Reds Protest Loss to Giants
May 29, 1963 - Ed Bailey’s three-run homer and a game-saving catch by Willie Mays gave the National League-leading San Francisco Giants a...
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- May 27
Dodgers Sneak By Giants as Tommy Davis Shines
May 27, 1963 - Three throwing errors by usually skillful José Pagan gave the Los Angeles Dodgers as many unearned runs and a 4-3 victory...
- May 24
Giants Hammer Koufax
May 24, 1963 - San Francisco drove Sandy Koufax from the box with 5 runs in the first inning today and went on to batter the Los Angeles...
- May 20
NFL: Frank Grifford Not Considering Retirement
May 20, 1963 - Mention retirement and you get a quick allergic reaction from Frank Gifford. “Haven’t given a thought to anything like...
- May 18
Mets Furious Over “Home Run” Call at Candlestick
May 18, 1963 - The New York Mets still felt angry today about the game that ended in frustrating defeat in the early hours of this...
- May 13
What Will Koufax Do for an Encore?
May 13, 1963 - So what does Sandy Koufax do for an encore? “Well, I’d sort of like to win a World Series game,” the great Dodger southpaw...
- May 11
Koufax: No-Hitter Over Giants “Greatest Thrill”
May 11, 1963 - Lefthander Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who has had a ton of thrills in his major league career, said he got...
- May 11
Sandy Koufax Authors Second No-Hitter as Dodgers Top Giants, 8-0
🚨May 11, 1963 - Sandy Koufax, the Dodger left-hander, pitched the second no-hitter of his career tonight in a tension-packed 8-0 victory...
- May 10
Drysdale, Dodgers Top Giants, 2-1
May 10, 1963 - Don Drysdale, who hadn’t won a game in nearly a month, pitched a six-hitter tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated...
- May 7
Giants Whip Braves on Marichal 4-Hitter
May 7, 1963 - Juan Marichal pitched a 4-hitter and Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, and José Pagan hit homers today as the San Francisco Giants...
- May 5
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
Willie Mays Receives Numerous Gifts and Presidential Telegram
May 3, 1963 - President Kennedy sent a telegram to Willie Mays tonight on the occasion of “Willie Mays Night” at the Polo Grounds. The...
- May 3
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 30
Giants Top Phils, 4-3, at Connie Mack Stadium
Apr. 30, 1963 - The Phillies are in one of those streaks where nothing they do is right. Last night, a base-running blunder by the...
- Apr 28
Giants Blow Late 5-0 Lead, Lose to Braves at Candlestick, 6-5, in 12 Innings
Apr. 28, 1963 - The San Francisco Giants took a 5-0 lead into the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Braves yesterday at Candlestick...
- Apr 26
Burdette Twirls 3-Hitter as Braves Hammer Giants, 9-2
Apr. 26, 1963 - Lew Burdette allowed the San Francisco Giants only three hits today while the Milwaukee Braves hammered out a 9-2 victory...
- Apr 25
Cards to Send Sadecki to Face Giants’ O’Dell
Apr. 25, 1963 - Cardinal manager Johnny Keane will send another southpaw against the Giants today following Curt Simmons’s 4-3 success...
- Apr 23
Marichal and Giants Top Reds
Apr. 23, 1963 - Juan Marichal survived the longest strike since the newspapers in New York quit publishing and hung on for a 4-2 victory...
- Apr 22
Reds Drop Giants at Candlestick, 7-4
Apr. 22, 1963 - Jerry Lynch, a pinch hitter, and then Frank Robinson took turns belting two-run homers off Jack Sanford in a five-run...
- Apr 16
Giants Top Colts, Pierce Remains Unbeaten at Candlestick
Apr. 16, 1963 - Billy Pierce (pictured left), who never has been beaten at Candlestick Park, pitched the San Francisco Giants to a 7-0...
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