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Apr 10, 2023

Giants Drop Colt .45s in Houston on Ed Bailey’s Slam

Apr. 10, 1963 - Ed Bailey, the talkative 31-year-old catcher from Strawberry Plains, Tenn., hit a pinch-hit grand slam home run in the...

Apr 9, 2023

Drysdale Shines as Dodgers Top Cubs at Wrigley, 5-1

Apr. 9, 1963 - Don Drysdale, a 25-game winner last year, opened the season by hurling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the...

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 9, 2023

Yankees Top Athletics, 8-2, as Truman Looks On

Apr. 9, 1963 - Amid considerable fanfare and a bright display of color, the Athletics, resplendent in their new uniforms of Tulane gold...

Apr 9, 2023

Reds Are Victorious over Pirates, 5-2, at Crosley Field

Apr. 9, 1963 - Jim O’Toole, the cocky Irishman who had insisted the opening day assignment should be his, converted the boast into...

Apr 8, 2023

President Kennedy Throws Out First Pitch at D.C. Stadium

Apr. 8, 1963 - A labor dispute almost kept President Kennedy from celebrating the traditional rites of spring today. But expert pinch...

Apr 8, 2023

Tigers Claim Right-Hander McLain from White Sox

Apr. 8, 1963 - The Detroit Tigers claimed Dennis McLain (pictured), a 19-year-old bonus right-hander, from the Chicago White Sox for the...

Apr 8, 2023

Apr. 8, 1963 | JFK Throws out First Pitch (VIDEO)

Apr. 8, 1963 - President Kennedy threw out the ceremonial first pitch at today's contest between the Washington Senators and Baltimore...

Apr 7, 2023

Herb Score Quits Baseball

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

Apr 6, 2023

Angels Top Sloppy Dodgers in Exhibition

Apr. 6, 1963 - Jim Fregosi tied the game with a ninth-inning triple then scored on a misplayed throw-in for a 4-3 victory by the Los...

Apr 5, 2023

Beanball War Being Waged Between Giants and Indians

Apr. 5, 1963 - Rain canceled today’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians as reverberations from their beanball...

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 5, 2023

JFK Gets A.L. Season Pass from Cronin

Apr. 5, 1963 - President Kennedy today received a season pass to American League baseball games and reported that his arm was in good...

Apr 4, 2023

Alston Still Juggling Dodger Lineup

Apr. 4, 1963 - With the National League curtain-raiser only a few days away, Dodger skipper Walter Alston continues to juggle his lineup....

Apr 4, 2023

Spahn Wants the Ball Every Fourth Day

Apr. 4, 1963 - Warren Spahn, an 18-game winner in 1962, believes he can return to the 20-game circle this year. But the Braves’ southpaw,...

Apr 3, 2023

Pirates Top Injury-Plagued Yankees in Exhibition

Apr. 3, 1963 - Suddenly plagued by countless Yankee injuries of varying magnitude, Ralph Houk decided to field a team today that included...

Apr 3, 2023

UPI Picks Yankees and Dodgers — then Yankees to Win It All

Apr. 3, 1963 - The New York Yankees in a runaway and the Los Angeles Dodgers by the skin of their teeth — that’s how the United Press...

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

Maris Hurt in Exhibition

Apr. 1, 1963 - New York Yankee injury woes reached a new high today when Roger Maris pulled up lame during an exhibition game with the...

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...