1962 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1962 National League champions National League Candlestick Park San Francisco 103 62 y 1st Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Alvin Dark KTVU(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) KSFO(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill King) 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. The team finished in first place in the National League with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses. They finished the season tied with their arch-rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for first place in the league, necessitating a three-game tiebreaker playoff to determine the pennant winner. 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 162-game schedule era. They went on to the 1962 World Series, where they lost in seven games to the New York Yankees. The Giants had 1,552 hits in the regular season, the most in the club's San Francisco era.https://stathead.com/tiny/R0nRe For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, Playing for SFG, H>=1500, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Hits Stathead August 5, 2020 Offseason October 10, 1961: 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft Joey Amalfitano was drafted from the Giants by the Houston Colt .45s.Joey Amalfitano https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amalfjo01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Hobie Landrith was drafted from the Giants by the New York Mets.Hobie Landrith https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landrho01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en October 16, 1961: Billy Loes was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.Billy Loes https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loesbi01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en November 27, 1961: Georges Maranda was drafted from the Giants by the Minnesota Twins in the 1961 rule 5 draft.Georges Maranda https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marange01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en November 30, 1961: Eddie Fisher, Dom Zanni, Bob Farley and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Chicago White Sox for Don Larsen and Billy Pierce. The Giants completed the deal by sending Verle Tiefenthaler to the White Sox on August 17, 1962. March 2, 1962: Billy Loes was returned to the Giants by the New York Mets. March 2, 1962: Billy Loes was released by the Giants. Regular season Season standings San Francisco Giants Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters Felipe Alou Ed Bailey Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Chuck Hiller Harvey Kuenn Juan Marichal Willie Mays José Pagán Notable transactions April 29, 1962: Bob Nieman was purchased by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians.Bob Nieman https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niemabo01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Game log and schedule Legend Giants win Giants loss PostponementBoldGiants team member background:black;color:#fd5a1e; 1962 Game Log (102–63) (Home: 61–21; Road: 42–41) y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; April (15–5) (Home: 11–2; Road: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 10 || Braves || 6–0 || Marichal (1–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 39,177 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 11 || Braves || 3–1 || O'Dell (1–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 16,721 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 12 || Braves || 8–4 || Sanford (1–0) || || Miller (1) || Candlestick Park || 9,177 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 13 || Reds || 7–2 || Pierce (1–0) || || Miller (2) || Candlestick Park || 23,775 || 4–0 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 14 || Reds || 13–6 || Larsen (1–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 18,086 || 5–0 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 15 || Reds || 3–4 || Marichal (1–1) || || || Candlestick Park || 28,697 || 5–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 16 || Dodgers || 19–8 || O'Dell (2–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 32,819 || 6–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 17 || Dodgers || 7–8 || || McCormick (0–1) || || Candlestick Park || 25,841 || 6–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 18 || @ Braves || 4–6 || || Miller (0–1) || || County Stadium || 30,001 || 6–3 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 19 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Marichal (2–1) || || || County Stadium || 4,570 || 7–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 