national_league tie breaker series national_league tie breaker series game playoff series conclusion major_league_baseball mlb regular season determine winner national_league pennant games played october los_angeles_dodgers san_francisco_giants giants won series games game took place park second played stadium playoff series necessary teams finished season identical win loss records dodgers won coin flip late season gave home field advantage series giants won game shutout starting pitcher dodgers series victory game breaking inning scoreless streak longest inning game mlb history giants closed series game victory clinch pennant victory advanced giants world series defending champion new_york_yankees defeated seven games baseball statistics tie breaker series counted regular season games teams events series added regular season statistics series mlb tie breaker use game format subsequently adopted single game style american_league background dodgers giants finished season second respectively records offseason trade chicago_white_sox giants acquired dodgers moved new home field season giants opened season establishing early lead fell mid april held share lead continuously april june point dodgers overtook giants month lead traded sides times giants held lead time july dodgers went july giants went allowing dodgers league lead july hold season regular game los_angeles_times described dodgers season sublime ridiculous noting successes stolen bases breaking single season record wins hitter june problems runs defense allowed season fielding issues dodgers lost final games september giants lost span seven games remaining dodgers ahead league games held game lead left play entered final game game lead giants fell giants won eighth inning home run results left dodgers giants tied league necessitating tie breaker decide pennant teams played closely regular season point winning match ups prior tie breaker dodgers manager giants manager agree dates sites tie breaker flipped coin decide home field advantage won flip opting play game san_francisco remaining games los_angeles dodgers successful home season holding winning percentage record going road won flip tie breaker dodgers gone win chosen format game summary box score monday october park san_francisco sandy missed months season starting july september started games return prior tie breaker losing pitching seven thirds innings starts night game asked start game dodgers line starting pitchers pitched prior days agreed game giants score double inning followed home run score quickly retired dodgers order second consecutive inning giants continued hit second inning led inning home run score followed single relieved having allowed runs game recording second inning recorded straight outs end inning scoring dodgers giants managed single halves inning pierce allowed fourth fifth innings giants added lead sixth dodgers pinch hit lead inning singled score entered pitch dodgers inning recording allowed home runs giants lead singled relieved finished inning damage game continued scoring eighth inning dodgers managed second runner scoring position pinch hit smith score entered pitch dodgers eighth giants continued offensive performance walked open inning stole second base bailey walked load bases doubled bases game pierce remained game pitch ninth finishing complete game shutout later said game performance game summary box score tuesday october los_angeles scored second consecutive game singled second inning scored double dodgers starter giants extended lead sixth inning struck open inning walked advanced base double giants starter reached based throwing error allowed score advanced base followed successive singles scored respectively score favor giants second inning entered relief inducing second base leave runners corners outs singled allowing score game retired end inning allowed innings reached scoring position walked open sixth inning giants manager double switched bring relieve replaced left field game dark explained decision remove far successful pitcher suffering cold doubled advancing hit sacrifice fly scoring advancing run game ended consecutive scoreless inning stretch dodgers dodgers increased score moon walked singled bring home game relieved miller pinch hitting singled load bases pinch hit hit pitch score moon dodgers continued players pinch hitting bringing pinch run carey walls hit double emptied bases giving dodgers lead game advanced base throw walls double continued success pinch hitter making runs batted situations season entered relieve recorded earned blown save performance hit ground ball baseman threw home attempt walls slid hard giants catcher slide cut arm deep later require caused drop ball leaving walls safe error extending dodgers lead entered new catcher replace injured stole second stolen base season batter saw single pitch throw try catch went past second base center field attempted advance thrown induced inning halves sixth teams scored combined runs pitchers pinch hitters defensive replacements pinch runner entered new pitcher seventh took place new catcher replaced base new second baseman replacing moved base previous baseman moved center field allowed singles ground giants pinch hit recorded outs end seventh replaced second base giants inning runs scored frame giants continued hit eighth singles open inning entered relief allowed single pinch hitting scored cut dodgers lead attempted advance play called play drew arguments base coach base umpire appeared safe changing pinch ran bailey reached error fly ball allowed relieved smith walked load bases hit sacrifice fly tie game seven runs apiece grounded end inning entered new pitcher giants eighth kept game tied williams pitched perfect ninth inning walked ninth relieved walked advancing second dodgers announced pinch hitter giants countered bringing perry relief laid successful sacrifice advancing runners second base play drew comment game writers believed perry chance throw base lead runner threw instead allowing sacrifice relieved perry intentionally walked allowed game winning walk sacrifice fly fairly driving game lasted hours minutes breaking previous record hours minutes longest inning game major league history scored winning run celebrated 30th birthday day game game summary box score wednesday october los_angeles california game matched giants juan dodgers manager considered starting pair kept game scoreless innings giants opened scoring singled lead inning reached throwing error pitcher throw second base allowed scored single batting error attempting second base allowing advance hit fly ball shallow left field held base left fielder threw home ball cut baseman threw second try catch second second baseman throw hit leaving safe allowing score game singled went advanced second throw intentionally walked load bases induced double play end inning dodgers cut lead fourth doubled advanced single scored giants threatened sixth singles load bases relieved escaped inning allowing run dodgers took lead inning singled scored home run extended lead seventh singled stole second batted manager chosen try hold base bag dark believe giants defense stop stealing regardless positioning second inning stole base scored throwing error catcher trying catch extended dodgers lead dodgers threatened eighth entered relief midway davis bat davis walked lead inning regardless sacrificed second base davis stole howard struck intentionally walked load bases induced ground end inning giants took decisive lead ninth inning pinch hit singled lead inning grounded force second base pinch hit walked advance pinch ran walked load bases hit line drive single scoring barely managed knock ball hold single said mad game expected hit relieved hit sacrifice fly tie game advance moved second wild pitch bailey williams intentionally walked bases williams walked giants lead added reached error second baseman allowing score extend lead pitched perfect ninth end game earning save season dodgers yielded lead final inning instead earned postseason berth winning pennant tie breaker aftermath giants win earned franchise 17th playoff berth moving san_francisco new_york playoffs faced new_york_yankees world series lost seven games ending giants season returned playoffs world series giants won world series moving san_francisco dodgers returned world series swept yankees dodgers set new attendance record topping previous mark set cleveland_indians total fans game longest inning game mlb history time hours minutes record stood april game yankees baltimore_orioles lasted hours minutes record broken august game yankees beat boston_red_sox hours minutes baseball statistics tie breakers count regular season games events added regular season statistics example extended league leading home run total raised record breaking stolen base total additionally played games respectively totals matched players dodgers giants won valuable narrowly davis placing voting won young sporting news pitcher year awards won gold glove awards mlb played star games dodgers giants named dodgers giants played second future hall giants roster perry dodgers dodgers manager inducted hall manager additionally series mlb tie breaker use game series format game format future tie breakers played format
1962 National League tie-breaker series