Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:21AM. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. I swing big, with everything I've got. Standard . [15], Roebuck recorded three straight outs to end the inning without further scoring. They played their home games at Dodger Stadium (Park Factors: 93/92) where 2,538,602 fans witnessed their 1963 Dodgers finish the season with a .611 winning percentage. Winning 101 regular season games, in many seasons they would have breezed to the pennant, but in this particular year they were caught at the very end, and defeated in an excruciating 3-game playoff by the immensely talented juggernaut from San Francisco. Koufax was in command for the rest of the game but did allow three more runs. This was the final season for longtime Dodger cornerstones Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, who would move on to new teams next season. The Giants then took game three to capture the NL pennant. Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 57. Phone: 602.496.1460 Mays hit a line drive single scoring Kuenn. In 1962, Walter O'Malley finally had the stadium he had been seeking for so many years. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196205301.shtml, http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B05301NYN1962.htm. Cronkite School at ASU Between the two halves of the sixth the two teams had scored a combined 11 runs and used six pitchers, three pinch hitters, two defensive replacements, and a pinch runner. To top it off, Wills won the Gold Glove at shortstop. Aug 8, LAD (46-63) lost to ATL, 2-12, 110. But the Dodgers in this period did exhibit sound organizational principles: excellent talent development, prudence and patience in deploying it, and wisdom in trading when the situation called for it. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The 1962 series was the fourth tie-breaker playoff in the National League's 87 years of operation, with the previous ones having taken place in 1946, 1951 and 1959. [22], The Dodgers cut into the lead in the fourth, as Snider doubled to lead off, advanced to third on a Tommy Davis single, and scored on a groundout by Frank Howard. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. National League After winning the pennant with a 97-65 record, the Dodgers won a hard-fought, seven-game World Series over the Minnesota Twins. Aug 25, LAD (53-73) lost to PIT, 3-10, 127. [10] The Dodgers had been more successful at home in the season, holding a 5328 (.654 winning percentage) record there while going 4734 (.580) on the road. Aug 21, LAD (52-70) lost to CHC, 2-3, 123. So the Dodgers faced an immediate rebuilding project. In each season from 1962 to 1967 the Mets lost 16 of 18 games to the Dodgers. [21] Stan Williams relieved Roebuck and Cepeda hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 44 and advance Alou to third. At the time, Koufax was 14-5 with a league-best 2.15 ERA. The official source for Los Angeles Dodgers player hitting stats, MLB home run leaders, batting average, OPS and stat leaders Tickets. [26][27] Game 2 was the longest nine-inning game in MLB history with a time of 4 hours and 18 minutes, a record which stood until April 30, 1996, when a game between the Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles lasted 4 hours and 21 minutes. 1962 Major League Season Minor Leagues Standings Schedule Fielding Batting Pitching Managers Fielding Standard Fielding Appearances Pitcher Catcher First Base Second Base Third Base Shortstop Left Field Center Field Right Field Outfield Batting Standard Batting Value Advanced Batting Sabermetric Batting Win Probability Spring Training 6th If anything, the culling of the roster may have benefited the Dodgers, as it forced some choices, and the Dodgers were decisive in making them. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Willie McCovey pinch hit for Hiller and walked to advance Kuenn. [7] They entered their final game with a one-game lead over the Giants, but fell 10 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. Phil Ortega entered to pitch for the Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth and the Giants continued their offensive performance. That is when star left-hander Sandy Koufax left his start against the Reds in the first inning with a bruised tendon on his finger. The Dodgers and Giants finished the 1961 season second and third respectively in the NL, with records of 8965 and 8569. In addition to the sources cited in the Notes, the author also consulted Baseball-Reference.com and Retrosheet.org. Included, where data is available, is a 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers salary The Dodgers won a coin flip late in the season, which gave them home field advantage. Every player's name links to their career statistics. Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search 92-70, 608 Runs, 521 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:21AM. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. He has frequently been a presenter at baseball forums such as the SABR National Convention, the Nine Spring Training Conference, and the Cooperstown Symposium. In 1962, Tommy Davis, Willie Davis, and Frank Howard were made regulars in the outfield, with Moon and Snider now strictly in reserve, and Ron Fairly became the starting first baseman. The slide, which cut Haller's arm deep enough to later require six stitches, caused him to drop the ball, leaving Walls safe on Haller's error and extending the Dodgers' lead to 75. Koufax was again masterful as he posted two complete game victories in the Series, including a 2-0 shutout in Game 7. - Babe Ruth, A Complete Roster for the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers. 3 Mets Franchise Timeline, MLB.com. 70-92, 548 Runs, 636 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:21AM. Regular Season. Prices may also vary based on the amount of signatures, and key signatures acquired. Aug 28, LAD (53-75) lost to STL, 0-1, 129. Members of the 1962 Salem Dodgers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Kelso, Bobby Cox and Luis Alcaraz. Snider and Hodges in particular were put to very effective use, eased out of everyday jobs but deployed quite effectively in platoon roles for the next few years. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the fifth for the team in Southern California, and the 73rd for the franchise in the National League. This was also the last MLB tie-breaker to use a best-of-three games format, as the NL subsequently adopted the single-game format used in the American League (AL). All rights reserved. Davenport then singled and Sherry was relieved by Jack Smith who finished the inning without further damage. TEAM SIGNED BASEBALLS BROOKLYN DODGERS 1932 - 1957 - Brooklyn Robins 1920 -1931 This price guide is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. [21] Felipe Alou then singled, Kuenn went to third, and Alou advanced to second on the throw. This extended the Dodgers' lead to 42. After the game Dark explained his decision to remove his thus far successful pitcher: "Sanford was suffering from a cold and he was pooped. Once again, the Dodgers faced the Yankees in the World Series, but Los Angeles shocked the Bronx Bombers, sweeping them in four games while holding a potent Yankee offense to just four runs. 