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Nov 4, 2023

Roger Craig Traded from Mets to Cardinals for George Altman and Bill Wakefield

Nov. 4, 1963 - Roger Craig obtained his long-awaited freedom from the New York Mets today. The most respected 22-game loser of recent...

Oct 9, 2023

Johnny Keane of Cardinals Named NL Manager of the Year

Oct. 9, 1963 - Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals was named today as the National League’s manager of the year in The Associated...

Sep 29, 2023

Stan Musial Ends Storied Career

Sept. 29, 1963 - Stan Musial, who broke in with the Cardinals with two hits 22 years ago, ended his career the same way today in a...

Sep 20, 2023

Dodgers Top Pirates, Increase Lead over Cards to Five Games

Sept. 20, 1963 - Great pitching and blinding speed, a formula that has kept Los Angeles ahead of the pack since July 2, proved a winning...

Sep 18, 2023

Dodgers Top Cards in Extra Innings, 6-5

Sept. 18, 1963 - It took the Dodgers 13 innings to do it, but they finally defeated the Cardinals today, 6-5, and left both the Cardinals...

Sep 17, 2023

Koufax Masters Cardinals, 4-0

Sept. 17, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the best pitcher in the world, did tonight exactly what one would expect the world’s best pitcher to do:...

Sep 16, 2023

Dodgers Halt Cardinals in St. Louis, 3-1

Sept. 16, 1963 - Maybe the Cardinals are mere mortals, after all. The team that’s generated the biggest head of steam in the National...

Sep 15, 2023

Cardinals Climb Within a Game of Dodgers after Sweeping Doubleheader from Braves

Sept. 15, 1963 - Lew Burdette and Ray Sadecki pitched St. Louis to within one game of the league-leading Dodgers today as the Cardinals...

Sep 12, 2023

Cards Top Cubs, 8-3

Sept. 12, 1963 - Losing four out of five to the Cardinals this season has made a believer of Cub righthander Larry Jackson (pictured)....

Sep 10, 2023

Dodgers Top Pirates as Koufax Sets More Records

Sept. 10, 1963 - Sandy Koufax strengthened his bid for the Cy Young award by breaking his own National League strikeout record and...

Sep 9, 2023

Cardinals Shut Out Cubs, 6-0, on Simmons’ Six-Hitter

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

Sep 5, 2023

Dodgers Shut Out Cubs, 4-0

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...

Aug 27, 2023

Giants Top Cards, Gain Second-Place Tie

Aug. 27, 1963 - The Giants gave hurler Jack Sanford a big cushion today, and he did the rest, beating the Cardinals, 7-2, at Candlestick...

Aug 24, 2023

Stan: Cards “Still in the Race”

Aug. 24, 1963 - Stan Musial (pictured) was saying before last night’s game that he hasn’t felt much of anything now that his playing days...

Aug 23, 2023

Los Angeles Bids Stan the Man a Fond Farewell

Aug. 23, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Southern California fandom said farewell to Stan (The Man) Musial on the occasion last night...

Aug 21, 2023

Dodgers Top Cards, Koufax Still Seeking 20th Victory

Aug. 21, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, seeking his 20th victory, started for the Dodgers today against Curt Simmons of the Cardinals. The Dodgers...

Aug 20, 2023

Dodgers Beat Cardinals, Stretch N.L. Lead

Aug. 20, 1963 - The Dodgers took on the Cardinals tonight, the hard-hitting club that had just swept three straight from the Giants, and...

Aug 19, 2023

Cards Sweep Giants

Aug. 19, 1963 - Ken Boyer’s second two-run homer of the game tied the score in the ninth inning and, moments later, Julian Javier...

Aug 16, 2023

Cardinals Destroy Giants at Busch Stadium

Aug. 16, 1963 - The baseball Cardinals could not have celebrated the opening of the football Cardinals’ exhibition schedule more...

Aug 12, 2023

Musial Recognized as All-Time Great

Aug. 12, 1963 - In his 22 years with the Cardinals, Stan Musial (pictured in 1949), who today announced his retirement at the end of this...