1960s Timeline

Apr. 7, 1963 - Herb Score, for whom the Boston Red Sox once offered the Cleveland Indians $1 million, quit baseball today after a...

July 23, 1962 - In a 38-minute ceremony, four men were formally inducted today into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Inscribed bronze...

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, 1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters today and matched the modern major league mark he already...

Apr. 2, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins traded Pedro Ramos, a right-handed pitcher, to the Cleveland Indians today for Vic Power (pictured in...

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...

July 6, 1961 - The Yankees, it seems, can do just about anything these days except elbow their way into first place. Today, before a...

July 4, 1961 - Responding to the roars of the season's largest baseball gathering, a crowd of 74,246, the Yankees stormed into the ...