1960s Timeline

Sept. 6, 1963 - Jim Gilliam, the Dodgers’ old pro, hit a home run and scored four times tonight to present Sandy Koufax with his 22nd...

Sept. 5, 1963 - Pistol Pete Richert and Larry Sherry ganged up on the Cubs to hurl a 4-0 shutout tonight as the Dodgers concluded a...

Sept. 5, 1963 - “We’ll spend our honeymoon in New York while the Dodgers are playing in the World Series there.” Such was the optimistic...

Sept. 3, 1963 - The Cubs handed the Giants 11 unearned runs today, and that was more than enough for Juan Marichal to register his first...

Sept. 2, 1963 - Willie Mays, who collapsed at the plate at Candlestick Park today, is suffering from nervous exhaustion and fatigue but...

Sept. 1, 1963 - Life can be beautiful at Dodger Stadium when the home team comes up with clutch hitting and pitching. That was the case...

Aug. 30, 1963 - Dodger Stadium prolonged its magic spell tonight as the Dodgers took another game from the hated Giants and dropped them...

Aug. 30, 1963 - Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic made their first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl last night since 1960,...

Aug. 29, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, given the most lavish support any Dodger pitcher has had in 45 games, pitched a 3-hitter tonight and became...

Aug. 28, 1963 - Things got so tough for the Dodgers today that Frank Howard even tried to bunt with his club six runs behind in the...

Aug. 27, 1963 - The Giants gave hurler Jack Sanford a big cushion today, and he did the rest, beating the Cardinals, 7-2, at Candlestick...

Aug. 26, 1963 - Will the Dodgers fold again in this year’s National League pennant race? Those are fighting words to manager Walter...

Aug. 26, 1963 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers will sing in Las Vegas after the baseball season ends, it was announced today. He...

Aug. 24, 1963 - Stan Musial (pictured) was saying before last night’s game that he hasn’t felt much of anything now that his playing days...

Aug. 23, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Southern California fandom said farewell to Stan (The Man) Musial on the occasion last night...

Aug. 22, 1963 - Juan Marichal survived a grand slam by Joe Torre today and pitched his 19th victory of the season as the Giants gained an...

Aug. 21, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, seeking his 20th victory, started for the Dodgers today against Curt Simmons of the Cardinals. The Dodgers...

Aug. 20, 1963 - The Dodgers took on the Cardinals tonight, the hard-hitting club that had just swept three straight from the Giants, and...

Aug. 19, 1963 - Ken Boyer’s second two-run homer of the game tied the score in the ninth inning and, moments later, Julian Javier...

Aug. 15, 1963 - Karl Drews (pictured center in 1947 with Bill Bevens and Vic Raschi), former major league pitcher, was struck and killed...