New York Yankees win 20th World Series title 50 years ago today (1962)


Video: '1962 World Series Game 7: Yankees @ Giants'

(Tuesday, October 16, 1962) — The New York Yankees won the 1962 World Series today, beating the San Francisco Giants 1-0 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, in the seventh and deciding game.

It was the Yankees’ 20th World Series victory, but they would not win another until 1977.


Video: Yankees win World Series (at 1:38)