No-Hitter Year Ends with Yankees Triumph in 1962
New York and a dramatic World Series capped a season noted for long games and record home runs. The Yankees edged the Giants in a decisive seventh game as Ralph Terry delivered a 1 0 victory sealing their second straight pennant and World Series title.
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Willie McCovey
Bobby Richardson
Fanfare and rain delay mark exciting 1962 baseball season
The season featured four rain delays and travel setbacks as the Yankees won the final game to claim the championship. Terry and rookie Tom Tresh starred for New York while Giants players Sanford Pierce Pagan and Hiller led the visitors. Mantle and Mays failed to dominate, Mantle earning AL MVP with a .321 average, and Mays winning NL MVP honors for the year. Don Drysdale took the Cy Young with a 25 9 record, and 20-game winners included Sanford Purkey Herbert Pascual Donovan. Runnels claimed the AL batting title at .326, and Mays led NL with 49 homers. Wills set a new stolen base record with 104 in the season. No-hitters were more numerous than in decades, including Koufax’s no-hitter against the Mets.
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Jack Sanford
Billy Pierce
Jose Pagan
Chuck Hiller
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Willie Mays
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Fleet
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Cy Young
Los Angeles
Don Drysdaale
Sanford
Bob Purkey
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Ray Herbert
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Camilo Pascual
Minnesota Twins
Dick Donovan
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Pete Runnels
Tommy Davis
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Harmon Killebrew
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Spahn
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Plank
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Fred Haney Fof
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Phillies
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Robin Roberts
Bowl schedule highlights major post season games
Lists December January college and pro bowl games with dates sites times networks and attendance. Includes Gator, Rose, Cotton, Orange, Sugar bowls and NFL Pro Bowl with teams from Penn State Florida USC Wisconsin and many others. Also notes All Star and Crusade Bowl matchups and TV coverage.
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Wisconsin
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Machen's Manager Describes Breakdown Causes
Sid Flaherty, Machen's manager, said Eddie Machen's breakdown stemmed from frustration over not securing a title rather than money. He noted Machen had money from a contract and claimed a future bout with Johnny Riggins could still occur, while doctors indicated boxing itself was not the root cause.
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Sid Flaherty
Napa State Hospital
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New York Yacht Club proposes three year Cup matches
The New York Yacht Club, holder of the America's Cup, says it is best for yachting and the Cup to hold matches only every three years. It clarifies four points not in the deed of gift, will defend in the international 12 meter class, and will give two years’ notice before changing class. It plans to defend against the Royal Thames Yacht Club in 1964 and will consider challenges in order of receipt if successful.
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Royal Thames Yacht Club of England
Crippled Boy Chooses Local Hero Over Astronaut Visit
Nine year old Gary Smith hospitalized with Hodgkins disease in Houston spurned a nurse’s offer of an astronaut visit and requested to meet Charlie Tolar. Tolar, Houston Oilers fullback, granted the wish by visiting Gary and presenting two toys and an autographed football as the Oilers prepared for a key AFL championship clash with the Dallas Texans.
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Penn State Prepares for Gator Bowl in Jacksonville
Coach Rip Engle led the Nittany Lions through a final indoor practice at the Naval Academy after moving south for better weather. A snowstorm in Maryland forced the team into the academy field house before the Christmas break as they ready for the January Gator Bowl with Florida.
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