1962 World Series - New York Yankees over San Francisco Giants (4-3)

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1962 World Series (4-3): New York Yankees (96-66) over San Francisco Giants (103-62)

1961 WS / 1963 WS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 4, 1962 at Candlestick Park (San Francisco Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  1     6 11  0
    San Francisco Giants         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0     2 10  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Ford
              SFG - O'Dell, Larsen (8), Miller (9)

               WP - Whitey Ford
	       LP - Billy O'Dell
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Boyer
              SFG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 43,852

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 5, 1962 at Candlestick Park (San Francisco Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  3  1
    San Francisco Giants         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x     2  6  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Terry, Daley (8)
              SFG - Sanford

               WP - Jack Sanford
	       LP - Ralph Terry
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              SFG - McCovey

  ATTENDANCE: 43,910

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Sunday, October 7, 1962 at Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    San Francisco Giants         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2     2  4  3
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x     3  5  1

    PITCHERS: SFG - Pierce, Larsen (7), Bolin (8)
              NYY - Stafford

               WP - Bill Stafford
	       LP - Billy Pierce
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: SFG - Bailey
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 71,434

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 8, 1962 at Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    San Francisco Giants         0  2  0    0  0  0    4  0  1     7  9  1
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1     3  9  1

    PITCHERS: SFG - Marichal, Bolin (5), Larsen (6), O'Dell (7)
              NYY - Ford, Coates (7), Bridges (7)

               WP - Don Larsen
	       LP - Jim Coates
             SAVE - Billy O'Dell

   HOME RUNS: SFG - Haller, Hiller
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 66,607

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 10, 1962 at Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    San Francisco Giants         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1     3  8  2
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    1  0  1    0  3  x     5  6  0

    PITCHERS: SFG - Sanford, Miller (8)
              NYY - Terry

               WP - Ralph Terry
	       LP - Jack Sanford
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: SFG - Pagan
              NYY - Tresh

  ATTENDANCE: 63,165

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 15, 1962 at Candlestick Park (San Francisco Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0     2  3  2
    San Francisco Giants         0  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  x     5 10  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Ford, Coates (5), Bridges (8)
              SFG - Pierce

               WP - Billy Pierce
	       LP - Whitey Ford
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Maris
              SFG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 43,948

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, October 16, 1962 at Candlestick Park (San Francisco Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0     1  7  0
    San Francisco Giants         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  4  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Terry
              SFG - Sanford, O'Dell (8)

               WP - Ralph Terry
	       LP - Jack Sanford
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              SFG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 43,948

Series MVP - Ralph Terry

Series Batting Stats

New York Yankees Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Yogi Berra	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	86	232	25	52	10	35	0	.224	.685
Johnny Blanchard	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	93	246	33	57	13	39	0	.232	.728
Clete Boyer	7	22	2	7	1	0	1	4	1	3	.318	.333	.500	.833	0	0	158	566	85	154	18	68	3	.272	.745
Marshall Bridges	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	52	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Jim Coates	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	50	32	1	4	0	1	0	.125	.277
Bud Daley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	43	27	1	5	0	0	0	.185	.370
Whitey Ford	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	0	38	85	5	10	0	5	1	.118	.339
Elston Howard	6	21	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.217	.190	.408	0	0	136	494	63	138	21	91	1	.279	.791
Tony Kubek	7	29	2	8	1	0	0	1	1	3	.276	.300	.310	.610	0	1	45	169	28	53	4	17	2	.314	.789
Dale Long	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	*108	285	29	74	8	41	6	.260	.726
Hector Lopez	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	106	335	45	92	6	48	0	.275	.729
Mickey Mantle	7	25	2	3	1	0	0	0	4	5	.120	.241	.160	.401	2	0	123	377	96	121	30	89	9	.321	1.091
Roger Maris	7	23	4	4	1	0	1	5	5	2	.174	.321	.348	.669	0	0	157	590	92	151	33	100	1	.256	.840
Bobby Richardson	7	27	3	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.148	.233	.148	.381	0	0	161	692	99	209	8	59	11	.302	.743
Bill Skowron	6	18	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	5	.222	.300	.333	.633	0	0	140	478	63	129	23	80	0	.270	.798
Bill Stafford	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	35	78	5	17	0	5	0	.218	.507
Ralph Terry	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.125	.222	.125	.347	0	0	43	106	6	20	0	7	0	.189	.407
Tom Tresh	7	28	5	9	1	0	1	4	1	4	.321	.345	.464	.809	2	0	157	622	94	178	20	93	4	.286	.800
Totals	73	221	20	44	6	1	3	17	21	39	.199	.273	.276	.549	4	1	162	5644	817	1509	199		42	.267	.762