21 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Larsen (2–0) || || LeMay (1) || Crosley Field || 6,006 || 8–3 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 22 || @ Reds || 4–6 || || Sanford (1–1) || || Crosley Field || 6,583 || 8–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 23 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Pierce (2–0) || || || Crosley Field || 6,483 || 9–4 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 24 || @ Pirates || 3–7 || || Marichal (2–2) || || Forbes Field || 18,620 || 9–5 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 25 || @ Pirates || 8–3 || Perry (1–0) || || Larsen (1) || Forbes Field || 21,652 || 10–5 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 27 || Cubs || 5–4 || Miller (1–1) || || || Candlestick Park || 8,710 || 11–5 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 28 || Cubs || 11–2 || Marichal (3–2) || || || Candlestick Park || 14,427 || 12–5 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 29 || Cubs || 7–0 || Sanford (2–1) || || || Candlestick Park || n/a || 13–5 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 29 || Cubs || 6–0 || Pierce (3–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 40,973 || 14–5 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 30 || Pirates || 4–1 || Perry (2–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 9,543 || 15–5 || W6 |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; May (20–10) (Home: 12–4; Road: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 21 || May 1 || Pirates || 4–2 || O'Dell (3–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 23,657 || 16–5 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 2 || Pirates || 3–2 || Marichal (4–2) || || || Candlestick Park || 9,926 || 17–5 || W8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 3 || Pirates || 8–4 || Sanford (3–1) || || || Candlestick Park || 10,723 || 18–5 || W9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 4 || @ Cubs || 11–6 || Pierce (4–0) || || Larsen (2) || Wrigley Field || 5,011 || 19–5 || W10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 5 || @ Cubs || 8–12 || || Duffalo (0–1) || || Wrigley Field || 11,362 || 19–6 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 7–3 || O'Dell (4–0) || || || Wrigley Field || 14,090 || 20–6 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 8 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Marichal (5–2) || || || Busch Stadium || 14,618 || 21–6 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 9 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 || || Sanford (3–2) || || Busch Stadium || 12,421 || 21–7 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 10 || @ Cardinals || 6–0 || O'Dell (5–0) || || || Busch Stadium || 15,567 || 22–7 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 11 || @ Colt .45s || 0–7 || || Perry (2–1) || || Colt Stadium || 19,003 || 22–8 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 12 || @ Colt .45s || 11–0 || Marichal (6–2) || || || Colt Stadium || 26,311 || 23–8 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 13 || @ Colt .45s || 7–2 || Sanford (4–2) || || || Colt Stadium || 19,879 || 24–8 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 15 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Pierce (5–0) || || Miller (3) || Candlestick Park || 30,484 || 25–8 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 16 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Marichal (7–2) || || || Candlestick Park || 12,925 || 26–8 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 17 || Cardinals || 0–1 || || O'Dell (5–1) || || Candlestick Park || 10,976 || 26–9 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 18 || Colt .45s || 2–3 (10) || || Sanford (4–3) || || Candlestick Park || 18,544 || 26–10 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 19 || Colt .45s || 10–2 || McCormick (1–1) || || Larsen (3) || Candlestick Park || 16,701 || 27–10 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 20 || Colt .45s || 5–6 || || Marichal (7–3) || || Candlestick Park || n/a || 27–11 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 20 || Colt .45s || 7–4 || Pierce (6–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 40,932 || 28–11 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 21 || @ Dodgers || 1–8 || || O'Dell (5–2) || || Dodger Stadium || 45,192 || 28–12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 22 || @ Dodgers || 1–5 || || Sanford (4–4) || || Dodger Stadium || 46,636 || 28–13 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 23 || Phillies || 7–10 || || McCormick (1–2) || || Candlestick Park || 7,314 || 28–14 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 24 || Phillies || 7–4 || Miller (2–1) || || || Candlestick Park || 5,680 || 29–14 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 25 || Phillies || 10–7 || Pierce (7–0) || || Miller (4) || Candlestick Park || 11,538 || 30–14 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 26 || Mets || 7–6 (10) || Larsen (3–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 18,791 || 31–14 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 27 || Mets || 7–1 || Sanford (5–4) || || Miller (5) || Candlestick Park || n/a || 32–14 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 27 || Mets || 6–5 || Duffalo (1–1) || || Miller (6) || Candlestick Park || 39,551 || 33–14 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 4–3 (12) || Miller (3–1) || || || Connie Mack Stadium || n/a || 34–14 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || McCormick (2–2) || || Miller (7) || Connie Mack Stadium || 29,739 || 35–14 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || || O'Dell (5–3) || || Connie Mack Stadium || 9,393 || 35–15 || L1 |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; June (16–13) (Home: 9–5; Road: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 1 || @ Mets || 9–6 || Pierce (8–0) || || Miller (8) || Polo Grounds || 43,742 || 36–15 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 2 || @ Mets || 10–1 || Sanford (6–4) || || || Polo Grounds || n/a || 37–15 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 2 || @ Mets || 6–4 || O'Dell (6–3) || || Miller (9) || Polo Grounds || 41,001 || 38–15 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 3 || @ Mets || 6–1 || Marichal (8–3) || || || Polo Grounds || 34,102 || 39–15 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 5 || @ Cubs || 11–6 || O'Dell (7–3) || || || Wrigley Field || 6,087 || 40–15 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 6 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || || Larsen (3–1) || || Wrigley Field || 3,783 || 40–16 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || || Pierce (8–1) || || Wrigley Field || 6,656 || 40–17 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 8 || @ Cardinals || 4–8 || || Marichal (8–4) || || Busch Stadium || 16,209 || 40–18 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || @ Cardinals || 4–8 || || Sanford (6–5) || || Busch Stadium || 17,368 || 40–19 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 10 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || || O'Dell (7–4) || || Busch Stadium || n/a || 40–20 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 10 || @ Cardinals || 3–13 || || Duffalo (1–2) || || Busch Stadium || 33,679 || 40–21 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 12 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Marichal (9–4) || || || Crosley Field || n/a || 41–21 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 12 || @ Reds || 7–5 || McCormick (3–2) || || Larsen (4) || Crosley Field || 18,215 || 42–21 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 13 || @ Reds || 0–5 || || Sanford (6–6) || || Crosley Field || 15,837 || 42–22 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 14 || @ Reds || 0–8 || || Pierce (8–2) || || Crosley Field || 16,756 || 42–23 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 15 || Cardinals || 2–5 || || O'Dell (7–5) || || Candlestick Park || 23,427 || 42–24 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 16 || Cardinals || 5–0 || Marichal (10–4) || || || Candlestick Park || 24,844 || 43–24 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 17 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Sanford (7–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 40,533 || 44–24 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 19 || Colt .45s || 4–6 || || O'Dell (7–6) || || Candlestick Park || 18,749 || 44–25 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 20 || Colt .45s || 5–9 || || Miller (3–2) || || Candlestick Park || 10,430 || 44–26 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 22 || Braves || 9–11 || || Miller (3–3) || || Candlestick Park || 20,513 || 44–27 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 23 || Braves || 4–2 || McCormick (4–2) || || || Candlestick Park || 17,345 || 45–27 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 24 || Braves || 3–1 || Marichal (11–4) || || || Candlestick Park || 26,130 || 46–27 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 25 || Reds || 3–1 || O'Dell (8–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 9,195 || 47–27 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 26 || Reds || 6–5 (10) || Miller (4–3) || || || Candlestick Park || 15,967 || 48–27 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 27 || Reds || 6–3 || Bolin (1–0) || || || Candlestick Park || 12,537 || 49–27 