[1962 WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS v. NEW YORK YANKEES]

[Music] October 1962 and it's the second playoff series in the last four years for the national league Billy Pierce hurs a shutout victory for Giant in the first game but the second one is a Wild scoring affair in the ninth inning Ron Fairley of the Dodgers flies to Willie Mays with the bases loaded and the Speedy Mari Wills comes racing home with a winning run the Dodgers win 8 to7 and the series is tied up these old rivals already have struggled through 164 games and now the pant hangs in the balance in just one contest in the decisive battle Tommy Davis slams one of Juan Mar child's fast balls for a long drive to left in the sixth inning with rer on base it's going going it's gone and the Dodgers jump out in front 3 to2 maral delivers with Mari WIS on first base in the seventh there he goes the spectacular Dodger who's been burning up the baselines All Season trying to steal second and he's safe it's Number 103 this year for my wills and now he's off again trying to steal third base he comes sliding in draws a wild throw the ball sails down the left field line will scrambles to his feet and continues on home to score the Dodgers are now ahead 4 to2 but the Giants counted out so often during the season bounce back again they have a rally rolling in the ninth inning Stan Williams comes in to pitch for the Dodgers Orlando sepa greets him with a fly to right field pinch Runner Ernie Bowman tags up scores for the second run of the inning to tie it up at 4-4 Williams walks at Bailey intentionally and the bases are filled again but a very unintentional walk for Jim Davenport forces B beloo across and the Giants lead May scores on an era and the Giants are ahead 6 to four three more outs and the pennant is theirs Billy Pierce is called to the mound after he retires the first two Lee walls flies to Willie Mays for the final out it touches off a wild celebration in which Pierce is almost mobbed and now it's on to San Francisco and the World Series with the New York Yankees oh [Music] San Francisco fascinating in its setting of rugged Beauty a huge Bay and ocean waters spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge picturesque cable cars CL climing the steep hills Fisherman's War just as distinct Candlestick Park new home of the Giants who came West in 1958 and the fans are eager for their first World Series Mickey Mantle and Elston Howard of the Yankees seem confident and so does Philipe valoo of the Giants as he warms up Ford brick High Commissioner baseball is on hand early managers Al dark and Ralph Hal exchange pleasantries concealing the mounting tension Whitey Ford great clutch game hurler warms up for the Yankees Billy Odell of the Giants will make it an all Southpaw duel the umpires talk over the ground rules with the players lined up on the infield the United States Marine Color Guard marches to center field the crowd comes to attention for the national anthem the Giants take the field Tony kubec steps to the plate and the World Series is underway Billy Odell breaks off a sharp curveball and kubc Strikes Out Bobby Richardson always a tough World Series performer [Music] singles brilliant rookie Tom Tres singles to Center in his first World Series appearance and Odell is quickly in trouble but he Strikes Out Mickey man however the danger isn't pass Roger Maris who hit a record 61 homers in 1961 is up next he takes a pitch for a strike then with a count two and two Maris swings and sends a long drive going deep to right field FIP beloo races back toward the fence Alo leaps high above the fence gets his glove on the ball can hold it the ball drops and so does Aloo after His Brilliant try Richardson and Tres race home with a first runs of the series and Maris pulls up for the double Willie May always a problem for Whitey Ford faces him in the second inning and promptly singles just to prove he hasn't lost his touch Ford keeps maze close Howard tries to pick Willie off first Whitey looks in to get his sign from ston Howard Jim Davenport at bat WPS a single to center field Willie Maz races on around to Third Base to put him in scoring position with only one out with two away Jose Pagan lays down a beautiful surprise bunt maze scores and the Giants have cut the Yankee lead to 2 to one in the Yankee third inning Tom Tres lifts a short pop fly toward right field Chuck killer races out FIP Aloo comes charging in Aloo Dives and comes up for the ball [Music] with one out on the giant third inning Chuck killer picks on the first pitch and strokes a double to left [Music] Center B pooo also pounces on Ford's first pitch for a shot past CLE Boer Hiller holds up at third then with two men on Willie Mays comes through with