1962 san francisco giants world series roster

The history of the san francisco giants in the world series. The san francisco giants celebrate more than 50 years in the city by the bay. Even in their down seasons, where the team struggled, the giants still had some top level talent. And just as in 51, the giants prevailed in a taut, threegame playoff series. The world series opened in san francisco, where whitey ford continued his october excellence with a 62 victory. This 1962 topps san francisco giants team set contains the 1962 topps giants baseball cards and makes a great gift for any giants fan. Unif uniform number, if available player name name of the player.

The san francisco giants of the national league ended the season with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the nl. The giants won the seventh game of a postseason series. The series ended in dramatic fashion in san francisco. The giants beat the dodgers in a 3 game playoff series and then took the yankees to seven games in the world series before losing when willie mccoveys potential game winning liner was caught for the final out. The 1954 giants memorably upset the powerhouse cleveland indians behind a young star named willie mays. Aug 07, 2012 however, the national league field was wide open. The 1962 san francisco giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1962 season. The yankees and the san francisco giants, two teams with shared. Willie mccoveys screaming line drive was snared by second baseman bobby richardson. The world series opened in san francisco, where whitey ford continued his.

The giants have now won seven straight home games against dodgers, which stands as san franciscos longest such streak vs. Felipe alou matty alou ed bailey carl boles bobby bolin ernie bowman orlando cepeda jim davenport jim duffalo bob garibaldi tom haller chuck hiller harvey kuenn. They defeated the dodgers in a best of three playoff and then lost the world series to the yankees. Giants enterprises helps clients host oneofakind experiences at oracle park. So is the 1962 club, the first great san francisco team.

Retaining sergio romo, who has been one of their best relievers in team history, would be a great first step. See our comprehensive san francisco giants world series history guide for everything you need about the fall classic. Aubrey huff, pat burrell, edgar renteria, and juan uribe are all nice players and make teams better by their presence. The 1962 world series matched the defending american league and world series champions new york yankees against the national league champion san francisco giants. Back in 1963, gamers could not wait to relive the year of the giants first pennant in san francisco following a thrilling threegame playoff with the dodgers, and ending with the sevengame world series and a tensionpacked 10 finale that made the yankees repeat world champions. Oct 11, 2012 the 1962 world series was also notable for its length. Dad had to cope with 1962 made harder by the fact that his other favorite team was the yankees, who won it, and i had to. 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.

San francisco giants 2014 game information 24 willie mays plaza san francisco, ca 94107 phone. What is the value of a 1962 san francisco giants team. My grandfather sat through the world series disasters of 1912 and 1924, in the flesh. The new york giants were 59 lifetime in 14 appearances in the world series and the san francisco giants have gone 23 in fivetrips giants vs. What is the value of a 1962 san francisco giants team signed. Take a look at the current world series winning giants roster, which also has no george brett. San francisco giants lists alltime roster best individual seasons the 20 greatest san francisco giants of alltime team history years known as record world series titles pennants playoff appearance 1958 2019 san francisco giants 5,098 4,789 3 6 12 1885 1957 new york giants 5,959 4,798 5 17 14 1883. San francisco giants all time 25 man roster fox sports. The 1962 san francisco giants were loaded with talent.

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 162game schedule era. The city of san francisco promised to build the giants a new stadium, and a piece of. This site is not affiliated with the san francisco giants or major league baseball. The giants roster included five future halloffame players. The giants despite good hitting and decent pitching couldnt get passed the dodgers and cardinals and didnt get back to a world series until the 1980s. Find world series results, stats and more at fox sports. This site is maintained for research purposes only. The yankees won the next two american league pennants, but they, like the giants, couldnt get passed the dodgers and cardinals before things collapsed in 1965. They went on to the 1962 world series, where they lost in seven games to the new york yankees. Oct 25, 2014 a crowd of more than 5,000 filled modestos del webb field on october 14, 1962 as the san francisco giants and new york yankees spent 90 minutes each practicing between the raindelayed 6th and. As one of the top hospitality, event, entertainment and sports consultancy teams in the world, weve built a reputation for hitting it out of the park with an unbeatable roster of venues and services. Al dark 10362 1962 san francisco giants statistics 1962 san francisco giants roster. Perhaps the pirates or milwaukee braves would surprise everyone and sneak in under the radar.