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 28 || Phillies || 2–7 || || Marichal (11–5) || || Candlestick Park || 7,174 || 49–28 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 78 || June 29 || Phillies || 4–3 (12) || O'Dell (9–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 11,088 || 50–28 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 79 || June 30 || Phillies || 8–3 || Bolin (2–0) || || Miller (10) || Candlestick Park || 11,716 || 51–28 || W2 |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; July (16–11) (Home: 6–3; Road: 10–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 1 || Phillies || 5–4 || Larsen (4–1) || || Miller (11) || Candlestick Park || 17,612 || 52–28 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 2 || Mets || 5–8 || || Miller (4–4) || || Candlestick Park || 11,058 || 52–29 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 3 || Mets || 10–1 || Sanford (8–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 7,083 || 53–29 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 4 || Mets || 11–4 || Bolin (3–0) || || || Candlestick Park || n/a || 54–29 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 4 || Mets || 10–3 || O'Dell (10–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 33,253 || 55–29 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 5 || Dodgers || 3–11 || || McCormick (4–3) || || Candlestick Park || 24,915 || 55–30 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 6 || Dodgers || 12–3 || Marichal (12–5) || || || Candlestick Park || 41,569 || 56–30 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 7 || Dodgers || 10–3 || Sanford (9–6) || || Miller (12) || Candlestick Park || 40,186 || 57–30 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 8 || Dodgers || 0–2 || || O'Dell (10–7) || || Candlestick Park || 41,717 || 57–31 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Sanford (10–6) || || Miller (13) || Connie Mack Stadium || 17,151 || 58–31 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 13 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || || O'Dell (10–8) || || Connie Mack Stadium || 18,693 || 58–32 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 14 || @ Phillies || 5–6 (10) || || Miller (4–5) || || Connie Mack Stadium || 7,716 || 58–33 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 15 || @ Mets || 3–5 || || Pierce (8–3) || || Polo Grounds || n/a || 58–34 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 15 || @ Mets || 9–8 || Bolin (4–0) || || Marichal (1) || Polo Grounds || 35,463 || 59–34 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 16 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Sanford (11–6) || || || Polo Grounds || 23,280 || 60–34 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 95 || July 17 || @ Braves || 4–3 ||O'Dell (11–8) || || Bolin (1) || County Stadium || 14,584 || 61–34 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 18 || @ Braves || 0–6 || || Marichal (12–6) || || County Stadium || 15,324 || 61–35 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 97 || July 19 || @ Braves || 7–3 || Bolin (5–0) || || || County Stadium || 14,158 || 62–35 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 98 || July 20 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Sanford (12–6) || || Larsen (5) || Forbes Field || 37,705 || 63–35 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 21 || @ Pirates || 6–7 (11) || || Larsen (4–2) || || Forbes Field || 23,917 || 63–36 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 100 || July 22 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Marichal (13–6) || || || Forbes Field || 27,973 || 64–36 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 101 || July 23 || @ Colt .45s || 5–1 || Bolin (6–0) || || || Colt Stadium || 12,096 || 65–36 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 102 || July 24 || @ Colt .45s || 3–1 || Sanford (13–6) || || Larsen (6) || Colt Stadium || 11,289 || 66–36 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 103 || July 25 || @ Colt .45s || 3–2 || O'Dell (12–8) || || Miller (14) || Colt Stadium || 12,344 || 67–36 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 27 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || || Marichal (13–7) || || Dodger Stadium || 54,095 || 67–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 28 || @ Dodgers || 6–8 || || Bolin (6–1) || || Dodger Stadium || 49,228 || 67–38 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || July 29 || @ Dodgers || 1–11 || || O'Dell (12–9) || || Dodger Stadium || 53,792 || 67–39 || L3 |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; August (18–10) (Home: 12–4; Road: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 1 || Cubs || 2–3 (10) || || O'Dell (12–10) || || Candlestick Park || 8,930 || 67–40 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 108 || August 2 || Cubs || 4–3 || Pierce (9–3) || || Larsen (7) || Candlestick Park || 7,454 || 68–40 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 3 || Pirates || 2–5 || || Marichal (13–8) || || Candlestick Park || 15,910 || 68–41 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 4 || Pirates || 6–5 || Sanford (14–6) || || Bolin (2) || Candlestick Park || 29,370 || 69–41 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 111 || August 5 || Pirates || 2–1 || O'Dell (13–10) || || || Candlestick Park || 25,532 || 70–41 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 6 || Phillies || 9–2 || Pierce (10–3) || || || Candlestick Park || 6,222 || 71–41 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 113 || August 7 || Phillies || 4–2 || Marichal (14–8) || || || Candlestick Park || 8,531 || 72–41 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 8 || Mets || 2–5 || || Bolin (6–2) || || Candlestick Park || 11,411 || 72–42 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 9 || Mets || 7–1 || Sanford (15–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 9,988 || 73–42 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 10 || Dodgers || 11–2 || O'Dell (14–10) || || || Candlestick Park || 40,304 || 74–42 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 117 || August 11 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Pierce (11–3) || || Miller (15) || Candlestick Park || 41,268 || 75–42 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 12 || Dodgers || 5–1 || Marichal (15–8) || || || Candlestick Park || 41,812 || 76–42 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 14 || @ Cubs || 9–2 || Sanford (16–6) || || || Wrigley Field || 13,609 || 77–42 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 15 || @ Cubs || 5–7 || || Miller (4–5) || || Wrigley Field || 13,131 || 77–43 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 16 || @ Cubs || 0–6 || || Pierce (11–4) || || Wrigley Field || 11,870 || 77–44 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 17 || @ Braves || 4–6 || || Marichal (15–9) || || County Stadium || 20,781 || 77–45 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 18 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Sanford (17–6) || || Bolin (3) || County Stadium || 20,162 || 78–45 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 19 || @ Braves || 8–13 || || O'Dell (14–11) || || County Stadium || 20,005 || 78–46 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 20 || @ Braves || 4–9 || || Larsen (4–3) || || County Stadium || 15,906 || 78–47 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 22 || @ Mets || 4–5 || || Larsen (4–4) || || Polo Grounds || 33,569 || 78–48 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 23 || @ Mets || 2–1 (10) || Marichal (16–9) || || || Polo Grounds || 18,815 || 79–48 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 24 || @ Phillies || 6–0 || O'Dell (15–11) || || || Connie Mack Stadium || 19,454 || 80–48 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 129 || August 25 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Pierce (12–4) || || || Connie Mack Stadium || 16,738 || 81–48 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 130 || August 26 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Sanford (18–6) || || Bolin (4) || Connie Mack Stadium || 14,855 || 82–48 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 131 || August 28 || Braves || 4–3 || Marichal (17–9) || || || Candlestick Park || 24,027 || 83–48 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 29 || Braves || 3–10 || || O'Dell (15–12) || || Candlestick Park || 14,399 || 83–49 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 133 || August 30 || Braves || 3–2 || Sanford (19–6) || || Larsen (8) || Candlestick Park || 12,496 || 84–49 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 134 || August 31 || Reds || 10–2 || Pierce (13–4) || || || Candlestick Park || 26,547 || 85–49 || W2 |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; September (16–12) (Home: 10–3; Road: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 1 || Reds || 5–10 || || Marichal (17–10) || || Candlestick Park || 26,498 || 85–50 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 2 || Reds || 6–4 || O'Dell (16–12) || || || Candlestick Park || 34,312 || 86–50 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 137 || September 3 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Sanford (20–6) || || || Dodger Stadium || 54,418 || 87–50 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 4 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || || Pierce (13–5) || || Dodger Stadium || 51,567 || 