Mets Drop Another Game as Cubs Take "Camera Day," 6-3
June 16, 1962 - New York Met fans, undeterred by a miserable record (16-42), spent another unrewarding afternoon under Coogan’s Bluff...
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Jun 16, 2022
Baseball: The Redemption of Joe Torre
June 16, 1962 - “You’re a fat slob,” said Frank Torre (left), the nimble first baseman of the Milwaukee Braves, at the family dinner...
Jun 15, 2022
Phillies Score 10 Runs in Third Inning, Top Reds, 13-8
June 15, 1962 - The Philadelphia Phillies scored 10 runs in the third inning day for a 13-8 victory over the National League champion...
Jun 15, 2022
Pirates Top Braves On Strength of 7-Run 8th Inning
June 15, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for 7 runs in the eighth inning today to defeat the Milwaukee Braves, 9-8, and run their...
Jun 14, 2022
Braves Dominate Dodgers, 7-1
June 14, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves scored five runs in the first inning and breezed to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers today...
Jun 14, 2022
Twins Top Angels, 5-4
June 14, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins broke a ninth-inning tie on a single by Len Green today and defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 5-4. Bo...
Jun 13, 2022
Koufax Outduels Spahn as Dodgers Top Braves, 2-1
June 13, 1962 - Los Angeles’ fireball pitcher, Sandy Koufax (pictured between manager Walter Alston and Johnny Podres), outpitched Warren...
Jun 12, 2022
Giants Sweep Doubleheader from Reds, One Game Behind Dodgers
June 12, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants snapped out of a 6-game losing streak tonight and swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds,...
Jun 12, 2022
Yanks Top Tigers as Stafford Pitches Another Gem
June 12, 1962 - The Yankees discovered an antidote today to Detroit’s Frank Lary, who has been pitching poison to them for years. Manager...
Jun 11, 2022
National League Learns to Respect Al Jackson's Sinker
June 11, 1962 - Around the National League, the word on Al Jackson (pictured), the diminutive Mets left-hander, is that his sinker must...
Jun 11, 2022
Orioles Take Fight-Filled Rubber Match from Yanks, 5-3
June 11, 1962 - The Yankees, fighting to break a batting slump and remain in first place, and the Orioles, frustrated by their poor...
Jun 10, 2022
Dodgers Sweep Doubleheader from Houston, 9-3, 9-7
June 10, 1962 - The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 6 runs in the sixth inning today and won the second game of a doubleheader, 9-7, from the...
Jun 9, 2022
Yogi's Pinch-Hit Homer Clinches Yankee Win over Orioles
June 9, 1962 - Yogi Berra’s pinch-hit, 3-run homer in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 deadlock between the Yankees and the Orioles today...
Jun 8, 2022
Dodgers Move Into First Place with Extra-Inning Win over Colts
June 8, 1962 - A sacrifice fly by Willie Davis (pictured) scored fleet-footed Maury Wills with the winning run in the 13th inning today...
Jun 7, 2022
Yanks Blank Indians on Stafford's Two-Hit Gem
June 7, 1962 - Of 93 pitches delivered by Bill Stafford (pictured) of the Yankees in tonight’s game at the Stadium, only two went for...
Jun 7, 2022
Mets Will Try To Snap 17-Game Skid
June 7, 1962 - The New York Mets, a club Manager Casey Stengel (pictured with Roger Craig) today referred to as “not built for long...
Jun 6, 2022
Jim Kaat Pitches Gem as Twins Top Athletics, 7-0
June 6, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins, behind the five-hit pitching of Jim Kaat (pictured), scored a 7-0 victory today over the Kansas City...
Jun 6, 2022
Mets Drop Double-Dip to Phillies; First New York Team To Lose 17 in a Row
June 6, 1962 - Another first was “achieved” today as the Mets bowed to the Phillies, 2-0 and 2-1, at Connie Mack Stadium. With this...
Jun 5, 2022
Giants Destroy Cubs, 11-4, as O'Dell Fans 10
June 5, 1962 - A bobble on what could have been a triple play blossomed into a five-run San Francisco eighth inning today as the Giants...
Jun 4, 2022
Dodgers Top Phillies as Koufax Twirls 3-Hitter, Strikes Out 13
June 4, 1962 - Sandy Koufax pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 13 today as he put the Dodgers back on their feet with a 6-3 victory over...
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