San Francisco Giants Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Felipe Alou	7	26	2	7	1	1	0	1	1	4	.269	.296	.385	.681	0	0	154	561	96	177	25	98	10	.316	.869
Matty Alou	6	12	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.417	.750	0	0	78	195	28	57	3	14	3	.292	.739
Ed Bailey	6	14	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	.071	.071	.286	.357	0	0	96	254	32	59	17	45	1	.232	.827
Bobby Bolin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	41	23	3	6	0	4	0	.261	.639
Ernie Bowman	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	46	42	9	8	1	4	0	.190	.513
Orlando Cepeda	5	19	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	4	.158	.158	.211	.368	0	1	162	625	105	191	35	114	10	.306	.865
Jim Davenport	7	22	1	3	1	0	0	1	4	7	.136	.269	.182	.451	0	0	144	485	83	144	14	58	2	.297	.813
Tom Haller	4	14	1	4	1	0	1	3	0	2	.286	.286	.571	.857	0	0	99	272	53	71	18	55	1	.261	.899
Chuck Hiller	7	26	4	7	3	0	1	5	3	4	.269	.345	.500	.845	0	0	161	602	94	166	3	48	5	.276	.675
Harvey Kuenn	3	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.083	.154	.083	.237	0	0	130	487	73	148	10	68	3	.304	.799
Don Larsen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	52	25	3	5	0	1	0	.200	.480
Juan Marichal	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	38	89	13	21	0	10	0	.236	.513
Willie Mays	7	28	3	7	2	0	0	1	1	5	.250	.276	.321	.597	1	0	162	621	130	189	49	141	18	.304	.999
Willie McCovey	4	15	2	3	0	1	1	1	1	3	.200	.250	.533	.783	0	0	91	229	41	67	20	54	3	.293	.957
Stu Miller	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	60	16	2	2	0	1	0	.125	.301
Bob Nieman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	*32	31	1	9	1	4	0	.290	.755
Billy O'Dell	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	49	90	7	12	0	6	1	.133	.321
John Orsino	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	18	48	4	13	0	4	0	.271	.646
Jose Pagan	7	19	2	7	0	0	1	2	0	1	.368	.400	.526	.926	0	0	164	580	73	150	7	57	13	.259	.671
Billy Pierce	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	30	56	3	12	0	5	0	.214	.469
Jack Sanford	3	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.429	.429	.429	.857	0	0	39	98	5	15	0	4	0	.153	.366
Totals	83	226	21	51	10	2	5	19	12	39	.226	.268	.354	.622	1	1	165	5588	878	1552	204		73	.278	.782

New York Yankees Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Marshall Bridges	2	0	4.91	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	2	2	3	1.636	52	0	3.14	8	4	18	71.2	49	48	66	1.353
Jim Coates	2	0	6.75	0	1	0	0	2.2	1	2	1	3	0.750	50	6	4.44	7	6	6	117.2	119	50	67	1.436
Bud Daley	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	1	0	2.000	43	6	3.59	7	5	4	105.1	105	21	55	1.196
Whitey Ford	3	3	4.12	1	1	0	1	19.2	24	9	4	12	1.424	38	37	2.90	17	8	0	257.2	243	69	160	1.211
Bill Stafford	1	1	2.00	1	0	0	1	9.0	4	2	2	5	0.667	35	33	3.67	14	9	0	213.1	188	77	109	1.242
Ralph Terry	3	3	1.80	2	1	0	2	25.0	17	5	2	16	0.760	43	39	3.19	23	12	2	298.2	257	57	176	1.051
Totals	12	7	2.95	4	3	0	4	61.0	51	20	12	39	1.033	162	162	3.703	96	66		1470.1	1375	499	838	1.275

San Francisco Giants Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Bobby Bolin	2	0	6.75	0	0	0	0	2.2	4	2	2	2	2.250	41	5	3.62	7	3	5	92.0	84	35	74	1.293
Don Larsen	3	0	3.86	1	0	0	0	2.1	1	1	2	0	1.286	49	0	4.38	5	4	11	86.1	83	47	58	1.506
Juan Marichal	1	1	0.00	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	2	4	1.000	37	36	3.36	18	11	1	262.2	233	90	153	1.230
Stu Miller	2	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	2	0	2.250	59	0	4.12	5	8	19	107.0	107	42	78	1.393
Billy O'Dell	3	1	4.38	0	1	1	0	12.1	12	6	3	9	1.216	43	39	3.53	19	14	0	280.2	282	66	195	1.240
Billy Pierce	2	2	2.40	1	1	0	1	15.0	8	4	2	5	0.667	30	23	3.49	16	6	1	162.1	147	35	76	1.121
Jack Sanford	3	3	1.93	1	2	0	1	23.1	16	5	8	19	1.029	39	38	3.43	24	7	0	265.1	233	92	147	1.225
Totals	16	7	2.66	3	4	1	2	61.0	44	18	21	39	1.066	165	165	3.793	103	62		1461.2	1399	503	886	1.301

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