1960s Timeline

Sept. 9, 1963 - “He looked like he tasted World Series money the way he was bearing down,” Ron Santo was saying about Curt Simmons...

Sept. 8, 1963 - These Yankees are irrepressible. They win when it isn’t really necessary. Today at Yankee Stadium, they completed a sweep...

Sept. 8, 1963 - Warren Spahn, Milwaukee’s 42-year-old pitching great, hurled the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies today at...

Sept. 7, 1963 - Yankee Stadium was turned into a Bronx bombing range today as the Yanks and Tigers exploded for 29 hits, with the home...

Sept. 6, 1963 - Jim Gilliam, the Dodgers’ old pro, hit a home run and scored four times tonight to present Sandy Koufax with his 22nd...

Sept. 5, 1963 - Pistol Pete Richert and Larry Sherry ganged up on the Cubs to hurl a 4-0 shutout tonight as the Dodgers concluded a...

Sept. 5, 1963 - “We’ll spend our honeymoon in New York while the Dodgers are playing in the World Series there.” Such was the optimistic...

Sept. 4, 1963 - Dennis Bennett, a left-handed pitcher for the Phillies, singled to drive in the tie-breaking run in the fifth inning...

Sept. 4, 1963 - Jim Bouton failed to bag his 20th win today at Yankee Stadium because the Senators were hitting the ball out of the park...

Sept. 3, 1963 - The Cubs handed the Giants 11 unearned runs today, and that was more than enough for Juan Marichal to register his first...

Sept. 3, 1963 - You won’t see many like that one. Pete Rose, first up for Cincinnati, hit the first pitch deep into the right field seats...

Sept. 2, 1963 - Willie Mays, who collapsed at the plate at Candlestick Park today, is suffering from nervous exhaustion and fatigue but...

Sept. 1, 1963 - Life can be beautiful at Dodger Stadium when the home team comes up with clutch hitting and pitching. That was the case...

Aug. 31, 1963 - Last year the Yankees had a 17-19 record in August, and Ralph Houk feared this month when it began this year. But August...

Aug. 30, 1963 - Dodger Stadium prolonged its magic spell tonight as the Dodgers took another game from the hated Giants and dropped them...

Aug. 30, 1963 - Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic made their first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl last night since 1960,...

Aug. 30, 1963 - The Minnesota Twins went on a record-breaking home run binge yesterday as they belted 12 in an overwhelming sweep of the...

Aug. 29, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, given the most lavish support any Dodger pitcher has had in 45 games, pitched a 3-hitter tonight and became...

Aug. 28, 1963 - Things got so tough for the Dodgers today that Frank Howard even tried to bunt with his club six runs behind in the...

Aug. 28, 1963 - Jim Bouton (right with Tony Kubek), the 23-year-old flame-throwing right-hander of the Yankees, came within three outs of...