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May 4, 1963: Braves’ Bob Shaw sets NL/AL record with 5 balks
The National League’s ill-advised crackdown on balks had reached…
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May 6, 1963: Army Cadets make it close in exhibition against Mets
When Tampa Bay takes on Toronto, it’s the Rays against the…
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May 8, 1963: Willie Stargell hits first career home run, but Cubs win after 4-run rally
Willie Stargell’s path to the top of the Pittsburgh Pirates’…
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May 8, 1963: Don Lock’s 13th-inning grand slam wins it for Senators
Left-hander Don Rudolph stood out for two reasons in the early…
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May 9, 1963: Frank Robinson knocks in seven runs for Reds
On Thursday, May 9, 1963, the cellar-dwelling Houston Colt .45’s…
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May 11, 1963: Sandy Koufax throws second no-hitter to beat Marichal, Giants
It was a great pitching matchup as the fifth-place Los Angeles…
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May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season
In the 1960s, the home for the Rutgers University baseball team…
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May 22, 1963: Mantle’s missile thwarts A’s comeback
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. had a wonderful day on Wednesday,…
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May 21, 1963: Reds’ Jim Maloney strikes out eight consecutive Braves batters
At the opening of the 1963 major-league season, the Cincinnati…
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May 26, 1963: Orioles’ Wes Stock wins both games of doubleheader
The doubleheader (especially the Sunday version) was at one time…
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May 26, 1963: New Twins reliever saves the day aided by Mele’s Marauders
In early-season coverage of their third year in Minnesota, local…
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May 29, 1963: Braves, Dodgers get fog-tied in Milwaukee
In the fourth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers-Milwaukee Braves…
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June 2, 1963: Say Hey times three: Willie Mays has a day at Busch Stadium
“Those homers all felt good. They all do. That second one was…
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June 9, 1963: Ernie Banks’ blasts bounce Koufax, but Cubs crumble
When the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers met on June 9,…
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June 14, 1963: Willie Kirkland’s second extra-inning home run ends 19-inning marathon
The Cleveland Indians were on a hot streak. The Tribe had won…
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June 26, 1963: Tim Harkness hits game-winning grand slam for Mets
The New York Mets came into existence in 1962 and were one of…
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June 27, 1963: Phillies’ Johnny Callison hits for the cycle, sparking ‘merry-go-round of base runners’
The Philadelphia Phillies finished 81-80 in 1962, the franchise’s…
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July 2, 1963: Marichal outduels Spahn in 16-inning thriller
As the 1963 National League season moved into its fourth month,…
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July 5, 1963: Dodgers notch 1-0 win in Johnny Podres’ 2-hitter
Fireworks on July 4th inspire awe.
That feeling continued into…
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July 7, 1963: Early Wynn misses 300th win again as Cleveland’s 9th-inning rally falls short
One game short of his 300th career victory, Early Wynn was without…
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July 9, 1963: Mays leads NL stars in return to single All-Star Game
“They invented the All-Star Game for Willie Mays,” Ted…
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July 12, 1963: Koufax fans 13, hands Mets 13th loss in a row
The 1962 baseball season brought the National League back to…
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July 13, 1963: Early Wynn wins his 300th game
As the curtain came down on the 1962 major-league season, Early…
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July 15, 1963: Patient Gary Peters registers near-perfect game for White Sox
It took five major-league seasons for Gary Peters to have a breakout…