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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1963 January 5 Rogers Hornsby baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at age 66. [1] San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game. [1] January 12 Spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia vs England. [1] January 13 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 21-14. [1] NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-20. [1] January 17 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points vs Los Angeles. [1] January 18 Johnnie Moyes journalist/cricketer (South Australian batsman), dies. [1] Reinier Paping wins Dutch 11-Cities Skating Race (10 59). [1] January 22 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament. [1] January 26 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone. [1] January 27 Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 seconds. [1] Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] January 29 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame. [1] January 30 P F "Plum" Warner cricketer (England manager during Bodyline tour), dies. [1] February 3 Mickey Wright win LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational. [1] February 8 AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs. [1] February 10 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Women's Golf Open. [1] US female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz. [1] February 13 Harry Steers bowling hall of famer, dies. [1] February 15 First US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright). [1] February 17 Toru Terasawa runs world record marathon (2:15:15.8). [1] February 20 End of the Test Cricket careers of Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson. [1] Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants) signs a record $100,000 per year contract. [1] February 27 Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000. [1] March 8 John Hartley cricketer (bowl average 115 in two Tests for England 1906), dies. [1] March 10 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse. [1] March 11 Mahomed Nissar cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wickets), dies. [1] March 14 San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists. [1] March 17 Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game. [1] March 22 Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes first and only Heisman Trophy winner. [1] March 23 25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (overtime). [1] Davey Moore dies seconds after being KOed in feather-weight championship. [1] March 25 David Moore US feather weight boxer, dies at age 29. [1] March 28 AFL's New York Titans become the New York Jets. [1] April 1 New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000. [1] April 4 Endzion Barelli dies two days after winning a boxing match at age 18. [1] April 7 27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286. [1] April 8 Len Tuckett cricketer (no runs no wickets in 1 Test for S A), dies. [1] Detroit Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the Chicago White Sox for $25,000. [1] April 11 Warren Spahn beats New York Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty). [1] April 13 Pete Rose triples for his first major league base hit. [1] April 18 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1. [1] April 19 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58. [1] April 21 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sunshine Women's Golf Open. [1] April 24 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2. [1] April 28 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1] May 2 Jack Crawford cricketer (469 runs and 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies. [1] May 3 Leslie Narum is the only Baltimore Orioles' player to homer on his first at bat. [1] May 4 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8. [1] Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of five balks in a game. [1] May 5 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. [1] May 11 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax second no-hitter beats San Francisco Giants, 8-0. [1] May 12 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Alpine Civitan Golf Open. [1] May 15 Tottenham Hotspur wins third Europe Cup II at Rotterdam. [1] May 17 Houston Colt .45's Don Notterbart no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1. [1] May 18 89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2. [1] May 19 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. [1] May 22 A C Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London. [1] Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade. [1] May 23 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000. [1] May 25 Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game. [1] Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket. [1] May 26 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1] Wes Stock becomes the only Baltimore Orioles' player to win a double header. [1] May 27 Three New Jersey businessmen purchase the NHL Colorado Rockies, and get approval to move them to the New Jersey Meadowlands (New Jersey Devils). [1] June 9 First Sunday night game in baseball San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0. [1] June 15 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt 45s, 1-0. [1] June 19 Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen. [1] June 20 First Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 6-2. [1] June 23 Julius Boros wins golf's US Open. [1] New York Mets Jimmy Piersall, hits his 100th home run, he circles bases backwards. [1] June 28 Frank "Home Run" Baker (hit two home runs in 1911 world series) dies at age 77. [1] July 19 Philadelphia Phillies Roy Siever hits home run # 300. [1] July 22 Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson to retain heavywieght championship. [1] July 24 Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson to retain heavyweight championship. [1] July 31 Cleveland ties record of four consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown). [1] August 13 Warren Spahn sets left-hander strike out mark at 2,382. [1] August 17 Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief. [1] September 1 Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate. [1] September 6 Major league baseballs 100,000th game. [1] September 7 Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton Ohio. [1] September 10 Philadelphia Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s, 16-0. [1] September 13 New York Yankees clinch their 28th pennant. [1] September 15 San Francisco Giants play outfield of Felipe, Matty and Jesus Alou. [1] September 18 Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Mets 5-1. [1] September 28 Giuseppe Cantarella roller-skates a record 41.5 kph for 440 yards. [1] Italy's Giuseppe Camtarella skates a record 25.78 MPH. [1] October 6 Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series. [1] October 18 International Olympic Committee votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics. [1] October 20 Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 1,863 yards. [1] November 7 First black American League Most Valuable Player-Elston Howard, New York Yankees. [1] November 10 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545. [1] November 11 Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record. [1] December 1 New York Jets first shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0. [1] December 2 Major League Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965. [1] December 6 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba. [1] December 8 Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan Jr win LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf. [1] December 14 Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champion. [1] December 18 Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6). [1] December 21 Jack Hobbs cricketer (61 Tests for England), dies. [1] December 22 Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for six touchdowns vs Houston (52-49). [1] December 26 "Gorgeous George" Wagner wrestler, dies. [1] December 29 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2). [1] December 31 Chicago Bears win NFL championship. [1]