Tigers and Phillies Unlock Stalled Interleague Trade Market
Dec. 5, 1963 - The Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies unlocked the stalled interleague trading market today with a four-player...
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Sep 23, 2023
Phillies Skipper Gene Mauch Throws Food in Postgame Tirade
Sept. 23, 1963 - Phillies outfielder Wes Covington admitted today he had to restrain his temper after his $125 suit was sprayed by flying...
Sep 18, 2023
Another Baseball Finale Held at Polo Grounds
Sept. 18, 1963 - For the record: 1.) Roy Sievers of the Phillies today made the last major league putout at the Polo Grounds. 2.) Ted...
Sep 8, 2023
Braves Drop Phils as Spahn Sets Another Record
Sept. 8, 1963 - Warren Spahn, Milwaukee’s 42-year-old pitching great, hurled the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies today at...
Sep 4, 2023
Cincinnati’s Vada Pinson Arrested on Assault Charge
Sept. 4, 1963 - Dennis Bennett, a left-handed pitcher for the Phillies, singled to drive in the tie-breaking run in the fifth inning...
Aug 12, 2023
Phils Come Back to Beat Giants, 3-1
Aug. 12, 1963 - Frustrated and almost futile for seven innings as they tried desperately to break their losing streak, the Phillies came...
Aug 11, 2023
Giants Top Phillies, Move Within 3½ of Dodgers
Aug. 11, 1963 - Willie Mays’ daily hit was a big one again today, and the Giants, with a 5-1 victory over the Phillies at Connie Mack...
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...
Jun 24, 2023
Mets Emerge from the National League Cellar
June 24, 1963 - Carl Willey and Tracy Stallard pitched the New York Mets into ninth place yesterday, beating the Philadelphia Phillies,...
May 17, 2023
🚨Houston’s Don Nottebart No-Hits Phillies
May 17, 1963 - Houston’s Don Nottebart today pitched the second no-hitter in the major leagues this year, allowing 4 baserunners and 1...
May 15, 2023
Phillies Finally Win at Dodger Stadium
May 15, 1963 - The Philadelphia Phillies shattered a couple of Los Angeles Dodger jinxes last night with a convincing 5-1 victory. They...
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 1, 2023
Cardinals Take First in NL with Win over Braves
May 1, 1963 - The St. Louis Cardinals regained the National League lead behind the 4-hit pitching of Curt Simmons last night in a 2-1...
Apr 30, 2023
Giants Top Phils, 4-3, at Connie Mack Stadium
Apr. 30, 1963 - The Phillies are in one of those streaks where nothing they do is right. Last night, a base-running blunder by the...
Apr 27, 2023
Phils Top Cubs as Mahaffey Fans 11
Apr. 27, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs’ strange allergy to a pitched ball again flared up yesterday when the Philadelphia Phillies’ Art...
Apr 20, 2023
Sievers Slugs Phils to 6-2 Win Over Cards
Apr. 20, 1963 - Roy Sievers (pictured), whose big bat carried the Phillies to a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals today in Philadelphia, had...
Mar 13, 2023
Ryne Duren is a Philadelphia Phillie
Mar. 13, 1963 - Colorful Ryne Duren (pictured last season), 34-year-old fireballing Angel pitcher, was sold this morning to the...
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...
Jan 8, 2023
Outfielder Richie Ashburn to Retire
Jan. 8, 1963 - Richie Ashburn (pictured in 1957) disclosed today that he had retired from active baseball and would broadcast...
Oct 22, 2022
Phillies’ Gene Mauch is National League Manager of the Year
Oct. 22, 1962 - Gene Mauch, whose seventh-place Philadelphia Phillies were the hottest team in baseball in the last two months of the...
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