1960s Timeline

June 30, 1963 - Financially, the Dodgers were a smashing success today as home attendance soared above the 1 million mark, but they...

June 29, 1963 - Warren Spahn retired the first 19 batters, finished with a 3-hitter, and broke a 15-year jinx last night as the Milwaukee...

June 23, 1963 - Jim Gilliam’s 3-run homer in the fifth inning today carried the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis...

June 21, 1963 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched 8 innings of shutout ball tonight then needed help to weather a St. Louis...

June 18, 1963 - The floundering Detroit Tigers dismissed manager Bob Scheffing (pictured) and his coaching staff today and named Charlie...

June 17, 1963 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the man with the golden arm, stifled San Francisco, 2-0, on four singles today...

June 15, 1963 - Juan Marichal (pictured) pitched a no-hit shutout against the Houston Colts today for a 1-0 victory that lifted the San...

June 13, 1963 - Sandy Koufax pitched a 3-hit shutout and Willie Davis smacked a 2-run bases-filled single as Los Angeles defeated the...

June 12, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers regained the National League lead today by destroying the Houston Colts, 9-1, before a crowd of...

June 11, 1963 - Willie McCovey’s three-run homer and Juan Marichal’s first shutout of the season gave the San Francisco Giants a 3-0...

June 9, 1963 - Ernie Banks belted 3 home runs for Chicago today — the fourth time he’s swatted 3 in a game — but the Cubs lost, 11-8, to...

June 7, 1963 - The Los Angeles Dodgers, aided by consecutive home runs by Frank Howard and John Roseboro and the effective pitching of...

June 3, 1963 - Dick (Turk) Farrell, a 20-game loser last season, held the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless until there was 1 out in the eighth...

Dec. 28, 1962 - Don Drysdale, the fireballing Los Angeles Dodger pitcher who can throw a baseball upwards of 90 miles per hour, pleaded...

Nov. 26, 1962 - The New York Yankees moved into the spotlight today as the minor league convention opened in Rochester by swinging one of...

Aug. 9, 1962 - Gold Glove catcher Johnny Roseboro (pictured left), whose two-run homer last night provided the Dodgers with the winning...

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

Apr. 26, 1962 - The Los Angeles Dodgers hit four homers today, two of them by Willie Davis (pictured), and defeated the Chicago Cubs at...

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. 11, 1962 - Sandy Koufax’s four-hit pitching performance, combined with timely Dodger extra-base hits, gave Los Angeles a 6-2 victory...