Inning after inning, the two great pitchers dominated each others lineup. Giants in the fall classic the new york giants were 59 lifetime in 14 appearances in the world series and the san francisco giants have gone 23 in fivetrips giants vs. The 1962 san francisco giants won the league championship series. In some ways, the 1962 world series was anticlimactic compared to the thrilling. The giants won the world series in 1933, but the 1936 and 1937 champions both of which were beaten by the yankees were better clubs. New york yankees win world series, cuban missile crisis. Organizational roster for 1962 san francisco giants the baseball. The san francisco giants, after an exhilirating pennant race, lose a sevengame world series when willie mccoveys scorching, potential serieswinning hit is snared out of the air by new york yankees second baseman bobby richardson. San francisco 49ers 5th 58th pick 1961, oakland raiders 14th 106th pick 1961. The 1962 giants featured an impressive roster full of notable figures. If not linked, then no profile on the site pos defensive position age players age for the selected season or as of a current date if in yy. For one paralyzing moment, ralph terry thought he was reliving the nightmare. Roger maris and clete boyer highlighted the yankee hitting attack, with a tworun double and a tworun homer, respectively. Yankee stadium i won world series world series defeated san francisco giants 43 manager.

Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid salary salary for the selected season. The san francisco giants of the national league ended the 1962 season with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the nl. The 1962 world series was also notable for its length. San francisco giants not authenticated original autographed. This site is not affiliated with the san francisco giants or major league. San francisco giants 1962 world series composite hitting statistics. Rain floats memories of when 62 world series came to modesto. Visit for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. Sfg 4 games to 3 the best team in san francisco giants history was the 62 club, the only sfg team ever with a hundred pythagorean wins at 94 wins, the yanks were. This is a 1962 topps san francisco giants near team set. He was reunited with his pals from the minors, juan marichal, matty and felipe alou.

It took a thenrecord days to play out the series due to rainstorms in both cities. The tbc newsletter will keep you periodically uptodate on what is happening at the baseball cube. San francisco giants hall of famer willie mays c releases the first pitch of the. The team finished in first place in the national league with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses. San francisco giants win world series with game 7 win over kansas city bruce bochys team win series 43 to claim their third title in five years, with madison bumgarner the. Oct 30, 2014 san francisco giants win world series with game 7 win over kansas city bruce bochys team win series 43 to claim their third title in five years, with madison bumgarner the hero again published. A 1962 san francisco giants team signed baseball with the key signatures. Oakland raiders 3rd 17th pick 1962, san francisco 49ers 2nd 22nd pick 1962. The san francisco giants are looking for help in their bullpen for the upcoming season. The best san francisco giants team to never win a championship. Mmxviii tank productions, all information, and team names are property of major league baseball. In 1960 vicdavis was called up to pitch for the sf giants. A crowd of more than 5,000 filled modestos del webb field on october 14, 1962 as the san francisco giants and new york yankees spent 90.

Follow san francisco giants team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. Roger maris and clete boyer highlighted the yankee hitting attack, with a tworun double and a. The 1962 san francisco giants click team name for complete roster home road splits for the regular season were 6121 0. Follow the giants from their early days at seals stadium to candlestick park to latest decade led by barry bonds, from the world series in 1962 and 1989 and the earthquake to the national league pennant in 2002. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Follow san francisco giants team history, regular season results, postseason results, and. Indeed, they have captured eight world series titles, and made the postseason 25 times. As such, a look back at the giants all time 25 man roster is like taking a trip through the history of the game. The 1962 san francisco giants season was the giants 80th year in major league baseball. Dad had to cope with 1962 made harder by the fact that his other favorite team was the yankees, who won it, and i had to deal with the 1987 nlcs and the 2002 world series. The san francisco giants, after an exhilirating pennant race, lose a sevengame world series when willie mccoveys scorching, potential series winning hit is snared out of the air by new york yankees second baseman bobby richardson. Every opening day lineup in san francisco giants history. 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.