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Jan 22

Milwaukee Braves to Televise Games for First Time in 1963

Jan. 22, 1963 - The Milwaukee Braves, who ended a 9-year holdout against television last season, announced plans yesterday to telecast 25 games, including 5 at home, in 1963. Board Chairman William Bartholomay said the games would be telecast “on an experimental basis.” Up until last season, the Braves had not televised any games since moving to Milwaukee in 1953. Last year, 15 road contests were put on TV. #MLB #baseball #OTD #1960s #braves

Nov 27, 2022

Braves Trade Adcock to Indians

Nov. 27, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves tonight traded first baseman Joe Adcock (pictured in 1956) and left-handed pitcher Jack Curtis to the Cleveland Indians for right-hander Frank Funk and outfielder Don Dillard. The 35-year-old Adcock had been with the Braves since 1954 after entering the majors with the Cincinnati Reds in 1950. Adcock was the first batter in the majors to hit a ball into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds and the only one to ever hit a ball over

Nov 16, 2022

Milwaukee Braves Are Sold

Nov. 16, 1962 - Lou Perini (pictured second from left in Boston in 1948) sold 90% of the Milwaukee Braves today to a local syndicate of “vital, imaginative young men who will add much to baseball’s leadership.” Perini, who heads a Boston construction company, said the selling price was “approximately $5.5 million.” He said the National League club would remain in Milwaukee. The Braves were in financial straits when Perini moved them to Milwaukee from Boston in 1953. In the pa

Sep 29, 2022

Braves’ Spahn Is Winningest Lefty in Major League History

Sept. 29, 1962 - Warren Spahn became the winningest left-hander in major league history today by pitching the Braves to a 7-3 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Milwaukee for his 327th victory. The 41-year-old Spahn, who didn’t win his first game until the age of 25, was hugged by his jubilant teammates as 11,339 fans cheered wildly. Spahn surpassed the 326 victories posted during a 17-year career by Eddie Plank, who pitched before Spahn was born. The left-handed Plank co

Sep 26, 2022

Mets Biggest Losers in Modern Baseball History

Sept. 26, 1962 - Shed another tear for the New York Mets, who bowed, 6-3, to the Braves tonight and wound up with exclusive rights to another unenviable record. Casey Stengel’s men suffered their 118th defeat. This negative statistic made the Mets the losingest baseball team in modern history. The Philadelphia Athletics of 1916 lost 117 games. Today’s game drew only 3,239 fans, the smallest night-game turnout since the Braves moved to Milwaukee. With Hank Aaron’s three-run ho

Sep 25, 2022

Mets Lose 117th Game

Sept. 25, 1962 - Casey Stengel’s Mets were beaten by Warren Spahn and the Braves today, 7-3. The defeat was the New Yorkers’ 117th of the year, a figure that tied the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics for the most setbacks incurred by a modern team in a single campaign. With four contests remaining, the Mets have an excellent opportunity to gain sole possession of that unenviable mark. When Jay Hook, the Mets’ starter, unleashed a wild pitch in the first inning while facing Henry A

Sep 20, 2022

Mets Set Another Unenviable Record

Sept. 20, 1962 - The New York Mets lost their 115th game tonight. In doing so, the new club tied the National League record for futility set by the 1935 Boston Braves. Fewer than 200 of the 1,481 fans who had seen the Mets lose No. 114 earlier in the day were on hand at the conclusion of the doubleheader with the Houston Colts. The scores were 7-2 and 5-4. One additional statistic on this long, chilly day was that error-prone first baseman “Marvelous” Marv Throneberry (pictur

Sep 19, 2022

Giants Top Cards, Remain 3 and 1/2 Back

Sept. 19, 1962 - A 3-run homer by Willie Mays led the Giants to their first victory in 7 games, a 7-4 decision over the Cardinals in St. Louis today. The victory enabled the Giants to stay three-and-a-half games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and extended the Cardinals’ losing streak to eight games. Mays’ drive, his 45th homer, marked a 5-run 3rd inning in which the Giants overcame a 4-2 Cardinal lead. Following Mays’ blast, Tom Haller hit his second home run of the game with

Sep 17, 2022

Braves Top Dodgers, 2-1, L.A. Remains 4 Games Up on S.F.

Sept. 17, 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1, today on Warren Spahn’s 5-hit pitching. The defeat left the front-running Dodgers four games ahead of the second-place San Francisco Giants, who bowed to Pittsburgh in the National League. The Dodgers and Giants have 11 games apiece left. The Braves capitalized on Pete Richert’s wildness for a pair of runs in the second inning, and Spahn made them stand up in posting his 15th victory of the season an

Sep 2, 2022

Drysdale Contributes on the Mound and at the Plate as L.A. Tops Braves, 8-0

Sept. 2, 1962 - Don Drysdale pitched a 5-hitter, scored his 23rd victory, and drove in 2 runs today as the Dodgers maintained their 3-and-a-half-game National League lead by defeating Milwaukee, 8-0. The Dodger shortstop, Maury Wills, pulled his 75th and 76th steals. He is only 4 short of the National League stolen-base record established in 1911 by Bob Bescher of Cincinnati. Johnny Roseboro drove in three runs for the Dodgers with a double and two sacrifice flies. Drysdale s

Sep 1, 2022

Willie Davis and Wills Shine as Dodgers Whip Braves in L.A.

