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Jun 13, 2022

Koufax Outduels Spahn as Dodgers Top Braves, 2-1

June 13, 1962 - Los Angeles’ fireball pitcher, Sandy Koufax (pictured between manager Walter Alston and Johnny Podres), outpitched Warren...

Jun 12, 2022

Giants Sweep Doubleheader from Reds, One Game Behind Dodgers

June 12, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants snapped out of a 6-game losing streak tonight and swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds,...

Jun 12, 2022

Yanks Top Tigers as Stafford Pitches Another Gem

June 12, 1962 - The Yankees discovered an antidote today to Detroit’s Frank Lary, who has been pitching poison to them for years. Manager...

Jun 11, 2022

National League Learns to Respect Al Jackson's Sinker

June 11, 1962 - Around the National League, the word on Al Jackson (pictured), the diminutive Mets left-hander, is that his sinker must...

Jun 11, 2022

Orioles Take Fight-Filled Rubber Match from Yanks, 5-3

June 11, 1962 - The Yankees, fighting to break a batting slump and remain in first place, and the Orioles, frustrated by their poor...

Jun 10, 2022

Dodgers Sweep Doubleheader from Houston, 9-3, 9-7

June 10, 1962 - The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 6 runs in the sixth inning today and won the second game of a doubleheader, 9-7, from the...

Jun 9, 2022

Yogi's Pinch-Hit Homer Clinches Yankee Win over Orioles

June 9, 1962 - Yogi Berra’s pinch-hit, 3-run homer in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 deadlock between the Yankees and the Orioles today...

Jun 8, 2022

Dodgers Move Into First Place with Extra-Inning Win over Colts

June 8, 1962 - A sacrifice fly by Willie Davis (pictured) scored fleet-footed Maury Wills with the winning run in the 13th inning today...

Jun 7, 2022

Yanks Blank Indians on Stafford's Two-Hit Gem

June 7, 1962 - Of 93 pitches delivered by Bill Stafford (pictured) of the Yankees in tonight’s game at the Stadium, only two went for...

Jun 7, 2022

Mets Will Try To Snap 17-Game Skid

June 7, 1962 - The New York Mets, a club Manager Casey Stengel (pictured with Roger Craig) today referred to as “not built for long...

Jun 6, 2022

Jim Kaat Pitches Gem as Twins Top Athletics, 7-0

June 6, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins, behind the five-hit pitching of Jim Kaat (pictured), scored a 7-0 victory today over the Kansas City...

Jun 6, 2022

Mets Drop Double-Dip to Phillies; First New York Team To Lose 17 in a Row

June 6, 1962 - Another first was “achieved” today as the Mets bowed to the Phillies, 2-0 and 2-1, at Connie Mack Stadium. With this...

Jun 5, 2022

Giants Destroy Cubs, 11-4, as O'Dell Fans 10

June 5, 1962 - A bobble on what could have been a triple play blossomed into a five-run San Francisco eighth inning today as the Giants...

Jun 4, 2022

Dodgers Top Phillies as Koufax Twirls 3-Hitter, Strikes Out 13

June 4, 1962 - Sandy Koufax pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 13 today as he put the Dodgers back on their feet with a 6-3 victory over...

Jun 4, 2022

Stan Musial Gets Honorary Doctorate from Monmouth College

June 4, 1962 - It is now Dr. Stan Musial. Musial, the 41-year-old St. Louis Cardinal star, received an honorary Doctor of Humanities...

Jun 3, 2022

Yanks Top Angels in Los Angeles, 6-3, as Elston Howard Hits Two Homers

June 3, 1962 - An 11-hit attack, including two homers by Elston Howard (left), enabled Ralph Houk’s Yankees to bring down the Angels,...

Jun 3, 2022

Giants Win Fourth Straight from Mets as Willie Hits 19th Homer

June 3, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants bade a reluctant farewell to their old Polo Grounds playpen today after scoring their fourth...

Jun 2, 2022

Pirates Win Seventh Straight, Top Houston 9-2

June 2, 1962 - The Pirates’ long-ball power and Vernon Law’s 10-hit pitching whipped the Houston Colts today, 9-2, for the Pirates’...

Jun 1, 2022

Dodgers Sweep Doubleheader from Phillies, Match Longest Win Streak Since 1953

June 1, 1962 - The onrushing Los Angeles Dodgers took both ends of a twilight-night doubleheader tonight from the Philadelphia Phillies,...

Jun 1, 2022

Giants Top Mets in Triumphant Return to Polo Grounds

June 1, 1962 - In a triumphant return to the Polo Grounds, where a 43,742-member welcoming committee was gathered, the league-leading...