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A soggy Candlestick Park set the stage for drama, controversy, and a clutch McCovey blast off Don Drysdale.
On August 11, 1962, the Giants and Dodgers renewed their fierce rivalry under messy, muddy conditions at Candlestick that quickly became the story of the game. Los Angeles reporters called it “a travesty on the national past-time,” while Bay Area papers blamed “Dodger belligerence” for their downfall. Tempers flared when Maury Wills was ejected after arguing about the field conditions. And in true rivalry fashion, Willie McCovey delivered the knockout blow — a dramatic pinch-hit homer off Don Drysdale to lift the Giants to a 5-4 win.