Mets Climb Back Out of Cellar by Beating Houston
May 15, 1963 - The New York Mets put an end to some alarming trends in Houston today by beating the Colts, 7-4, behind Al Jackson’s 9-hit...
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- May 13, 2023
The Ol’ Perfesser Talks Outfield Defense
May 13, 1963 - Somehow or other, Casey Stengel (pictured right with coach Cookie Lavagetto) today got around to talking about the best...
- May 11, 2023
Mets Climb into Seventh Place with Win over Reds
May 11, 1963 - So what’s all this fuss about some joker climing Mount Everest? The Mets have climbed into seventh place — and they didn’t...
- May 9, 2023
“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry Demoted
May 9, 1963 - Marvelous Marv Throneberry, who last year became a symbol of the New York Mets’ haplessness, was demoted today. The first...
- May 8, 2023
Mets Top Phils as 18-Year-Old Kranepool Drives in Winning Run
May 8, 1963 - A year ago, Ed Kranepool (right) was slamming long home runs at a record clip for James Monroe High School in the Bronx....
- May 5, 2023
Mets Destroyed by Giants at Polo Grounds, 17-4
May 5, 1963 - At the Polo Grounds yesterday (pictured), the dynamic cry “Let’s go, Mets!” was followed soon enough by some penetrating...
- May 3, 2023
Giants Top Mets on “Willie Mays Night” at Polo Grounds
May 3, 1963 - A young man named Jack Fisher and an older one named Duke Snider turned out to be the heroes of “Willie Mays Night” at the...
- Apr 29, 2023
Mets Top Dodgers at Polo Grounds as Rookie Kranepool Gets Big Hit
Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...
- Apr 28, 2023
National League Balk Record Set
Apr. 28, 1963 - Only one balk was called in the National League today as umpires, on orders from league president Warren Giles, relaxed...
- Apr 26, 2023
Mets Top Cubs, Officially On a Roll
Apr. 26, 1963 - The Amazin’ Mets, scaling heights never before achieved by the baby team, yesterday reached the .400 plateau. They...
- Apr 24, 2023
Willey Shuts Out Cubs, 2-0, Credits Met Catcher Choo Choo Coleman
Apr. 24, 1963 - Carlton Willey (pictured), the latest in a growing line of Amazin’ Mets, today discovered a way to beat the balk menace....
- Apr 21, 2023
Mets Sweep Doubleheader from Braves at Polo Grounds
Apr. 21, 1963 - The most glorious hour in the Mets’ brief history arrived at 8:14 p.m. tonight. At that moment, they completed their...
- Apr 19, 2023
Mets Earn First Victory of Season
Apr. 19, 1963 - The Mets won their first victory of the season today, and they came from behind to do it. You would have thought they...
- Apr 15, 2023
Braves Top Mets in 10, 4-3
Apr. 15, 1963 - Defeat in any form is painful. But the type of cat-and-mouse 4-3 defeat inflicted upon the New York Mets today in...
- Apr 11, 2023
Mets Shut Out Again at Polo Grounds
Apr. 11, 1963 - The New York Mets gave 6,074 chilly friends at the Polo Grounds added assurance yesterday that, despite the rumors and...
- Apr 9, 2023
Mets Drop Season Opener to Cards at Polo Grounds
Apr. 9, 1963 - Harsh reality, wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals, smothered the New York Mets like a massive wet blanket...
- Apr 5, 2023
Stengel Refuses to Predict Mets’ Season
Apr. 5, 1963 - When Casey Stengel was winning championships with the Yankees, he would rarely hesitate to predict that “we oughta win it...
- Apr 2, 2023
Mets Top Cards in Exhibition Matchup
Apr. 2, 1963 - It is not true that the New York Mets, who today scored 5 runs in the eighth inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6,...
- Apr 1, 2023
Snider Purchased by Mets
Apr. 1, 1963 - The Duke is coming home. The Mets announced tonight the long-awaited purchase of Duke Snider (pictured left in 1955) for...
- Mar 31, 2023
“Marvelous” Marv Throneberry a Favorite with Mets Fans
Mar. 31, 1963 - Marvin Eugene Throneberry became the symbol of the New York Mets last season. Even his initials spelled out Met. Like the...
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