1960s Timeline

Mar. 27, 1964 - Whether he lands a job with the Angels or not, colorful Jimmy Piersall (pictured with Phil Silvers) will have his own...

Mar. 17, 1964 - Walter Alston (pictured), normally soft-spoken and mild-mannered, nearly came to blows with a New York sportswriter in...

Mar. 17, 1964 - When the Red Sox open their Fenway Park season with the Chicago White Sox on April 17, the big favorite to win will be...

Mar. 15, 1964 - The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox put the long ball on parade today in Tampa and the Cincinnatians won their...

Mar. 15, 1964 - Manager Yogi Berra (pictured left with Yankee photographer Bob Olen and Joe DiMaggio) is finding things out quickly —...

Mar. 12, 1964 - “Rico Petrocelli is the most advanced of the young Red Sox players — Tony Horton is the best hitter — Tony Conigliaro...

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, 1964 - General manager Ralph Houk of the Yankees revealed a side today quite foreign to his usual smiling, affable self. The...

Mar. 6, 1964 - The San Francisco Giants open the 1964 Cactus League season at Tucson tomorrow, facing the Cleveland Indians in the...

Mar. 5, 1964 - A scheduled peace conference between the Los Angeles Dodgers’ general manager, Buzzie Bavasi, and Sandy Koufax failed to...

Dec. 24, 1963 - Vic Power, generally considered the finest fielding first baseman in the major leagues, today signed a 1964 contract with...

Dec. 19, 1963 - During a lifetime of movie-going, Lawrence Peter Berra has developed a critical sensitivity for the cinematic art. His...

Dec. 18, 1963 - Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers’ brilliant right fielder who never spent a day in the minor leagues, today received a...

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, 1963 - Mickey Mantle says he’s never felt better in his life. “My knee feels real good,” Mantle said today, referring to the...

Dec. 14, 1963 - Carl Yastrzemski, 24-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder, won the American League batting title in 1963, official averages...

Dec. 14, 1963 - Harvey Haddix, the Pittsburgh left-hander who pitched an unparalleled 12 perfect innings on May 26, 1959 only to lose the...

Dec. 10, 1963 - Nellie Fox, long-time Chicago White Sox second baseman, was traded to the Houston Colts today for two farm hands....

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, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers sold Bill Skowron, the former Yankee star, to the Washington Senators today. It was...