It was the last world championship for the yankees and the great mickey mantle. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. Sep 25, 2010 baltimore orioles 3 at new york mets 5, f slugger donn clendenon and lighthitting al weis each homered to back the fivehit pitching of jerry koosman as the miracle mets closed out their. The braves win in game 2 was the first world series game won by a nonnew york city team since 1948. New york yankees 1962 world series composite hitting statistics. The 1962 season didnt hold the drama of the marismantle chase of babe ruths ghost, but the team was the last yankees world series champions until reggie jacksons 3home run night 15. Ralph terry of the new york yankees won the world series mvp award in 1962. Louis cardinals against the american league champion new york yankees, with the cardinals prevailing in the best of seven games. New york yankees over cincinnati reds 41 statheads want to know. The 1961 season witnessed one of the most amazing performances in all of baseball as yankees teammates mickey mantle and roger maris went headtohead for the alltime, singleseason homerun record set by another slugger in pinstripes named babe ruth. The mets won the series, four games to one, to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in series history, as that. The 1961 world series matched the new york yankees 10953 against the cincinnati reds 9361, with the yankees winning in five games to earn their nineteenth championship in their last 39 seasons. Roger maris and clete boyer highlighted the yankee hitting attack, with. The national league won its third consecutive world series dodgers in 1963, st.
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. National archive news clip featuring the 1962 little world series championship matching moreland little league, founded by my father, richard gredecky in 1959, against kankakee il. The 1969 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1969 season. They would not win another world series until 1977. The team won their most recent title in 1995 in atlanta, but also claimed the championship in 1914 in boston and then again in 1957 in milwaukee. These two teams would meet again 15 years later in the 1976 world series. The world series opened in baltimore, and game 1 went according to form with orioles ace mike cuellar topping the mets, 41, with a completegame sixhitter. They came through on their own albeit a lot of the roster was the same and won the franchises 25th world series title. The 1962 world series matched the defending champion new york yankees against the san francisco giants, who had won their first nl pennant since. Learn more about the history and results of the world series in this article. When willie mccoveys screaming line drive landed in the glove of bobby richardson, the yankees had captured their 20th fall classic title. May 29, 2011 it was a season that was destined to be forgotten, despite the fact that the new york yankees won the world series for the second consecutive season in 1961, the yankees won 108 games and then. In every world series between 1948 and 1957, either both teams were from new york city or a new york city team won in a sweep 1950 and 1954.
The dodgers first won the world series as the brooklyn dodgers in 1955, beating the yankees in seven games. Nov 01, 2018 it was game 7 of the 1962 series, and the giants were trailing the new york yankees, 10, in the bottom of the ninth inning. The 1962 world series was interesting and remarkable for several reasons. The yankees and giants line the basepaths for the national anthem before game 1 on oct. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 16, 1962 at candlestick park. Top 10 teams with the most world series wins thesportster.
The final was 73, and the world series was evened at two games apiece. The 64th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion boston red sox and the national league nl champion st. These two teams would meet again 15 years later in the 1976 world series, which the reds would win in a fourgame sweep. The yankees had won their first world series in 1923. Louis cardinals once again dominated the national league on the way to their second consecutive fall classic as bob gibson remained at the top of the list of national league pitchers. The two teams reached the postseason via completely different routes. It was game 7 of the 1962 series, and the giants were trailing the new york yankees, 10, in the bottom of the ninth inning.
After the summerlong roger marismickey mantle pursuit of babe ruths season home run record, the series proved anticlimactic as the yanks subdued the reds easily. It is best remembered for the heroics of sandy koufax, who was named the series mvp. The new york yankees defeated the san francisco giants and the box score is ready to surrender its. Baltimore orioles 3 at new york mets 5, f slugger donn clendenon and lighthitting al weis each homered to back the fivehit pitching of jerry koosman as the miracle mets closed out their. There have been world series that were decided in the final at bat of the seventh game with a dramatic home run bill mazeroski in 1960 or hit luis gonzales in 2001, but when it comes to the most dramatic out of alltime we are talking the 1962 series between the new york yankees and san francisco giants. Starting pitchers sandy koufax, don drysdale, and johnny podres, and ace reliever ron perranoski combined to give up only four runs in four games. The world series opened in san francisco, where whitey ford continued his october excellence with a 62 victory. The yankees won their 20th title in 25 appearances over a. New york yankees fans should not forget the 1962 world. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. Louis won their seventh world championship, while the yankees, who had appeared in 14 of 16 world series since 1949, did not play in the series again until 1976. Left fielder don buford led the hitting attack with a solo homer in the first inning and an rbi double in the fourth. Dec 21, 2006 willie mccovey hit a line drive to bobby richardson to end the game and series. The atlanta braves are a franchise that has won three world series titles in nine total appearances in the fall classic.
But, did you know that the world series most valuable player award was won by mickey lolich who won three of his teams four games and hit the only. Jack sanford, a hardthrowing righthander who won 16 consecutive games in propelling the san francisco giants to the 1962 national league pennant, died last tuesday at. The yankees appeared in both the 1963 and 1964 world series only to lose to the dodgers and cardinals respectively. The new york yankees defeated the san francisco giants and the box score is ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye. It was a season that was destined to be forgotten, despite the fact that the new york yankees won the world series for the second consecutive season in. First, it was the only sevengame world series in baseball history where neither team was able to win two games in a row. It appeared the dodgers would be going back in 1962 when they led the secondplace giants in the. The telecast of the dramatic game 7 of the 1962 world series. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. New york yankees fans should not forget the 1962 world series. In a strange twist the winning giants reliever was none other than don larsen who exactly. The yankees won their third straight american league pennant by five games over the upandcoming twins, riding mickey mantles most valuable player. With two outs and runners on second and third, mccovey, one of the most. The yankees won the series in 7 games for the 20th championship in team history.
The 1964 world series pitted the national league champion st. The dodgers have won the world series six times in their franchise history. He was a baseball player from 19621982 with the pittsburgh pirates. Jul 31, 2015 billy pierce won 16 games for the giants 62 world series team. The following year they lost the 1966 world series to the baltimore orioles, 4 games to 0. The new york mets, who had never finished higher than ninth place nexttolast nor won more than 73 games in a season since joining the national league in 1962, were not highly regarded before the 1969 season started. Oct 11, 2012 the 1962 world series was interesting and remarkable for several reasons. Louis won their seventh world championship, while the yankees, who had appeared in 14 of 16 world series since 1949, did not play in the series again. Through 2017, the twins have never won a road world series game not including when the franchise was the original washington senators. Yankees hold off giants in game 7 to win 1962 world series.
Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The 66th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion baltimore orioles and the national league nl champion new york mets. First, it was the only sevengame world series in baseball history where.
The 1961 fivegame series was the shortest since 1954, when the new york giants swept the cleveland indians in four games. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903. In a rematch of the 1946 world series, the cardinals won in seven games for their second championship in four years. The 1907 team won 107 games, still the secondmost in franchise history, en route to the teams first world series title, a fourgame sweep over ty cobb. This series, which was closely matched in every game, is remembered for its thenrecord length of thirteen days, caused by rain in both cities, and its. Billy pierce, pitcher on giants 1962 world series team. The 1962 world series matched the defending american league and world series champions new york yankees against. Koufax did not pitch in game 1, as it fell on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, but pitched in game 2 and then tossed shutouts in games 5 and 7 with only two days of rest in. Willie mccovey hit a line drive to bobby richardson to end the game and series.
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