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Apr 16, 2023

Giants Top Colts, Pierce Remains Unbeaten at Candlestick

Apr. 16, 1963 - Billy Pierce (pictured left), who never has been beaten at Candlestick Park, pitched the San Francisco Giants to a 7-0...

Apr 16, 2023

Cub Pitchers Serving Notice on National League

Apr. 16, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs have posted notice to National League rivals that their pitching staff means business this season. The...

Apr 15, 2023

Braves Top Mets in 10, 4-3

Apr. 15, 1963 - Defeat in any form is painful. But the type of cat-and-mouse 4-3 defeat inflicted upon the New York Mets today in...

Apr 14, 2023

Stan Williams Wins Yankee Debut as Bombers Top Orioles, 5-1

Apr. 14, 1963 - The New York Yankees took sole possession of the American League lead today. Determined to make that winter trade of...

Apr 14, 2023

Pirates Hand Reds Third Straight Defeat

Apr. 14, 1963 - The slumping Cincinnati Reds laid another egg yesterday, but it wasn’t of the Easter variety. Instead it was a 12-4...

Apr 13, 2023

Drysdale Earns Second Win as Dodgers Top Colts, 3-1

Apr. 13, 1963 - Don Drysdale, the premier pitcher in the National League last year, survived a ninth-inning scare today and pitched the...

Apr 12, 2023

Dodger Manager Walt Alston Maintains Steady Hand

Apr. 12, 1963 - Manager Walter Alston shrugged off reports today of dissension on the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I’m a darned sight more...

Apr 11, 2023

Orioles Spoil Yankees’ Home Opener

Apr. 11, 1963 - The Yankees put on quite a pregame show today at their 41st Stadium opener. (Pictured below is Joe DiMaggio, who threw...

Apr 11, 2023

Bavasi Reads Riot Act to Dodgers

Apr. 11, 1963 - The general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Buzzie Bavasi, has had to quell dissension within the ranks and remind...

Apr 11, 2023

Mets Shut Out Again at Polo Grounds

Apr. 11, 1963 - The New York Mets gave 6,074 chilly friends at the Polo Grounds added assurance yesterday that, despite the rumors and...

Apr 10, 2023

Koufax Stifles Cub Bats as Dodgers Drop Chicago, 2-1

Apr. 10, 1963 - Sandy Koufax yielded 5 hits and struck out 10 as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored a 2-1 victory today over the Chicago Cubs...

Apr 10, 2023

Giants Drop Colt .45s in Houston on Ed Bailey’s Slam

Apr. 10, 1963 - Ed Bailey, the talkative 31-year-old catcher from Strawberry Plains, Tenn., hit a pinch-hit grand slam home run in the...

Apr 9, 2023

Drysdale Shines as Dodgers Top Cubs at Wrigley, 5-1

Apr. 9, 1963 - Don Drysdale, a 25-game winner last year, opened the season by hurling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the...

Apr 9, 2023

Mets Drop Season Opener to Cards at Polo Grounds

Apr. 9, 1963 - Harsh reality, wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals, smothered the New York Mets like a massive wet blanket...

Apr 9, 2023

Yankees Top Athletics, 8-2, as Truman Looks On

Apr. 9, 1963 - Amid considerable fanfare and a bright display of color, the Athletics, resplendent in their new uniforms of Tulane gold...

Apr 9, 2023

Reds Are Victorious over Pirates, 5-2, at Crosley Field

Apr. 9, 1963 - Jim O’Toole, the cocky Irishman who had insisted the opening day assignment should be his, converted the boast into...

Apr 8, 2023

President Kennedy Throws Out First Pitch at D.C. Stadium

Apr. 8, 1963 - A labor dispute almost kept President Kennedy from celebrating the traditional rites of spring today. But expert pinch...

Apr 8, 2023

Tigers Claim Right-Hander McLain from White Sox

Apr. 8, 1963 - The Detroit Tigers claimed Dennis McLain (pictured), a 19-year-old bonus right-hander, from the Chicago White Sox for the...

Apr 8, 2023

Apr. 8, 1963 | JFK Throws out First Pitch (VIDEO)

Apr. 8, 1963 - President Kennedy threw out the ceremonial first pitch at today's contest between the Washington Senators and Baltimore...

Apr 7, 2023

Herb Score Quits Baseball

Apr. 7, 1963 - Herb Score, for whom the Boston Red Sox once offered the Cleveland Indians $1 million, quit baseball today after a...