Sept. 1, 1962 - Maury Wills (pictured) and Jim Gilliam pulled a double steal, then scored the deciding runs on a single by Willie Davis in the seventh inning today as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 5-3, in Los Angeles. The victory put the league-leading Dodgers three-and-a-half games ahead of the second-place Giants, who were beaten today by the Reds. Johnny Podres, who struck out 11 before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh, picked up his 12th victory in 22 dec

Aug 30, 2022

Giants Top Braves as Sanford Earns 13th Straight Win

Aug. 30, 1962 - Jack Sanford, given solid relief support, scored his 13th straight victory today as the Giants beat Milwaukee, 3-2, in San Francisco. Willie Mays hit his 40th home run of the year, and Orlando Cepeda and Jim Davenport added 1 each for the Giants. Frank Bolling and the losing pitcher, Warren Spahn, hit consecutive homers for the Braves. Sanford, scoring his 19th triumph against 6 losses, equaled his personal high in victories, achieved with Philadelphia as a ro

Aug 28, 2022

Giants Top Braves, 4-3, as Mays Hits 39th

Aug. 28, 1962 - Willie Mays hit his 39th home run today and then performed one of his extraordinary catches that preserved the Giants’ fifth straight triumph, a 4-3 victory over the Braves in San Francisco. Felipe Alou drove home the deciding run in the seventh by beating out a fielder’s choice after Del Crandall’s three-run homer had tied the score in Milwaukee’s half of the inning. Mays, who had hit a homer in the fourth, saved Juan Marichal’s 17th victory when he made a on

Aug 18, 2022

Nuxhall Shines as Reds Down Dodgers, 12-1

Aug. 18, 1962 - Joe Nuxhall’s 4-hit pitching helped the Reds score a 12-1 victory today over the league-leading Dodgers in Cincinnati. Nuxhall (pictured), in the minors earlier this year, hurled one of his finest games. Over one span, Nuxhall fanned five Dodgers in a row. He struck out 11 in all. The 34-year-old Nuxhall, winning his third in a row since the Reds bought him from San Diego, was backed by a 15-hit attack. Every man in the Reds’ lineup made at least one hit. Wall

Aug 14, 2022

Braves Top Reds, 5-4, as Aaron Brothers Both Homer

Aug. 14, 1962 - Brothers Hank and Tommie Aaron hit home runs today in leading the Milwaukee Braves to a 5-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds’ winning streak at 9 games. Tommie’s homer in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie, and Hank hit one for the decisive run in the seventh. The brothers also walked and scored in a three-run rally in the second. Hank extended his hit streak to 14 games. Tony Cloninger, who at one point retired 15 Reds in succession, got the win. #MLB #ba

Aug 5, 2022

Braves Thump Phillies, 8-1, as Spahn Notches 320th Career Win

Aug. 5, 1962 - Warren Spahn scored the 320th victory of his major league career today in pitching the Milwaukee Braves to an 8-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Joe Adcock drove in five runs with two homers. The 41-year-old Spahn’s 11th triumph of the season came on a 6-hit performance. A passed ball by Del Crandall in the fifth gave Philadelphia its only run. Spahn needs just seven more victories to surpass Eddie Plank as the leading left-hander in major league histo

Aug 4, 2022

Braves Stop Phillies on Tommie Aaron’s 9th-Inning Grand Slam

Aug. 4, 1962 - A grand slam by Tommie Aaron in the bottom of the ninth powered the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a sweep of their doubleheader today. Joe Adcock’s 3-run homer in the first inning of the first game had led the Braves to a 6-2 win over the Phillies. Aaron’s first major league grand slam came after Jack Baldschun had filled the bases with three consecutive walks after two were out. The Braves had tied the second game in the

Jul 26, 2022

Braves Top Mets in Milwaukee, 6-1, as Spahn Excels

July 26, 1962 - Warren Spahn, 41, continues to be amazing, even if his latest achievement was gained at the expense of the lowly Mets today. The left-hander pitched his 319th major league victory and 10th of the season as the Braves whipped the Mets, 6-1, before 14,773 fans at County Stadium. Spahn added a home run to the Milwaukee offense as he continued setting records. With 5 strikeouts today, he now has 2,274, taking over the seventh spot on the major league career list f

Jul 25, 2022

Mets Drop Their 10th Straight in Loss to Braves

July 25, 1962 - Joe Adcock and Eddie Mathews (pictured) crashed two home runs apiece in Milwaukee today, making it a simple chore for the Braves to hand the Mets their 10th straight loss. The score was 11-5. Mathews took the first big crack at Roger Craig’s offerings for a two-run homer into deep center in the first inning. Before the inning had ended, Adcock hit a homer just inside the left-field foul pole. In the fifth, Mathews slammed his 20th homer of the year with a man

Jul 21, 2022

Braves Top Phillies on Spahn’s 3-Hitter

July 21, 1962 - Three-hit pitching by Warren Spahn and two homers by Joe Adcock, good for five runs, gave the Milwaukee Braves an 8-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies today. Spahn’s 318th victory moved him into ninth place on the all-time list, one ahead of Mickey Welch (1859-1941) of the Troy Trojans and New York Gothams/Giants. Spahn’s 5 strikeouts put him within 2 of Lefty Grove’s record of 2,717. Adcock belted a three-run homer in the first and a two-run homer in th