1960s Timeline

Aug. 4, 1962 - Don Drysdale, once known as “The Meanest Man in Baseball,” has become the nicest 20-game winner the Dodgers ever had. Big...

Aug. 3, 1962 - Don Drysdale scored his 10th straight victory and became the season’s first 20-game winner today as the league-leading...

Aug. 2, 1962 - Frank Howard, who has driven in 21 runs in his last 10 games, broke a 7th-inning tie today with a 2-run single that...

Aug. 2, 1962 - When Tony Kubek (pictured with Phil Rizzuto in 1956) rejoins the Yankees in Chicago tomorrow after eight months in the...

Aug. 1, 1962 - Bill Monbouquette (pictured left with catcher Jim Pagliaroni) of the Boston Red Sox pitched the fourth no-hitter of the...

July 31, 1962 - Bill Skowron hit a grand slam in the first inning today off Claude Osteen, the Washington Senators’ left-hander, and...

July 31, 1962 - The National League today waived for Houston — and for next season only — a ban on Sunday night baseball. In lifting the...

July 30, 1962 - Everything the National League did at Wrigley Field today, the American League did much better in scoring a 9-4 triumph...

July 30, 1962 - Burt Shotton Sr. (pictured with Pee Wee Reese in 1948), who managed the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and 1949, died of a...

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July 30, 1962 - Gene Conley (pictured), the wandering pitcher, was fined today an estimated $2,000 by the Boston Red Sox. At the same...

July 29, 1962 - Don Drysdale pitched the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory over the Giants today in Los Angeles for his 9th straight triumph and...

July 28, 1962 - John Blanchard bashed a pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning with 2 men aboard today, helping the Yankees score a 4-3...

July 28, 1962 - The Mets won their second game in a little over 24 hours today. Gene Woodling struck the critical blow, a pinch-hit,...

July 28, 1962 - Red Sox manager Mike Higgins slapped a heavy fine on his wandering infielder, Pumpsie Green (pictured right with Ted...

July 27, 1962 - Frank Howard (pictured) slammed a 3-run homer and Johnny Podres pitched a 5-hitter today as the league-leading Dodgers...

July 26, 1962 - Warren Spahn, 41, continues to be amazing, even if his latest achievement was gained at the expense of the lowly Mets...

July 25, 1962 - Joe Adcock and Eddie Mathews (pictured) crashed two home runs apiece in Milwaukee today, making it a simple chore for the...

July 25, 1962 - Stan Musial set a National League career record of 1,862 runs batted in with a 2-run homer today, but Don Drysdale gained...

July 24, 1962 - Willie Mays hit two home runs and scored a third run after he was hit by a pitch as the San Francisco Giants scored a 3-1...