September 21, 1963: Denny McLain homers in major-league debut

The Saturday afternoon affair at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull…
Stan Musial (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 25, 1963: Stan Musial plays his last road game at Wrigley Field

After Stan Musial’s official announcement on August 12, 1963,…

September 27, 1963: Houston Colt .45s start a lineup of all rookies

On September 27, 1963, the Houston Colt .45’s (64-95) were…

September 29, 1963: Stan Musial says goodbye in final game

There was symmetry to the first weeks of Stan Musial’s career…

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…

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…

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…

October 12, 1963: Latin American charity game is Polo Grounds’ ‘grand finale’

The last baseball game ever played at the Polo Grounds was…

April 14, 1964: Cubs outslug and outlast hopeful Pirates to jump-start the season

“From the depths of 17 consecutive second-division finishes,”…

April 14, 1964: Sandy Koufax stifles Cardinals in his only career Opening Day start

Sandy Koufax shut out the Cardinals in the only opening-day…

April 19, 1964: Mets beat Pirates for first win at Shea Stadium

The New York Mets began their 1964 season the same way as in…
Whitey Ford (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 22, 1964: Yankees’ Whitey Ford wins his 200th game in the Windy City

It was April 1964. The top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100…

April 22, 1964: McCovey’s three homers sink Braves in home opener

To Milwaukee fandom, the 1964 home opener represented a potential…
Dick Stuart (Trading Card DB)

April 28, 1964: Dick Stuart rallies Red Sox with 11th-inning grand slam

It was early in the 1964 season. The visiting Baltimore Orioles…
Wally Bunker (TRADING CARD DB)

May 5, 1964: Wally Bunker throws a one-hitter for Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles were beginning their 11th season since…

May 8, 1964: Bill Spanswick earns first major league victory

Baseball was the game for the generation of young men growing…
Bob Allison (Trading Card DB)

May 9, 1964: Twins rally from 6-run deficit to beat Athletics, 10-8

The Minnesota Twins rallied from a 7-1 deficit with three runs…

May 26, 1964: Mets score 19 runs in win over Cubs

The New York Mets arrived in Chicago after losing two of three…