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Apr 6, 2023

Angels Top Sloppy Dodgers in Exhibition

Apr. 6, 1963 - Jim Fregosi tied the game with a ninth-inning triple then scored on a misplayed throw-in for a 4-3 victory by the Los...

Apr 5, 2023

Beanball War Being Waged Between Giants and Indians

Apr. 5, 1963 - Rain canceled today’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians as reverberations from their beanball...

Apr 5, 2023

Stengel Refuses to Predict Mets’ Season

Apr. 5, 1963 - When Casey Stengel was winning championships with the Yankees, he would rarely hesitate to predict that “we oughta win it...

Apr 5, 2023

JFK Gets A.L. Season Pass from Cronin

Apr. 5, 1963 - President Kennedy today received a season pass to American League baseball games and reported that his arm was in good...

Apr 4, 2023

Alston Still Juggling Dodger Lineup

Apr. 4, 1963 - With the National League curtain-raiser only a few days away, Dodger skipper Walter Alston continues to juggle his lineup....

Apr 4, 2023

Spahn Wants the Ball Every Fourth Day

Apr. 4, 1963 - Warren Spahn, an 18-game winner in 1962, believes he can return to the 20-game circle this year. But the Braves’ southpaw,...

Apr 3, 2023

Pirates Top Injury-Plagued Yankees in Exhibition

Apr. 3, 1963 - Suddenly plagued by countless Yankee injuries of varying magnitude, Ralph Houk decided to field a team today that included...

Apr 3, 2023

UPI Picks Yankees and Dodgers — then Yankees to Win It All

Apr. 3, 1963 - The New York Yankees in a runaway and the Los Angeles Dodgers by the skin of their teeth — that’s how the United Press...

Apr 2, 2023

Mets Top Cards in Exhibition Matchup

Apr. 2, 1963 - It is not true that the New York Mets, who today scored 5 runs in the eighth inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6,...

Apr 1, 2023

Maris Hurt in Exhibition

Apr. 1, 1963 - New York Yankee injury woes reached a new high today when Roger Maris pulled up lame during an exhibition game with the...

Apr 1, 2023

Snider Purchased by Mets

Apr. 1, 1963 - The Duke is coming home. The Mets announced tonight the long-awaited purchase of Duke Snider (pictured left in 1955) for...

Apr 1, 2023

Angels Pitcher Engaged to Mamie Van Doren

Apr. 1, 1963 - Bo Belinsky, 26-year-old southpaw pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, said today he and buxom starlet Mamie Van Doren are...

Mar 31, 2023

“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry a Favorite with Mets Fans

Mar. 31, 1963 - Marvin Eugene Throneberry became the symbol of the New York Mets last season. Even his initials spelled out Met. Like the...

Mar 30, 2023

Angels’ Pitcher Bo Belinsky Fined by Manager Rigney

Mar. 30, 1963 - Bo Belinsky, the Los Angeles Angels’ playboy pitcher of no-hit fame, won the pool-shooting championship of Palm Springs,...

Mar 29, 2023

Dodgers Destroy Kansas City in Exhibition Game as Drysdale Shines

Mar. 29, 1963 - Don Drysdale pitched 9 innings for the first time this spring and held Kansas City to 6 hits today as the Los Angeles...

Mar 28, 2023

Musial: 1963 Will Be My Final Season

Mar. 28, 1963 - Stan Musial, 42-year-old outfield star of the St. Louis Cardinals, confirmed today he did not expect to be back next...

Mar 27, 2023

Don Drysdale Will Not Only Pitch but Sing You a Heck of a Tune

Mar. 27, 1963 - Is Don Drysdale, the Los Angeles Dodger's first-rate pitcher, a top-flight crooner as well? You can get the answer to...

Mar 26, 2023

Duke Snider Headed Back to New York

Mar. 26, 1963 - Duke Snider (pictured in 1955) apparently is headed back to New York, where the outfielder starred for a dozen years for...

Mar 22, 2023

DiMaggio Impressed by Yankee Youth

Mar. 22, 1963 - Far removed from the tumult and the shouting, Joe DiMaggio is having the time of his life while doing some important work...

Mar 21, 2023

Angels Score Seventh Straight Exhibition Win

Mar. 21, 1963 - The Los Angeles Angels today scored their seventh straight win in Cactus League competition by beating the San Francisco...