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July 31, 1963: Indians smack four consecutive home runs off Paul Foytack
For all intents and purposes, the ballgame did not figure into…
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August 4, 1963: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres loses bid for no-hitter in ninth at Houston
During the sophomore season of the Houston Colt .45s in 1963,…
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August 4, 1963: Mickey Mantle returns to Yankees in a pinch
Mickey Mantle, known for his prodigious home runs, was also known…
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August 7, 1963: Jim Hickman becomes first Mets batter to hit for the cycle
The New York Mets had an infamous inaugural year in 1962, setting…
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August 11, 1963: Auburn, Batavia combine for 40 strikeouts to set new league record
For most fans, watching a pitcher strike out 16 hitters in a…
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August 13, 1963: Dave DeBusschere pitches shutout in next-to-last major-league start
As White Sox pitcher Dave DeBusschere headed to the mound at…
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August 14, 1963: Red Sox honor lost USS Thresher, thrash Yankees
On April 10, 1963, the US nuclear submarine USS Thresher sank…
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August 31, 1963: Landis, Robinson hit back-to-back homers in 9th as Wilhelm shuts down Twins in relief
The last Saturday in August of 1963 brought an afternoon match…
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September 1, 1963: Yankees’ Tom Metcalf gets sole major-league win, aided by home runs
Tom Metcalf had been called up by the New York Yankees in early…
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September 6, 1963: Major League Baseball celebrates 100,000th game
Much of the off-field enjoyment of baseball is connected to the…
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September 8, 1963: Stan Musial bids farewell to Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
Stan Musial’s first and last appearances in Forbes Field spanned…
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September 10, 1963: Trio of Alou brothers make trail-blazing appearance with Giants
In a time when baseball players from the Dominican Republic…
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September 18, 1963: Mets lose to Phillies in their second ‘Last Game’ at the Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds had been an important part of the New York sports…
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September 21, 1963: Denny McLain homers in major-league debut
The Saturday afternoon affair at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull…
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September 21, 1963: Pirates’ Gene Baker becomes first African-American to manage in the major leagues
Thanks in no small part to Bruce Markusen’s 2009 work,…
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September 25, 1963: Stan Musial plays his last road game at Wrigley Field
After Stan Musial’s official announcement on August 12, 1963,…
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September 27, 1963: Houston Colt .45s start a lineup of all rookies
On September 27, 1963, the Houston Colt .45’s (64-95) were…
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September 29, 1963: Fleeting fame and enduring memories for Houston’s John Paciorek, Jim Umbricht
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, pondering his fate prior to…
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September 29, 1963: Stan Musial says goodbye in final game
There was symmetry to the first weeks of Stan Musial’s career…
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October 2, 1963: Sandy Koufax sets World Series strikeout record, fanning 15 Yankees
For the first time in seven years, the Yankees and the Dodgers…
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October 3, 1963: Johnny Podres extends Dodgers’ World Series lead in Game 2
While the starting pitchers in Game One of the 1963 World Series…
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October 5, 1963: Drysdale gives Dodgers 3-0 lead in ‘best pitched game of superbly pitched series’
Depending on who you listened to, the New York Yankees were either…
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October 6, 1963: Koufax stifles Yankee bats again as Dodgers sweep World Series
As the New York Yankees arrived at Dodger Stadium for the fourth…
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October 12, 1963: Latin American charity game is Polo Grounds’ ‘grand finale’
The last baseball game ever played at the Polo Grounds was…