1960s – Page 7 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

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

Dave McNally (TRADING CARD DB)

September 26, 1962: 19-year-old Dave McNally makes quick work of A’s in impressive debut

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

Camilo Pascual (Trading Card DB)

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

Willie Mays (Trading Card DB)

September 30, 1962: Willie Mays’ late homer forces 3-game playoff for NL pennant

Willie Mays (Courtesy National Baseball Hall of Fame)

October 1, 1962: Mays, Pierce lead Giants to win in Game 1 of NL tiebreaker series

Willie Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 3, 1962: The Giants Win the Pennant, Part Two!

National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

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

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

Bob Shaw (Trading Card DB)

May 4, 1963: Braves’ Bob Shaw sets NL/AL record with 5 balks

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

May 8, 1963: Willie Stargell hits first career home run, but Cubs win after 4-run rally

May 8, 1963: Don Lock’s 13th-inning grand slam wins it for Senators

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

May 11, 1963: Sandy Koufax throws second no-hitter to beat Marichal, Giants

May 15, 1963: Sandy Koufax fans 12 Phillies and allows no walks in 12 innings

May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season

Mickey Mantle (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 22, 1963: Mantle’s missile thwarts A’s comeback

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

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

May 26, 1963: New Twins reliever saves the day aided by Mele’s Marauders

May 29, 1963: Braves, Dodgers get fog-tied in Milwaukee

June 2, 1963: Say Hey times three: Willie Mays has a day at Busch Stadium