Charles Joseph Hiller was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. In the 1962 World Series,he became the first National League player to hit a grand slam in a World Series.
Thomas Frank Haller was an American professional baseball player,coach,and executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972,most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants where he made two of his three All-Star teams. Haller ended his playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers.
Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo,more commonly known as Manny Mota,is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos,as well as being a pinch hitting specialist with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired as a player at the age of 44.
John Joseph Amalfitano is an American former utility infielder,manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played a combined ten seasons with the New York and San Francisco Giants,Houston Colt .45s (1962) and Chicago Cubs (1964–67),and managed the Cubs from 1979–81.
Kevin Daniel Elster is an American former professional baseball shortstop. Known primarily for his glove,Elster broke a 42-year-old Major League Baseball record by playing 88 consecutive games at shortstop without committing an error.
John Richard "Ducky" Schofield was an American professional baseball infielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Pittsburgh Pirates,San Francisco Giants,New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,Boston Red Sox,and Milwaukee Brewers from 1953 to 1971.
Raymond Lee Walls Jr. was an American professional baseball player,an outfielder who appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1952 and 1964 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago Cubs,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played the 1965 season in Japan,for the Hankyu Braves. The native of San Diego threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall,and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). Walls wore eyeglasses on the field during his active career —a rarity for players of his era —and was nicknamed "Captain Midnight" because of his eyewear.
Daryl Dean Spencer was an American professional baseball player and infielder who played shortstop,second base and third base in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1963 for the New York / San Francisco Giants,St. Louis Cardinals,Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. He played for the Hankyu Braves of Nippon Professional Baseball between 1964 and 1972. On April 15,1958,he hit the first home run in San Francisco Giants' history in an 8–0 victory over the Dodgers. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets,as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League,60+1⁄2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants,who had once called New York home. The Mets were the latest team to be 60+ games behind in a division before the 2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. The Mets' 120 losses are the most by any MLB team in one season since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. Since then,the 2003 Detroit Tigers,2018 Orioles,and 2023 Oakland Athletics have come the closest to matching this mark,at 43–119 (.265),47–115 (.290),and 50–112 respectively. The Mets' starting pitchers also recorded a new major league low of just 23 wins all season.
Frederick Steven Auerbach is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop.
Willard Mitchell Hunter was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues in 1962 and 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Of his 69 games pitched over parts of two seasons in MLB,all but one came as a member of the Mets. He threw left-handed,batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).
Thomas William Harkness is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. The native of Lachine,Quebec,threw and batted left-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 182 pounds (83 kg).
Charles William Smith was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago White Sox,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,New York Yankees,and Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1969.
Justin Marshall Ruggiano is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays,Miami Marlins,Chicago Cubs,Seattle Mariners,Los Angeles Dodgers,Texas Rangers,New York Mets and San Francisco Giants.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League,and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96,36+1⁄2 games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.
Travis Norton Denker is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.
Roger Lee Craig was an American pitcher,coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966,Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach,and a manager,between 1969 and 1992.
Ernest Ferrell Bowman was an American professional baseball player,an infielder who appeared in 165 games in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants from 1961 to 1963. Born in Johnson City,Tennessee,he batted and threw right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Brandon Ryan Hicks is an American former professional baseball infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants.
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 games to one. The first game took place at Candlestick Park and the second and third were played at Dodger Stadium. The tie-breaker series was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 101–61. The Dodgers won a coin flip late in the season,which gave them home field advantage. The series was broadcast nationally by NBC television,with Bob Wolff,George Kell,and Joe Garagiola announcing,and NBC Radio,with Al Helfer and George Kell announcing.
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