Willie Mays hit two home runs, but a costly error by Orlando Cepeda yielded a 6-3 loss for the 1962 San Francisco Giants against the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the series between the teams. Billy O’Dell allowed a pair of singles to lead off the 3rd inning before Willie Davis flew out and Maury Wills struck out. Jim Gilliam lined one sharply to Cepeda, who couldn’t hold onto it, loading the bases. Wally Moon followed with a bases-clearing double, and after two more base-hits, the Dodgers were out in front 5-0 with all 5 runs unearned. Sandy Koufax looked great in his debut, allowing just 5 hits in 8 innings while striking out 7. Two of those hits were solo homers by Mays. After Mays’ 2nd homer in the 9th, Ron Perranoski came in to close things out and pick up the save. The Dodgers only had one more hit after that 3rd inning. Things don’t get much easier for San Francisco, as they face Don Drysdale in Game 2.