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May 15, 2023

Mets Climb Back Out of Cellar by Beating Houston

May 15, 1963 - The New York Mets put an end to some alarming trends in Houston today by beating the Colts, 7-4, behind Al Jackson’s 9-hit...

May 13, 2023

The Ol’ Perfesser Talks Outfield Defense

May 13, 1963 - Somehow or other, Casey Stengel (pictured right with coach Cookie Lavagetto) today got around to talking about the best...

May 11, 2023

Mets Climb into Seventh Place with Win over Reds

May 11, 1963 - So what’s all this fuss about some joker climing Mount Everest? The Mets have climbed into seventh place — and they didn’t...

May 9, 2023

“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry Demoted

May 9, 1963 - Marvelous Marv Throneberry, who last year became a symbol of the New York Mets’ haplessness, was demoted today. The first...

May 8, 2023

Mets Top Phils as 18-Year-Old Kranepool Drives in Winning Run

May 8, 1963 - A year ago, Ed Kranepool (right) was slamming long home runs at a record clip for James Monroe High School in the Bronx....

May 5, 2023

Mets Destroyed by Giants at Polo Grounds, 17-4

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, 2023

Giants Top Mets on “Willie Mays Night” at Polo Grounds

May 3, 1963 - A young man named Jack Fisher and an older one named Duke Snider turned out to be the heroes of “Willie Mays Night” at the...

Apr 29, 2023

Mets Top Dodgers at Polo Grounds as Rookie Kranepool Gets Big Hit

Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...

Apr 28, 2023

National League Balk Record Set

Apr. 28, 1963 - Only one balk was called in the National League today as umpires, on orders from league president Warren Giles, relaxed...

Apr 26, 2023

Mets Top Cubs, Officially On a Roll

Apr. 26, 1963 - The Amazin’ Mets, scaling heights never before achieved by the baby team, yesterday reached the .400 plateau. They...

Apr 24, 2023

Willey Shuts Out Cubs, 2-0, Credits Met Catcher Choo Choo Coleman

Apr. 24, 1963 - Carlton Willey (pictured), the latest in a growing line of Amazin’ Mets, today discovered a way to beat the balk menace....

Apr 21, 2023

Mets Sweep Doubleheader from Braves at Polo Grounds

Apr. 21, 1963 - The most glorious hour in the Mets’ brief history arrived at 8:14 p.m. tonight. At that moment, they completed their...

Apr 19, 2023

Mets Earn First Victory of Season

Apr. 19, 1963 - The Mets won their first victory of the season today, and they came from behind to do it. You would have thought they...

Apr 15, 2023

Braves Top Mets in 10, 4-3

Apr. 15, 1963 - Defeat in any form is painful. But the type of cat-and-mouse 4-3 defeat inflicted upon the New York Mets today in...

Apr 11, 2023

Mets Shut Out Again at Polo Grounds

Apr. 11, 1963 - The New York Mets gave 6,074 chilly friends at the Polo Grounds added assurance yesterday that, despite the rumors and...

Apr 9, 2023

Mets Drop Season Opener to Cards at Polo Grounds

Apr. 9, 1963 - Harsh reality, wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals, smothered the New York Mets like a massive wet blanket...

Apr 5, 2023

Stengel Refuses to Predict Mets’ Season

Apr. 5, 1963 - When Casey Stengel was winning championships with the Yankees, he would rarely hesitate to predict that “we oughta win it...

Apr 2, 2023

Mets Top Cards in Exhibition Matchup

Apr. 2, 1963 - It is not true that the New York Mets, who today scored 5 runs in the eighth inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6,...

Apr 1, 2023

Snider Purchased by Mets

Apr. 1, 1963 - The Duke is coming home. The Mets announced tonight the long-awaited purchase of Duke Snider (pictured left in 1955) for...

Mar 31, 2023

“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry a Favorite with Mets Fans

Mar. 31, 1963 - Marvin Eugene Throneberry became the symbol of the New York Mets last season. Even his initials spelled out Met. Like the...