87-51 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 139 || September 5 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Marichal (18–10) || || Bolin (5) || Dodger Stadium || 54,395 || 88-51 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 6 || @ Dodgers || 9–6 || Bolin (7–2) || || Miller (16) || Dodger Stadium || 54,263 || 89–51 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 7 || Cubs || 6–5 || Sanford (21–6) || || Miller (17) || Candlestick Park || 14,652 || 90–51 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 142 || September 8 || Cubs || 7–2 || Pierce (14–5) || || Bolin (6) || Candlestick Park || 17,643 || 91–51 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 9 || Cubs || 5–4 || McCormick (5–3) || || Larsen (9) || Candlestick Park || 26,049 || 92–51 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 144 || September 10 || Pirates || 4–1 || O'Dell (17–12) || || || Candlestick Park || 19,498 || 93–51 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 11 || Pirates || 2–0 || Sanford (22–6) || || || Candlestick Park || 10,283 || 94–51 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 12 || @ Reds || 1–4 || || Pierce (14–6) || || Crosley Field || 17,564 || 94–52 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 13 || @ Reds || 2–7 || || McCormick (5–4) || || Crosley Field || 16,421 || 94–53 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 14 || @ Pirates || 1–5 || || O'Dell (17–13) || || Forbes Field || 14,354 || 94–54 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 15 || @ Pirates || 1–5 || || Sanford (22–7) || || Forbes Field || 10,340 || 94–55 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 16 || @ Pirates || 4–6 (10) || || Miller (4–6) || || Forbes Field || 14,216 || 94–56 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 17 || @ Pirates || 2–5 || || McCormick (5–5) || || Forbes Field || 8,364 || 94–57 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 19 || @ Cardinals || 7–4 || O'Dell (18–13) || || || Busch Stadium || 8,314 || 95–57 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 20 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || || LeMay (0–1) || || Busch Stadium || 6,497 || 95–58 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 154 || September 21 || @ Colt .45s || 11–5 || Perry (3–1) || || Miller (18) || Colt Stadium || 12,180 || 96–58 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 22 || @ Colt .45s || 5–6 || || Miller (4–7) || || Colt Stadium || 17,125 || 96–59 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 156 || September 23 || @ Colt .45s || 10–3 || O'Dell (19–13) || || || Colt Stadium || 9,623 || 97–59 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 25 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Sanford (23–7) || || || Candlestick Park || 10,965 || 98–59 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 26 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Pierce (15–6) || || Larsen (10) || Candlestick Park || 6,247 || 99–59 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 159 || September 27 || Cardinals || 4–7 || || O'Dell (19–14) || || Candlestick Park || 6,812 || 99–60 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 160 || September 29 || Colt .45s || 11–5 || Sanford (24–7) || || Miller (19) || Candlestick Park || n/a || 100–60 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 29 || Colt .45s || 2–4 || || Marichal (18–11) || || Candlestick Park || 26,268 || 101–60 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 162 || September 30 || Colt .45s || 2–1 || Miller (5–7) || || || Candlestick Park || 41,327 || 101–61 || W1 |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; October (2–1) (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 163 || October 1 || Dodgers || 8–0 || Pierce (16–6) || Koufax (14–7) || || Candlestick Park || 32,652 || 102–61 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 164 || October 2 || @ Dodgers || 7–8 || Williams (14–12) || Bolin (7–3) || || Dodger Stadium || 25,321 || 102–62 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 165 || October 3 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Larsen (5–4) || Roebuck (10–2) || Pierce (1) || Dodger Stadium || 45,693 || 103–62 || W1 |- Postseason background:black;color:#fd5a1e; 1962 Postseason Game Log y background:#fd5a1e; World Series (3–4) Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Series Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 WS || October 4 || Yankees || 2–6 || Ford (1–0) || O'Dell (0–1) || || Candlestick Park || 43,852 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 WS || October 5 || Yankees || 2–0 || Sanford (1–0) || Terry (0–1) || || Candlestick Park || 43,910 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 