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Billy Pierce outduels Whitey Ford – Giants tie the series at 3 games each

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On October 15, 1962 at Candlestick Park, in a battle of left-handed starting pitchers, Billy Pierce outdueled Whitey Ford with a complete-game three-hitter as the Giants evened the series at three wins apiece with a 5–2 victory. They struck first in the fourth when after a single and walk, an error on an attempted pickoff


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Bobby Richardson snags McCoveys line drive to seal series

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On October 16, 1962, At Candlestick Park. second baseman Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees catches a searing line drive off the bat of San Francisco’s Willie McCovey with 2 men on to dramatically end Game 7 of the World Series. Richardson’s grab finishes off a 1-0 win for the Yankees, who take the


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Tom Tresh belts an eighth-inning homer off Jack Sanford to give the Bronx Bombers a 5-3 comeback win over the Giants at Yankee Stadium

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=1962 In Game 5 of the World Series, Tom Tresh belts an eighth-inning homer off Jack Sanford to give the Bronx Bombers a 5-3 comeback win over the Giants at Yankee Stadium. The rookie shortstop’s dad, Mike Tresh, who hit only two home runs in his dozen big league seasons, before the at-bat left his seat behind home plate and moved to the standing-room section in Yankee Stadium, hoping to bring his son good luck.

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Chuck Hiller’s seventh-inning grand slam off Marshall Bridges proves to be the difference in the Giants’ 7-3 victory at Yankee Stadium

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In Game 4 of the World Series, Chuck Hiller’s seventh-inning grand slam off Marshall Bridges proves to be the difference in the Giants’ 7-3 victory at Yankee Stadium. The infielder’s bases-loaded homer, the first by a National Leaguer in the history of the Fall Classic, helps to even the series at two games apiece.

Willie Mays ends Whitey Ford’s record world series scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3
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Willie Mays ends Whitey Ford’s record world series scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3

ByThis Day in Baseball

1962 – In the opener of the World Series at Candlestick Park, Whitey Ford’s record scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3 when a surprising squeeze play by Jose Pagan brings Willie Mays home. The Yankees beat San Francisco, 6 – 2, the last of a record 10 World Series victories for Ford.