1960s Timeline

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Apr 30, 2022

Giants Beat Pirates, 4-1, Take Lead in National League

Apr. 30, 1962 - The Giants vaulted over Pittsburgh into first place in the National League today by beating the Pirates, 4-1. Willie Mays...

Apr 25, 2022

Giants Top Pirates, 8-3, as Cepeda Drives in Four

Apr. 25, 1962 - Orlando Cepeda (pictured) drove in four runs and Don Larsen turned in a sparkling relief job today to give the San...

Apr 24, 2022

Koufax Strikes Out 18 Cubs as Dodgers Win, 10-2

Apr. 24, 1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters today and matched the modern major league mark he already...

Apr 14, 2022

Giants Destroy Reds, 13-6, Cepeda and Alou Hit Two Homers Each

Apr. 14, 1962 - The Cincinnati Reds fell apart today in a 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Reds made six errors in the first...

Apr 10, 2022

Marichal Shines as Giants Shut Out Braves, 6-0

Apr. 10, 1962 - Juan Marichal (pictured right with Willie Mays) hurled a three-hit shutout today and his bat helped send Warren Spahn to...

Apr 1, 2022

MLB: Giants top Red Sox in Exhibition Game

Apr. 1, 1962 - Felipe Alou (pictured) drove in four runs with two homers today as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Boston Red Sox in...

Mar 23, 2022

MLB: An Angry Bobby Thomson Denies Giants Spy System in '51

Mar. 23, 1962 - A chagrined Bobby Thomson said today “it positively isn’t so” that a secret signal from center field triggered his famous...

Aug 22, 2021

Reds and Their Fans Hungry for First Pennant since 1940

Aug. 22, 1961 - The slogans, placards, and banners that are heard and seen throughout pennant-starved Cincinnati these days may help jam...

Aug 5, 2021

Braves and Hammerin' Hank Aaron Beat Giants, 9-3

Aug. 5, 1961 - Slugging Henry Aaron tore San Francisco pitching apart again today, slamming two triples in a 9-3 Milwaukee victory that...

Jul 22, 2021

Reds Lose to Giants, Lead Over Dodgers Shrinks to One Game

July 22, 1961 - The six-hit pitching of Jack Sanford, backed by a hitting spree headed by Jim Davenport's homer, gave San Francisco an...

Jul 11, 2021

Heat Prostration Fells 95 at Candlestick Park

July 11, 1961 - The 30th all-star game made a colorful debut in San Francisco's Candlestick Park today - marked by a record turnout of...

Jul 11, 2021

National League Wins All-Star Game in San Francisco

July 11, 1961 - In as loosely played a game as baseball's midsummer classic has ever known, the National League today defeated the...