1960s Timeline

Oct. 1, 1962 - “Only if we win the pennant. Ask me again tomorrow.” That’s how Willie Mays (pictured left stealing second in the eighth...

Oct. 1, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants, who only 24 hours earlier had come whirling out of nowhere to toss the National League pennant...

Sept. 30, 1962 - Wonderful Willie Mays smashed his 47th home run of the season today to propel the San Francisco Giants into a...

Sept. 25, 1962 - After weeks of painful dawdling, the New York Yankees brought the 1962 American League pennant race to an abrupt end at...

Sept. 22, 1962 - Danny Murtaugh (pictured) was rehired for his sixth full year as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates today. “I’m glad to...

Sept. 18, 1962 - Mickey Mantle, apparently tired of the way the Yankees have been dawdling on the pennant trail of late, today took...

Sept. 10, 1962 - Mickey Mantle, returning to the Yankee lineup after a 6-day absence, today became the seventh major league player in...

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...

Sept. 5, 1962 - Mickey Mantle’s latest misery, a strained muscle in his right side, will keep him out of tomorrow’s action against the...

Aug. 31, 1962 - Nothing corrects Yankee tailspins like the sight of right-handed pitchers wearing Kansas City uniforms. The American...

Aug. 27, 1962 - The Yankees, who have been teasing the other American League teams lately with false hope, ended a 6-game losing streak...

Aug. 26, 1962 - Jack Kralick, the Minnesota Twins’ slim left-hander, pitched the fifth no-hitter of the major league season today, a 1-0...

Aug. 21, 1962 - Urged on by the roars of a crowd of 50,830 at Chavez Ravine, Bill Rigney’s astounding Angels made a heroic effort tonight...

Aug. 19, 1962 - The Yankees, paced by Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle, went on their biggest scoring spree of the year today as they...

Aug. 15, 1962 - Minnesota fans, game to the last, cracked a Metropolitan Stadium attendance record today for the second time this week...

Aug. 13, 1962 - The baseball world still may not take the pennant aspirations of the Twins seriously. But a record crowd of 41,366 turned...

Aug. 12, 1962 - Roger Maris may never win an award from New York fans as the most popular Yankee, but in the short time it takes to crack...

Aug. 10, 1962 - Autumn breezes paid a premature call on Yankee Stadium today, accompanied by a bone-chilling drizzle. The Yankees...

Aug. 7, 1962 - The Yankees ended a 3-game losing streak today with an 18-hit assault that crushed the Minnesota Twins, 14-1. It was New...

Aug. 2, 1962 - When Tony Kubek (pictured with Phil Rizzuto in 1956) rejoins the Yankees in Chicago tomorrow after eight months in the...