The 56,000-seat stadium opened on April 10, 1962 with a game against the Cincinnati Reds. Tommy Lasorda(63-99), Attendance: 2,473,266 The official source for Los Angeles Dodgers player hitting stats, MLB home run leaders, batting average, OPS and stat leaders Tickets. Burright became the new second baseman, replacing Gilliam who moved to third base while the previous third baseman, Tommy Davis, moved to center field. He has frequently been a presenter at baseball forums such as the SABR National Convention, the Nine Spring Training Conference, and the Cooperstown Symposium. [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. [20] The pair kept the game scoreless through two innings before the Giants opened the scoring in the top of the third. Frank Howard walloped 31 home runs for Los Angeles, while Tommy Davis and Willie Davis swatted 20 or more as well. - Babe Ruth, A Complete Roster for the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers. From 1960-64, 6-foot-7 slugger Frank Howard provided the Dodgers with 121 home runs, including 31 in 1962. by Retrosheet. If you can help us improve this game story,contact us. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:21AM. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. William Shea, a prominent New York lawyer, was appointed by Mayor Robert Wagner to head a committee charged with getting a new National League team in New York.2 The committee also included former US Postmaster General James Farley and businessmen Clint Blume and Bernard Gimbel. Giants' starter Jack Sanford then reached base on a throwing error by Drysdale, which also allowed Haller to score and advanced Pagn to third base. Tommy Davis, batting in the heart of the Dodgers' batting order, had a season that in another season might have earned him the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Chuck Hiller and Jim Davenport followed this with successive singles which scored Pagn and Sanford respectively. The Salem Dodgers of the Northwest League ended the 1962 season with a record of 74 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the NWL. Drysdale led the league with 25 wins, 41 games started, 19 complete games, 314 innings pitched, and 232 strikeouts. Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History Unlike many ball clubs in such a circumstance, the Dodgers didnt tear the team apart by dumping their veterans. Offseason Broadcasting team. For years, the only good thing about the Pirates was their ballpark At the time, Koufax was 14-5 with a league-best 2.15 ERA. (Schedule and Results), Manager: National League Koufax was again masterful as he posted two complete game victories in the Series, including a 2-0 shutout in Game 7. This run made the game 51 and ended what had been a 35 consecutive scoreless inning stretch by the Dodgers. [6] At that point the Dodgers overtook the Giants, and for the next month the lead was traded between the two sides five times. [28][29] The record was again broken on August 18, 2006, during a game in which the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 1411 in 4 hours and 45 minutes. 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. in ERA. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. The 1960s marked the first full decade of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 3 Mets Franchise Timeline, MLB.com. NL_West The Giants held the lead for the last time on July 7. Aug 8, LAD (65-48) lost to CIN, 0-18, 118. 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