1960s Timeline

Oct. 14, 1963 - Dick Ellsworth of the Chicago Cubs, a 20-game loser in 1962 and a 22-game winner in 1963, was named the National League’s...

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

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

Aug. 24, 1963 - The greatest New York Met team ever assembled proved its claim to that title today by posting its 41st victory of the...

Aug. 9, 1963 - The Ballad of Roger Craig, a woeful tale of one of the great right-handed tragic heroes of modern times, came to a...

Aug. 6, 1963 - For the fifth time this season, Don Drysdale allowed the Cubs one earned run today in hurling the Dodgers to a 4-1 victory...

Aug. 5, 1963 - Ernie Banks, in the throes of his worst batting slump since joining the Chicago Cubs in 1953, entered Chicago’s Wesley...

June 26, 1963 - Tim Harkness and five hardworking pitchers turned in one of the Mets’ more heroic efforts today at the Polo Grounds. It...

June 9, 1963 - Ernie Banks belted 3 home runs for Chicago today — the fourth time he’s swatted 3 in a game — but the Cubs lost, 11-8, to...

June 7, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers, aided by consecutive home runs by Frank Howard and John Roseboro and the effective pitching of...

June 7, 1963 - Willie Mays’ nap off second base last night cost the San Francisco Giants’ star center fielder $25, the first fine under a...

June 5, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs swept a double-header from the San Francisco Giants today, 9-5 and 5-4, to pull within a game of the...

May 30, 1963 - Patience was richly rewarded for those Met fans among the 37,170 Polo Grounds customers who had the faith to stick around...

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 18, 1963 - Henry Aaron’s grand-slam home run capped a 6-run seventh inning uprising and lifted the Milwaukee Braves to a 10-6 victory...

May 9, 1963 - Southpaw Dick Ellsworth (pictured), recovering from a muscle spasm in his left arm, hurled the Chicago Cubs to their sixth...

May 5, 1963 - Balks have cost the Braves home runs and considerable embarrassment in their last two losses, and any more will cost the...