April 10, 1962: Expansion Colt .45s win first game in franchise history

Houston was awarded a National League expansion franchise as…

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…
Carroll Hardy (Trading Card DB)

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…

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…
Buck Rodgers (Trading Card DB)

April 14, 1962: Angels chill Twins in blustery season opener

The Minnesota Twins were scheduled to open their 1962 home season…

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…

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,…

April 23, 1962: Jay Hook leads Mets to franchise’s first victory

New York City had long been a bastion of National League baseball.…

April 28, 1962: Minnie Miñoso rallies Cardinals to win over Reds

After a three-season Negro National League liftoff, Minnie Miñoso’s…

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…

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…
Solly Hemus (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 6, 1962: Solly Hemus draws Mets’ first ejection in extra-inning win

Solly Hemus’s place in New York Mets history is exceedingly…

May 26, 1962: Sandy Koufax shines on the mound and at the plate

Through mid-May of 1962, Sandy Koufax owned a modest 4-2 record,…

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…

May 30, 1962: Dodgers make first visit to New York since leaving Brooklyn

The Dodgers last played in Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957,…
Willie Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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.…

June 8, 1962: Mets snap 17-game losing streak, then lose again

On June 6, 1962, the Mets’ woes continued when they were swept…

June 13, 1962: Sandy Koufax hits first home run to beat Warren Spahn and Braves

After a breakout 1961 season during which he won 18 games…

June 16, 1962: Cleveland’s Jerry Kindall tops Mantle’s dramatic blast

The New York Yankees were hurting. The 1961 AL Fireman of the…

June 17, 1962: Adair, Wilhelm power Orioles’ sweep of Senators 

Golf fans might remember June 17, 1962, as the day Jack Nicklaus…