Red Sox Top Angels, Gain First Place
May 17, 1963 - A Red Sox victory and a White Sox loss moved Boston into first place by 15 percentage points in the American League...
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May 14, 2023
Red Sox Show Off Power at Fenway, Top Senators, 8-5
May 14, 1963 - With a thunderous smash that came within three feet of clearing the fence in back of the center field bleachers, Bob...
May 8, 2023
Red Sox Top Birds as Earl Wilson Shines
May 8, 1963 - Earl Wilson (pictured right with Harry Dorish and Bill Monbouquette) pitched one of the better games of his career in the...
May 2, 2023
Ted Williams on Managing: “No Chance”
May 2, 1963 - Ted Williams (pictured at the New England Sportsmen’s Show in January) said today there is no chance he could be enticed to...
Apr 28, 2023
Red Sox Sweep Doubleheader from White Sox as Yastrzemski Slams 6 Hits
Apr. 28, 1963 - With Carl Yastrzemski (pictured) slamming 6 hits, the Red Sox supported sharp pitching with timely hitting today at...
Apr 7, 2023
Herb Score Quits Baseball
Apr. 7, 1963 - Herb Score, for whom the Boston Red Sox once offered the Cleveland Indians $1 million, quit baseball today after a...
Dec 11, 2022
Mets Acquire Stallard and Green in Trade with Red Sox
Dec. 11, 1962 - The New York Mets today acquired Tracy Stallard, a right-handed pitcher who threw a historic home run ball (pictured);...
Nov 25, 2022
Red Sox Trade Pete Runnels to Colts
Nov. 25, 1962 - The American League batting champion, Pete Runnels (pictured left with Ted Williams in 1958) of the Boston Red Sox, was...
Nov 21, 2022
Pirates Trade Stuart and Lamabe to Red Sox for Schwall and Pagliaroni
Nov. 21, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dick Stuart (pictured right in 1960), their slugging first baseman, and Jack Lamabe, a...
Oct 7, 2022
Pesky Named Red Sox Manager
Oct. 7, 1962 - Johnny Pesky (pictured), former Boston Red Sox infielder, was named manager of the Red Sox yesterday. Manager Mike Higgins...
Sep 8, 2022
Ford, Yanks Mow Down Red Sox at the Stadium
Sept. 8, 1962 - Today, before a gathering of 19,807 at Yankee Stadium, Ralph Houk’s Bombers rolled roughshod over the Boston Red Sox, who...
Aug 1, 2022
Monbouquette of Red Sox Twirls Fourth No-Hitter of 1962
Aug. 1, 1962 - Bill Monbouquette (pictured left with catcher Jim Pagliaroni) of the Boston Red Sox pitched the fourth no-hitter of the...
Jul 30, 2022
Red Sox Fine Pitcher Gene Conley $2,000 for Disappearing
July 30, 1962 - Gene Conley (pictured), the wandering pitcher, was fined today an estimated $2,000 by the Boston Red Sox. At the same...
Jul 28, 2022
Red Sox Manager Fines Pumpsie Green after Infielder Goes AWOL
July 28, 1962 - Red Sox manager Mike Higgins slapped a heavy fine on his wandering infielder, Pumpsie Green (pictured right with Ted...
Jul 19, 2022
Yankees Pummel Red Sox Again, 10-6
July 19, 1962 - Yankee baserunners staged another parade on the basepaths of Fenway Park today, but the resident Red Sox were not amused....
Jul 18, 2022
Yankees Destroy Red Sox, 12-4
July 18, 1962 - Red Sox pitching has seldom looked better than it did today — to the Yankees. With extra-base hits sailing all over...
Jul 15, 2022
Twins Top Red Sox as Killebrew Excels
July 15, 1962 - Harmon Killebrew belted 2 doubles and drove in 4 runs today to back Frank Sullivan’s brilliant relief pitching and give...
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 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...
May 16, 2022
Yanks Score Three Times in Ninth Inning, Top Red Sox, 9-8
May 16, 1962 - Another big-run production was staged at Fenway Park tonight, but this time the Yankees managed to get into the act as...
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