1962 World Series
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| Dates | October 4–16 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Ralph Terry (New York) | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Al Barlick (NL), Charlie Berry (AL), Stan Landes (NL), Jim Honochick (AL), Ken Burkhart (NL: outfield only), Hank Soar (AL: outfield only) | ||||||||||||
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Umpire: Al Barlick Yankees: Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle. Giants: Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey. |
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| Television | NBC | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Mel Allen and Russ Hodges | ||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | George Kell and Joe Garagiola | ||||||||||||
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| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| New York Yankees (4) | Ralph Houk | 96–66, .593, GA: 5 | |
| San Francisco Giants (3) | Alvin Dark | 103–62, .624, GA: 1 |
The 1962 World Series matched the defending American League and World Series champions New York Yankees against the National League champion San Francisco Giants. It is best remembered for its dramatic conclusion; with runners on second and third and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, Hall-of-Famer Willie McCovey hit an exceptionally hard line drive that was caught by second baseman Bobby Richardson to preserve a one-run victory for the Yankees.
The Giants had won their first NL pennant since 1954 and first since moving from New York in 1958. They advanced by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game playoff. The Giants had a higher cumulative batting average and lower earned-run average, hit more home runs, triples, and doubles, yet lost the Series. They would not return to the Fall Classic for another 27 years.
The Yankees took the Series in seven games for the 20th championship in team history. The Yankees had won their first World Series in 1923; of the 40 Series played between 1923 and 1962, the Yankees won half. After a long dominance of the World Series picture, the Yankees would not win another World Series for another 15 years despite appearances in 1963, 1964 and 1976.
This World Series, which was closely matched in every game, is also remembered for its then-record length of 13 days, caused by rain in both cities.
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL San Francisco Giants (3)
†: postponed from October 9 due to rain
††: postponed from October 11 due to rain
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 World Series consecutive scoreless inning streak at 33 2⁄3. Chuck Hiller's double and Felipe Alou's hit in the third tied the game, but the Yankees broke the tie in the seventh on Clete Boyer's home run 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.
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