October 11, 1962
Game 6 of the 1962 World Series at Candlestick Park was overflowing with fans hoping to root their hometown Giants on to a win. The Detroit Tigers, up 3 games to 2, were sending Don Mossi to the hill while San Francisco was starting 19 game winner Billy O'Dell. After 3 scoreless innings the Tigers were first to strike. With 2 outs Norm Cash and Chico Fernandez hit back-to-back homeruns. The Tigers threatened to add more but Willie Mays threw out Steve Boros at the plate and the inning ended with Detroit on top 2-0. In the bottom of the 4th, SF evened the score when Jim Davenport singled home 2 runs.
In the bottom of the 5th the Giants put runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out when Tiger manager Bob Scheffing decided to pull Mossi with righthanded batters Felipe Alou and Willie Mays due up. Hard throwing rookie Fred Gladding who hadn't appeared in The Series yet came into the ballgame. Gladding proceeded to strikeout both Alou and Mays to preserve the 2-2 score. In the top of the 6th Detroit got a solo homerun from Chico Fernandez, his 4th of The Series, and took a 3-2 lead.
San Francisco really got things going offensively when they scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take a 6-3 lead. The Giants had 4 hits in the inning including back-to-back homers from Alou and Mays. Stu Miller came into the game in the top of the 8th hoping to finish it for SF. But Detroit had other ideas, scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and a big throwing error by leftfielder Harvey Kuenn. The Giants were held scoreless in the bottom of the 8th and the game entered the 9th inning tied at 6.
Bobby Bolin came in to start the 9th for San Francisco and after getting pinch hitter Bob Farley to flyout Dick McAuliffe singled. McAuliffe moved up to 2nd on a Billy Bruton groundout and then took 3rd on a passed ball. Al Kaline then came through with a clutch base hit into leftfield and Detroit had the lead 7-6. Terry Fox, who had gotten hit hard in his last appearance, came in to try and close out the game for the Tigers. Things didn't start well for Fox when he walked the first batter, Ed Bailey, and then gave up a single to Kuenn. Alou flied out for the 1st out and Mays came up to the plate with 2 on and 1 out. Fox got Mays to hit a sharp grounder to ss Fernandez who started a 6-4-3 double play. The Tigers had won the ballgame 7-6 and the World Series 4games to 2!
The DETROIT TIGERS are the 1962 WORLD CHAMPIONS!!
BOXSCORE: 1962 Detroit Tigers At 1962 San Francisco Giants 10/11/1962
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
D.McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 0 .320 H.Kuenn LF 5 1 3 1 .333
B.Bruton CF 5 0 0 0 .208 F.Alou RF 5 2 2 2 .318
A.Kaline RF 4 1 3 1 .455 W.Mays CF 5 2 2 1 .357
R.Colavito LF 4 1 2 0 .208 O.Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 .458
N.Cash 1B 4 1 1 1 .238 J.Davenport 3B 4 0 1 2 .211
C.Fernandez SS 5 3 4 4 .560 C.Hiller 2B 4 0 2 0 .318
S.Boros 3B 4 0 1 0 .286 J.Pagan SS 4 0 0 0 .250
D.Brown C 4 0 1 0 .167 T.Haller C 2 0 1 0 .333
D.Mossi P 2 0 0 0 .000 B-M.Mota PR 0 1 0 0 .000
F.Gladding P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-J.Orsino C 0 0 0 0 ----
A-V.Wertz PH 1 0 0 0 .000 E-W.McCovey PH 1 0 0 0 .308
R.Nischwitz P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Bolin P 0 0 0 0 ----
P.Regan P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.McCormick P 0 0 0 0 ----
P.Foytack P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Larsen P 0 0 0 0 ----
G-B.Farley PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.O'Dell P 1 0 0 0 .000
T.Fox P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Duffalo P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-E.Bowman PH 0 0 0 0 .000
S.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .000
F-E.Bailey C 0 0 0 0 .091
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 7 13 6 Totals 35 6 11 6
A-Pinch Hit For Gladding In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Haller In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Duffalo In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mota In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Orsino In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Miller In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 9th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 - 7 13 0
Giants.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 11 2
Tigers (4-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Mossi 4 1/3 5 2 2 1 1 0 6.10
F.Gladding 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
R.Nischwitz BS(1st) 0 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 18.00
P.Regan 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 16.20
P.Foytack WIN(1-0) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
T.Fox SAVE(2nd) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.80
Totals 9 11 6 6 2 7 2
Giants (2-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.O'Dell 5 1/3 8 3 3 1 3 3 8.68
J.Duffalo 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
S.Miller BS(1st) 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3.38
B.Bolin LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.36
M.McCormick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
D.Larsen 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 13 7 5 3 7 3
ATTENDANCE- 42,544 DATE- Thursday, October 11th 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Giants: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Giants: 0
ERRORS- H.Kuenn, J.Davenport
DOUBLES- C.Fernandez(3rd), D.Brown(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Cash(3rd), C.Fernandez-2(4th), F.Alou(2nd), W.Mays(3rd)
RBIs- A.Kaline(6th), N.Cash(4th), C.Fernandez-4(10th), H.Kuenn(3rd),
F.Alou-2(4th), W.Mays(5th), J.Davenport-2(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Hiller(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Fernandez
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McAuliffe, B.O'Dell, E.Bowman
WALKS- A.Kaline, R.Colavito, N.Cash, T.Haller, E.Bailey
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, B.Bruton-2, N.Cash-2, D.Mossi, V.Wertz, F.Alou,
W.Mays, O.Cepeda-2, J.Davenport-2, J.Pagan
GIDP- W.Mays
PASSED BALLS- E.Bailey
2-out RBI- N.Cash, C.Fernandez, A.Kaline
RLISP 2-out- N.Cash, R.Colavito, W.Mays, J.Pagan, C.Fernandez-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 7 Giants: 3 for 9
Shortstop Chico Fernandez blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Detroit
Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants by a score of 7 to 6.
