1960s Timeline

Apr. 28, 1963 - The San Francisco Giants took a 5-0 lead into the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Braves yesterday at Candlestick...

Apr. 26, 1963 - Lew Burdette allowed the San Francisco Giants only three hits today while the Milwaukee Braves hammered out a 9-2 victory...

Apr. 23, 1963 - Frank Howard (pictured) hit a towering home run at Dodger Stadium with two out in the bottom of the ninth today, giving...

Apr. 21, 1963 - The most glorious hour in the Mets’ brief history arrived at 8:14 p.m. tonight. At that moment, they completed their...

Apr. 19, 1963 - The Mets won their first victory of the season today, and they came from behind to do it. You would have thought they...

Apr. 15, 1963 - Defeat in any form is painful. But the type of cat-and-mouse 4-3 defeat inflicted upon the New York Mets today in...

Apr. 4, 1963 - Warren Spahn, an 18-game winner in 1962, believes he can return to the 20-game circle this year. But the Braves’ southpaw,...

Jan. 22, 1963 - The Milwaukee Braves, who ended a 9-year holdout against television last season, announced plans yesterday to telecast 25...

Nov. 27, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves tonight traded first baseman Joe Adcock (pictured in 1956) and left-handed pitcher Jack Curtis to...

Nov. 16, 1962 - Lou Perini (pictured second from left in Boston in 1948) sold 90% of the Milwaukee Braves today to a local syndicate of...

Sept. 29, 1962 - Warren Spahn became the winningest left-hander in major league history today by pitching the Braves to a 7-3 triumph...

Sept. 26, 1962 - Shed another tear for the New York Mets, who bowed, 6-3, to the Braves tonight and wound up with exclusive rights to...

Sept. 25, 1962 - Casey Stengel’s Mets were beaten by Warren Spahn and the Braves today, 7-3. The defeat was the New Yorkers’ 117th of the...

Sept. 20, 1962 - The New York Mets lost their 115th game tonight. In doing so, the new club tied the National League record for futility...

Sept. 19, 1962 - A 3-run homer by Willie Mays led the Giants to their first victory in 7 games, a 7-4 decision over the Cardinals in St....

Sept. 17, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1, today on Warren Spahn’s 5-hit pitching. The defeat left the...

Sept. 2, 1962 - Don Drysdale pitched a 5-hitter, scored his 23rd victory, and drove in 2 runs today as the Dodgers maintained their...

Sept. 1, 1962 - Maury Wills (pictured) and Jim Gilliam pulled a double steal, then scored the deciding runs on a single by Willie Davis...

Aug. 30, 1962 - Jack Sanford, given solid relief support, scored his 13th straight victory today as the Giants beat Milwaukee, 3-2, in...

Aug. 28, 1962 - Willie Mays hit his 39th home run today and then performed one of his extraordinary catches that preserved the Giants’...