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…
Mickey Mantle (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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…
Jimmie Hall (Trading Card Database)

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…

May 26, 1963: Orioles’ Wes Stock wins both games of doubleheader

The doubleheader (especially the Sunday version) was at one time…

May 26, 1963: New Twins reliever saves the day aided by Mele’s Marauders

In early-season coverage of their third year in Minnesota, local…

May 29, 1963: Braves, Dodgers get fog-tied in Milwaukee

In the fourth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers-Milwaukee Braves…

June 2, 1963: Say Hey times three: Willie Mays has a day at Busch Stadium

“Those homers all felt good. They all do. That second one was…

June 9, 1963: Ernie Banks’ blasts bounce Koufax, but Cubs crumble

When the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers met on June 9,…
Dick Radatz, Trading Card Database

June 11, 1963: Boston’s Dick Radatz strikes out 11 batters in relief

They called him “The Monster” – in large part because he…
Gates Brown (Trading Card Database)

June 19, 1963: Tigers’ Gates Brown hits pinch-hit home run in his first career at-bat as Carl Yastrzemski leads Red Sox to blowout victory

Over the course of his 13-year major-league career spent entirely…

June 26, 1963: Tim Harkness hits game-winning grand slam for Mets

The New York Mets came into existence in 1962 and were one of…
Johnny Callison (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

June 27, 1963: Phillies’ Johnny Callison hits for the cycle, sparking ‘merry-go-round of base runners’

The Philadelphia Phillies finished 81-80 in 1962, the franchise’s…

July 2, 1963: Marichal outduels Spahn in 16-inning thriller

As the 1963 National League season moved into its fourth month,…

July 5, 1963: Dodgers notch 1-0 win in Johnny Podres’ 2-hitter

Fireworks on July 4th inspire awe. That feeling continued into…