1960s Timeline

July 4, 1962 - The Giants bid a fond farewell to the Mets today, battering the New Yorkers in both games of a doubleheader, 11-4 and...

July 1, 1962 - Don Drysdale (left), the 6-foot-6-inch right-handed star of the Dodgers, struck out 13 Mets today en route to becoming...

July 1, 1962 - When the Dodgers signed Sandy Koufax eight years ago, they knew he had enormous potential. The trick was to harness it. It...

June 30, 1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a no-hitter tonight and struck out 13 batters in turning back the New...

June 28, 1962 - Following the Dodgers’ 5-4 victory over the Mets this evening in a 13-inning game at the Chavez Ravine Stadium in Los...

June 28, 1962 - The New York Mets, who have no past and are dismally bogged down in the present, invested a substantial sum in the future...

June 27, 1962 - A single over third base by Bob Skinner in the tenth inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Mets today...

June 22, 1962 - When the Mets are good, they are a delightful surprise. But when they are bad, they are horrid. Both of the team’s...

June 16, 1962 - New York Met fans, undeterred by a miserable record (16-42), spent another unrewarding afternoon under Coogan’s Bluff...

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June 11, 1962 - Around the National League, the word on Al Jackson (pictured), the diminutive Mets left-hander, is that his sinker must...

June 7, 1962 - The New York Mets, a club Manager Casey Stengel (pictured with Roger Craig) today referred to as “not built for long...

June 6, 1962 - Another first was “achieved” today as the Mets bowed to the Phillies, 2-0 and 2-1, at Connie Mack Stadium. With this...

June 3, 1962 - The San Francisco Giants bade a reluctant farewell to their old Polo Grounds playpen today after scoring their fourth...

June 1, 1962 - In a triumphant return to the Polo Grounds, where a 43,742-member welcoming committee was gathered, the league-leading...

May 31, 1962 - “That was the most exciting game I ever pitched in my life,” said Sandy Koufax today. This was a rather astonishing...

May 30, 1962 - The creaking old Polo Grounds rocked today with the cheers of the largest baseball crowd it has housed in 20 years....

May 27, 1962 - Casey Stengel’s Mets lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Giants today in San Francisco. In the opener, marked by a...

May 25, 1962 - Disaster engulfed the Mets on all fronts tonight as the Dodgers swept the three-game series with a crushing 17-8 triumph...

May 23, 1962 - The Mets, from their remote position in ninth place, made a heroic effort tonight in Los Angeles to make their presence...