Vern Law (4-5) is placed on the retired list with a sore arm. He will come back in 1964.
Vern Law (4-5) is placed on the retired list with a sore arm. He will come back in 1964.
At the Polo Grounds, Jim Hickman becomes the first Met in franchise history to hit for the cycle, accomplishing the feat in the very rare natural order. The New York leadoff batter’s single in the first inning, double in the second, fourth-frame triple, and a sixth-inning solo shot all contribute to the Amazins’ 7-3 victory over St. Louis.
At the Polo Grounds, Jim Hickman becomes the first Met in franchise history to hit for the cycle, accomplishing the feat in the very rare natural order. The New York leadoff batter’s single in the first inning, double in the second, fourth-frame triple, and a sixth-inning solo shot all contribute to the Amazins’ 7-3 victory over St. Louis.
At Chicago, Sandy Koufax locks horns for the second time this year with Dick Ellsworth, a battle that ends in a 1 – 1 draw. Koufax is removed with one out in the 10th inning, while Ellsworth is replaced after the 10th. The Dodgers go on to win, 3 – 1, over the Cubs with neither starter getting a decision.
At Chicago, Sandy Koufax locks horns for the second time this year with Dick Ellsworth, a battle that ends in a 1 – 1 draw. Koufax is removed with one out in the 10th inning, while Ellsworth is replaced after the 10th. The Dodgers go on to win, 3 – 1, over the Cubs with neither starter getting a decision.
Stan Williams of the Yankees one-hits the Senators, giving up a double to Don Blasingame.
Stan Williams of the Yankees one-hits the Senators, giving up a double to Don Blasingame.
record number of Hall of Famers are in Cooperstown for the annual induction ceremony
record number of Hall of Famers are in Cooperstown for the annual induction ceremony
With the Yankees trailing Baltimore, 10-9, in the nightcap of a twin bill, Mickey Mantle, after missing two months of the season with a broken foot, makes a dramatic return to the lineup as a pinch hitter when he homers to deep left field in the bottom of the seventh inning off George Brunet to tie the score. The crowd of nearly 40,000 fans goes wild as the ‘Mick’ hobbles around the bases in the Bronx Bombers’ eventual 11-10 walk-off win, a victory made possible by Yogi Berra’s two-out walk-off round-tripper in the bottom of the 10th inning.
With the Yankees trailing Baltimore, 10-9, in the nightcap of a twin bill, Mickey Mantle, after missing two months of the season with a broken foot, makes a dramatic return to the lineup as a pinch hitter when he homers to deep left field in the bottom of the seventh inning off George Brunet to tie the score. The crowd of nearly 40,000 fans goes wild as the ‘Mick’ hobbles around the bases in the Bronx Bombers’ eventual 11-10 walk-off win, a victory made possible by Yogi Berra’s two-out walk-off round-tripper in the bottom of the 10th inning.
At County Stadium, Roger Craig suffers his 20th loss of the season when the Mets lose to Milwaukee, 2-1. The defeat is the right-hander’s 18th consecutive setback, tying Cliff Curtis’ National League mark set in 1910 with the Braves, and one loss shy of A’s Jack Nabors’ 1916 major league record.
At County Stadium, Roger Craig suffers his 20th loss of the season when the Mets lose to Milwaukee, 2-1. The defeat is the right-hander’s 18th consecutive setback, tying Cliff Curtis’ National League mark set in 1910 with the Braves, and one loss shy of A’s Jack Nabors’ 1916 major league record.
1963 – Ellis Burton becomes the 8th player to hit home runs left- and righthanded in the same game, helping the Cubs bury the Braves, 10 – 2.
1963 – Ellis Burton becomes the 8th player to hit home runs left- and righthanded in the same game, helping the Cubs bury the Braves, 10 – 2.
