Mets Split Doubleheader with Cubs at Polo Grounds
May 30, 1963 - Patience was richly rewarded for those Met fans among the 37,170 Polo Grounds customers who had the faith to stick around...
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- May 24
Cards Ready to Meet the Mets
May 24, 1963 - When the National League’s worst road club meets the worst home team, something is bound to give. That is the situation...
- May 18
Braves Top Cubs on Hank Aaron Slam
May 18, 1963 - Henry Aaron’s grand-slam home run capped a 6-run seventh inning uprising and lifted the Milwaukee Braves to a 10-6 victory...
- May 9
Ellsworth Hurls Gem as Cubs Take Sixth Straight with Win over Pittsburgh
May 9, 1963 - Southpaw Dick Ellsworth (pictured), recovering from a muscle spasm in his left arm, hurled the Chicago Cubs to their sixth...
- May 5
Milwaukee Manager Bragan Fining Pitchers for Balks
May 5, 1963 - Balks have cost the Braves home runs and considerable embarrassment in their last two losses, and any more will cost the...
- Apr 27
Phils Top Cubs as Mahaffey Fans 11
Apr. 27, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs’ strange allergy to a pitched ball again flared up yesterday when the Philadelphia Phillies’ Art...
- Apr 26
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
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
Dodgers Sweep Doubleheader from Colts
Apr. 21, 1963 - While taking both ends of today’s doubleheader from Houston, the Dodgers ran the gamut. They won the opener, 11-3, to...
- Apr 21
Bob Kennedy, Cub Manager, Predicts Durocher to Replace Alston as Dodger Skipper
Apr. 21, 1963 - Bob Kennedy (pictured), “head coach” of the managerless Chicago Cubs, predicted yesterday that the Los Angeles Dodgers’...
- Apr 18
Cubs Top Drysdale and Dodgers, 5-1, in L.A.
April 18, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs took another giant stride away from their disastrous 1962 campaign by beating the great Don Drysdale...
- Apr 17
Dodgers Top Cubs as Skowron Knocks In Winning Run
Apr. 17, 1963 - Bill Skowron (pictured), after getting only 2 hits in 23 times at bat, singled in the winning run in the 10th inning with...
- Apr 16
Cub Pitchers Serving Notice on National League
Apr. 16, 1963 - The Chicago Cubs have posted notice to National League rivals that their pitching staff means business this season. The...
- Apr 10
Koufax Stifles Cub Bats as Dodgers Drop Chicago, 2-1
Apr. 10, 1963 - Sandy Koufax yielded 5 hits and struck out 10 as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored a 2-1 victory today over the Chicago Cubs...
- Apr 9
Drysdale Shines as Dodgers Top Cubs at Wrigley, 5-1
Apr. 9, 1963 - Don Drysdale, a 25-game winner last year, opened the season by hurling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the...
- Apr 4
Alston Still Juggling Dodger Lineup
Apr. 4, 1963 - With the National League curtain-raiser only a few days away, Dodger skipper Walter Alston continues to juggle his lineup....
- Mar 13
Giants and Marichal Agree on Contract
Mar. 13, 1963 - Juan Marichal signed with the San Francisco Giants for an estimated $25,000 today. The National League champions’ last...
- Dec 5, 2022
Cubs’ Ken Hubbs Named NL Rookie of the Year
Dec. 5, 1962 - Ken Hubbs (pictured) of the Chicago Cubs, the second baseman who set two major league records last season, was named the...
- Sep 30, 2022
Mets Lose Final Game of Season
Sept. 30, 1962 - At Wrigley Field today, the New York Mets lost their final game of the season to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1. It was their...
- Sep 14, 2022
Dodgers Top Cubs as Maury Steals Another
Sept. 14, 1962 - Maury Wills continued his assault on Ty Cobb’s record today with his 91st stolen base of the season as the Dodgers...
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