1960s Timeline

Mar. 15, 1964 - The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox put the long ball on parade today in Tampa and the Cincinnatians won their...

Dec. 10, 1963 - Nellie Fox, long-time Chicago White Sox second baseman, was traded to the Houston Colts today for two farm hands....

Nov. 29, 1963 - Gary Peters, the young southpaw pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, today was named the American League’s rookie of the...

Oct. 25, 1963 - Led by Gary Peters, the star left-handed pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, ten major league rookies were honored at the...

Aug. 25, 1963 - A pair of brilliant young lefthanders dominated the long double bill at Yankee Stadium today as the White Sox and Yankees...

Aug. 18, 1963 - The Mantle-less, Maris-less, merciless Yankees today completed a 2-week, 6,750-mile, 14-game road trip that had about the...

July 17, 1963 - Dave DeBusschere, the 22-year-old giant from Detroit, arrived as a big leaguer today by scoring his first victory. The...

July 2, 1963 - “It was a curveball, belt high, that broke over the plate,” said 22-year-old left-hander Al Downing (pictured), the man...

June 27, 1963 - The Yankee hopes of showing the White Sox who was boss in the American League came down with a crash today in Chicago....

June 25, 1963 - The Yankees, who scored three straight triumphs in Boston after losing the opener of a four-game series, won’t be...

May 13, 1963 - Leon Wagner (pictured), Jim Fregosi, and Ed Sadowski each drove in 2 runs today as the Los Angeles Angels scored a 7-3...

May 4, 1963 - Dickie Kerr (pictured left with Ray Fisher before the 1919 World Series), hero of the “Black Sox” baseball scandal, died of...

May 2, 1963 - A single by Brooks Robinson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning helped the fourth-place Baltimore Orioles to an 8-7...

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

Apr. 21, 1963 - Dave Nicholson drove in 5 runs with a triple and a grand slam homer yesterday to help the Chicago White Sox overcome a...

Jan. 29, 1963 - Shortstop Luis Aparicio (pictured last March) said today he is accepting the 1963 contract sent to him by the Baltimore...

Jan. 14, 1963 - Luis Aparicio, a shortstop, and Al Smith, an outfielder and infielder, were traded to the Baltimore Orioles by the...

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

July 28, 1962 - John Blanchard bashed a pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning with 2 men aboard today, helping the Yankees score a 4-3...

May 28, 1962 - Early Wynn (pictured in Sarasota during spring training in March), Chicago’s 42-year-old pitching marvel, hurled a...