1960s Timeline

May 17, 1963 - A Red Sox victory and a White Sox loss moved Boston into first place by 15 percentage points in the American League...

May 14, 1963 - With a thunderous smash that came within three feet of clearing the fence in back of the center field bleachers, Bob...

May 8, 1963 - Earl Wilson (pictured right with Harry Dorish and Bill Monbouquette) pitched one of the better games of his career in the...

May 2, 1963 - Ted Williams (pictured at the New England Sportsmen’s Show in January) said today there is no chance he could be enticed to...

Apr. 28, 1963 - With Carl Yastrzemski (pictured) slamming 6 hits, the Red Sox supported sharp pitching with timely hitting today at...

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

Dec. 11, 1962 - The New York Mets today acquired Tracy Stallard, a right-handed pitcher who threw a historic home run ball (pictured);...

Nov. 25, 1962 - The American League batting champion, Pete Runnels (pictured left with Ted Williams in 1958) of the Boston Red Sox, was...

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

Oct. 7, 1962 - Johnny Pesky (pictured), former Boston Red Sox infielder, was named manager of the Red Sox yesterday. Manager Mike Higgins...

Sept. 8, 1962 - Today, before a gathering of 19,807 at Yankee Stadium, Ralph Houk’s Bombers rolled roughshod over the Boston Red Sox, who...

Aug. 1, 1962 - Bill Monbouquette (pictured left with catcher Jim Pagliaroni) of the Boston Red Sox pitched the fourth no-hitter of the...

July 30, 1962 - Gene Conley (pictured), the wandering pitcher, was fined today an estimated $2,000 by the Boston Red Sox. At the same...

July 28, 1962 - Red Sox manager Mike Higgins slapped a heavy fine on his wandering infielder, Pumpsie Green (pictured right with Ted...

July 19, 1962 - Yankee baserunners staged another parade on the basepaths of Fenway Park today, but the resident Red Sox were not amused....

July 18, 1962 - Red Sox pitching has seldom looked better than it did today — to the Yankees. With extra-base hits sailing all over...

July 15, 1962 - Harmon Killebrew belted 2 doubles and drove in 4 runs today to back Frank Sullivan’s brilliant relief pitching and give...

June 26, 1962 - Earl Wilson (pictured left with catcher Bob Tillman), a big right-handed pitcher, became the toast of the Boston Red Sox...

June 20, 1962 - The league-leading Cleveland Indians swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox, 6-3 and 3-0, tonight behind the strong...

May 16, 1962 - Another big-run production was staged at Fenway Park tonight, but this time the Yankees managed to get into the act as...