59th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series
1962 World Series
Team (Wins)
Manager(s)
Season
New York Yankees (4)
Ralph Houk
96–66, .593, GA: 5
San Francisco Giants (3)
Alvin Dark
103–62, .624, GA: 1
Dates
October 4–16
Venue
Candlestick Park (San Francisco) Yankee Stadium (New York)
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)
Hall of Famers
Umpire: Al Barlick Yankees: Yogi Berra Whitey Ford Mickey Mantle Giants: Orlando Cepeda Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey
Broadcast
Television
NBC
TV announcers
Russ Hodges and Mel Allen
Radio
NBC
Radio announcers
George Kell and Joe Garagiola
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The 1962 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 season. The 59th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants. The Yankees won the series in seven games for the 20th championship in team history. It is best remembered for its dramatic conclusion in Game 7; with runners on second and third base and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Giants’ Willie McCovey hit a hard line drive that was caught by Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson to preserve New York's one-run victory. Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.
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 (.226 to .199) and lower earned run average (2.66 to 2.95), had more hits (51 to 44), runs (21 to 20), hit more home runs (5 to 3), triples (2 to 1) and doubles (10 to 6), yet lost the Series. They would not return to the World Series for another 27 years.
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 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 postponements due to rain in both cities.
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