In the bottom of the ninth with two outs at Wrigley Field, Ellis Burton hits a walk-off grand slam off Houston hurler Hal Woodeshick, giving the Cubs a dramatic 6-5 victory. Chicago had been trailing 5-2 before the switch-hitting center fielder hit the most memorable of his 17 career round-trippers.

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In the bottom of the ninth with two outs at Wrigley Field, Ellis Burton hits a walk-off grand slam off Houston hurler Hal Woodeshick, giving the Cubs a dramatic 6-5 victory. Chicago had been trailing 5-2 before the switch-hitting center fielder hit the most memorable of his 17 career round-trippers.

The Twins’ power continues in a 5 – 3 win over the White Sox. Minnesota has 19 home runs in five straight games, tying the major-league record set by the Giants in 1954.

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The Twins’ power continues in a 5 – 3 win over the White Sox. Minnesota has 19 home runs in five straight games, tying the major-league record set by the Giants in 1954.

Ken Boyer’s three-run homer leads the Cardinals to an 11 – 6 win over host Philadelphia, and starts the Birds on a 9-game win streak. St. Louis will win 19 out of 20 to end up a game behind the Dodgers.

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Ken Boyer’s three-run homer leads the Cardinals to an 11 – 6 win over host Philadelphia, and starts the Birds on a 9-game win streak. St. Louis will win 19 out of 20 to end up a game behind the Dodgers.

1963 – Minnesota matches the American League record with eight home runs in a 14 – 2 opener with Washington, then wins the nightcap, 10 – 1. In game 1, reliever Dwight Siebler makes his first major league start for the Nats.

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1963 – Minnesota matches the American League record with eight home runs in a 14 – 2 opener with Washington, then wins the nightcap, 10 – 1. In game 1, reliever Dwight Siebler makes his first major league start for the Nats.

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Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, and Felipe Alou hit back-to-back-to-back home runs

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test On August 27, 1963, the San Francisco Giants unleash an impressive display of home run hitting against the St. Louis Cardinals. Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, and Felipe Alou hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the third inning of a 7-2 win. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

Cleveland batters suffer an American League-record 27 strikeouts in a doubleheader (24 innings) split against the Red Sox. The 44 strikeouts for both teams are also an AL record, with Dick Stuart chipping in with 6.

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Cleveland batters suffer an American League-record 27 strikeouts in a doubleheader (24 innings) split against the Red Sox. The 44 strikeouts for both teams are also an AL record, with Dick Stuart chipping in with 6.

1963 – The Little League World Series is televised for the first time . With ABC’s Wide World of Sports providing coverage of the championship game, Granada Hills, CA beats Stratford, CT, 2 – 1.

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1963 – The Little League World Series is televised for the first time . With ABC’s Wide World of Sports providing coverage of the championship game, Granada Hills, CA beats Stratford, CT, 2 – 1.

Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn sets a modern National League record—his 601st start surpassing Grover Alexander—while going all the way to defeat the Dodgers for his 343rd career win, but only after spending the better part of the day in Los Angeles filming what will prove to be the first and last performance of his acting career, on the popular World-War-II-set TV series, Combat. Spahn, himself a decorated WW II veteran and avowed fan of the series, appears in an uncredited but heavily publicized bit part as a German patrol. As one refreshingly frank TV critic will warn us prior to the November 5 air date, “This is Warren Spahn’s much-heralded appearance as a German soldier. If the National League saw as little of him as you will, he probably never would have won a game.”

Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn sets a modern National League record—his 601st start surpassing Grover Alexander—while going all the way to defeat the Dodgers for his 343rd career win, but only after spending the better part of the day in Los Angeles filming what will prove to be the first and last performance of his acting career, on the popular World-War-II-set TV series, Combat. Spahn, himself a decorated WW II veteran and avowed fan of the series, appears in an uncredited but heavily publicized bit part as a German patrol. As one refreshingly frank TV critic will warn us prior to the November 5 air date, “This is Warren Spahn’s much-heralded appearance as a German soldier. If the National League saw as little of him as you will, he probably never would have won a game.”

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Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn sets a modern National League record—his 601st start surpassing Grover Alexander—while going all the way to defeat the Dodgers for his 343rd career win, but only after spending the better part of the day in Los Angeles filming what will prove to be the first and last performance of his acting career, on the popular World-War-II-set TV series, Combat. Spahn, himself a decorated WW II veteran and avowed fan of the series, appears in an uncredited but heavily publicized bit part as a German patrol. As one refreshingly frank TV critic will warn us prior to the November 5 air date, “This is Warren Spahn’s much-heralded appearance as a German soldier. If the National League saw as little of him as you will, he probably never would have won a game.”

1B Lee Thomas of the Angels ties a major-league record by participating in six double plays in a 17 – 0 romp at Washington. 3B Felix Torres starts four of them to tie a record. Ken McBride is the recipient of the outburst while Steve Ridzik is the loser.

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1B Lee Thomas of the Angels ties a major-league record by participating in six double plays in a 17 – 0 romp at Washington. 3B Felix Torres starts four of them to tie a record. Ken McBride is the recipient of the outburst while Steve Ridzik is the loser.

1963 – After two straight losses to the Dodgers, the Cardinals break through and beat Don Drysdale, 3 – 2. Ernie Broglio is the winner.

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1963 – After two straight losses to the Dodgers, the Cardinals break through and beat Don Drysdale, 3 – 2. Ernie Broglio is the winner.