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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
6
The Evening Star examines the Giants Dodger 6-4 finish with a bases loaded walk and an error. It analyzes why managers Alston and Dark made late game moves and if Roebuck should have pitched longer, then previews World Series lineups at Candlestick Park.
The series features the Yankees favored 84 5 with Whitey Ford opposing Billy O Dell in a noon PDT start 2 pm EST. Expected attendance is 42000 with broadcasts by National Broadcasting. Remaining schedule shows games in San Francisco Yankee Stadium and Giants venues through a potential seventh game.
Willie Mays stars as the San Francisco Giants win the National League pennant with a 6-4 comeback over the Dodgers. Mays delivers a key run scoring single in the ninth and handles the final outs as champagne drenches the clubhouse. The victory sets up a World Series meeting with the New York Yankees with Mays calling for battle.
San Francisco manager Alvin Dark held a pregame meeting to review strategy and receive a report from scout Tom Sheehan on the New York Yankees. Dark expects help from Billy Pierce Don Larsen and Bob Nieman and hopes to win the series despite fatigue from travel.
The National League posted a historic attendance of 11,360,377 in 1962 led by the Dodgers and expansion clubs the Houston Colts and New York Mets. Dodgers attendance rose to 2,755,84, with San Francisco Philadelphia and St. Louis also surpassing their 1961 totals. The league's 30 percent rise topped the American League figure of 10,015,056.
In a playful reminiscence, the speaker recalls the playoffs and Bobby Thomson's famous home run as the greatest thrill, suggesting that the current moment may surpass it. The quote frames a personal peak in sports memory.
Final National League batting leaders include T Davis Los Angeles .346 and Robinson Cincinnati .342. Robinson leads runs with 134 while Wills and Mays tie at 130. Davis tops RBIs with 153 and Mays 141. Davis also has 230 hits with Robinson and Wills at 208. Robinson leads doubles with 51. Mays 36. Wills, Callison, Virdon tied for triples with 10. Mays 49 HRs and H Aaron 45. Wills 104 steals. W Davis 32. Purkey 235 decisions .821 for Cincinnati. Sanford .774 with 247. Drysdale 232 strikeouts. Koufax 216. American League completed.
Pope John XXIII authorized Roman Catholic priests worldwide to celebrate midnight Mass on October 10 to mark the onset of the Second Vatican Council. The permission signals the church’s global observance as the historic council begins.
Yankees the heavy favorite as Whitey Ford faces Billy O Dell at Candlestick Park. Giants, energized by ending Dodgers’ run, seek upset in a series marked by rest advantage for New York and strategic pitching plans from Alvin Dark.
In a stunning collapse the Los Angeles Dodgers lost a four game lead in the final week and fell 6-4 to the San Francisco Giants in the decisive playoff. Manager Walter Alston faced an anguished locker room as players mourned with tears and drinks. Maury Wills called the defeat horrible while noting the team’s great season and standout stars.
In San Francisco a joyous 75,000 plus crowd swamped International Airport seeking to greet the pennant winning Giants after a 6-4 victory. The team landed at a remote field as crowds surged onto the runway, buses were besieged and two windows shattered. Police moved in as 6,000 gathered at Powell and Market with loudspeakers warning no parade.
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