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Jun 11, 2023

Detroit Clobbers Red Sox as Kaline Homers Twice

June 11, 1963 - Al Kaline blasted two home runs at Tiger Stadium last night to help power Detroit to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red...

Jun 10, 2023

Mets Top Reds as Stallard Gets First Victory Since 1961

June 10, 1963 - Tracy Stallard, who hadn’t won a game in 21 months, and Tim Harkness, who hadn’t gotten a hit in 21 at-bats, reversed...

Jun 10, 2023

Colts Win First Sunday Night Game in Major League History

June 10, 1963 - The Colts scored a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants last night in Houston in the first Sunday night game in...

Jun 9, 2023

Dodgers Top Cubs Despite Banks’ 3 Homers

June 9, 1963 - Ernie Banks belted 3 home runs for Chicago today — the fourth time he’s swatted 3 in a game — but the Cubs lost, 11-8, to...

Jun 8, 2023

Red Sox Top O’s in Baltimore as Malzone Paces Attack

June 8, 1963 - Bill Monbouquette (pictured) pitched the Boston Red Sox to an 8-hit, 7-1 victory today over the Baltimore Orioles at...

Jun 7, 2023

Dodgers Top Cubs as Drysdale Shines

June 7, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers, aided by consecutive home runs by Frank Howard and John Roseboro and the effective pitching of...

Jun 7, 2023

Cubs Top Giants as Mays Caught Napping

June 7, 1963 - Willie Mays’ nap off second base last night cost the San Francisco Giants’ star center fielder $25, the first fine under a...

Jun 6, 2023

Yankees Lose Costly Series in Baltimore

June 6, 1963 - The Yankees were glad to get out of town alive. One of the costliest series in recent franchise history was concluded...

Jun 5, 2023

Cubs Sweep Doubleheader From Giants

June 5, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs swept a double-header from the San Francisco Giants today, 9-5 and 5-4, to pull within a game of the...

Jun 5, 2023

Yanks Top O’s, Mantle Breaks Foot

June 5, 1963 - Mickey Mantle suffered a broken bone in his left foot today when he crashed into the center field fence chasing a fly ball...

Jun 4, 2023

Orioles Top Yanks in Baltimore, Take Sole Possession of First Place

June 4, 1963 - Steve Barber and John (Boog) Powell (pictured) of the Baltimore Orioles did their specialties tonight with just a bit more...

Jun 3, 2023

Colts Top Dodgers as Rusty Staub Homers

June 3, 1963 - Dick (Turk) Farrell, a 20-game loser last season, held the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless until there was 1 out in the eighth...

Jun 3, 2023

42-Year-Old Warren Spahn Continues Mound Dominance

June 3, 1963 - Warren Spahn, the 42-year-old rubber-armed southpaw of the Milwaukee Braves, is one of the most remarkable baseball...

Jun 2, 2023

Giants Top Cards as Mays Homers Three Times

June 2, 1963 - Three home runs by Willie Mays — who hadn’t hit one since May 17 — accounted for 4 runs today as the league-leading San...

Jun 1, 2023

Bouton Does It All as Yanks Top Indians, 5-2

June 1, 1963 - Jim Bouton today gained his seventh victory for the New York Yankees against one loss, and you could say that it was all...

May 31, 2023

Cards Slip By Giants as Flood Scores Winning Run

May 31, 1963 - Curt Flood raced home with the winning run on an infield popup by Stan Musial (pictured) in the ninth inning today and the...

May 31, 2023

Yanks Top Sox in 10 at Fenway

May 31, 1963 - Ralph Terry threw three home run balls yesterday, so the Yankees were forced to go to overtime before beating the Red Sox,...

May 30, 2023

Mets Split Doubleheader with Cubs at Polo Grounds

May 30, 1963 - Patience was richly rewarded for those Met fans among the 37,170 Polo Grounds customers who had the faith to stick around...

May 29, 2023

Reds Protest Loss to Giants

May 29, 1963 - Ed Bailey’s three-run homer and a game-saving catch by Willie Mays gave the National League-leading San Francisco Giants a...

May 29, 2023

Dodgers Down Braves as Koufax Shines

May 29, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, who has developed a horror of allowing an enemy runner to cross home plate, racked up his fourth shutout and...