1960s – Page 8 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 9, 1963: Mays leads NL stars in return to single All-Star Game

July 12, 1963: Koufax fans 13, hands Mets 13th loss in a row

Early Wynn (Trading Card DB)

July 13, 1963: Early Wynn wins his 300th game

July 15, 1963: Patient Gary Peters registers near-perfect game for White Sox

July 31, 1963: Indians smack four consecutive home runs off Paul Foytack

Johnny Podres (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 4, 1963: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres loses bid for no-hitter in ninth at Houston

Mickey Mantle (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 4, 1963: Mickey Mantle returns to Yankees in a pinch

Jim Hickman

August 7, 1963: Jim Hickman becomes first Mets batter to hit for the cycle

Johnny Stephenson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 11, 1963: Auburn, Batavia combine for 40 strikeouts to set new league record

August 13, 1963: Dave DeBusschere pitches shutout in next-to-last major-league start

Bill Monbouquette

August 14, 1963: Red Sox honor lost USS Thresher, thrash Yankees

Hoyt Wilhelm (Trading Card DB)

August 31, 1963: Landis, Robinson hit back-to-back homers in 9th as Wilhelm shuts down Twins in relief

Tom Medcalf

September 1, 1963: Yankees’ Tom Metcalf gets sole major-league win, aided by home runs

September 6, 1963: Major League Baseball celebrates 100,000th game

September 8, 1963: Stan Musial bids farewell to Forbes Field in Pittsburgh

September 10, 1963: Trio of Alou brothers make trail-blazing appearance with Giants

September 18, 1963: Mets lose to Phillies in their second ‘Last Game’ at the Polo Grounds

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

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