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Mar 17

Alston Blows Up at New York Post Reporter

Mar. 17, 1964 - Walter Alston (pictured), normally soft-spoken and mild-mannered, nearly came to blows with a New York sportswriter in...

Mar 5

Koufax Contract Negotiations Brings Discord

Mar. 5, 1964 - A scheduled peace conference between the Los Angeles Dodgers’ general manager, Buzzie Bavasi, and Sandy Koufax failed to...

Dec 27, 2023

Paralyzed French Jockey Comforted by Campanella, Paralyzed Ex-Dodger

Dec. 27, 1963 - Claude Deleuze (left), a 26-year-old, 110-pound French jockey who was injured in a racing fall two weeks ago and is...

Dec 19, 2023

Yankees View Horror Film: “The 1963 World Series”

Dec. 19, 1963 - During a lifetime of movie-going, Lawrence Peter Berra has developed a critical sensitivity for the cinematic art. His...

Dec 6, 2023

Dodgers Trade Skowron to Senators for Cash

Dec. 6, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers sold Bill Skowron, the former Yankee star, to the Washington Senators today. It was...

Dec 2, 2023

Dodger Manager Alston Signs 11th One-Year Contract

Dec. 2, 1963 - Walter Alston, baseball’s quiet man, received congratulations today after signing his 11th one-year contract to manage the...

Oct 30, 2023

Koufax Named N.L.’s Most Valuable Player

Oct. 30, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the southpaw ace of the world champion Dodgers, has come through with another strike — he was named today...

Oct 24, 2023

Koufax Becomes First Unanimous Winner of Cy Young Award

Oct. 24, 1963 - Sandy Koufax (pictured after winning the first game of the World Series earlier this month) — the Dodgers’ fabulous...

Oct 18, 2023

Koufax, Drysdale, and Davis Tape Song-and-Dance Routine for Bob Hope’s TV Show

Oct. 18, 1963 - The song-and-dance team of Koufax, Drysdale, and Davis made its debut today under the banner of that noted sports...

Oct 16, 2023

Dodgers Get Record Winning Share of ’63 World Series

Oct. 16, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers will receive an all-time high of $12,794 per man for their winning share of the...

Oct 9, 2023

Johnny Keane of Cardinals Named NL Manager of the Year

Oct. 9, 1963 - Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals was named today as the National League’s manager of the year in The Associated...

Oct 7, 2023

Dodgers To Receive Record World Series Shares

Oct. 7, 1963 - Having destroyed the legend of Yankee invincibility, the triumphant Dodgers did some mental arithmetic today in...

Oct 7, 2023

Yankee Skipper Explodes at Reporter

Oct. 7, 1963 - The day after the World Series usually is as flat as a glass of beer left over from the party the night before. That is...

Oct 6, 2023

Houk: “We Don’t Feel Disgraced”

Oct. 6, 1963 - “We don’t feel disgraced,” said manager Ralph Houk (pictured today after congratulating Dodger manager Walter Alston) of...

Oct 6, 2023

Podres: ’63 Win Better than 1955

Oct. 6, 1963 - The Dodgers virtually exploded with joy, Sandy Koufax was undoubtedly the happiest man in the nation, and Walter Alston...

Oct 6, 2023

🚨Dodgers Complete Sweep of Yankees, Win 1963 World Series

Oct. 6, 1963 - The Dodgers brought the long reign of the high and mighty Yankees to a dramatic end today. Behind another superb pitching...

Oct 5, 2023

Yankees in Shock

Oct. 5, 1963 - After today’s third succcessive defeat at the hands of the Dodgers, the Yankees sat around quietly, not quite believing...

Oct 5, 2023

Dodgers on Doorstep of Series Sweep as Drysdale Shines in L.A.

Oct. 5, 1963 - Those incredible Dodgers moved to within one stride of nailing down the World Series today as they brought down the proud...

Oct 3, 2023

Whitey Ford: “This Club Won’t Quit”

Oct. 3, 1963 - The Yankee clubhouse after today’s loss to Johnny Podres (pictured) and the Dodgers was ominously quiet, but you couldn’t...

Oct 3, 2023

Podres Tames Yankee Bats as Dodgers Go Up 2-0

Oct. 3, 1963 - Johnny Podres, who can frustrate his followers by pitching lousy ball and then amaze them with a gem, today reasserted his...