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Feb 16, 2023

Phillies’ Skipper Who Won Outstanding Manager Award Thinks Giant Manager Should Have Won

Feb. 16, 1963 - When Gene Mauch, skipper of the Philadelphia Phillies, was named outstanding manager of the National League in 1962, San...

Feb 15, 2023

Yankee Reliever Recovering from Gunshot Wound

Feb. 15, 1963 - Marshall Bridges (pictured left last season with Luis Arroyo), 31-year-old southpaw ace of the New York Yankees’ bullpen...

Feb 14, 2023

Yankee Reliever Marshall Bridges Shot in F. Lauderdale

Feb. 14, 1963 - The training camp of the world champion Yankees was jolted today following the shooting last night of Marshall Bridges...

Feb 13, 2023

Robin Roberts Signs Oriole Contract

Feb. 13, 1963 - Robin Roberts, the 1962 comeback player of the year, has returned his signed contract to the Baltimore Orioles, the club...

Feb 13, 2023

Yankees’ Tresh Unafraid of “Sophomore Jinx”

Feb. 13, 1963 - The “sophomore jinx” has long been the bane of a young ballplayer’s existence. Almost every year finds one or more of the...

Feb 13, 2023

Change in Strike Zone Provokes Discussion

Feb. 12, 1963 - No baseball rule change in recent years has caused more discussion than the one of the past winter which saw the game’s...

Feb 13, 2023

Yogi Berra is Now Player-Coach for Yankees

Feb. 11, 1963 - The New York Yankees’ spring training campaign got under way today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Thirty-nine players plus ten...

Feb 13, 2023

Los Angeles Angels Begin Spring Training in Palm Springs

Feb. 12, 1963 - Spring came early today to Palm Springs, California, as the first flight of Angels descended from Los Angeles. Manager...

Feb 8, 2023

Maury Wills Signs ’63 Contract With Dodgers

Feb. 8, 1963 - Shortstop Maury Wills, who set a stolen-base record of 104 and was named most valuable player in the National League last...

Feb 7, 2023

Giants’ Cepeda Still Hasn’t Signed Contract for ‘63

Feb. 7, 1963 - The San Francisco Giants’ Orlando Cepeda (pictured last season), resting for the first winter in his life, says he can’t...

Feb 6, 2023

Frank Robinson Signs Contract with Reds

Feb. 6, 1963 - Frank Robinson (pictured last September), who said at the end of last season he would quit baseball, today signed his 1963...

Feb 4, 2023

Dodgers Will Try to Redeem ’62 Disaster in ‘63

Feb. 4, 1963 - The Dodger disaster in the 1962 pennant race was a bitter pill that still galls the ballclub, and Los Angeles will go all...

Jan 31, 2023

Stengel: Hodges May Coach for Mets

Jan. 31, 1963 - If 38-year-old Gil Hodges (left) can’t drag his aching legs out to first base next season, he’ll probably wind up as a...

Jan 30, 2023

1963 American League Schedule Released

Jan. 30, 1963 - An unusual morning game, a morning-night twin bill, and a record 428 night contests spice the American League baseball...

Jan 30, 2023

Don Drysdale Highest-Paid Pitcher in Dodger History

Jan. 30, 1963 - Don Drysdale (pictured left with Tommy Davis and Sandy Koufax), baseball’s top pitcher in 1962, signed a $45,000 contract...

Jan 29, 2023

Luis Aparicio Signs Contract With Orioles

Jan. 29, 1963 - Shortstop Luis Aparicio (pictured last March) said today he is accepting the 1963 contract sent to him by the Baltimore...

Jan 28, 2023

Mickey Mantle Receives Two Awards

Jan. 28, 1963 - Mickey Mantle (pictured with Johnny Carson) tonight was named the nation’s “most courageous athlete” and America’s...

Jan 27, 2023

Outfielder Sam Rice and 3 Others Elected to Hall of Fame

Jan. 27, 1963 - Outfielder Sam Rice (pictured in 1924), perched on the doorstep of baseball’s Hall of Fame for several years, finally was...

Jan 26, 2023

Baseball Rules Committee Enlarges Strike Zone

Jan. 26, 1963 - Baseball’s rules committee, in a decisive step to give some relief to home run plagued pitchers, voted unanimously today...

Jan 24, 2023

Giants’ Manager Al Dark Wins Sportsmanship Award

Jan. 24, 1963 - Alvin Dark (pictured) joined some of baseball’s most famous figures today as a winner of the Sportsmanship Award of the...