a single to center field Hiller comes on to score and the Giants even the count at two and two Orlando sepa grounds to Richardson who starts a double play that ends the rally in the Yankee seven Voyer ties into one of Odell's pitches and sends a long drive going going it's gone and some lucky kid is going to get a World Series souvenir Boyers Homer gives the Yankees a 3-2 [Music] lead with one out in the eighth inning Maris cracks a single to right field for his second hit of the [Music] game Elston Howard is hit by pitched ball Billy Odell seems to be tiring his first pitch is wrapped for a single by D long Mara scores Howard races to third that's all for OD and Don Larson comes in to [Music] pitch first batter Larson faces his berer cleat lifts a pop fly into short left field Pagan goes out to grab it but Harvey Keane collides with him the throw to the plate is delayed the ball carams off Bailey's glove Howard scores and the Yankees lead 5 to2 [Music] after the Yankees score again in the ninth Pagan opens the giant half with a single to left [Music] field Whitey Ford faces a possible late rally but he gets pinch by at Johnny orino to hit the ball into the dirt the catlike Boyer moves over to gather in the ball tosses to Bobby Richardson at second [Music] base Bobby makes the pivot fires to First first Bas and it's a double play now only Harvey Keane stands in the way of a Whitey Ford Victory he flies to Mickey manle and the Yankees win 6-2 Whitey's record string of World Series shutout innings was snapped at 33 and 2/3 but nonetheless he added to another record with his 10th World Series victory Yankee Roger Maris takes his batting Cuts before the second game Jose Pagan star giant shortstop loosens [Music] up the Giants whirl through a Brisk infield drill Dell web co-owner of the Yankees huddles with general manager Roy hay and Ralph pal manager of the world champions Ralph Terry 23 game winner will pitch for New York Jack Sanford who won 24 will start for San Francisco and these rabid giant fans will be cheering him on Chuck killer leads off for the Giants in the first inning with a hard drive to right field Roger Maris races over toward the line makes a desperate attempt at a Sho string catch for a split second he seems to have the ball it clings to his screening fingertips [Music] but then the ball skids away his momentum carries Maris into the right field corner by the time he recovers Hiller coasts into second with a two base hit Philip beloo pushes a sacrifice bunt today along that moves Hiller over to Third Base Ralph Terry tries to hold Hiller on third but mat Aloo grounds to Richardson and Hiller scores to give the Giants a quick one to nothing lead in the fifth inning Pagan is hit by pitch but the safety helmet gives him Perfect [Music] protection and despite the fears of the crowd Jose bounces back on his feet and trots off toward first base in the seventh mccovy connects solidly with all his 200 lb behind the swing it's going going it's gone the Giants lead two to nothing with two away and Jim Davenport on second Sanford singles to right [Music] field Davenport tries to score maris's throw to barah is in time and Yogi tangs him out at the plate Jack Sanford still pitching strongly Strikes Out Boer in the eighth [Music] inning pinch header Johnny Blanchard also Strikes Out number six for Sanford in the giant eight Willie mccovy smashes the ball toward right but Richardson dashes over to make a brilliant one-handed stab the Giants have two men on with two out and Bobby ruins their chance to pad the lead as he tosses out [Music] movy after two out in the Yankee nth Mickey Manel smashes a long drive to right field it bounces off the fence and Mickey races into second with a double Maris now represents the tying run at the plate Maris hit the first pitch to [Music] Hiller he's thrown out easily and the Giants win two to nothing on a brilliant preh hitter by Jack Sanu and the series is tied the scene now shifts to Yankee Stadium New York with the world's most breathtaking Skyline and and bridges that fan out everywhere Yankee Stadium scene of more World Series than any ballpark in history Willie Mays takes batting practice next is Chuck Hiller and the Yankees back home again appear in a very relaxed mood national league president Warren Giles as usual is a perfect reflection of beaming optimism vice president chub fi and owner harus stonum of the Giants are just as confident the starting pitchers Bill Stafford and Billy Pierce POS for photographers before the game a sellout crowd of 71,3 4 a testimonial to baseball's tremendous appeal with a scoreless tie prevailing in the second Pierce faces Howard the Yankee catcher blasts a long drive to left phip beloo takes one look starts back pedling