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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 ...
The first, the 32nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on July 11, hosted by the Washington Senators in Washington, D.C., with the National League winning, 3–1. The second, the 33rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on July 31, hosted by the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Illinois, with the American League winning, 9–4.
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.
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 ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
There were four ad hoc three-game playoff series due to ties under this formulation (in 1946, 1951, 1959, and 1962). A structured postseason series began in 1969, when both the National and American Leagues were reorganized into two divisions each, East and West.
The Chicago White Sox have tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets Billy Horschel's eagle seals BMW PGA Championship win in playoff with McIlroy Man City and Arsenal look ready to go the distance again in Premier League after 2-2 draw
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.