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

September 30, 1962, was a warm, sunny day in Chicago as the New…
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September 30, 1962: Camilo Pascual reaches 20-win goal in Twins’ season finale

Camilo Pascual had good reason to be anxious about his start…
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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…
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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…
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October 3, 1962: The Giants Win the Pennant, Part Two!

On September 22, 1962, the second-place San Francisco Giants…
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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,…
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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 match-up as the fifth-place Los Angeles…

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

The Philadelphia Phillies were a year away from their infamous…

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

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. had a wonderful day on Wednesday,…

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

At the opening of the 1963 major-league season, the Cincinnati…
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May 24, 1963:  Twins defensive sub Jimmie Hall uses bat to beat White Sox in 9th

On May 24, 1963, the Minnesota Twins used two dramatic home runs…