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August 29, 1963: Sandy Koufax meets a milestone, wins 20th game of season

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 17, 1963: Sandy Koufax sets shutout record for southpaws in St. Louis

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

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

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

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