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...
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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...
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