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Jul 25, 2023

Mantle Out Indefinitely with Loose Cartilage in Knee

July 25, 1963 - Mickey Mantle, the American League’s highest paid player and No. 1 attraction, will remain out of the Yankee lineup for...

Jul 24, 2023

Yanks Top Angels, Blanchard On a Tear

July 24, 1963 - Johnny Blanchard continued his relentless demolition of the Los Angeles Angels today. He blasted another 3-run homer and...

Jul 24, 2023

Mets Blow Lead, Lose Again to San Francisco

July 24, 1963 - The New York Mets, who are still accentuating the negative, today not only kicked away another game but booted themselves...

Jul 23, 2023

Giants Clobber Mets as Mays Smacks Two Homers

July 23, 1963 - Willie Mays was too much for the Mets’ pitchers today as he cracked two home runs. But even before he clubbed his first...

Jul 22, 2023

Yanks Top Angels in the Bronx

July 22, 1963 - Taking candy from babies is dangerous work compared with the New York Yankees’ business of taking ballgames from...

Jul 22, 2023

Piersall Waived by Mets

July 22, 1963 - The New York Mets won’t be quite as funny when they open their western swing against the San Francisco Giants tomorrow...

Jul 21, 2023

Braves Sweep Doubleheader from Dodgers

July 21, 1963 - The Milwaukee Braves blasted 8 Los Angeles pitchers for 26 hits today and won a doubleheader from the Dodgers in...

Jul 20, 2023

Bombers Eke Out Victory over Indians at Yankee Stadium

July 20, 1963 - For eight innings at Yankee Stadium today, Whitey Ford and the Yankees were proceeding to another victory as smoothly as...

Jul 19, 2023

Dodgers Top Braves as Hondo Goes Deep Twice

July 19, 1963 - Frank Howard came off the bench to drill his 14th and 15th home runs tonight, but it was rookie Ken McMullen’s 2-run...

Jul 18, 2023

Giants Top Mets as Marichal Makes Rare Relief Stint

July 18, 1963 - Juan Marichal, pressed into relief duty for the first time this season, succeeded in halting the San Francisco Giants’...

Jul 17, 2023

Cards Top Reds as Bob Gibson Shines

July 17, 1963 - Doubles by Dick Groat (second from right) and Bill White (left) sparked a two-run eighth-inning rally for the St. Louis...

Jul 17, 2023

Dave DeBusschere Scores First Major League Victory as White Sox Top Senators

July 17, 1963 - Dave DeBusschere, the 22-year-old giant from Detroit, arrived as a big leaguer today by scoring his first victory. The...

Jul 17, 2023

Met Fans Recover Bass Drum

July 17, 1963 - Four absent-minded teenagers, who left a huge bass drum on a subway train last Thursday after cheering the New York Mets...

Jul 16, 2023

Giants Split Doubleheader but Pirates Take Series

July 16, 1963 - Despite the fantastic slugging feats of unbelievable Willie McCovey (pictured), the Giants just can’t win a doubleheader....

Jul 15, 2023

Twins Destroy Indians Via the Home Run Ball

July 15, 1963 - Two-run homers by Harmon Killebrew (pictured with a fan), Earl Battey, and Don Mincher today powered the Minnesota Twins...

Jul 14, 2023

Yanks Sweep Doubleheader from Athletics

July 14, 1963 - Swinging back into high gear today, the New York Yankees resumed their pleasant task of putting pressure on the rest of...

Jul 14, 2023

S.F. Manager Alvin Dark: Opposing Pitchers “Picking Off Our Men, One by One”

July 14, 1963 - Alvin Dark (pictured with Willie Mays) said today he would risk life suspension from baseball rather than not order...

Jul 14, 2023

Indians Top A’s as Wynn Wins for 300th Time

July 14, 1963 - Early Wynn, 43 years old, scored his 300th major league pitching victory yesterday as the Cleveland Indians defeated the...

Jul 13, 2023

“Family Day” a Hit at Polo Grounds, but Mets Lose Again

July 13, 1963 - One of the most charming of all Met promotions preceded the club’s 14th straight loss to the Dodgers: a contest between...

Jul 12, 2023

Dodgers Top Mets as Koufax Produces Third Consecutive Shutout

July 12, 1963 - Sandy Koufax performed as advertised at the Polo Grounds today. The 27-year-old left-hander from Brooklyn, generally...