Granny Hamner (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 28, 1962: Granny Hamner rides knuckler back to the big leagues as A’s pitcher

The knuckleball has danced through the fantasies of fans and…

July 30, 1962: Junior Circuit shows its power in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field

“I guess it shows they play ball in that other league too.”…

August 1, 1962: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette throws no-hitter at Comiskey Park

It was an unlikely time for the best game in Bill Monbouquette’s…

September 12, 1962: Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 batters

In 2019 a record 42,823 batters struck out1 — more than 17…

September 19, 1962: Don Drysdale blanks Braves, notches 25th win of season

Don Drysdale’s 25th and final victory of the 1962 season…

September 21, 1962: White Sox score 6 runs in electrifying game-ending rally

Only 825 spectators, the smallest crowd of the season at Comiskey…

September 22, 1962: Mets’ loss to Cubs leaves team with two 20-game losers

The brand-new 1962 New York Mets posted one of the worst seasons…

September 30, 1962: Mets lose record 120th game of inaugural season

September 30, 1962, was a warm, sunny day in Chicago as the New…
Camilo Pascual (Trading Card DB)

September 30, 1962: Camilo Pascual reaches 20-win goal in Twins’ season finale

Camilo Pascual had good reason to be anxious about his start…
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

October 10, 1962: Tom Tresh’s heroic homer moves Yankees one game closer

Between its opening in April 1923 and its final game in September…

April 19, 1963: Rookie Ron Hunt lifts Mets to season’s first win

When Ron Hunt, the rawboned 22-year-old Mets second baseman,…

May 6, 1963: Army Cadets make it close in exhibition against Mets

When Tampa Bay takes on Toronto, it’s the Rays against the…

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…

May 9, 1963: Frank Robinson knocks in seven runs for Reds

On Thursday, May 9, 1963, the cellar-dwelling Houston Colt .45’s…

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…

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…

May 21, 1963: Reds’ Jim Maloney strikes out eight consecutive Braves batters

At the opening of the 1963 major-league season, the Cincinnati…

May 26, 1963: Orioles’ Wes Stock wins both games of doubleheader

The doubleheader (especially the Sunday version) was at one time…

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…