Johnny Stephenson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

For most fans, watching a pitcher strike out 16 hitters in a…
Bill Monbouquette

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

On April 10, 1963, the US nuclear submarine USS Thresher sank…

August 25, 1963: ‘Lucky’ Camilo Pascual escapes bases-loaded jam to beat Orioles, 5-3

Camilo Pascual was one of the original Minnesota Twins. The hard-throwing…

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

Sandy Koufax won at least 20 games three times in his…

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

Much of the off-field enjoyment of baseball is connected to the…

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

Stan Musial’s first and last appearances in Forbes Field spanned…
Sandy Koufax (SABR-Rucker Archive)

September 10, 1963: Sandy Koufax wins 23rd game in record-setting performance in Pittsburgh

Skipper Walter Alston’s National League-leading 1963 Los Angeles…

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

In a time when baseball players from the Dominican Republic…

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

Sandy Koufax made a habit of holding teams scoreless in 1963.…

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

The Saturday afternoon affair at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull…
Stan Musial (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

After Stan Musial’s official announcement on August 12, 1963,…

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

On September 27, 1963, the Houston Colt .45’s (64-95) were…

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

There was symmetry to the first weeks of Stan Musial’s career…

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

For the first time in seven years, the Yankees and the Dodgers…

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

While the starting pitchers in Game One of the 1963 World Series…

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

As the New York Yankees arrived at Dodger Stadium for the fourth…