Dick Ellsworth strikes out Cardinals’ left fielder Stan Musial three times in the Cubs’ 5-1 victory at Wrigley Field. It will be the only time ‘Stan the Man’ is whiffed three times in a game during his 22-year career, a span of 3026 contests.
1963 – The Mets hand Jim Piersall his release and the veteran outfielder will sign with the Angels. New York then loses to Houston, 1 – 0, as Bob Bruce shuts them out. Mets 1B Frank Thomas pulls the hidden ball trick on Jimmy Wynn.
John Bateman’s eighth-inning homer at Colt Stadium will be the only run scored in the Mets’ 21st consecutive defeat on the road. The 1-0 complete-game decision to Houston is Roger Craig’s 16th straight loss, tying Craig Anderson’s dubious club record established in the franchise’s inaugural season last year.
On July 26, 1963 – With ten year-old Bill Bradley, who had regained some of his eyesight, in the stands and the bases loaded in the first inning of a game against New York at Colt Stadium, Bob Aspromonte sends Tracy Stallard’s pitch over the left-field wall for a grand slam, fulfilling his young fan’s…
1963 – Roberto Clemente’s three-run, 3rd-inning blast off Sandy Koufax breaks a scoreless tie between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, en route to a 6 – 2 Pirate win.
1963 – The A’s sweep a pair at Fenway Park, winning 5 – 2 and 7 – 6. Ken Harrelson homers over the Red Sox bullpen in right CF, a rare feat for right-handed hitter.
1963 – At Wrigley Field, Jim Maloney pitches a one-hitter as the Reds edge the Cubs, 1 – 0. Ellis Burton’s single in the 1st inning is the only hit for Chicago.
1963 – Diomedes Olivo, who will split his time between the Cardinals and Atlanta (International League), pitches a 1 – 0 no-hitter for Atlanta over Toronto. At “45 something” Olivo is likely the oldest pitcher in organized baseball history to toss a no-hitter.
On July 22, 1963, the New York Mets release colorful outfielder Jimmy Piersall, who was hitting .194. Piersall made headlines in June when he ran around the bases backward after hitting his 100th home run.
Pirates outfielder Jerry Lynch pinch hits a three-run home run off Chicago’s Lindy McDaniel in the ninth inning to tie the Forbes Field contest at five, a game the Bucs will eventually win in 14 innings, 6-5. The heroic homer is the left-handed hitter’s 14th career round-tripper off the bench, tying a major league mark established by former Cincinnati teammate George Crowe.
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