1960s Timeline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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