1960s Timeline

June 29, 1962 - Four Angel errors and a complete-game, 4-hit pitching performance by Whitey Ford led to a 6-3 Yankee triumph today. The victory extended the Yanks’ winning streak to three games, and they also drew to within a half-game of the front-running Indians, who bowed to the White Sox. Manager Ralph Houk’s defending champions picked up the run that won the game at the expense of pitcher Jack Spring in the seventh inning. A lead-off single by Tom Tresh (pictured) , a wa

June 14, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins broke a ninth-inning tie on a single by Len Green today and defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 5-4. Bo Belinsky (pictured after the game) made his sixth unsuccessful bid for his seventh victory, and his pitching was almost as wild as his recent night life. Belinsky had been fined $250 for staying out until 5 a.m. yesterday with another Angel pitcher, Dean Chance. Today, Bo walked 8 in 5 innings and left the game trailing, 3-2. The victory put

May 22, 1962 - Life without Mickey Mantle continues to pose difficulties for Manager Ralph Houk and the Yankees. Tonight, it took the defused Bombers 12 innings to subdue the Los Angeles Angels, 2-1. The victory, in which four New York pitchers shared a one-hitter, enabled the Yankees to regain the American League lead. They are 13 percentage points ahead of the Minnesota Twins. Cleveland, which had been first, lost to Baltimore and dropped to third. In the game at Yankee Sta

May 5, 1962 - Bo Belinsky, who vowed he would become a star in the American League, lived up to his promise tonight when he pitched a no-hitter as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 2-0. It was the 25-year-old lefthander’s fourth straight victory of the season and the second complete game he had pitched since he joined the Angels. Belinsky walked four men, hit two batters, and had another on base through an error. Twice he had men advance as far as third b