Berra Settling in at Yankee Skipper
Mar. 15, 1964 - Manager Yogi Berra (pictured left with Yankee photographer Bob Olen and Joe DiMaggio) is finding things out quickly —...
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Mar 10
Bouton Caves on Contract
Mar. 10, 1964 - The Bulldog gave up the fight quickly. Only 24 hours after being threatened with a “sign or be fined” ultimatum by Yankee...
Mar 9
Yankees Get Tough on Bouton
Mar. 9, 1964 - General manager Ralph Houk of the Yankees revealed a side today quite foreign to his usual smiling, affable self. The...
Dec 19, 2023
Yankees View Horror Film: “The 1963 World Series”
Dec. 19, 1963 - During a lifetime of movie-going, Lawrence Peter Berra has developed a critical sensitivity for the cinematic art. His...
Dec 19, 2023
Roger Maris Takes a Pay Cut
Dec. 19, 1963 - Roger Maris, who in the past has taken his own good time in signing his contract, pulled a switch today. The Yankees’...
Dec 17, 2023
Mantle Recovering Nicely from Surgery
Dec. 17, 1963 - Mickey Mantle says he’s never felt better in his life. “My knee feels real good,” Mantle said today, referring to the...
Dec 9, 2023
Yankees Announce Home Schedule
Dec. 9, 1963 - More night games than ever before (34) and an innovation aimed at suburban trade — six games starting at 6 p.m. — mark the...
Dec 6, 2023
Dodgers Trade Skowron to Senators for Cash
Dec. 6, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers sold Bill Skowron, the former Yankee star, to the Washington Senators today. It was...
Nov 30, 2023
Senators Acquire Reliever Marshall Bridges from Yankees
Nov. 30, 1963 - The Washington Senators today acquired left-handed relief pitcher Marshall Bridges (pictured) from the New York Yankees...
Nov 19, 2023
Hank Bauer Named Manager of Baltimore Orioles
Nov. 19, 1963 - Hank Bauer (pictured in 1956), a fighting Marine instilled with the winning spirit of the New York Yankees, was named...
Nov 15, 2023
Whitey Ford Named Yankees’ “Playing Coach of Pitchers”
Nov. 15, 1963 - Whitey Ford, the Yankees’ ace left-hander for the past decade, today was named “playing coach of pitchers” for the 1964...
Nov 7, 2023
Elston Howard Named American League MVP for ‘63
Nov. 7, 1963 - Elston Howard became the first Negro to be named the American League’s most valuable player today, but he typically tried...
Oct 24, 2023
Berra Officially Named Manager of Yankees
Oct. 24, 1963 - Lawrence Peter (Yogi) Berra was named today as manager of the New York Yankees. In the same plush Savoy-Hilton setting...
Oct 22, 2023
Houk Moves to G.M. Position, Yogi Berra to Manage Yankees in 1964
Oct. 22, 1963 - Ralph Houk, the manager who led the Yankees to three baseball pennants and two world championships in three years, has...
Oct 18, 2023
Mantle Undergoes Knee Surgery in Manhattan
Oct. 18, 1963 - Mickey Mantle quietly slipped into New York late Wednesday afternoon and, this morning, was operated on for the removal...
Oct 16, 2023
Dodgers Get Record Winning Share of ’63 World Series
Oct. 16, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers will receive an all-time high of $12,794 per man for their winning share of the...
Oct 7, 2023
Dodgers To Receive Record World Series Shares
Oct. 7, 1963 - Having destroyed the legend of Yankee invincibility, the triumphant Dodgers did some mental arithmetic today in...
Oct 7, 2023
Yankee Skipper Explodes at Reporter
Oct. 7, 1963 - The day after the World Series usually is as flat as a glass of beer left over from the party the night before. That is...
Oct 6, 2023
Houk: “We Don’t Feel Disgraced”
Oct. 6, 1963 - “We don’t feel disgraced,” said manager Ralph Houk (pictured today after congratulating Dodger manager Walter Alston) of...
Oct 6, 2023
Podres: ’63 Win Better than 1955
Oct. 6, 1963 - The Dodgers virtually exploded with joy, Sandy Koufax was undoubtedly the happiest man in the nation, and Walter Alston...
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