Description
Book Synopsis After seven games and 13 days, the outcome of the 1962 World Series hung on the final pitch, thrown by a pitcher for the New York Yankees to a hitter for the San Francisco Giants. The teams had been evenly matched, alternating victories until the final, winner-take-all contest. One more out would give the Yankees the championship. A hit would almost certainly win the Giants their first Series title since moving to San Francisco. Despite its breathtaking climax, the ''62 Series has seldom been chronicled among the most dramatic Fall Classics. This book provides an unprecedented in-depth examination, describing in detail each game of the Series and the events that led up to it, including the Giants'' thrilling playoff with the Dodgers for the National League pennant. The author compares common game strategies used in the early 1960s vs. today and explores possible factors that made this Series historically underrated in the annals of baseball.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Terry's Choice
- One. "Ain't It Always So?"
- Two. New Locale, Same Rivalry
- Three. The Playoff: "This Was More Thrilling!"
- Four. Game One: Boyer's Redemption
- Five. Game Two: "I Was So Scared"
- Six. Game Three: Boos to Cheers for Maris
- Seven. Game Four: Haller & Hiller
- Eight. Game Five: Dad Couldn't Stop Crying
- Nine. The World Series on Hiatus
- Ten. Game Six: Return of the Baby Bull
- Eleven. Game Seven: High Drama at Candlestick
- Twelve. Game Seven: The Aftermath
- Thirteen. An Underrated Classic
- Fourteen. Today's Paid Attendance—413
- Fifteen. Good, But Not Good Enough
- Sixteen. A Yankees and Giants Who's Who
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
