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Apr 1, 2023

Angels Pitcher Engaged to Mamie Van Doren

Apr. 1, 1963 - Bo Belinsky, 26-year-old southpaw pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, said today he and buxom starlet Mamie Van Doren are...

Mar 31, 2023

“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry a Favorite with Mets Fans

Mar. 31, 1963 - Marvin Eugene Throneberry became the symbol of the New York Mets last season. Even his initials spelled out Met. Like the...

Mar 30, 2023

Angels’ Pitcher Bo Belinsky Fined by Manager Rigney

Mar. 30, 1963 - Bo Belinsky, the Los Angeles Angels’ playboy pitcher of no-hit fame, won the pool-shooting championship of Palm Springs,...

Mar 29, 2023

Dodgers Destroy Kansas City in Exhibition Game as Drysdale Shines

Mar. 29, 1963 - Don Drysdale pitched 9 innings for the first time this spring and held Kansas City to 6 hits today as the Los Angeles...

Mar 28, 2023

Musial: 1963 Will Be My Final Season

Mar. 28, 1963 - Stan Musial, 42-year-old outfield star of the St. Louis Cardinals, confirmed today he did not expect to be back next...

Mar 27, 2023

Don Drysdale Will Not Only Pitch but Sing You a Heck of a Tune

Mar. 27, 1963 - Is Don Drysdale, the Los Angeles Dodger's first-rate pitcher, a top-flight crooner as well? You can get the answer to...

Mar 26, 2023

Duke Snider Headed Back to New York

Mar. 26, 1963 - Duke Snider (pictured in 1955) apparently is headed back to New York, where the outfielder starred for a dozen years for...

Mar 22, 2023

DiMaggio Impressed by Yankee Youth

Mar. 22, 1963 - Far removed from the tumult and the shouting, Joe DiMaggio is having the time of his life while doing some important work...

Mar 21, 2023

Angels Score Seventh Straight Exhibition Win

Mar. 21, 1963 - The Los Angeles Angels today scored their seventh straight win in Cactus League competition by beating the San Francisco...

Mar 20, 2023

Mets Interested in Duke Snider

Mar. 20, 1963 - The New York Mets made inquiries about Duke Snider (pictured at Ebbets Field in 1955) today, but the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Mar 18, 2023

Mets Top Yanks In Exhibition Game, 1-0

Mar. 18, 1963 - Try as they would today, the world champion New York Yankees could not impress their importance on Casey Stengel’s...

Mar 17, 2023

Giant Manager Alvin Dark Speaks Out on ’63 Season

Mar. 17, 1963 - “You never can have too much pitching in this game.” This maxim, obviously, did not originate with Alvin Dark (pictured...

Mar 15, 2023

Yogi Berra Now a Player-Coach

Mar. 15, 1963 - When the Yankee training camp moved into full gear two weeks ago with the arrival of all the regulars at Fort Lauderdale,...

Mar 14, 2023

Dodgers top Yanks in Exhibition Contest

Mar. 14, 1963 - Although the bell won't ring until April 9, the Dodger pitching rotation already is beginning to take some semblance of...

Mar 13, 2023

Giants and Marichal Agree on Contract

Mar. 13, 1963 - Juan Marichal signed with the San Francisco Giants for an estimated $25,000 today. The National League champions’ last...

Mar 13, 2023

Ryne Duren is a Philadelphia Phillie

Mar. 13, 1963 - Colorful Ryne Duren (pictured last season), 34-year-old fireballing Angel pitcher, was sold this morning to the...

Mar 12, 2023

Dodger Top Cards in Exhibition Contest

Mar. 12, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for two seventh-inning runs today, to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3. Moose Skowron...

Mar 12, 2023

Cepeda Gets Small Raise from Giants

Mar. 12, 1963 - Orlando Cepeda (right with Willie Mays and Gaylord Perry) talked the National League champion San Francisco Giants into a...

Mar 11, 2023

Bill Skowron’s Wife Denies Infidelity

Mar. 11, 1963 - Virginia Skowron (right), 29, denied today that her baseball star husband, Bill (Moose) Skowron (left), found her in a...

Mar 9, 2023

Dodgers Favored by Many to Win NL Flag

Mar. 9, 1963 - A surprising number of people don’t think the San Francisco Giants are going to cakewalk to another pennant. Among them is...