in his final mlb campaign, he collected eight pinch hits to help the giants win the 1962 national league pennant. in the 1962 world series, and in his only postseason opportunity and last big-league plate appearance, nieman pinch hit for ed bailey in the seventh inning of game 4 at yankee stadium. he drew a base on balls against left-hander marshall bridges and was removed for a pinch runner, ernie bowman. bowman would soon score when giants' second baseman chuck hiller hit the first grand slam home run ever struck by a national league player in world series history. the giants won that contest, 7–3, but dropped the series in seven games.