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July 8, 1962: Frank Robinson’s fifth run wins it for Reds
The defending National League champion Cincinnati Reds were languishing…
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July 10, 1962: Maury Wills sprints for National League’s All-Star Game win in D.C.
Baseball’s All-Star Game was played at Griffith Stadium in…
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July 12, 1962: Hank Aaron’s walk-off grand slam caps Braves’ comeback victory
As the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves began a three-game…
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July 13, 1962: Boston’s Lou Clinton hits for the cycle, drives in game-winner in 15th
On July 13, 1962, more than halfway through the regular season,…
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July 18, 1962: Allison, Killebrew hit 1st-inning grand slams as Twins rout Indians
The Wednesday afternoon game between the Cleveland Indians and…
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July 19, 1962: Kaat shutout, Allison home runs lead Twins to sweep of Cleveland
A morning downpour threatened to postpone a Thursday afternoon…
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July 28, 1962: Granny Hamner rides knuckler back to the big leagues as A’s pitcher
The knuckleball has danced through the fantasies of fans and…
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July 30, 1962: Junior Circuit shows its power in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
“I guess it shows they play ball in that other league too.”…
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August 1, 1962: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette throws no-hitter at Comiskey Park
It was an unlikely time for the best game in Bill Monbouquette’s…
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August 20, 1962: Reds’ Frank Robinson crushes extra-inning, walk-off grand slam
The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers concluded a critical…
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August 26, 1962: Jack Kralick almost perfect in pitching Minnesota Twins’ first no-hitter
Although the 1961 Twins had finished their inaugural season in…
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September 2, 1962: Musial passes Speaker with 3,516th hit, moving one more rung up the record book ladder
There was not much tension in the air as the New York Mets concluded…
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September 12, 1962: Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 batters
In 2019 a record 42,823 batters struck out1 — more than 17…
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September 19, 1962: Don Drysdale blanks Braves, notches 25th win of season
Don Drysdale’s 25th and final victory of the 1962 season…
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September 21, 1962: White Sox score 6 runs in electrifying game-ending rally
Only 825 spectators, the smallest crowd of the season at Comiskey…
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September 22, 1962: Mets’ loss to Cubs leaves team with two 20-game losers
The brand-new 1962 New York Mets posted one of the worst seasons…
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September 26, 1962: 19-year-old Dave McNally makes quick work of A’s in impressive debut
When Dave McNally started the 1962 season with Class-A Elmira,…
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September 30, 1962: Mets lose record 120th game of inaugural season
September 30, 1962, was a warm, sunny day in Chicago as the New…
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September 30, 1962: Camilo Pascual reaches 20-win goal in Twins’ season finale
Camilo Pascual had good reason to be anxious about his start…
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September 30, 1962: Willie Mays’ late homer forces 3-game playoff for NL pennant
The Los Angeles Dodgers held a four-game lead over the San…
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October 1, 1962: Mays, Pierce lead Giants to win in Game 1 of NL tiebreaker series
Willie Mays’ strong play helped the Giants catch the Dodgers…
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October 3, 1962: The Giants Win the Pennant, Part Two!
On September 22, 1962, the second-place San Francisco Giants…
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October 10, 1962: Tom Tresh’s heroic homer moves Yankees one game closer
Between its opening in April 1923 and its final game in September…
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April 19, 1963: Rookie Ron Hunt lifts Mets to season’s first win
When Ron Hunt, the rawboned 22-year-old Mets second baseman,…