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The final day of the scheduled regular season was on October 1, which saw all 20 teams play, the first time all existing teams played on the final day since 1960. Due to the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants finishing with the same record of 101–61, a best-of-three tie-breaker was scheduled, to be considered an extension of the ...
The 1962 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 regular season to determine the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played from October 1 to 3, 1962, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won the series, two ...
National League; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; San Francisco Giants: 103: 62 .624 — 61–21 42–41 Los Angeles Dodgers: 102: 63 .618 1 54–29
With John F. Kennedy throwing out the first ball, the 1962 MLB season commences with the hometown Washington Senators defeating the Detroit Tigers 4–1 before a crowd of 44,383. April 10: In the first regular-season game ever at Dodger Stadium , the Cincinnati Reds spoil the Los Angeles Dodgers ' opening-day party by beating them 6–3 before ...
American League; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; New York Yankees: 96: 66 .593 — 50–30 46–36 Minnesota Twins: 91: 71 .562 5 45–36 46–35
The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the fifth for the team in Southern California, and the 73rd for the franchise in the National League. After spending the previous four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , they began the season by opening Dodger Stadium , the team's new ballpark.
The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets, as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League, 60 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants , who had once called New York home.
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.