Dodger Manager Alston Signs 11th One-Year Contract
Dec. 2, 1963 - Walter Alston, baseball’s quiet man, received congratulations today after signing his 11th one-year contract to manage the...
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- Oct 30
Koufax Named N.L.’s Most Valuable Player
Oct. 30, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the southpaw ace of the world champion Dodgers, has come through with another strike — he was named today...
- Oct 24
Koufax Becomes First Unanimous Winner of Cy Young Award
Oct. 24, 1963 - Sandy Koufax (pictured after winning the first game of the World Series earlier this month) — the Dodgers’ fabulous...
- Oct 18
Koufax, Drysdale, and Davis Tape Song-and-Dance Routine for Bob Hope’s TV Show
Oct. 18, 1963 - The song-and-dance team of Koufax, Drysdale, and Davis made its debut today under the banner of that noted sports...
- Oct 16
Dodgers Get Record Winning Share of ’63 World Series
Oct. 16, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers will receive an all-time high of $12,794 per man for their winning share of the...
- Oct 9
Johnny Keane of Cardinals Named NL Manager of the Year
Oct. 9, 1963 - Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals was named today as the National League’s manager of the year in The Associated...
- Oct 7
Dodgers To Receive Record World Series Shares
Oct. 7, 1963 - Having destroyed the legend of Yankee invincibility, the triumphant Dodgers did some mental arithmetic today in...
- Oct 7
Yankee Skipper Explodes at Reporter
Oct. 7, 1963 - The day after the World Series usually is as flat as a glass of beer left over from the party the night before. That is...
- Oct 6
Houk: “We Don’t Feel Disgraced”
Oct. 6, 1963 - “We don’t feel disgraced,” said manager Ralph Houk (pictured today after congratulating Dodger manager Walter Alston) of...
- Oct 6
Podres: ’63 Win Better than 1955
Oct. 6, 1963 - The Dodgers virtually exploded with joy, Sandy Koufax was undoubtedly the happiest man in the nation, and Walter Alston...
- Oct 6
🚨Dodgers Complete Sweep of Yankees, Win 1963 World Series
Oct. 6, 1963 - The Dodgers brought the long reign of the high and mighty Yankees to a dramatic end today. Behind another superb pitching...
- Oct 5
Yankees in Shock
Oct. 5, 1963 - After today’s third succcessive defeat at the hands of the Dodgers, the Yankees sat around quietly, not quite believing...
- Oct 5
Dodgers on Doorstep of Series Sweep as Drysdale Shines in L.A.
Oct. 5, 1963 - Those incredible Dodgers moved to within one stride of nailing down the World Series today as they brought down the proud...
- Oct 3
Whitey Ford: “This Club Won’t Quit”
Oct. 3, 1963 - The Yankee clubhouse after today’s loss to Johnny Podres (pictured) and the Dodgers was ominously quiet, but you couldn’t...
- Oct 3
Podres Tames Yankee Bats as Dodgers Go Up 2-0
Oct. 3, 1963 - Johnny Podres, who can frustrate his followers by pitching lousy ball and then amaze them with a gem, today reasserted his...
- Oct 2
Yankees Impressed by Koufax
Oct. 2, 1963 - The New York Yankees, slightly subdued, moderately impressed, and completely unshaken, regrouped in their dressing room...
- Oct 2
Dodgers Take Game 1 of Series as Koufax Fans 15
Oct. 2, 1963 - The Dodgers defeated the Yankees, 5-2, in the first game of the 1963 World Series today in the Bronx. The man of the day...
- Oct 1
Yankee and Dodger Skippers Both Express Confidence
Oct. 1, 1963 - The respective managers of tomorrow’s World Series combatants, Walter Alston of the Dodgers and Raph Houk of the Yankees,...
- Oct 1
Yankees and Dodgers Set to Face off in 60th World Series
Oct. 1, 1963 - With two of the game’s outstanding hurlers poised for a tremendous southpaw duel, baseball’s 60th World Series will open...
- Sep 30
World Series Starters Announced
Sept. 30, 1963 - The battle lines for the Gotham games of the World Series — the first two — were drawn officially today when Ralph Houk...
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