1960s Timeline

Dec. 14, 1963 - Harvey Haddix, the Pittsburgh left-hander who pitched an unparalleled 12 perfect innings on May 26, 1959 only to lose the...

Nov. 27, 1963 - Gene Freese (pictured) was purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Cincinnati today in an apparent move to get...

Sept. 20, 1963 - Great pitching and blinding speed, a formula that has kept Los Angeles ahead of the pack since July 2, proved a winning...

Sept. 19, 1963 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, who plunged deep into the second division this year after five seasons as a pennant contender,...

Sept. 11, 1963 - Maury Wills gave the kind of performance tonight that earned him the National League’s MVP award last season. Maury’s...

Sept. 10, 1963 - Sandy Koufax strengthened his bid for the Cy Young award by breaking his own National League strikeout record and...

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...

July 28, 1963 - Willie Mays blasted a 2-run homer today that sparked the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh...

July 16, 1963 - Despite the fantastic slugging feats of unbelievable Willie McCovey (pictured), the Giants just can’t win a doubleheader....

May 16, 1963 - The battery of Johnny Podres and Johnny Roseboro (pictured) was just what the doctor ordered for the Dodgers in today’s...

May 9, 1963 - Southpaw Dick Ellsworth (pictured), recovering from a muscle spasm in his left arm, hurled the Chicago Cubs to their sixth...

May 7, 1963 - The Dodgers cracked enough base hits — 16 — to win a couple of games, but a throwing error by Jim Gilliam (pictured) paved...

May 5, 1963 - Lee Walls smashed a three-run pinch homer in the ninth inning today to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over...

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

Apr. 19, 1963 - As far as the Cardinals are concerned, Pirate pitcher Don Schwall (pictured) should have stuck to his first love —...

Apr. 14, 1963 - The slumping Cincinnati Reds laid another egg yesterday, but it wasn’t of the Easter variety. Instead it was a 12-4...

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

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

Jan. 21, 1963 - Pittsburgh Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh (pictured left with Phillies manager Gene Mauch) conceded today the San...

Nov. 21, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dick Stuart (pictured right in 1960), their slugging first baseman, and Jack Lamabe, a...