WS || October 7 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Stafford (1–0) || Pierce (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 71,434 || 1–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 WS || October 8 || @ Yankees || 7–3 || Larsen (1–0) || Coates (0–1) || O'Dell (1) || Yankee Stadium || 66,607 || 2–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 WS || October 10 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Terry (1–1) || Sanford (1–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 63,165 || 2–3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 WS || October 15 || Yankees || 5–2 || Pierce (1–1) || Ford (1–1) || || Candlestick Park || 43,948 || 3–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 WS || October 16 || Yankees || 0–1 || Terry (2–1) || Sanford (1–2) || || Candlestick Park || 43,948 || 3–4 || L1 |- Roster 1962 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 45 Jim Duffalo 28 Bob Garibaldi 18 Don Larsen 39 Dick LeMay 27 Juan Marichal 40 Mike McCormick 37 Stu Miller 31 Billy O'Dell 22,28 Gaylord Perry 19 Billy Pierce 33 Jack Sanford Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  5 Tom Haller 34 John Orsino  2 Joe Pignatano Infielders 21 Ernie Bowman 30 Orlando Cepeda 12 Jim Davenport 26 Chuck Hiller 15 José Pagán 17 Cap Peterson 14 Dick Phillips Outfielders 23 Felipe Alou 41 Matty Alou 14 Carl Boles  7 Harvey Kuenn 24 Willie Mays 44 Willie McCovey 38 Manny Mota 20 Bob Nieman Manager  1 Alvin Dark Coaches {{MLBplayer|46|Larry Jansen (Pitching)}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Whitey Lockman (Third base)}}  9 Wes Westrum (First base) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos. Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Tom Haller 99 272 53 71 .261 18 55 1 1B Orlando Cepeda 162 625 105 191 .306 35 114 10 2B Chuck Hiller 161 602 94 166 .276 3 48 5 3B Jim Davenport 144 485 83 144 .297 14 58 2 SS José Pagán 164 580 73 150 .259 7 57 13 LF Harvey Kuenn 130 487 73 148 .304 10 68 3 CF Willie Mays 162 621 130 189 .304 49 141 18 RF Felipe Alou 154 561 96 177 .316 25 98 101962 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1962.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20080920050805/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1962.shtml September 20, 2008 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Ed Bailey 96 254 32 59 .232 17 45 1 Willie McCovey 91 229 41 67 .293 20 54 3 Matty Alou 78 195 28 57 .292 3 14 3 Manny Mota 47 74 9 13 .176 0 9 3 John Orsino 18 48 4 13 .271 0 4 0 Ernie Bowman 46 42 9 8 .190 1 4 0 Bob Nieman 30 30 1 9 .300 1 3 0 Carl Boles 19 24 4 9 .375 0 1 0 Cap Peterson 4 6 1 1 .167 0 0 0 Joe Pignatano 7 5 2 1 .200 0 0 0 Dick Phillips 5 3 1 0 .000 0 1 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Billy O'Dell 43 280.2 19 14 3.53 195 Jack Sanford 39 265.1 24 7 3.43 147 Juan Marichal 37 262.2 18 11 3.36 153 Billy Pierce 30 162.1 16 6 3.49 76 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (pitcher) 28 98.2 5 5 5.38 42 Gaylord Perry 13 43.0 3 1 5.23 20 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Stu Miller 59 5 8 19 4.12 78 Don Larsen 49 5 4 11 4.38 58 Bobby Bolin 41 7 3 5 3.62 74 Jim Duffalo 24 1 2 0 3.64 29 Bob Garibaldi 9 0 0 1 5.11 9 Dick LeMay 9 0 1 1 7.71 5 1962 World Series 1962 World Series Game 1 October 4, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco Team123456789RHENew York (A)2000001216110San Francisco (N)0110000002100W: Whitey Ford (1–0)  L: Billy O'Dell (0–1)HR: NYY – Clete Boyer (1) Roger Maris' two-run double in the first inning set up Yankee starter Whitey Ford with a lead, but Willie Mays scored for the Giants in the second, ending Ford's record consecutive scoreless inning streak at 332 3. Chuck Hiller's double and Felipe Alou's hit in the third tied the game, but the Yankees broke the tie in the 7th on Clete Boyer's HR and scored three insurance runs in the final two innings. Ford's complete game victory was the first of six in the series, four for the Yankees and two for the Giants. Game 2 October 5, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco Team123456789RHENew York (A)000000000031San Francisco (N)10000010x260W: Jack Sanford (1–0)  L: Ralph Terry (0–1)HR: SFG – Willie McCovey (1) With the Giants protecting a 1–0 lead in the 7th inning, Willie McCovey smashed a tremendous home run over the right field fence to boost 24-game winner Jack Sanford to 2–0 shutout of the Yankees, who managed only 3 hits. Game 3 October 7, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHESan Francisco (N)000000002243New York (A)00000030x351W:Bill Stafford (1–0)   L: Billy Pierce (0–1)HR: SFG – Ed Bailey (1) The Yankees ended a scoreless tie in the 7th, scoring three times. Roger Maris drove a base hit