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May 22, 2023

MLB: Former Teammates Rave about Hodges

May 22, 1963 - His former teammates predicted to a man today that Gil Hodges (pictured #14 in 1955) will do an outstanding job as manager...

May 20, 2023

Mets Drop Heartbreaker to Dodgers in Nightcap after Koufax Domination

May 20, 1963 - Things like that will happen when you play an 18-year-old kid — things like young Ed Kranepool pulling a bit of a boner in...

May 16, 2023

Dodgers Top Pirates as Podres and Roseboro Shine

May 16, 1963 - The battery of Johnny Podres and Johnny Roseboro (pictured) was just what the doctor ordered for the Dodgers in today’s...

May 15, 2023

Phillies Finally Win at Dodger Stadium

May 15, 1963 - The Philadelphia Phillies shattered a couple of Los Angeles Dodger jinxes last night with a convincing 5-1 victory. They...

May 13, 2023

What Will Koufax Do for an Encore?

May 13, 1963 - So what does Sandy Koufax do for an encore? “Well, I’d sort of like to win a World Series game,” the great Dodger southpaw...

May 11, 2023

Koufax: No-Hitter Over Giants “Greatest Thrill”

May 11, 1963 - Lefthander Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who has had a ton of thrills in his major league career, said he got...

May 11, 2023

Sandy Koufax Authors Second No-Hitter as Dodgers Top Giants, 8-0

🚨May 11, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the Dodger left-hander, pitched the second no-hitter of his career tonight in a tension-packed 8-0 victory...

May 10, 2023

Drysdale, Dodgers Top Giants, 2-1

May 10, 1963 - Don Drysdale, who hadn’t won a game in nearly a month, pitched a six-hitter tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated...

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 7, 2023

Jackie Robinson To Lead Birmingham Demonstrations

May 7, 1963 - Former Brooklyn Dodger baseball star Jackie Robinson (left with Floyd Patterson) said today he will lead anti-segregation...

May 7, 2023

O’Malley: “Walter Alston Is My Manager”

May 7, 1963 - “Walter Alston is my manager, and I have no intention of making a change.” Thus did Walter O’Malley, president of the Los...

May 7, 2023

Dodgers Drop Contest to Pittsburgh Despite 16 Hits

May 7, 1963 - The Dodgers cracked enough base hits — 16 — to win a couple of games, but a throwing error by Jim Gilliam (pictured) paved...

May 5, 2023

Dodgers Top Pirates in Pittsburgh, 7-3, on 3-Run Pinch Homer

May 5, 1963 - Lee Walls smashed a three-run pinch homer in the ninth inning today to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over...

May 2, 2023

Ford Suffering from Same Finger Ailment that Sidelined Koufax

May 2, 1963 - Whitey Ford (left), veteran Yankee pitcher, is suffering from the same finger ailment which sidelined the Dodgers’ Sandy...

Apr 29, 2023

Mets Top Dodgers at Polo Grounds as Rookie Kranepool Gets Big Hit

Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...

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

Miller Stifles Reds as Dodgers Win, 7-1

Apr. 25, 1963 - Dodger general manager Buzzie Bavasi’s winter swap that sent Larry Burright and Tim Harkness to the Mets for Bob Miller...

Apr 24, 2023

Koufax Injured

Apr. 24, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the Dodgers’ unlucky pitching star whose finger injury last year cost Los Angeles the pennant, will be out...

Apr 23, 2023

Braves Protest Loss To Dodgers

Apr. 23, 1963 - Frank Howard (pictured) hit a towering home run at Dodger Stadium with two out in the bottom of the ninth today, giving...

Apr 21, 2023

Dodgers Sweep Doubleheader from Colts

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...