1960s Timeline

Nov. 21, 1963 - Barring unforeseen developments, the New York Mets will play their first game of baseball at Shea Stadium in Flushing...

Nov. 4, 1963 - Roger Craig obtained his long-awaited freedom from the New York Mets today. The most respected 22-game loser of recent...

Oct. 16, 1963 - Mrs. Joan Whitney Payson (pictured center in June with Casey and Edna Stengel), owner of the New York Mets baseball team...

Sept. 18, 1963 - For the record: 1.) Roy Sievers of the Phillies today made the last major league putout at the Polo Grounds. 2.) Ted...

Sept. 12, 1963 - Admirers of silver-haired outfielder Duke Snider crowded into the Polo Grounds tonight to honor an authentic baseball...

Sept. 3, 1963 - You won’t see many like that one. Pete Rose, first up for Cincinnati, hit the first pitch deep into the right field seats...

Aug. 24, 1963 - The greatest New York Met team ever assembled proved its claim to that title today by posting its 41st victory of the...

Aug. 14, 1963 - The marvelous Mets are off on a new win streak — two straight. They beat the Pirates today at the Polo Grounds, 4-2, as...

Aug. 9, 1963 - The Ballad of Roger Craig, a woeful tale of one of the great right-handed tragic heroes of modern times, came to a...

Aug. 7, 1963 - The power of positive action swept over the Mets today in such a fashion that they played a brand of baseball not in...

Aug. 5, 1963 - Slim right-hander Roger Craig of the New York Mets managed a slight smile yesterday and said “I don’t feel sorry for...

July 31, 1963 - If nothing else, Roger Craig is the most consistent pitcher of the year. The tall right-hander did last night what he did...

July 30, 1963 - It was a wonderful birthday celebration for Casey Stengel tonight. The Mets won. Earlier in the day, when friends from...

July 29, 1963 - If it will put Walter O’Malley’s mind at ease, the Dodgers need not worry about the Mets, whom they entertain tomorrow,...

July 26, 1963 - The New York Mets pulled it off today. They established a major league record no other team wants. Without hesitation,...

July 24, 1963 - The New York Mets, who are still accentuating the negative, today not only kicked away another game but booted themselves...

July 23, 1963 - Willie Mays was too much for the Mets’ pitchers today as he cracked two home runs. But even before he clubbed his first...

July 22, 1963 - The New York Mets won’t be quite as funny when they open their western swing against the San Francisco Giants tomorrow...

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

July 17, 1963 - Four absent-minded teenagers, who left a huge bass drum on a subway train last Thursday after cheering the New York Mets...