toward that low curving wall the ball seems too high for him but up he goes for a leaping one-handed stab of the ball it just barely sticks in the web of the myth with a game still scoreless in the fifth Elston Howard is on second with a double scaron lashes a terrific liner toward third Davenport leaps up grabs it [Music] there's a throw to second base and it's in time to double up Elston Howard the shut out duel continues into the seven but Billy Pierce's first pitch in the inning is lined to center field by Tom Tres for a single and the Yankees pose a threat against the left-hander next Mickey Mantle smashes a drive to left field for a base hit as Philip Belo feels the ball it takes a high hop Tre slides into third and mandle races on to [Music] Second Pierce takes his time with Roger Maris at back Maris Rams the first pitch into right field Tres comes on in to score and a moment later Mand also tallies while Roger reaches second [Music] that's all for Pierce as Don lson is called in Elston Howard greets lson with a Fly ball Willie Mays pulls it down in center field Maris tags up and heads for third base makes it handily with only one away scaran is hit by one of larsson's pitches and goes to First with only one out C Boer slaps a grounder to Pagan in the attempt for the double play the Giants just miss and Roger Mara scores Bill Stafford has a three to nothing shut out in the ninth inning when the irrepressible Willie Mays picks on Stafford's first pitch cracks it into left field for a double that puts the shut out in Jeopardy after retiring the next two men D faces Ed Bailey the big catcher slams the ball to deep right field lot now it's going going it's gone a home run Willie May scores ahead of Bailey and the Giants Trail by only one Run 3 [Music] to2 the tying run is now at the plate but Davenport flies to trash for the final out and the Yankees again lead in the series two games to one bill Stafford is warmly congratulated by his mates but he owes an assist to Rog Maris who figured in all the Yankee runs in the seventh inning rally started by TR and man Tom Hower young giant catcher warms up as usual Willie Mays is completely at ease Juan maral high kicking r right hander will start for San Francisco Whitey Ford winner of the opener will go for the Yankees another huge crowd awaits the action after scoreless first inning Philip beloo opens the giant second with a hard Smash down the third Baseline just out of the reach of CLE Boer the ball bounces into the left field Corner Tom Tres runs it down and Aloo pulls up with a double with a three and2 count Tom Hower finds the next pitch in his power alley he pulls a long drive to right it's going going it's gone for the first World Series Homer for the young San Francisco star who divided the catching duties with Ed Bailey this [Music] year Philip beloo scores ahead of Hower and the big catcher receives a joyous welcome from his mates as the take a two to nothing [Music] lead still trailing in the sixth inning the Yankees threaten when melin Maris draw walks off rookie Bob Bolan Pagan tries to calm Bolan who replaced maral after one injured a finger in the fifth [Music] inning but Bill scaran Rams a hard smash toward left and it goes through for his third hit as Pagan narrowly misses on a desperate di manold scores Boer then picks on the first pitch for another single to left and it's tied two to2 as Maris comes across the plate manager Alvin dark decides to gamble no further with a fireballing rookie he calls in the veteran Don lson the one-time Yankee who once hurled a perfect game in the state stadium and Don stops the uprising Jim coach takes over the Yankee pitching in the seventh inning and with Davenport on base and one out Manny Aloo bats for Jose Pagan with the count two and two Matty slaps the ball just inside Third Base it goes down the line for a double that sends Davenport to third with the left-handed batting Ed Bailey coming up to bat Ralph Hal brings in Southpaw pitcher Marshall Bridges dark then switches to pinch hitter Bob nean Bridges is ordered to walk Neeman intentionally and the base is loaded with a score tied Bridges gets a 1-1 count on Hiller and there it goes a long drive deep to right field Mars can't reach this one it's gone Davenport scores Matty Alo scores Bowman a pinch Runner scores and here comes Hillary he hit only three homers all year but he's made World Series history it's only the eighth series Grand Slam but the first by national leager another run in the ninth makes it Giants seven Yankees 2 after Billy Odell retires Boer in the Yankee nth Bowman makes a sensational stop on Lopez Smash and throws him out kubek and Richardson hits safely then Tres gets the third straight single off Odell and kubc scores but dark