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Sep 6, 2023
Dodgers Drop Giants as Koufax Wins 22nd
Sept. 6, 1963 - Jim Gilliam, the Dodgers’ old pro, hit a home run and scored four times tonight to present Sandy Koufax with his 22nd...
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...
Sep 5, 2023
Dodgers’ Willie Davis Gets Married
Sept. 5, 1963 - “We’ll spend our honeymoon in New York while the Dodgers are playing in the World Series there.” Such was the optimistic...
Sep 3, 2023
Giants Clobber Cubs as Marichal Wins 20th
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...
Sep 2, 2023
Willie Mays Collapses at Home Plate
Sept. 2, 1963 - Willie Mays, who collapsed at the plate at Candlestick Park today, is suffering from nervous exhaustion and fatigue but...
Sep 1, 2023
Dodgers Top Giants in L.A.
Sept. 1, 1963 - Life can be beautiful at Dodger Stadium when the home team comes up with clutch hitting and pitching. That was the case...
Aug 30, 2023
Dodgers Down Giants as Drysdale Shines
Aug. 30, 1963 - Dodger Stadium prolonged its magic spell tonight as the Dodgers took another game from the hated Giants and dropped them...
Aug 30, 2023
Bernstein Battles Baseball at Bowl
Aug. 30, 1963 - Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic made their first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl last night since 1960,...
Aug 29, 2023
Dodgers Flatten Giants, 11-2, as Koufax Wins 20th
Aug. 29, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, given the most lavish support any Dodger pitcher has had in 45 games, pitched a 3-hitter tonight and became...
Aug 28, 2023
N.L. Race Tightens as Reds Top Dodgers
Aug. 28, 1963 - Things got so tough for the Dodgers today that Frank Howard even tried to bunt with his club six runs behind in the...
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 26, 2023
Will the Dodgers Fold Again?
Aug. 26, 1963 - Will the Dodgers fold again in this year’s National League pennant race? Those are fighting words to manager Walter...
Aug 26, 2023
Wills of Dodgers to Perform in Vegas after Season’s End
Aug. 26, 1963 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers will sing in Las Vegas after the baseball season ends, it was announced today. He...
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 22, 2023
Giants Top Braves as Mays Excels
Aug. 22, 1963 - Juan Marichal survived a grand slam by Joe Torre today and pitched his 19th victory of the season as the Giants gained an...
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 15, 2023
Karl Drews, Former Major League Pitcher, Killed in Florida
Aug. 15, 1963 - Karl Drews (pictured center in 1947 with Bill Bevens and Vic Raschi), former major league pitcher, was struck and killed...
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