1960s Timeline

June 28, 1962 - The New York Mets, who have no past and are dismally bogged down in the present, invested a substantial sum in the future...

June 28, 1962 - Mickey Cochrane, one of baseball’s great figures, died today in Lake Forest Hospital in Illinois. He was 59 years old. A...

June 28, 1962 - The management of the Radio City Music Hall announced that the two opening weeks of “That Touch of Mink,” ending on...

June 27, 1962 - A single over third base by Bob Skinner in the tenth inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Mets today...

June 27, 1962 - In the first two innings today at Yankee Stadium, the Bombers gained a five-run lead over the Minnesota Twins with a...

June 27, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Safe at Home,” a comedy film starring Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York...

June 26, 1962 - Orlando Cepeda’s single to right in the tenth inning today sent Felipe Alou home from first and gave San Francisco a 6-5...

June 26, 1962 - Earl Wilson (pictured left with catcher Bob Tillman), a big right-handed pitcher, became the toast of the Boston Red Sox...

June 25, 1962 - Henry Aaron hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and drove in the deciding run with a single in the seventh today as...

June 24, 1962 - Jim Bouton (pictured) and Jack Reed, probably the most obscure players on the star-studded Yankees, were latecomers in...

June 24, 1962 - The Yankees and Tigers battled for 7 hours today, a major league record, before Ralph Houk’s Yanks won, 9-7, in 22...

June 23, 1962 - The Yankees put in a long and arduous day in Detroit battling the Tigers in an afternoon and night program, gaining a...

June 23, 1962 - Tommy Davis, who leads the majors in runs batted in, drove in five more today with a triple and three singles as the...

June 22, 1962 - When the Mets are good, they are a delightful surprise. But when they are bad, they are horrid. Both of the team’s...

June 22, 1962 - Stan Musial set a major league record for career total bases today as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia...

June 21, 1962 - Whitey Ford, long the bellwether of the Yankees pitching staff, returned today to his familiar role. Making his first...

June 20, 1962 - The league-leading Cleveland Indians swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox, 6-3 and 3-0, tonight behind the strong...

June 19, 1962 - Frank Howard (pictured) drove in 2 runs with a first-inning homer and scored the deciding run on a misplayed grounder in...

June 19, 1962 - Ralph Houk’s faltering world champion Yankees dropped the opener of a two-game series in Baltimore with the Orioles, 3-1....

June 18, 1962 - Tommy Davis broke up the game with a ninth-inning home run tonight as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 1-0, before...