Game 165, Giants at Dodgers, October 3, 1962

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Classic Baseball Radio

Sidd Finch Jr.

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Through personal recordings of the original radio broadcasts, the history of America's favorite pastime is retold, one classic game at a time. Relive key moments, historical hits, and the legends of today taking to the field when they were at the peak of their career. Add Classic Baseball radio to any podcast app or service; just copy "tinyurl.com/baseballpod" into the "Add RSS Feed" of the app.

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Game 165, Giants at Dodgers, October 3, 1962

Classic Baseball Radio

2 hours 49 minutes 31 seconds

1 year ago

Game 165, Giants at Dodgers, October 3, 1962

As the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves meet for Game 161 and Game 162 to decide who goes into the 2024 Postseason, it's a chance to look back at some of the tiebreakers in the regular season, and specifically the last significant tiebreaker before the postseason expanded from just the World Series into the knockout format we recognise today.

It's back to 1962 and as the season ends, the Giants and the Dodgers are tied at the top of the National League on 101 wins. With just a single spot in the World Series, the teams faced each other over a three-game series. They split the first two games, leading to a win-or-go-home Game 165 and the record for the longest season in Major League history.

This is Game 165.

George Kell and Al Helfer take you through a remarkable quirk of a game.

You can find the boxscore here:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196210030.shtml

This game was played on October 3, 1962.