Stan Musial Talks Conditioning
Jan. 12, 1963 - Stan Musial (pictured with Vin Scully), 42, who says his conditioning program has added five years to his playing career,...
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Jan 8, 2023
Outfielder Richie Ashburn to Retire
Jan. 8, 1963 - Richie Ashburn (pictured in 1957) disclosed today that he had retired from active baseball and would broadcast...
Jan 5, 2023
Baseball Star Rogers Hornsby is Dead
Jan. 5, 1963 - Baseball great Rogers Hornsby died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 66. Hornsby was elected to baseball’s Hall...
Jan 3, 2023
Musial Signs 22nd Contract with Cardinals
Jan. 3, 1963 - A genial and humble Stan (The Man) Musial signed his 22nd contract to play with the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial broke a...
Jan 2, 2023
Al Kaline Signs New Contract with Tigers
Jan. 2, 1963 - Al Kaline became the highest paid Detroit Tiger today when he signed for an estimated $52,000. The right fielder’s...
Dec 28, 2022
Drysdale Sentenced in Speeding Case
Dec. 28, 1962 - Don Drysdale, the fireballing Los Angeles Dodger pitcher who can throw a baseball upwards of 90 miles per hour, pleaded...
Dec 26, 2022
Sport Magazine Names Maury Wills Man of the Year in Sports
Dec. 26, 1962 - Sport Magazine named Maury Wills (left) of the Los Angeles Dodgers Man of the Year in Sports today for stealing 104 bases...
Dec 19, 2022
Gil Hodges: Dodgers “Should Have Been Shot” for Blowing Pennant to Giants
Dec. 19, 1962 - Gil Hodges (pictured) joked today that his old Los Angeles Dodger teammates “should have been shot” for losing the...
Dec 18, 2022
Dodgers’ Koufax and Drysdale Dominated in 1962
Dec. 18, 1962 - Southpaw Sandy Koufax and right-hander Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers walked off with practically all the...
Dec 11, 2022
Mets Acquire Stallard and Green in Trade with Red Sox
Dec. 11, 1962 - The New York Mets today acquired Tracy Stallard, a right-handed pitcher who threw a historic home run ball (pictured);...
Dec 7, 2022
Tom Tresh of Yankees is AL Rookie of the Year for 1962
Dec. 7, 1962 - Honors continue to pour in on the world champion Yankees. Tom Tresh, their versatile young infielder-outfielder, today was...
Dec 7, 2022
Bobo Newsom is Dead
Dec. 7, 1962 - Bobo Newsom (pictured in 1932), a big right-handed pitcher who spent 24 years in the major leagues, died today in an...
Dec 5, 2022
Cubs’ Ken Hubbs Named NL Rookie of the Year
Dec. 5, 1962 - Ken Hubbs (pictured) of the Chicago Cubs, the second baseman who set two major league records last season, was named the...
Nov 27, 2022
Braves Trade Adcock to Indians
Nov. 27, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves tonight traded first baseman Joe Adcock (pictured in 1956) and left-handed pitcher Jack Curtis to...
Nov 26, 2022
Yankees Trade Moose Skowron to Dodgers for Stan Williams
Nov. 26, 1962 - The New York Yankees moved into the spotlight today as the minor league convention opened in Rochester by swinging one of...
Nov 25, 2022
Red Sox Trade Pete Runnels to Colts
Nov. 25, 1962 - The American League batting champion, Pete Runnels (pictured left with Ted Williams in 1958) of the Boston Red Sox, was...
Nov 25, 2022
Ralph Houk Released from Hospital
Nov. 25, 1962 - Ralph Houk, the manager of the New York Yankees, recovered today from an attack of acute indigestion and was discharged...
Nov 23, 2022
Maury Wills is National League’s MVP for 1962
Nov. 23, 1962 - Speed in baseball has been playing second fiddle to power ever since Babe Ruth demonstrated that nothing accounts for a...
Nov 21, 2022
Pirates Trade Stuart and Lamabe to Red Sox for Schwall and Pagliaroni
Nov. 21, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dick Stuart (pictured right in 1960), their slugging first baseman, and Jack Lamabe, a...
Nov 20, 2022
Mantle is American League MVP
Nov. 20, 1962 - Mickey Mantle, beaten by narrow margins the last two years in controversial contests for the American League’s annual...
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