–6) Larsen (10) Candlestick Park 6,247 99–59 W3
159 September 27 Cardinals 4–7 O'Dell (19–14) Candlestick Park 6,812 99–60 L1
160 September 29 Colt .45s 11–5 Sanford (24–7) Miller (19) Candlestick Park n/a 100–60 W1[permanent dead link]
161 September 29 Colt .45s 2–4 Marichal (18–11) Candlestick Park 26,268 101–60 L1[permanent dead link]
162 September 30 Colt .45s 2–1 Miller (5–7) Candlestick Park 41,327 101–61 W1
October (2–1) (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
163 October 1 Dodgers 8–0 Pierce (16–6) Koufax (14–7) Candlestick Park 32,652 102–61 W2
164 October 2 @ Dodgers 7–8 Williams (14–12) Bolin (7–3) Dodger Stadium 25,321 102–62 L1
165 October 3 @ Dodgers 6–4 Larsen (5–4) Roebuck (10–2) Pierce (1) Dodger Stadium 45,693 103–62 W1

Postseason

1962 Postseason Game Log
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Series Report
1 WS October 4 Yankees 2–6 Ford (1–0) O'Dell (0–1) Candlestick Park 43,852 0–1 L1
2 WS October 5 Yankees 2–0 Sanford (1–0) Terry (0–1) Candlestick Park 43,910 1–1 W1
3 WS October 7 @ Yankees 2–3 Stafford (1–0) Pierce (0–1) Yankee Stadium 71,434 1–2 L1
4 WS October 8 @ Yankees 7–3 Larsen (1–0) Coates (0–1) O'Dell (1) Yankee Stadium 66,607 2–2 W1
5 WS October 10 @ Yankees 3–5 Terry (1–1) Sanford (1–1) Yankee Stadium 63,165 2–3 L1
6 WS October 15 Yankees 5–2 Pierce (1–1) Ford (1–1) Candlestick Park 43,948 3–3 W1
7 WS October 16 Yankees 0–1 Terry (2–1) Sanford (1–2) Candlestick Park 43,948 3–4 L1

Roster

1962 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos. Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
C Tom Haller 99 272 53 71 .261 18 55 1
1B Orlando Cepeda 162 625 105 191 .306 35 114 10
2B Chuck Hiller 161 602 94 166 .276 3 48 5
3B Jim Davenport 144 485 83 144 .297 14 58 2
SS José Pagán 164 580 73 150 .259 7 57 13
LF Harvey Kuenn 130 487 73 148 .304 10 68 3
CF Willie Mays 162 621 130 189 .304 49 141 18
RF Felipe Alou 154 561 96 177 .316 25 98 10

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
Ed Bailey 96 254 32 59 .232 17 45 1
Willie McCovey 91 229 41 67 .293 20 54 3
Matty Alou 78 195 28 57 .292 3 14 3
Manny Mota 47 74 9 13 .176 0 9 3
John Orsino 18 48 4 13 .271 0 4 0
Ernie Bowman 46 42 9 8 .190 1 4 0
Bob Nieman 30 30 1 9 .300 1 3 0
Carl Boles 19 24 4 9 .375 0 1 0
Cap Peterson 4 6 1 1 .167 0 0 0
Joe Pignatano 7 5 2 1 .200 0 0 0
Dick Phillips 5 3 1 0 .000 0 1 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Billy O'Dell 43 280.2 19 14 3.53 195
Jack Sanford 39 265.1 24 7 3.43 147
Juan Marichal 37 262.2 18 11 3.36 153
Billy Pierce 30 162.1 16 6 3.49 76

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike McCormick 28 98.2 5 5 5.38 42
Gaylord Perry 13 43.0 3 1 5.23 20

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Stu Miller 59 5 8 19 4.12 78
Don Larsen 49 5 4 11 4.38 58
Bobby Bolin 41 7 3 5 3.62 74
Jim Duffalo 24 1 2 0 3.64 29
Bob Garibaldi 9 0 0 1 5.11 9
Dick LeMay 9 0 1 1 7.71 5

1962 World Series

Game 1

October 4, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 11 0
San Francisco (N) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
W: Whitey Ford (1–0)  L: Billy O'Dell (0–1)
HR: NYYClete Boyer (1)

Roger Maris' two-run double in the first inning set up Yankee starter Whitey Ford with a lead, but Willie Mays scored for the Giants in the second, ending Ford's record consecutive scoreless inning streak at 3323. Chuck Hiller's double and Felipe Alou's hit in the third tied the game, but the Yankees broke the tie in the 7th on Clete Boyer's HR and scored three insurance runs in the final two innings. Ford's complete game victory was the first of six in the series, four for the Yankees and two for the Giants.