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Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Select Player Pool Select a Split. The Farrell trade made good sense, but didnt bear fruit; Farrell pitched pretty well but in bad luck. Did you know that a 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)? Its interesting that they saw achieving this as their priority, and also to consider how they assembled the rest of their team for 1965: They moved Fairly, a good fielder, and a good hitter but hardly a slugger, from first base to right field to replace Howard (who had a strong arm but zero range). [5], The Giants opened the 1962 season by establishing an early lead and, though they fell back by mid-April, held at least a share of that lead continuously from April 28 to June 7. AVG.224. In December they pulled off a blockbuster deal, easily the organizations most significant trade in at least a dozen years and it was designed to bolster the pitching and defense, at the expense of the hitting. [33][34] Additionally Wills, Jos Pagn, and Tommy Davis played in 165, 164, and 163 games respectively, totals which could not have been matched by players not on the Dodgers or Giants. The Dodgers lost their first round pick to the Toronto Blue Jays as a result of their signing free agent Tom Candiotti but gained two supplemental first round picks, a second round pick and a third round pick as compensation for departing free agents Eddie Murray and Mike Morgan . Don Larsen entered in relief of Marichal midway through Davis' at bat but Davis walked to lead off the inning regardless. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Koufax led the league with an earned-run average (ERA) of 2.54, and this was first time that he had had an ERA nearly that low, and it was the first of five consecutive years in which he led the league in ERA in just 28 games pitched, Koufax has a won-loss record of 147, 11 complete games, and 216 strikeouts. On June 30, 1962, Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter against the Mets. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Record: 63-99-0, Finished 6th in NL_West ( Schedule and Results ) Manager: Tommy Lasorda (63-99) General Manager: Fred Claire. In 1965, the Dodgers were once again World Champions. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Pierce remained in the game to pitch the ninth, finishing his complete game shutout. Mays moved to second on a wild pitch to Bailey and Williams intentionally walked him to reload the bases. The Giants continued to hit Perranoski in the top of the eighth, with singles by Davenport and Mays to open the inning. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. The 165 games played in a single season remains an all-time major league record, and is unlikely to be broken under the current major league rules. The Dodgers first round selection in the June draft, High School Catcher Terry McDermott did make it to the Majors, in 1972, but played only 9 games. One might expect that a team with plummeting offense would look to try and find another bat or two. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Roster. By the end of the inning, the Dodgers had a commanding 10-0 lead. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Batting - 95, Pitching - 96, Pythagorean W-L: I hit big or I miss big. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Sep 26, LAD (61-94) lost to HOU, 4-5, 156. In addition, a young pitcher named Sandy Koufax had a breakthrough year of a kind for the Dodgers. Aug 8, LAD (65-48) lost to CIN, 0-18, 118. 1st The Dodgers last played in Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957, when they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of 6,702 fans. 2 United Press International, William Shea, Lawyer Who Brought Mets to New York, Dead at 84, October 3, 1991, upi.com/Archives/1991/10/03/William-Shea-lawyer-who-brought-Mets-to-New-York-dead-at-84/8857686462400/. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search 4.43. The Dodgers now led 6-0. A remarkable 55,704 fans, including this writer, attended the holiday doubleheader. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. [17][18] Coincidentally Wills, who scored the winning run, celebrated his 30th birthday on the same day as Game 2. [8], The Dodgers lost 10 of their final 13 games from September 16 to 30, while the Giants lost just 6 over the same span. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. They made only one significant trade in the 1958-59 offseason, sending standout defensive center fielder Gino Cimoli to the Cardinals for Wally Moon, who had been a productive lefty-hitting corner outfielder-first baseman for several years until a slump-ridden 1958. The name was changed to Shea Stadium to honor William Shea for his work obtaining a new team.4, Since Shea Stadium could not be completed by the start of the 1962 season, the Mets had to look for another ballpark. Casey Stengel, very much a social butterfly, fraternalized with Snider and Podres. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Do you have a sports website? All of this impressed the voters for the MVP more than Davis's performance did. Aug 29, LAD (75-57) lost to PHI, 3-13, 144. Maury Wills (104) and Willie Davis (32) set an MLB record with the most stolen bases by 2 teammates with 136. Jun 24, LAD (43-27) lost to PIT, 3-13, 73. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. This victory advanced the Giants to the 1962 World Series in which the defending champion New York Yankees defeated them in seven games. Hiller hit a fly ball to shallow left field and Marichal held at third base. In the bottom of the fourth inning Gil Hodges hit a solo home run off his former teammate Koufax. After four seasons at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the ballclub moved into its new home, Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers and the Giants each managed a single in their halves of the third inning. The Pirates rolled into the weekend 18-8 after taking two of three from the Dodgers at home. Four Dodgers and five Giants were named to the first while four Dodgers and four Giants played in the second. 5 Stew Thornley, Land of the Giants: New Yorks Polo Grounds (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000), 115-116. Wills attempted to advance to third, but was thrown out by Willie Mays.
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