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May 26, 2023

Mets Split Doubleheader in St. Louis

May 26, 1963 - Sooner or later, the New York Mets bring the opposition down to their level. That’s how they managed to salvage a 3-2...

May 24, 2023

Cards Ready to Meet the Mets

May 24, 1963 - When the National League’s worst road club meets the worst home team, something is bound to give. That is the situation...

May 14, 2023

Braves Top Cards as Spahn Gains Win No. 332

May 14, 1963 - The Milwaukee Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, today as Warren Spahn gained his 332nd National League...

May 8, 2023

Dodgers Club Cards, 11-5, after 11-1 Victory Last Night

May 8, 1963 - Willie Davis (pictured) hit two home runs and a triple as the Los Angeles Dodgers clubbed Cardinal relief pitching for 6...

May 6, 2023

Cards Split Doubleheader with Reds

May 6, 1963 - “Everything that possibly could go against us went against us — that balk call, the play at the plate, the force play at...

May 1, 2023

Cardinals Take First in NL with Win over Braves

May 1, 1963 - The St. Louis Cardinals regained the National League lead behind the 4-hit pitching of Curt Simmons last night in a 2-1...

Apr 28, 2023

Cards Dump Dodgers in L.A., 9-5, Sweep Series

Apr. 28, 1963 - The rampaging Redbirds broke out with a 15-hit barrage, including 6 extra-base knocks, to dump the Dodgers again today,...

Apr 25, 2023

Cards to Send Sadecki to Face Giants’ O’Dell

Apr. 25, 1963 - Cardinal manager Johnny Keane will send another southpaw against the Giants today following Curt Simmons’s 4-3 success...

Apr 23, 2023

N.L. President: Balk Rule “Will Continue To Be Enforced”

Apr. 23, 1963 - Warren Giles, president of the National League, said today the balk rule “will continue to be enforced” despite protests...

Apr 19, 2023

Schwall and Pirates Top Cards, 3-2

Apr. 19, 1963 - As far as the Cardinals are concerned, Pirate pitcher Don Schwall (pictured) should have stuck to his first love —...

Apr 11, 2023

Mets Shut Out Again at Polo Grounds

Apr. 11, 1963 - The New York Mets gave 6,074 chilly friends at the Polo Grounds added assurance yesterday that, despite the rumors and...

Apr 9, 2023

Mets Drop Season Opener to Cards at Polo Grounds

Apr. 9, 1963 - Harsh reality, wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals, smothered the New York Mets like a massive wet blanket...

Mar 28, 2023

Musial: 1963 Will Be My Final Season

Mar. 28, 1963 - Stan Musial, 42-year-old outfield star of the St. Louis Cardinals, confirmed today he did not expect to be back next...

Feb 20, 2023

Joe Medwick: I Belong In Hall of Fame

Feb. 20, 1963 - Joe (Ducky) Medwick (pictured in 1934), who hit .374 one year for St. Louis Cardinal manager Frankie Frisch, declared...

Jan 12, 2023

Stan Musial Talks Conditioning

Jan. 12, 1963 - Stan Musial (pictured with Vin Scully), 42, who says his conditioning program has added five years to his playing career,...

Jan 5, 2023

Baseball Star Rogers Hornsby is Dead

Jan. 5, 1963 - Baseball great Rogers Hornsby died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 66. Hornsby was elected to baseball’s Hall...

Jan 3, 2023

Musial Signs 22nd Contract with Cardinals

Jan. 3, 1963 - A genial and humble Stan (The Man) Musial signed his 22nd contract to play with the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial broke a...

Nov 19, 2022

Pirates Trade Groat and Olivo to Cardinals for Cardwell and Gotay

Nov. 19, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, making the first of several anticipated trades, sent their seasoned shortstop, Dick Groat...

Nov 19, 2022

Browns Top Cardinals as Brown and Ryan Shine

Nov. 19, 1962 - Jim Brown scored 4 touchdowns and Frank Ryan had his greatest passing day as the Browns defeated the St. Louis Cardinals...

Sep 30, 2022

Dodgers Lose, Will Face Giants in Three-Game Playoff

Sept. 30, 1962 - Unable to halt one of the most amazing crackups by a front-runner in major league history, the Dodgers today plunged the...