1960s – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

September 21, 1963: Pirates’ Gene Baker becomes first African-American to manage in the major leagues

Stan Musial (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

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

September 29, 1963: Fleeting fame and enduring memories for Houston’s John Paciorek, Jim Umbricht

Tommy Davis

September 29, 1963: Dodgers’ Tommy Davis secures second consecutive NL batting title

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

October 2, 1963: Sandy Koufax sets World Series strikeout record, fanning 15 Yankees

Johnny Podres (TRADING CARD DB)

October 3, 1963: Johnny Podres extends Dodgers’ World Series lead in Game 2

October 5, 1963: Drysdale gives Dodgers 3-0 lead in ‘best pitched game of superbly pitched series’

October 6, 1963: Koufax stifles Yankee bats again as Dodgers sweep World Series

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

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

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

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

Whitey Ford (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

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

April 23, 1964: Ken Johnson pitches a no-hitter for Houston … and loses the game to Reds

Dick Stuart (Trading Card DB)

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

Wally Bunker (TRADING CARD DB)

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

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

Bob Allison (Trading Card DB)

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

Jerry Hummitzsch (FINDAGRAVE.COM)

May 21, 1964: ‘Can’t-miss’ Jerry Hummitzsch’s last game shows what could have been

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

Jim King (Trading Card DB)

May 26, 1964: Despite Jim King’s cycle, Senators score just two runs and Red Sox rally for walk-off win