Pirates Sell Haddix To Orioles
Dec. 14, 1963 - Harvey Haddix, the Pittsburgh left-hander who pitched an unparalleled 12 perfect innings on May 26, 1959 only to lose the...
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Nov 27, 2023
Gene Freese Acquired by Pirates
Nov. 27, 1963 - Gene Freese (pictured) was purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Cincinnati today in an apparent move to get...
Sep 20, 2023
Dodgers Top Pirates, Increase Lead over Cards to Five Games
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...
Sep 19, 2023
Danny Murtaugh Rehired as Pirates’ Manager
Sept. 19, 1963 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, who plunged deep into the second division this year after five seasons as a pennant contender,...
Sep 11, 2023
Dodgers Flatten Pirates as Wills Shines
Sept. 11, 1963 - Maury Wills gave the kind of performance tonight that earned him the National League’s MVP award last season. Maury’s...
Sep 10, 2023
Dodgers Top Pirates as Koufax Sets More Records
Sept. 10, 1963 - Sandy Koufax strengthened his bid for the Cy Young award by breaking his own National League strikeout record and...
Aug 14, 2023
Mets Start New Win Streak: Two Straight
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...
Jul 28, 2023
Mays Homer Wins It for Giants, Top Pirates 3-1
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...
Jul 16, 2023
Giants Split Doubleheader but Pirates Take Series
July 16, 1963 - Despite the fantastic slugging feats of unbelievable Willie McCovey (pictured), the Giants just can’t win a doubleheader....
May 16, 2023
Dodgers Top Pirates as Podres and Roseboro Shine
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, 2023
Ellsworth Hurls Gem as Cubs Take Sixth Straight with Win over Pittsburgh
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, 2023
Dodgers Drop Contest to Pittsburgh Despite 16 Hits
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, 2023
Dodgers Top Pirates in Pittsburgh, 7-3, on 3-Run Pinch Homer
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, 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 19, 2023
Schwall and Pirates Top Cards, 3-2
Apr. 19, 1963 - As far as the Cardinals are concerned, Pirate pitcher Don Schwall (pictured) should have stuck to his first love —...
Apr 14, 2023
Pirates Hand Reds Third Straight Defeat
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, 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 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...
Jan 21, 2023
Pirates’ Manager Murtaugh: Giants Team to Beat in 1963
Jan. 21, 1963 - Pittsburgh Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh (pictured left with Phillies manager Gene Mauch) conceded today the San...
Nov 21, 2022
Pirates Trade Stuart and Lamabe to Red Sox for Schwall and Pagliaroni
Nov. 21, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dick Stuart (pictured right in 1960), their slugging first baseman, and Jack Lamabe, a...
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