off starter Billy Pierce for two runs batted in, and alert base-running allowed him to score the winning run in a 3–2 Yankee victory. Giants catcher Ed Bailey's 2-run homer in the top of the 9th left the Giants a run short. Game 4 October 8, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHESan Francisco (N)020000401791New York (A)000002001391W: Don Larsen (1–0)   L: Jim Coates (0–1)HR: SFG – Tom Haller (1), Chuck Hiller (1) For the second time in two days, a Giants' catcher stroked a two-run homer when Tom Haller hit his off Whitey Ford in the second inning. After the Yankees tied the score at 2–2, second baseman Chuck Hiller hit the first National League grand slam in World Series history in the 7th, and the Giants went on to win 7–3. The game marked the only appearance in this series of future Hall-of-famer Juan Marichal, who started for the Giants. Don Larsen was the winning pitcher in relief, six years to the day of his perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Game 5 October 10, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHESan Francisco (N)001010001382New York (A)00010103x560W: Ralph Terry (1–1)   L: Jack Sanford (1–1)HR: SFG – José Pagán (1)   NYY – Tom Tresh (1) Hot hitting José Pagán drove in two runs with a single in the third and a home run in the 5th, but with the score tied 2–2 in the 8th, Tom Tresh walloped what proved to be the winning homer, a three-run shot that scored Bobby Richardson and Tony Kubek in front of him. With the series returning to San Francisco the Yankees had the edge, 3 games to 2, only to have the sixth game delayed four days by rain. Game 6 October 15, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco Team123456789RHENew York (A)000010010232San Francisco (N)00032000x5101W: Billy Pierce (1–1)  L: Whitey Ford (1–1)HR: NYY – Roger Maris (1) In a battle of left-handed starting pitchers, Pierce out-dueled Ford and tossed a brilliant complete-game 3-hitter as the Giants evened the series at three wins apiece with a 5–2 victory. The Yankees' only runs came on a Maris solo home run in the 5th inning and an RBI single by Tony Kubek in the 8th inning. Game 7 October 16, 1962, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco Team123456789RHENew York (A)000010000170San Francisco (N)000000000041W: Ralph Terry (2–1)  L: Jack Sanford (1–2) The only run of this classic game occurred in the 5th inning when Tony Kubek grounded into a double play, with Bill Skowron scoring from third. Ralph Terry, pitching the seventh game instead of Jim Bouton because of the rain delays, had given up Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning walk-off home run two years earlier in Pittsburgh but in his third start completely stifled the Giants' power hitters. In the bottom of the 9th, pinch-hitter Matty Alou, batting for relief pitcher Billy O'Dell, led off the inning with a bunt base hit after first having a foul ball dropped, but Terry struck out the next two batters, Felipe Alou and Hiller. Mays hit a double into the right field corner, but Maris brilliantly played the carom, then hit cut-off man Richardson with a throw that was relayed perfectly to home. Alou, already aware of Maris' great arm, stopped at third. Facing Willie McCovey with two outs, Terry elected to pitch to him rather than walk the bases loaded and bring up Orlando Cepeda. Terry's inside fastball on the second pitch completely handcuffed McCovey, who nonetheless adjusted his bat in mid-swing to extend his arms and hit what he later claimed was the hardest ball he had ever struck. The line drive appeared at first to be going over the head of a perfectly positioned Richardson, but was in fact sinking from topspin, and Richardson made the catch without leaping to end the game. The Yankees won their 20th World Championship; they would not win another World Championship until 1977. The Giants would not return to the World Series themselves until 1989. Awards and honors 1962 All-Star Game Felipe Alou Orlando Cepeda (starting 1B) Jim Davenport Juan Marichal Willie Mays (starting CF) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Giants Pacific Coast League Red Davis AA El Paso Sun Kings Texas League George Genovese A Springfield Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert B Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Bud Byerly C Fresno Giants California League Sal Taormina D Salem Rebels Appalachian League Alex Cosmidis D Lakeland Giants Florida State League Bert Haas and Max Lanier D Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus Notes References 1962 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1962 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season Category:National League champion seasons San Fran Category:1962 in San Francisco