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…
August 20, 1962: Reds’ Frank Robinson crushes extra-inning, walk-off grand slam
The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers concluded a critical…
August 26, 1962: Jack Kralick almost perfect in pitching Minnesota Twins’ first no-hitter
Although the 1961 Twins had finished their inaugural season in…
September 2, 1962: Musial passes Speaker with 3,516th hit, moving one more rung up the record book ladder
There was not much tension in the air as the New York Mets concluded…
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 26, 1962: 19-year-old Dave McNally makes quick work of A’s in impressive debut
When Dave McNally started the 1962 season with Class-A Elmira,…
September 30, 1962: Mets lose record 120th game of inaugural season
September 30, 1962, was a warm, sunny day in Chicago as the New…
September 30, 1962: Camilo Pascual reaches 20-win goal in Twins’ season finale
Camilo Pascual had good reason to be anxious about his start…
September 30, 1962: Willie Mays’ late homer forces 3-game playoff for NL pennant
The Los Angeles Dodgers held a four-game lead over the San…
October 1, 1962: Mays, Pierce lead Giants to win in Game 1 of NL tiebreaker series
Willie Mays’ strong play helped the Giants catch the Dodgers…
October 3, 1962: The Giants Win the Pennant, Part Two!
On September 22, 1962, the second-place San Francisco Giants…
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 4, 1963: Braves’ Bob Shaw sets NL/AL record with 5 balks
The National League’s ill-advised crackdown on balks had reached…
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: Willie Stargell hits first career home run, but Cubs win after 4-run rally
Willie Stargell’s path to the top of the Pittsburgh Pirates’…
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…