1960s Timeline

Apr. 27, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs’ strange allergy to a pitched ball again flared up yesterday when the Philadelphia Phillies’ Art...

Apr. 26, 1963 - The Amazin’ Mets, scaling heights never before achieved by the baby team, yesterday reached the .400 plateau. They...

Apr. 24, 1963 - Carlton Willey (pictured), the latest in a growing line of Amazin’ Mets, today discovered a way to beat the balk menace....

Apr. 21, 1963 - While taking both ends of today’s doubleheader from Houston, the Dodgers ran the gamut. They won the opener, 11-3, to...

Apr. 21, 1963 - Bob Kennedy (pictured), “head coach” of the managerless Chicago Cubs, predicted yesterday that the Los Angeles Dodgers’...

April 18, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs took another giant stride away from their disastrous 1962 campaign by beating the great Don Drysdale...

Apr. 17, 1963 - Bill Skowron (pictured), after getting only 2 hits in 23 times at bat, singled in the winning run in the 10th inning with...

Apr. 16, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs have posted notice to National League rivals that their pitching staff means business this season. The...

Apr. 10, 1963 - Sandy Koufax yielded 5 hits and struck out 10 as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored a 2-1 victory today over the Chicago Cubs...

Apr. 9, 1963 - Don Drysdale, a 25-game winner last year, opened the season by hurling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the...

Apr. 4, 1963 - With the National League curtain-raiser only a few days away, Dodger skipper Walter Alston continues to juggle his lineup....

Mar. 13, 1963 - Juan Marichal signed with the San Francisco Giants for an estimated $25,000 today. The National League champions’ last...

Dec. 5, 1962 - Ken Hubbs (pictured) of the Chicago Cubs, the second baseman who set two major league records last season, was named the...

Sept. 30, 1962 - At Wrigley Field today, the New York Mets lost their final game of the season to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1. It was their...

Sept. 14, 1962 - Maury Wills continued his assault on Ty Cobb’s record today with his 91st stolen base of the season as the Dodgers...

July 23, 1962 - The first formal exchange of live television programs across the Atlantic took place today. The U.S. and Europe tried to...

July 21, 1962 - Don Drysdale, the major leagues’ winningest pitcher, won his seventh consecutive game today as the Los Angeles Dodgers...

July 20, 1962 - Tommy Davis (pictured) today drove in 4 runs, becoming the first major leaguer to knock in 100 this season, and led the...

July 18, 1962 - Bob Gibson pitched his third successive 3-hitter and struck out 12 in out-dueling Carl Koonce tonight as the St. Louis...

June 5, 1962 - A bobble on what could have been a triple play blossomed into a five-run San Francisco eighth inning today as the Giants...