On august 8, 2007, barry bonds joined the pantheon of the baseball gods by. Barry bonds barry bonds 70 san francisco chronicle 5 star edition 10501. The 1962 san francisco giants season not only brought the world series to northern california, it also marked the unofficial transfer of the dodgersgiants rivalry to the west coast, though the. The 48page san francisco giants 1962 midseason yearbook is in great condition. Robert randall thompson born may 10, 1962 is an american former professional baseball player and coach. The book profiles the best and a few of the worst of the san francisco giants of the 1960s. Is this sf chronicle headline in rudolph the rednosed. In all, there are 60 profiles of the infielders, outfielders, catchers and pitchers who played for the san francisco giants in the 1960s.
Juan marichal pitched a 10inning complete game, and willie mccovey hit a tworun double to break open the tie. San francisco giants baseball vintage yearbooks for sale ebay. During the giants resurgence in the late 1980s, he was known as a team leader who played the game with a gritty determination. The giants completed the deal by sending verle tiefenthaler to the white sox on august 17, 1962. Willie mays, harvey kuenn, willie mccovey, felipe alou, jose pagan, and tom haller all pretty clear. Many people died and had heart attacks when going to see a san francisco giants game. San francisco giants baseball vintage yearbooks for sale. Many baseball fans left their hearts in san francisco this year, after this exceptional team lost 10 in game 7 of the world series against the yankees. Back in 1963, gamers could not wait to relive the year of the giants first pennant in san francisco following a thrilling threegame playoff with the dodgers, and ending with the sevengame world series and a tensionpacked 10 finale that made the yankees repeat world champions. In addition to a few scuff marks and a slightly bent bottom right corner on the cover, there is an ink drawing, about 3 14 long, along the bottom of the back cover see photos above. This excerpt about murphys friendship with willie mays in, from the stick to the cove. The 1962 world series matched the defending american league and world series champions new york yankees against the national league champion san francisco giants. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball.
Take a look at juans impressive career numbers and see where he ranks in other pitching categories. Joining them in the bullpen will be ken mackenzie, gaylord perry and frank linzy. Follow san francisco giants team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season.
Remembering the san francisco giants who helped make the 1960s baseballs real golden age. San francisco giants third baseman pablo sandoval reacts after hitting a single in the sixth inning of game 4 against the st. Ebony is the flagship magazine of johnson publishing. Posts about 1962 san francisco giants written by arne. In some ways, the 1962 world series was anticlimactic compared to the. In addition to the often rare and amazing visual history presented in this book, each. San francisco giants team signed baseballs new york giants 18831957. Shop comcs extensive selection of 1981 tcma 1962 san francisco giants national league champions baseball cards. This price guide is based on average prices of recently closed auctions.
Willie mays would hit two home runs for the san francisco giants in. The dodgersgiants pennant race of 1951 by harvey rosenfeld 1 times chasing october. Clicking on an individual player will display the players career statistics including his time with the 1962 san francisco giants. In 1962, those same giants and dodgers faced off to see who would advance to the world series. Eddie fisher, dom zanni, bob farley and a player to be named later were traded by the giants to the chicago white sox for don larsen and billy pierce. He played his entire career in major league baseball 19861996 as the second baseman for the san francisco giants.
San francisco giants 1962 print vintage baseball poster. San francisco giants baseball san francisco 49ers giant wall art buster posey my giants california love state map my love orange. 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. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. There was a newspaper printers strike going on, the weather in san francisco was a lovely 72 degrees at city hall, and the biggest headline was for the san francisco giants 63 win over the st. Giants baseball new york yankees 1962 world series san francisco giants mlb legends sports vintage collection.
Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. It was 1962 and nothing in my fourthgrade world matched the importance of san francisco giants. Jim davenport, an infielder who played third base for most of his career with the san francisco giants and battled the yankees in the world series in. San francisco giants baseball 1962 vintage sports ticket stubs for. Get the best deals on san francisco giants baseball vintage yearbooks when you shop the largest online selection at. World series isnt what it used to be the boston globe. The 1962 san francisco giants hitting stats seen on this page include hitting data for every player who appeared in a game during the 1962 season.
Memories and memorabilia from a century of baseball new york. The san francisco giants celebrate more than 50 years in the city by the bay. The giants would go on to win 103 games in 1962, before losing the world series in seven games to the new york yankees. Alvin dark, who was the allstar shortstop and captain of the new york giants pennantwinning teams in the 1950s and went on to manage the team. Louis cardinals, june 8, 1962 baseball radio broadcast.
Get the best deals on san francisco giants baseball 1962 vintage sports ticket stubs when you shop the largest online selection at. Shoddy pitching the team was eighth in era nullified san franciscos pennant drive in 1963, but the current staff is considerably stronger. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Autographed 1962 san francisco giants baseball lots of great cluding al dark,manager, and orlando cepeda on the sweet spot.
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The history of the san francisco giants begins in 1883 with the new york gothams and has involved some of baseballs greatest players, including willie mays, juan marichal, barry bonds and gaylord perry. The team has won three world series titles and six national league nl. With 2,303 career strikeouts 2,281 with the giants, hall of famer juan marichal ranks second in giants history and within the top 50 overall in major league history. View the 1962 san francisco giants schedule on baseball. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. He talks not only about the giants, but also about dining with frank sinatra, meeting john wayne and serving as joe dimaggios chauffeur. The stadiums were very much rushed when built and made many mistakes. My six decades with the san francisco giants is presented with permission from triumph books. The giants and dodgers finished the 62 season with identical. For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the. San francisco giants vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. Baseball posters baseball art giants baseball leo durocher rare comic books giant vintage giants team willie mays love.
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