Herb Score Quits Baseball
Apr. 7, 1963 - Herb Score, for whom the Boston Red Sox once offered the Cleveland Indians $1 million, quit baseball today after a...
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Jul 23, 2022
Four Men Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
July 23, 1962 - In a 38-minute ceremony, four men were formally inducted today into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Inscribed bronze...
Jul 5, 2022
Tribe Tops Tigers Despite 3 Home Runs by Colavito
July 5, 1962 - Don Dillard’s ninth-inning home run gave the Cleveland Indians a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers tonight despite three...
Apr 24, 2022
Koufax Strikes Out 18 Cubs as Dodgers Win, 10-2
Apr. 24, 1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters today and matched the modern major league mark he already...
Apr 2, 2022
MLB: Twins Trade Pedro Ramos for Vic Power
Apr. 2, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins traded Pedro Ramos, a right-handed pitcher, to the Cleveland Indians today for Vic Power (pictured in...
Jul 15, 2021
52-year-old Pitcher Satchel Paige Wants Back in the Majors
July 15, 1961 - At the age of 52 - "and that's the truth, man, no matter what those books say" - Leroy (Satchel) Paige (pictured with Roy...
Jul 6, 2021
Yankees Beat Tribe Again
July 6, 1961 - The Yankees, it seems, can do just about anything these days except elbow their way into first place. Today, before a...
Jul 5, 2021
Yankees Split Doubleheader with Tigers
July 4, 1961 - Responding to the roars of the season's largest baseball gathering, a crowd of 74,246, the Yankees stormed into the ...
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