Stengel Gets Birthday Wish
July 30, 1963 - It was a wonderful birthday celebration for Casey Stengel tonight. The Mets won. Earlier in the day, when friends from...
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Jul 30, 2023
Roebuck Hits Alston after Dodgers Trade Him to Washington
July 30, 1963 - A bitter Ed Roebuck flung a parting blast at Dodger manager Walter Alston today as the veteran reliever prepared to move...
Jul 29, 2023
Duke: Dodgers Won’t Flop Again
July 29, 1963 - If it will put Walter O’Malley’s mind at ease, the Dodgers need not worry about the Mets, whom they entertain tomorrow,...
Jul 29, 2023
Piersall Suspended for Brush with Umpire
July 29, 1963 - American League President Joe Cronin today fined the Los Angeles Angels’ Jim Piersall (pictured sliding home at Fenway...
Jul 28, 2023
Anti-Castro Demonstrators Converge on Cuban Pitcher at Yankee Stadium
July 28, 1963 - Eight anti-Castro demonstrators ran out on the field at Yankee Stadium today and wrapped a Cuban flag around the...
Jul 28, 2023
Mays Homer Wins It for Giants, Top Pirates 3-1
July 28, 1963 - Willie Mays blasted a 2-run homer today that sparked the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh...
Jul 27, 2023
Angels Top Red Sox as Piersall Makes Strong Debut for Los Angeles
July 27, 1963 - On a sizzling day in Boston, the Los Angeles Angels survived 102-degree heat and humidity to overtake the Red Sox and...
Jul 27, 2023
Yanks’ Victory Preceded by Old-Timers Day Contest
July 27, 1963 - Baseball greats of yesteryear took center stage today as the Yankees staged their 17th annual Old-Timers Day. This year’s...
Jul 26, 2023
Reds’ Offense Explodes, Top Braves 11-1
July 26, 1963 - Joe Nuxhall posted his eighth victory tonight as the Cincinnati Reds finally turned on their vaunted power and walloped...
Jul 26, 2023
New York Mets Set Another Unenviable Record
July 26, 1963 - The New York Mets pulled it off today. They established a major league record no other team wants. Without hesitation,...
Jul 26, 2023
Wally Moon: Dodgers Will Win the Pennant
July 26, 1963 - Los Angeles Dodger outfielder Wally Moon (pictured) flatly predicted a National League pennant for Los Angeles this year...
Jul 25, 2023
Burdette Wins Pitchers’ Duel with Spahn on Senior Citizens’ Day
July 25, 1963 - It was Senior Citizens’ Day today at Milwaukee’s County Stadium, and three oldsters on the field did not disappoint....
Jul 25, 2023
Mantle Out Indefinitely with Loose Cartilage in Knee
July 25, 1963 - Mickey Mantle, the American League’s highest paid player and No. 1 attraction, will remain out of the Yankee lineup for...
Jul 24, 2023
Yanks Top Angels, Blanchard On a Tear
July 24, 1963 - Johnny Blanchard continued his relentless demolition of the Los Angeles Angels today. He blasted another 3-run homer and...
Jul 24, 2023
Mets Blow Lead, Lose Again to San Francisco
July 24, 1963 - The New York Mets, who are still accentuating the negative, today not only kicked away another game but booted themselves...
Jul 23, 2023
Giants Clobber Mets as Mays Smacks Two Homers
July 23, 1963 - Willie Mays was too much for the Mets’ pitchers today as he cracked two home runs. But even before he clubbed his first...
Jul 22, 2023
Yanks Top Angels in the Bronx
July 22, 1963 - Taking candy from babies is dangerous work compared with the New York Yankees’ business of taking ballgames from...
Jul 22, 2023
Piersall Waived by Mets
July 22, 1963 - The New York Mets won’t be quite as funny when they open their western swing against the San Francisco Giants tomorrow...
Jul 21, 2023
Braves Sweep Doubleheader from Dodgers
July 21, 1963 - The Milwaukee Braves blasted 8 Los Angeles pitchers for 26 hits today and won a doubleheader from the Dodgers in...
Jul 20, 2023
Bombers Eke Out Victory over Indians at Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1963 - For eight innings at Yankee Stadium today, Whitey Ford and the Yankees were proceeding to another victory as smoothly as...
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