Game 2

October 5, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
San Francisco (N) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 2 6 0
W: Jack Sanford (1–0)  L: Ralph Terry (0–1)
HR: SFGWillie McCovey (1)

With the Giants protecting a 1–0 lead in the 7th inning, Willie McCovey smashed a tremendous home run over the right field fence to boost 24-game winner Jack Sanford to 2–0 shutout of the Yankees, who managed only 3 hits.

Game 3

October 7, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x 3 5 1
W:Bill Stafford (1–0)   L: Billy Pierce (0–1)
HR: SFGEd Bailey (1)

The Yankees ended a scoreless tie in the 7th, scoring three times. Roger Maris drove a base hit off starter Billy Pierce for two runs batted in, and alert base-running allowed him to score the winning run in a 3–2 Yankee victory. Giants catcher Ed Bailey's 2-run homer in the top of the 9th left the Giants a run short.

Game 4

October 8, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco (N) 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 7 9 1
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 9 1
W: Don Larsen (1–0)   L: Jim Coates (0–1)
HR: SFGTom Haller (1), Chuck Hiller (1)

For the second time in two days, a Giants' catcher stroked a two-run homer when Tom Haller hit his off Whitey Ford in the second inning. After the Yankees tied the score at 2–2, second baseman Chuck Hiller hit the first National League grand slam in World Series history in the 7th, and the Giants went on to win 7–3. The game marked the only appearance in this series of future Hall-of-famer Juan Marichal, who started for the Giants.

Don Larsen was the winning pitcher in relief, six years to the day of his perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Game 5

October 10, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco (N) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 2
New York (A) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 x 5 6 0
W: Ralph Terry (1–1)   L: Jack Sanford (1–1)
HR: SFGJosé Pagán (1)   NYYTom Tresh (1)

Hot hitting José Pagán drove in two runs with a single in the third and a home run in the 5th, but with the score tied 2–2 in the 8th, Tom Tresh walloped what proved to be the winning homer, a three-run shot that scored Bobby Richardson and Tony Kubek in front of him. With the series returning to San Francisco the Yankees had the edge, 3 games to 2, only to have the sixth game delayed four days by rain.

Game 6

October 15, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2
San Francisco (N) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 x 5 10 1
W: Billy Pierce (1–1)  L: Whitey Ford (1–1)
HR: NYYRoger Maris (1)

In a battle of left-handed starting pitchers, Pierce out-dueled Ford and tossed a brilliant complete-game 3-hitter as the Giants evened the series at three wins apiece with a 5–2 victory. The Yankees' only runs came on a Maris solo home run in the 5th inning and an RBI single by Tony Kubek in the 8th inning.

Game 7

October 16, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
San Francisco (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
W: Ralph Terry (2–1)  L: Jack Sanford (1–2)

The only run of this classic game occurred in the 5th inning when Tony Kubek grounded into a double play, with Bill Skowron scoring from third. Ralph Terry, pitching the seventh game instead of Jim Bouton because of the rain delays, had given up Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning walk-off home run two years earlier in Pittsburgh but in his third start completely stifled the Giants' power hitters.

In the bottom of the 9th, pinch-hitter Matty Alou, batting for relief pitcher Billy O'Dell, led off the inning with a bunt base hit after first having a foul ball dropped, but Terry struck out the next two batters, Felipe Alou and Hiller. Mays hit a double into the right field corner, but Maris brilliantly played the carom, then hit cut-off man Richardson with a throw that was relayed perfectly to home. Alou, already aware of Maris' great arm, stopped at third. Facing Willie McCovey with two outs, Terry elected to pitch to him rather than walk the bases loaded and bring up Orlando Cepeda. Terry's inside fastball on the second pitch completely handcuffed McCovey, who nonetheless adjusted his bat in mid-swing to extend his arms and hit what he later claimed was the hardest ball he had ever struck. The line drive appeared at first to be going over the head of a perfectly positioned Richardson, but was in fact sinking from topspin, and Richardson made the catch without leaping to end the game. The Yankees won their 20th World Championship; they would not win another World Championship until 1977.

Awards and honors

1962 All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Giants Pacific Coast League Red Davis
AA El Paso Sun Kings Texas League George Genovese
A Springfield Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert
B Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Bud Byerly
C Fresno Giants California League Sal Taormina
D Salem Rebels Appalachian League Alex Cosmidis
D Lakeland Giants Florida State League Bert Haas and Max Lanier
D Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus

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