The Colts’ successfully execute a triple steal
1963 – Backup catcher Jim Campbell homers in the 13th for a 2-1 triumph over the Giants. The Colts’ other run comes when Howie Goss, Carroll Hardy and Bob Aspromonte successfully execute a triple steal.
4/17/1963: Al Luplow had a homer rained out against the Senators in Cleveland. The hit came off Tom Cheney with one out and no one on in the first inning.
4/17/1963: Al Luplow had a homer rained out against the Senators in Cleveland. The hit came off Tom Cheney with one out and no one on in the first inning.
Eddie Matthews hits his 400th homerun
April 16, 1963: On Opening Day at County Stadium, Eddie Mathews hits the 400th home run of his career off of Phillies’ Jack Hamilton. It was a two-run shot, driving in Hank Aaron. At the time, Mathews became 7th on the all-time home run list. Trailing only Ruth, Foxx, Williams, Ott, Gehrig & Musial.
Colts score four times against Sandy Koufax in the sixth to emerge with a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers
1963 – Colts score four times against Sandy Koufax in the sixth to emerge with a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. Howie Goss drives in two runs. Carroll Hardy and Hal Smith also generate RBI singles.
Boston Red Sox rookie Dave Morehead shuts out the Washington Senators, 3 – 0, in his first major league appearance. Morehead is the first Red Sox pitcher to debut with a shutout since Boo Ferriss in 1945.
Boston Red Sox rookie Dave Morehead shuts out the Washington Senators, 3 – 0, in his first major league appearance. Morehead is the first Red Sox pitcher to debut with a shutout since Boo Ferriss in 1945.
Pete Rose hits first triple
On April 13, 1963, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Pete Rose records his first major league hit, tripling against Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rose, who had gone hitless in his first 11 at-bats, will go on to collect more hits than any player in major league history.
Spahn wins his 328th and becomes all time leader for lefthanded pitcher
On April 11, 1963, Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-hander in major league history. Spahn’s 6-1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, moving him ahead of Eddie Plank on the all-time list…
After being promised the Secretary of Labor would intervene to mediate their dispute, the D.C. Stadium striking vendors do not appear at the ballpark, and President Kennedy doesn’t have to cross a picket line to toss out the ceremonial first pitch. The Senators lose the game 3-1, and JFK’s suggestion of playing Tom Brown doesn’t pan out as the rookie first baseman fans three times.
After being promised the Secretary of Labor would intervene to mediate their dispute, the D.C. Stadium striking vendors do not appear at the ballpark, and President Kennedy doesn’t have to cross a picket line to toss out the ceremonial first pitch. The Senators lose the game 3-1, and JFK’s suggestion of playing Tom Brown doesn’t pan out as the rookie first baseman fans three times.
The Tigers claim Denny McLain on first-year waivers from the White Sox.
The Tigers claim Denny McLain on first-year waivers from the White Sox. The right-hander, who will become the game’s last 30-game winner playing in the Motor City, will win the American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award in 1968, helping Detroit to win its first World Series in 23 years.
In his first major league at-bat, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds works out a walk off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Earl Francis.
In his first major league at-bat, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds works out a walk off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Earl Francis.