stays with this pitcher even though there are two on and manle coming [Music] up Odell makes mandle hit the ball on the ground treas is forced out at second the Giants win 7 to three and the series is all tied up again at two each the giant stole the Yankee Thunder with the Grand Slam by Hiller and the earlier Homer by [Music] Hower tus Boyer takes a turn in the batting cage all of the rest of the Yankees are also taking their routine warm-ups Jack Sanford will pitch for the Giants rematch with Ralph Terry going for the Yankees more than 63,000 Spectators on hand for the last game in the stadium with the game scoreless in the third inning Jose Pagan singles to Center and Mickey Manel discourages any ideas about stretching the hit after Sanford sacrifices Chuck killer Loops a double into left field haagan scores and the Giants lead one to [Music] nothing after the Yankees had tied the score in the fourth Pagan leads off for the Giants in the fifth inning he slams a tremendous shot the left Tres dashes back to the wall but the ball is gone the Littest giant of them all is swinging the hottest bat in the series seven hits in 12 times at bat at this point and San Francisco has forged ahead 2 to one with Richardson on Third and the sixth Sanford fires a low fast ball that Maris misses so does Hower and Richardson breaks for the plate and is safe on a close play the score is deadlocked again at 2 and two Jack Sanford opens the Yankee eighth inning by striking out Ralph Terry Sanford's 10th strike out he is allowed only three scratch hits thus far now Tony kuck snaps the charm as he whistles a line drive single to right field to give the Yankees their first real solid hit off the Husky giant Bobby Richardson pounces on the first pitch for another line single and the Yankees have two men aboard that brings up Tres and dark seems Disturbed here's the pitch TR swings look out now there's a long drive going to deep right field it's going going and it is gone on for a three-run home run kubec and Richardson score ahead of The Sensational young rookie and the tie is shattered an explosion that sends the Yankees in front 5 to2 Willie mccovy opens the San Francisco Ninth with a single to center field and it Kindles hopes of the Giants for a last inning Triumph [Music] with one out Tom Hower wraps the ball into left center with both mantle and Tres in Hot Pursuit it's in between them for extra bases mccovy comes Galloping around to score on the two bagger and the Yankee margin is cut to 5 to three now with two out it's Ed Bailey stepping to the plate he connects for a long drive to deep right field but it isn't long enough as Maris gathers it in near the the fence and the Yankees win to take a 3-2 Edge in the series Ralph Terry with his first World Series Victory and Tom Tres with his home run for the key men and now it's back to San Francisco and then came the rains a West Coast storm has Candlestick Park a watch and for three consecutive days commissioner Ford prick is forced to postpone the sixth game but finally the Sun and helicopters helped Drive the field and on the fourth day action is resume the players are eager to get started again Joe Cronin president of the American League and Joe deio talk over their former days as San franciscans Tom Tres in his rookie year has performed like a veteran in World Series play for the Yankees Willie Mays never seems to look lose his zest or his Brilliance Whitey Ford gets ready for another Series start and this time he'll meet an old American League rival Billy pierce the fans are on edge because the Giants are fighting for survival it's still a scoreless tie in the fourth with one out when Ford faces Philip beloo who smashes the ball toward third C Boer Dives for it but the ball cars away and deloo is safe for the hit Ford tries to make m go for a bad pitch and walks him then there's a pickoff attempt at second base by Ford the ball sails wildly into right field Philip beloo scores all the way from second and maziz dashes on to third Orlando sepa hammers the ball into deep right center mandol and Maris race for it it's in between them for extra [Music] bases maze TRS home from third and sepa pulls up at second base with a double Jim Davenport joins the rally by Smashing a single right through the middle sepa scores and the Giants jump out in front three to [Music] nothing in the Yankee fifth Roger Mara steps into Pierce's curveball and slams a drive to deep right f field it's going going it is gone it was the first hit off Pierce who had retired 13 straight Yankees and it cuts the giant lead to 3 to one with one out on the giant half of the fifth inning one of Ford's pitches is picked on by Harvey Keane for a line single to left Chuck killer then steps to the plate Loops a