The deciding run was scored by Detroit in the 9th. After an out was recorded,
Dick McAuliffe laced a single. After another out, Bobby Bolin then threw a
high and inside pitch that got by the catcher; it was ruled a passed ball.
Al Kaline then laced a base-knock scoring the run. Detroit finished with 13
hits in the victory.
The victory went to Paul Foytack(1-0) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Terry Fox earned his 2nd save. Bolin(0-1) took the loss in relief.
'I didn't feel that good when I came to the park today,' Fernandez said. 'I'm
glad I decided to play!'
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 D.McAuliffe 5- 8 0 Pop Out b-0
1 B.Bruton 1-10 6 0 Line Out b-0
2 A.Kaline 6- 9 0 Single b-1
2 1 R.Colavito 6- 9 0 Single 1-2 b-1
2 12 N.Cash 2- 3 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 H.Kuenn 3- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
1 F.Alou 4-10 0 Foul Out b-0
2 W.Mays 2- 3 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 C.Fernandez 2- 3 2 0 Single b-1
0 1 0 Caught Stealing 1-o
1 S.Boros 3- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
2 D.Brown 1- 7 19 0 Line Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 O.Cepeda 3- 8 0 Line Out b-0
1 J.Davenport 6- 7 0 Strike Out b-0
2 C.Hiller 5-11 0 Single b-1
2 1 J.Pagan 4- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 D.Mossi 1- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
1 D.McAuliffe 2-11 0 Foul Out b-0
2 B.Bruton 1- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 T.Haller 2- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
1 B.O'Dell 6- 3 13 0 Fly Out b-0
2 H.Kuenn 5- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 A.Kaline 5- 7 0 Ground Out b-0
1 R.Colavito 3- 9 0 Fly Out b-0
2 N.Cash 3-11 6 0 Home Run b-H
2 C.Fernandez 2- 6 8 0 Home Run b-H
2 S.Boros 3-12 0 Single b-1
2 1 D.Brown 4- 9 10 0 Double 1-o b-3
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 F.Alou 5- 4 0 Single b-1
0 1 W.Mays 2- 6 4 0 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 O.Cepeda 5- 3 0 Fly Out 2-3 1-2 b-0
1 23 J.Davenport 5- 5 0 Single 3-H 2-H b-1
1 1 C.Hiller 3-11 0 Foul Out b-0
2 1 J.Pagan 3- 6 0 Pop Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 D.Mossi 6- 4 0 1 Base Error - 3B b-1
0 1 D.McAuliffe 0 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 B.Bruton 4- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
2 2 A.Kaline 0 Int Walk b-1
2 12 R.Colavito 2- 8 0 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 T.Haller 1- 8 0 Walk b-1
0 1 B.O'Dell 0 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 H.Kuenn 2- 6 4 0 Single 2-3 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Fred Gladding
1 1 3 F.Alou 3- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 3 W.Mays 6- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 N.Cash 2- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
1 C.Fernandez 2-10 5 0 Home Run b-H
SUBSTITUTE P - Jim Duffalo
1 S.Boros 2-12 18 0 Fly Out b-0
2 D.Brown 2- 6 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 O.Cepeda 6- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
1 J.Davenport 2- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
2 C.Hiller 2- 9 0 Single b-1
2 1 0 Stolen Base 1-2
2 2 J.Pagan 6- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE PH- Vic Wertz
0 V.Wertz 5- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
1 D.McAuliffe 5- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
2 B.Bruton 3- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Ron Nischwitz
0 T.Haller 4-11 5 0 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Manny Mota
SUBSTITUTE PH- Ernie Bowman
0 1 E.Bowman 0 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 H.Kuenn 2- 8 0 Single 2-H b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Phil Regan
1 1 F.Alou 1-10 2 0 Home Run 1-H b-H
1 W.Mays 3-10 7 0 Home Run b-H
SUBSTITUTE P - Paul Foytack
1 O.Cepeda 2- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 J.Davenport 1- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Stu Miller
SUBSTITUTE C - John Orsino
0 A.Kaline 4- 6 16 0 Single b-1
0 1 R.Colavito 4- 7 3 0 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 N.Cash 4- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
1 12 C.Fernandez 4- 6 2 0 Double & Error - LF 2-H 1-H b-H
1 S.Boros 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
2 D.Brown 2- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 C.Hiller 1- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Pagan 6-10 0 Pop Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Willie McCovey
2 W.McCovey 1- 7 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Bobby Bolin
SUBSTITUTE C - Ed Bailey
SUBSTITUTE PH- Bob Farley
0 B.Farley 6-10 0 Fly Out b-0
1 D.McAuliffe 3-11 1 0 Single b-1
1 1 B.Bruton 5- 3 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
2 2 A.Kaline 0 Passed Ball 2-3
2 3 A.Kaline 4- 8 11 0 Single 3-H b-1
2 1 R.Colavito 3- 7 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Mike McCormick
2 12 N.Cash 5- 6 0 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Don Larsen
2 123 C.Fernandez 2- 8 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Terry Fox
0 E.Bailey 2- 7 0 Walk b-1
0 1 H.Kuenn 3- 7 4 0 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 F.Alou 5- 7 0 Fly Out b-0
1 12 W.Mays 5-10 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
