Mets Climb Back Out of Cellar by Beating Houston
May 15, 1963 - The New York Mets put an end to some alarming trends in Houston today by beating the Colts, 7-4, behind Al Jackson’s 9-hit...
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May 13, 2023
The Ol’ Perfesser Talks Outfield Defense
May 13, 1963 - Somehow or other, Casey Stengel (pictured right with coach Cookie Lavagetto) today got around to talking about the best...
May 11, 2023
Mets Climb into Seventh Place with Win over Reds
May 11, 1963 - So what’s all this fuss about some joker climing Mount Everest? The Mets have climbed into seventh place — and they didn’t...
May 9, 2023
“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry Demoted
May 9, 1963 - Marvelous Marv Throneberry, who last year became a symbol of the New York Mets’ haplessness, was demoted today. The first...
May 8, 2023
Mets Top Phils as 18-Year-Old Kranepool Drives in Winning Run
May 8, 1963 - A year ago, Ed Kranepool (right) was slamming long home runs at a record clip for James Monroe High School in the Bronx....
May 5, 2023
Mets Destroyed by Giants at Polo Grounds, 17-4
May 5, 1963 - At the Polo Grounds yesterday (pictured), the dynamic cry “Let’s go, Mets!” was followed soon enough by some penetrating...
May 3, 2023
Giants Top Mets on “Willie Mays Night” at Polo Grounds
May 3, 1963 - A young man named Jack Fisher and an older one named Duke Snider turned out to be the heroes of “Willie Mays Night” at the...
Apr 29, 2023
Mets Top Dodgers at Polo Grounds as Rookie Kranepool Gets Big Hit
Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...
Apr 28, 2023
National League Balk Record Set
Apr. 28, 1963 - Only one balk was called in the National League today as umpires, on orders from league president Warren Giles, relaxed...
Apr 26, 2023
Mets Top Cubs, Officially On a Roll
Apr. 26, 1963 - The Amazin’ Mets, scaling heights never before achieved by the baby team, yesterday reached the .400 plateau. They...
Apr 24, 2023
Willey Shuts Out Cubs, 2-0, Credits Met Catcher Choo Choo Coleman
Apr. 24, 1963 - Carlton Willey (pictured), the latest in a growing line of Amazin’ Mets, today discovered a way to beat the balk menace....
Apr 21, 2023
Mets Sweep Doubleheader from Braves at Polo Grounds
Apr. 21, 1963 - The most glorious hour in the Mets’ brief history arrived at 8:14 p.m. tonight. At that moment, they completed their...
Apr 19, 2023
Mets Earn First Victory of Season
Apr. 19, 1963 - The Mets won their first victory of the season today, and they came from behind to do it. You would have thought they...
Apr 15, 2023
Braves Top Mets in 10, 4-3
Apr. 15, 1963 - Defeat in any form is painful. But the type of cat-and-mouse 4-3 defeat inflicted upon the New York Mets today in...
Apr 11, 2023
Mets Shut Out Again at Polo Grounds
Apr. 11, 1963 - The New York Mets gave 6,074 chilly friends at the Polo Grounds added assurance yesterday that, despite the rumors and...
Apr 9, 2023
Mets Drop Season Opener to Cards at Polo Grounds
Apr. 9, 1963 - Harsh reality, wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals, smothered the New York Mets like a massive wet blanket...
Apr 5, 2023
Stengel Refuses to Predict Mets’ Season
Apr. 5, 1963 - When Casey Stengel was winning championships with the Yankees, he would rarely hesitate to predict that “we oughta win it...
Apr 2, 2023
Mets Top Cards in Exhibition Matchup
Apr. 2, 1963 - It is not true that the New York Mets, who today scored 5 runs in the eighth inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6,...
Apr 1, 2023
Snider Purchased by Mets
Apr. 1, 1963 - The Duke is coming home. The Mets announced tonight the long-awaited purchase of Duke Snider (pictured left in 1955) for...
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...
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