short fly into Center field it drops in there safely for a base hit King goes to third that brings up phip valoo he drills a single to left field Keane jogs on home from third base Hiller stops at second Orlando sepa with two hits already adds a third with the line single to [Music] Center Hiller scores and the Giants have lengthened margin to 5 to one Jim coats is then called in from the bullpen as manager Ralph H decides to remove Whitey for the Yankees score once in the e but Pier starts the ninth by getting trash on a fly to MD Aloo maze diving to the ground to avoid a collision after Mandel is retired Maris represents the final Yankee hope Billy strikes him out and the Giants win 5 to2 the series is tied at three victories each Billy Pierce pitching a dazzling three hitter and now the title rides on the final [Music] game it's dday at Candlestick 6 months of baseball now spirals to a climax in just one game even the vendors and players want to keep personal memories alive on film manager Al dark of the Giants however reveals no tension nor does Yankee manager Ralph Hal for The Showdown Game it's Ralph Terry pitching for the New York Yankees for the Giants their right-handed Ace Jack Sanford the T struggle moves into the Yankee fif without a serious scoring threat on either side bills garan then bounces a single to left field to lead off the inning for the Yankees C Boer is the next batter he singles to the left Center the ball is slowed enough on the heavy Turf to allow scaron to move on to third Sanford now becomes wild and walks Terry that brings Tony kubc to the plate where the base is loaded nobody [Music] out kubc hit sharply to Pagan and it's on to First for a double play but Scar and scores to give the Yankees a one to nothing lead Sanford singles to Right Center in the sixth becoming the first giant base [Music] runner in the seventh with one out Terry grimly proceeds in the task of protecting his one to nothing Edge Willie Mae is immediate problem maziz connects for a drive that's headed for the left field corner trash races over Mak the spectacular running one-handed catch robbing Maz of at least a [Music] double with two out of nobody on Willie mccovy Rockets the ball to center field Landing Way Out near the 410t mark and mov charges on in third with a triple but the tying run is stranded as sepa fans in the E the Yankees pose another scoring threat with two on and nobody out Sanford now has Mickey mandle to contend with Mickey lines the ball to right field for a base hit Bobby Richardson breaking toward third held up fearing the ball might be caught and thus is unable to score and the bases are loaded Al dark calls Billy Odell to the mound now Sanford gets a hand from the crowd as he leads Roger Maris is at bat with the bases loaded nobody out it Maris grounds to Chuck killer the second baseman fires to the plate and the throw is in time to force [Music] Richardson now it's up to Howard base is loaded one out a hard drive to Davenport Jim grabs the ball steps on third to force manle in the same motion Cuts loose a perfect throw to first base then it's a double play a sensational relief job by Billy Odell Matty Aloo leads off for the Giants in the ninth beats out a drag butt with the score one to nothing he represents the tying run after one bun attempt Philip Baloo swings away Boer is relieved that he missed phip then Strikes Out Ralph Terry also Strikes Out Chuck Hiller now ston Howard goes out to talk to Terry while the menacing maze steps into the box maze hammers the ball down the right field line Maris with expert feeling rushes over cuts off the ball keeps it from bounding on toward the def he gets his throw away quickly straight into the hands of the cut off man Bobby Richardson Bobby whirls and fires the ball to the plate just as Manny Aloo is rounding third to head for home the relay stopped him he has to go back to third while Maz continues to second with a double and thus the tying and winning runs are in scoring position manager Hal talks to Ralph Terry a tense situation where a base hit could change the picture and it almost does Willie mccy hits a tremendous curving drive to right but it's a foul ball and the fans GR [Music] mccovy slashes away again a sizzling line drive but it's right at Bobby Richardson he grabs it as he played mccovy perfectly the ball is hit with such power it seems to force Bobby's hands almost to the ground the Yankees win one to nothing on a brilliant clutch effort by Ralph Terry the hero of the 20th World Championship won by the New York Yankees who's carried off the field on the shoulders of his jubilant teammate an exciting ending to a sensational season that brought thousands of Thrills to millions of fans of America's national Pas time [Music]