The Baseball Maelstrom… – Where Legends Come Alive

Giants Stunned, Yankees Win in Historic Comeback

For 8 1/2 innings, the 1962 San Francisco Giants were in control and on their way to tying the World Series, but that all fell apart in the bottom of the 9th in historic fashion. Willie McCovey hit a 2-run home run off Ralph Terry in the 4th inning. Bobby Richardson responded with a 2-out RBI single in the 5th off Jack Sanford. In the 7th, the Giants pulled away. Tom Haller hit a 2-run homer, and José Pagán followed with a solo shot to put San Francisco up 5-1. An RBI single by Yogi Berra got one run back in the 8th. Don Larsen came in to close things out in the 9th. Elston Howard led off with a walk. Moose Skowron followed with a single, and pinch-hitter Bob Cerv drew a walk to load the bases, ending Larsen's night. Stu Miller took over, and Bobby Richardson drilled an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3. Tony Kubek followed with another single, cutting the lead to a run, still with no outs. Roger Maris followed with a deep drive to left that was caught at the wall, scoring Cerv to tie the game. Mickey Mantle was intentionally walked, but Berra took the next pitch from Miller deep to the wall to walk it off with a sacrifice fly. Kubek led the offense, going 3 for 4 with a walk. It was Miller's 1st blown save and loss of the Tournament. No team had been up by 3 runs and lost in the bottom of the 9th in postseason history. Now the Giants will have to regroup down 2-0 as they head home for 3 games.

'62 Giants @ '61 Yankees - 10/16/25

POPs S2 American League Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA	Diff	Home	Road	L10	Strk
1	Boston	33	17	0.660	0	281	223	58	17-6	16-11	7-3	W1
2	New York	26	24	0.520	7	269	277	-8	13-10	13-14	6-4	L1
3	Detroit	21	29	0.420	12	258	298	-40	13-14	8-15	2-8	L2
4	Oakland	20	30	0.400	13	276	286	-10	13-14	7-16	5-5	W2

POPs S2 National League Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA	Diff	Home	Road	L10	Strk
1	Houston	29	21	0.580	0	246	217	29	18-9	11-12	6-4	L1
2	Los Angeles	28	22	0.560	1	239	194	45	15-8	13-14	6-4	W2
3	St. Louis	22	28	0.440	7	217	228	-11	11-12	11-16	5-5	L2
4	Chicago	21	29	0.420	8	190	253	-63	11-16	10-13	3-7	W1

Today's POPs S2 Schedule


May 28, 2023 1:00 pm Oakland Coliseum N/A Boston Splinters @ Oakland Jacks
May 28, 2023 3:00 pm Astrodome N/A Los Angeles Dynamos @ Houston Hoots
May 28, 2023 5:00 pm Tiger Stadium N/A New York Swats @ Detroit Rockets
May 28, 2023 7:00 pm Wrigley Field N/A St. Louis Wizards @ Chicago Docs

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Date	Event	Final	Venue	Article
2023-05-26 19:00:00May 26, 2023	Boston Splinters @ New York Swats	3 - 0	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 17:00:00May 26, 2023	Los Angeles Dynamos @ St. Louis Wizards	8 - 5	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 15:00:00May 26, 2023	Chicago Docs @ Houston Hoots	6 - 4	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 13:00:00May 26, 2023	Detroit Rockets @ Oakland Jacks	4 - 7	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 19:00:00May 25, 2023	Chicago Docs @ Houston Hoots	7 - 10	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 17:00:00May 25, 2023	Detroit Rockets @ Oakland Jacks	0 - 5	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 15:00:00May 25, 2023	Los Angeles Dynamos @ St. Louis Wizards	7 - 4	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 13:00:00May 25, 2023	Boston Splinters @ New York Swats	1 - 5	N/A	Recap