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May 25, 2022

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Speaks on Civil Rights

May 25, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy received two awards in New York City yesterday. In the afternoon, he was given the...

May 24, 2022

Giants Top Phillies, 7-4, as Willie Hits Two Homers

May 24, 1962 - Willie Mays hit a pair of home runs today as the San Francisco Giants scored a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies....

May 23, 2022

Don Drysdale Overpowers Mets as Dodgers Win, 3-1

May 23, 1962 - The Mets, from their remote position in ninth place, made a heroic effort tonight in Los Angeles to make their presence...

May 23, 2022

Yanks Score 9 Runs in 8th Inning, Top Athletics, 13-7

May 23, 1962 - Maybe it was the sight of Mickey Mantle. Maybe it was Kansas City pitching. Attribute it to what you may, the Yankees...

May 23, 2022

Mickey Mantle Released from Hospital

May 23, 1962 - Released from Lenox Hill Hospital at noon, Mickey Mantle appeared in the Yankee dressing room on crutches at 1:15 p.m....

May 22, 2022

Yanks Top Angels, 2-1

May 22, 1962 - Life without Mickey Mantle continues to pose difficulties for Manager Ralph Houk and the Yankees. Tonight, it took the...

May 21, 2022

Koufax Pitches 5-Hitter as Dodgers Maul Giants, 8-1

May 21, 1962 - Sandy Koufax scored his fifth victory with a 5-hitter, and Tom Davis drove in 3 runs with a homer and a double today as...

May 20, 2022

Mets Sweep Doubleheader from Braves, 7-6 and 9-6

May 20, 1962 - Casey Stengel and his Mets rose today to their finest hour. For the second time in eight days, they crushed the Braves in...

May 19, 2022

Giants Thrash Colts, 10-2, as Mays Hits 11th HR

May 19, 1962 - Lefty Mike McCormick, making his first start for San Francisco in more than a month, whipped the Houston Colt .45’s, 10-2,...

May 18, 2022

Twins Top Yanks, 4-3; Mantle Injured

May 18, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins won their first meeting of the season with the Yankees tonight in the Bronx. The score was 4-3, but...

May 17, 2022

Cards Beat Giants, 1-0, on Bob Gibson's 6-Hitter

May 17, 1962 - St. Louis scored an unearned run off Billy O’Dell in the ninth inning today and beat San Francisco, 1-0, behind the 6-hit...

May 17, 2022

Polo Grounds To Host Old-Timers Day July 14

May 17, 1962 - The New York Mets, who have yet to celebrate their first anniversary as a National League baseball club, will hold their...

May 17, 2022

Dr. King Urges Kennedy to Issue "Second Emancipation Proclamation"

May 17, 1962 - After a luncheon meeting in Washington of Negro leaders and Government officials, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

May 16, 2022

Musial Ties Major-League Hit Record as Cards Fall to Giants, 7-2

May 16, 1962 - Stan Musial of the Cardinals tied the National League total-hit record today, but league-leading San Francisco trounced...

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...

May 16, 2022

Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit in Georgia

May 16, 1962 - The Federal Government widened the scope of its battle against voter discrimination in the South today by filing its first...

May 15, 2022

Dodgers Top Colts as Duke Snider Ties Dodger RBI Record Set by Gil Hodges

May 15, 1962 - The Los Angeles Dodgers scored six runs on six hits in the seventh inning and defeated the Houston Colts, 10-7, tonight. A...

May 14, 2022

Minoso Approaching "Danger Period" after Skull Fracture

May 14, 1962 - Minnie Minoso, the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder who suffered a skull fracture and a broken right wrist Friday, was put...

May 13, 2022

Cubs Sweep Doubleheader from Phillies

May 13, 1962 - Thirteen extra-base hits, including six home runs, helped the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-7 and 8-5,...

May 11, 2022

Cardinals' Minnie Minoso Hospitalized with Fractured Skull

May 11, 1962 - Minnie Minoso (pictured with Stan Musial in March), left fielder for the Cardinals, suffered a skull fracture in St. Louis...