1960s Timeline

Apr. 30, 1963 - Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris played their first league game of the season side by side today as the Yankees opened a...

Apr. 29, 1963 - Whitey Ford, plagued throughout the spring with a sore arm, brought cheer to the New York Yankees yesterday with one of...

Apr. 27, 1963 - Mickey Mantle, sidelined with a muscle strain since April 13, returned to the Yankee lineup today and drew thunderous...

Apr. 17, 1963 - Ralph Terry, despite his rise in stature among major league pitchers, still finds the home run the bane of his existence....

Apr. 14, 1963 - The New York Yankees took sole possession of the American League lead today. Determined to make that winter trade of...

Apr. 11, 1963 - The Yankees put on quite a pregame show today at their 41st Stadium opener. (Pictured below is Joe DiMaggio, who threw...

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

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

Apr. 5, 1963 - When Casey Stengel was winning championships with the Yankees, he would rarely hesitate to predict that “we oughta win it...

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

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

Mar. 22, 1963 - Far removed from the tumult and the shouting, Joe DiMaggio is having the time of his life while doing some important work...

Mar. 18, 1963 - Try as they would today, the world champion New York Yankees could not impress their importance on Casey Stengel’s...

Mar. 15, 1963 - When the Yankee training camp moved into full gear two weeks ago with the arrival of all the regulars at Fort Lauderdale,...

Mar. 14, 1963 - Although the bell won't ring until April 9, the Dodger pitching rotation already is beginning to take some semblance of...

Mar. 3, 1963 -The New York Mets decided today to dispense with the services of Gene Woodling (pictured right with Hank Bauer and Mickey...

Mar. 1, 1963 - As Roger Maris sees it, an eighth to a quarter of an inch is all that stands between him and a comeback to another big...

Mar. 1, 1963 - A record total of 957 major league baseball games will be telecast this season, with the 20 teams receiving about $14...

Feb. 27, 1963 - The world champion Yankees, who break a record almost every time they win a game, hit another home run, or turn around,...