1960s Timeline

Nov. 18, 1963 - After ten weeks of grudging give-and-take battle, the New York Giants yesterday gained exclusive possession of first...

Nov. 3, 1963 - The Giants defeated the Cardinals in St. Louis today, 38-21. A crowd of near capacity proportions, 29,482, came to the...

Sept. 29, 1963 - The New York Giants regained their dignity and their winning ways at the expense of the Eagles today, routing the...

Sept. 15, 1963 - Leading the New York Giants to a 37-28 victory over the Colts, Y.A. Tittle today played one of the best games of his...

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. 17, 1963 - Johnny Unitas and his Baltimore Colt cohorts ruined what otherwise was a rousing reception by a record Cleveland crowd of...

July 18, 1963 - Juan Marichal, pressed into relief duty for the first time this season, succeeded in halting the San Francisco Giants’...

July 9, 1963 - The New York Giants have traded Roosevelt (Rosey) Grier (pictured last year), their 31-year-old 290-pound defensive...

May 29, 1963 - Ed Bailey’s three-run homer and a game-saving catch by Willie Mays gave the National League-leading San Francisco Giants a...

May 27, 1963 - Three throwing errors by usually skillful José Pagan gave the Los Angeles Dodgers as many unearned runs and a 4-3 victory...

May 24, 1963 - San Francisco drove Sandy Koufax from the box with 5 runs in the first inning today and went on to batter the Los Angeles...

May 20, 1963 - Mention retirement and you get a quick allergic reaction from Frank Gifford. “Haven’t given a thought to anything like...

May 18, 1963 - The New York Mets still felt angry today about the game that ended in frustrating defeat in the early hours of this...

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, 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, 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, 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 7, 1963 - Juan Marichal pitched a 4-hitter and Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, and José Pagan hit homers today as the San Francisco Giants...

May 5, 1963 - At the Polo Grounds yesterday (pictured), the dynamic cry “Let’s go, Mets!” was followed soon enough by some penetrating...

May 3, 1963 - President Kennedy sent a telegram to Willie Mays tonight on the occasion of “Willie Mays Night” at the Polo Grounds. The...