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April 10, 1962: Expansion Colt .45s win first game in franchise history
Houston was awarded a National League expansion franchise as…
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April 10, 1962: Dodgers lose to Reds in opening game at Dodger Stadium
Walter O’Malley is a bane or a blessing dependent upon which…
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April 11, 1962: Carroll Hardy breaks scoreless tie with 12th-inning grand slam
For the Boston Red Sox team, it was a nice way to even up a new…
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April 11, 1962: New York Mets open inaugural season with loss to Cardinals
A new day was dawning for New York baseball fans. After the Dodgers…
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April 14, 1962: Angels chill Twins in blustery season opener
The Minnesota Twins were scheduled to open their 1962 home season…
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April 15, 1962: Pitcher Jim Manning becomes Twins’ first 18-year-old player
Jim Manning’s career as a big-league pitcher lasted only 17…
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April 18, 1962: O’Toole’s pitching, Pinson’s production lead Reds to 14-0 rout
The pitching matchup scheduled for Wednesday, April 18, 1962,…
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April 23, 1962: Jay Hook leads Mets to franchise’s first victory
New York City had long been a bastion of National League baseball.…
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April 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City
“I lost track,” replied Sandy Koufax when asked if he knew…
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April 28, 1962: Minnie Miñoso rallies Cardinals to win over Reds
After a three-season Negro National League liftoff, Minnie Miñoso’s…
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April 28, 1962: Mets earn franchise’s first home win at Polo Grounds
The end of a terrible era, the absence of National League baseball…
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May 5, 1962: Bo Belinsky blanks Baltimore, strikes out nine in no-hitter
The first major-league no-hitter on the West Coast belongs not…
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May 6, 1962: Solly Hemus draws Mets’ first ejection in extra-inning win
Solly Hemus’s place in New York Mets history is exceedingly…
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May 29, 1962: Braves beat Cubs in a home run derby on a cold day in May
Though the calendar had yet to turn to June, the Chicago Cubs…
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May 30, 1962: Dodgers make first visit to New York since leaving Brooklyn
The Dodgers last played in Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957,…
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June 1, 1962: Willie Mays, Giants return to New York for first time, beat the Mets
On August 18, 1957, came an anticipated yet numbing announcement.…
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June 8, 1962: Mets snap 17-game losing streak, then lose again
On June 6, 1962, the Mets’ woes continued when they were swept…
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June 16, 1962: Cleveland’s Jerry Kindall tops Mantle’s dramatic blast
The New York Yankees were hurting. The 1961 AL Fireman of the…
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June 17, 1962: Adair, Wilhelm power Orioles’ sweep of Senators
Golf fans might remember June 17, 1962, as the day Jack Nicklaus…
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June 22, 1962: No no-hitter for Mets’ Alvin Jackson
Baseball is a game of streaks, and an extended streak, whether…
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June 24, 1962: Yankees outlast Tigers in 22-inning game
When the fans at Tiger Stadium settled into their seats for a…
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June 26, 1962: Boston’s Earl Wilson becomes first Black pitcher to throw no-hitter in American League
On June 26, 1962, Earl Wilson of the Boston Red Sox became the…
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June 30, 1962: Sandy Koufax hurls first career no-hitter against Mets
The Los Angeles Dodgers (50-29), in second place a half-game…
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June 30, 1962: Clemente, Burgess lead Pirates to blowout win against Cardinals
The lean, lithe Roberto Clemente and the squat Smoky Burgess…