- 1962 World Series . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/leagues/mlb/1962/playoffs/
- Game 6
- Monday, October 15, 1962
- Attendance: 43,948
- Venue: Candlestick Park . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/stadiums/candlestick-park-i/
- Game Duration: 2:00
- Day Game, on grass
- Box Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196210150.shtml
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- Radio Announcers
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- George Kell . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/george-kell/
- Joe Garagiola . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/joe-garagiola/
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- Managers
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- Ralph Houk . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/ralph-houk/
- Alvin Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/al-dark/
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- Starting Lineups
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- 1962 New York Yankees . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/teams/new-york-yankees/1962/overview/
- 1 - SS - Tony Kubek . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/tony-kubek/
- 2 - 2B - Bobby Richardson . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/bobby-richardson/
- 3 - LF - Tom Tresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/tom-tresh/
- 4 - CF - Mickey Mantle . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/mickey-mantle/
- 5 - RF - Roger Maris . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/roger-maris/
- 6 - C - Elston Howard . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/elston-howard/
- 7 - 1B - Bill Skowron . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/bill-skowron/
- 8 - 3B - Clete Boyer . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/clete-boyer/
- 9 - P - Whitey Ford . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/whitey-ford/
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- 1962 San Francisco Giants . . https://retroseasons.com/teams/san-francisco-giants/1962/overview/
- 1 - LF - Harvey Kuenn . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/harvey-kuenn/
- 2 - 2B - Chuck Hiller . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/chuck-hiller/
- 3 - RF - Felipe Alou . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/felipe-alou/
- 4 - CF - Willie Mays . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/willie-mays/
- 5 - 1B - Orlando Cepeda . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/orlando-cepeda/
- 6 - 3B - Jim Davenport . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/jim-davenport/
- 7 - C - Ed Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/ed-bailey/
- 8 - SS - José Pagán . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/jose-pagan/
- 9 - P - Billy Pierce . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/billy-pierce/
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Game Summary (may have spoilers)
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Game 6 of the 1962 World Series brought the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants back to Candlestick Park with the Yankees holding a 3-2 series lead. Whitey Ford started for the Yankees, aiming to secure a championship-clinching win, while Billy Pierce took the mound for the Giants, tasked with forcing a decisive Game 7. The Yankees, anchored by Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Elston Howard, sought to capitalize on their strong postseason experience. The Giants, powered by Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, and Felipe Alou, were determined to extend the series and keep their championship hopes alive.
The Giants broke through in the fourth inning, capitalizing on a pick-off error by Ford to ignite a three-run rally, highlighted by Orlando Cepeda’s RBI double and Jim Davenport’s run-scoring single. The Yankees responded in the fifth inning with a solo home run by Roger Maris, but San Francisco extended their lead with two more runs in the bottom half of the inning, including another RBI single from Cepeda. While Ford struggled, Pierce delivered a steady performance, keeping the Yankees’ bats in check and allowing only three hits over nine innings. The Yankees managed a late push in the eighth with an RBI single by Tony Kubek, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit.
The Giants secured a 5-2 victory, forcing a winner-takes-all Game 7. Billy Pierce’s complete-game effort, along with contributions from Orlando Cepeda and Willie Mays, kept the Giants alive in the series. The win set up a dramatic conclusion to a tightly contested World Series, with both teams prepared to leave it all on the field in the final game.
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