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May 18, 2023

Mets Furious Over “Home Run” Call at Candlestick

May 18, 1963 - The New York Mets still felt angry today about the game that ended in frustrating defeat in the early hours of this...

May 17, 2023

🚨Houston’s Don Nottebart No-Hits Phillies

May 17, 1963 - Houston’s Don Nottebart today pitched the second no-hitter in the major leagues this year, allowing 4 baserunners and 1...

May 17, 2023

Red Sox Top Angels, Gain First Place

May 17, 1963 - A Red Sox victory and a White Sox loss moved Boston into first place by 15 percentage points in the American League...

May 16, 2023

Dodgers Top Pirates as Podres and Roseboro Shine

May 16, 1963 - The battery of Johnny Podres and Johnny Roseboro (pictured) was just what the doctor ordered for the Dodgers in today’s...

May 16, 2023

Mantle Launches Titanic Blast as Yanks Top Twins

May 16, 1963 - Mickey Mantle honored astronaut Gordon Cooper yesterday by putting a baseball into orbit — a two-run homer that soared...

May 15, 2023

Mets Climb Back Out of Cellar by Beating Houston

May 15, 1963 - The New York Mets put an end to some alarming trends in Houston today by beating the Colts, 7-4, behind Al Jackson’s 9-hit...

May 15, 2023

Phillies Finally Win at Dodger Stadium

May 15, 1963 - The Philadelphia Phillies shattered a couple of Los Angeles Dodger jinxes last night with a convincing 5-1 victory. They...

May 14, 2023

Braves Top Cards as Spahn Gains Win No. 332

May 14, 1963 - The Milwaukee Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, today as Warren Spahn gained his 332nd National League...

May 14, 2023

Red Sox Show Off Power at Fenway, Top Senators, 8-5

May 14, 1963 - With a thunderous smash that came within three feet of clearing the fence in back of the center field bleachers, Bob...

May 13, 2023

Angels Top White Sox at Comiskey, 7-3

May 13, 1963 - Leon Wagner (pictured), Jim Fregosi, and Ed Sadowski each drove in 2 runs today as the Los Angeles Angels scored a 7-3...

May 13, 2023

The Ol’ Perfesser Talks Outfield Defense

May 13, 1963 - Somehow or other, Casey Stengel (pictured right with coach Cookie Lavagetto) today got around to talking about the best...

May 13, 2023

What Will Koufax Do for an Encore?

May 13, 1963 - So what does Sandy Koufax do for an encore? “Well, I’d sort of like to win a World Series game,” the great Dodger southpaw...

May 12, 2023

Yanks Top O’s as Bouton Twirl’s 2-Hitter

May 12, 1963 - The New York Yankees ended an arduous two-week transcontinental tour on a triumphant note today when, behind a superb...

May 12, 2023

Bowsfield’s No-Hit Bid Crushed by Vic Power

May 12, 1963 - Vic Power’s single with none out in the ninth ended Ted Bowsfield’s bid for a no-hitter yesterday, but the Kansas City...

May 11, 2023

Koufax: No-Hitter Over Giants “Greatest Thrill”

May 11, 1963 - Lefthander Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who has had a ton of thrills in his major league career, said he got...

May 11, 2023

Sandy Koufax Authors Second No-Hitter as Dodgers Top Giants, 8-0

🚨May 11, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the Dodger left-hander, pitched the second no-hitter of his career tonight in a tension-packed 8-0 victory...

May 11, 2023

Mets Climb into Seventh Place with Win over Reds

May 11, 1963 - So what’s all this fuss about some joker climing Mount Everest? The Mets have climbed into seventh place — and they didn’t...

May 10, 2023

Drysdale, Dodgers Top Giants, 2-1

May 10, 1963 - Don Drysdale, who hadn’t won a game in nearly a month, pitched a six-hitter tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated...

May 10, 2023

Reds Dominate Colts on Ladies’ Night at Crosley Field, 13-3

May 10, 1963 - The Reds, their power unshackled, thrilled a Crosley Field ladies’ night crowd of 7,009 last night by going on their...

May 9, 2023

Ellsworth Hurls Gem as Cubs Take Sixth Straight with Win over Pittsburgh

May 9, 1963 - Southpaw Dick Ellsworth (pictured), recovering from a muscle spasm in his left arm, hurled the Chicago Cubs to their sixth...