Cepeda's Single Wins It for Giants Over Reds, 6-5
June 26, 1962 - Orlando Cepeda’s single to right in the tenth inning today sent Felipe Alou home from first and gave San Francisco a 6-5...
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Jun 26, 2022
Boston's Earl Wilson No-Hits the Los Angeles Angels
June 26, 1962 - Earl Wilson (pictured left with catcher Bob Tillman), a big right-handed pitcher, became the toast of the Boston Red Sox...
Jun 25, 2022
Henry Aaron Comes Up Big in Braves' 6-4 Win Over Dodgers
June 25, 1962 - Henry Aaron hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and drove in the deciding run with a single in the seventh today as...
Jun 24, 2022
Bouton and Reed Yankee Heroes in Detroit
June 24, 1962 - Jim Bouton (pictured) and Jack Reed, probably the most obscure players on the star-studded Yankees, were latecomers in...
Jun 24, 2022
Yanks Win 7-Hour Marathon in Detroit, 22-Inning Game Sets Record
June 24, 1962 - The Yankees and Tigers battled for 7 hours today, a major league record, before Ralph Houk’s Yanks won, 9-7, in 22...
Jun 23, 2022
Yanks Split Doubleheader in Detroit
June 23, 1962 - The Yankees put in a long and arduous day in Detroit battling the Tigers in an afternoon and night program, gaining a...
Jun 23, 2022
RBI Leader Tommy Davis Drives in 5 as Dodgers Destroy Reds, 14-3
June 23, 1962 - Tommy Davis, who leads the majors in runs batted in, drove in five more today with a triple and three singles as the...
Jun 22, 2022
Mets Show the Good and the Bad in Twilight-Night Doubleheader
June 22, 1962 - When the Mets are good, they are a delightful surprise. But when they are bad, they are horrid. Both of the team’s...
Jun 22, 2022
Musial Breaks Total Bases Records as Cards Top Phils
June 22, 1962 - Stan Musial set a major league record for career total bases today as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia...
Jun 21, 2022
Whitey Ford Dominant as Yanks Top O's, 3-0
June 21, 1962 - Whitey Ford, long the bellwether of the Yankees pitching staff, returned today to his familiar role. Making his first...
Jun 20, 2022
League-Leading Indians Sweep Doubleheader from Red Sox
June 20, 1962 - The league-leading Cleveland Indians swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox, 6-3 and 3-0, tonight behind the strong...
Jun 19, 2022
Big Day for Frank Howard as Dodgers Top Cards, 3-2, in L.A.
June 19, 1962 - Frank Howard (pictured) drove in 2 runs with a first-inning homer and scored the deciding run on a misplayed grounder in...
Jun 19, 2022
Bombers Drop Series Opener to Baltimore, 3-1
June 19, 1962 - Ralph Houk’s faltering world champion Yankees dropped the opener of a two-game series in Baltimore with the Orioles, 3-1....
Jun 18, 2022
Koufax Gets 10th Victory as Dodgers Top Cardinals, 1-0
June 18, 1962 - Tommy Davis broke up the game with a ninth-inning home run tonight as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 1-0, before...
Jun 16, 2022
Mets Drop Another Game as Cubs Take "Camera Day," 6-3
June 16, 1962 - New York Met fans, undeterred by a miserable record (16-42), spent another unrewarding afternoon under Coogan’s Bluff...
Jun 16, 2022
Baseball: The Redemption of Joe Torre
June 16, 1962 - “You’re a fat slob,” said Frank Torre (left), the nimble first baseman of the Milwaukee Braves, at the family dinner...
Jun 15, 2022
Phillies Score 10 Runs in Third Inning, Top Reds, 13-8
June 15, 1962 - The Philadelphia Phillies scored 10 runs in the third inning day for a 13-8 victory over the National League champion...
Jun 15, 2022
Pirates Top Braves On Strength of 7-Run 8th Inning
June 15, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for 7 runs in the eighth inning today to defeat the Milwaukee Braves, 9-8, and run their...
Jun 14, 2022
Braves Dominate Dodgers, 7-1
June 14, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves scored five runs in the first inning and breezed to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers today...
Jun 14, 2022
Twins Top Angels, 5-4
June 14, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins broke a ninth-inning tie on a single by Len Green today and defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 5-4. Bo...
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