A look back at this week in the 1963 Dodgers, including hot weeks at the plate from Tommy Davis and Frank Howard, both now wearing eyeglasses, plus sterling relief from 19-year-old rookie Dick Calmus.
The 1963 Dodgers won four of six games this week 60 years ago, with Johnny Podres taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning in Houston, Sandy Koufax winning both starts including his 10th shutout, and Tommy Davis heating up at the plate.
Johnny Podres extended his winning streak on the mound, and Don Drysdale was the first MLB pitcher in 1963 to reach 200 innings. The Dodgers won their first two games of the week back in Los Angeles, but lost four straight after that.
Looking back at the 1963 Dodgers sixty years ago this week, Ron Fairly and Wally Moon had big weeks at the plate, Sandy Koufax took a perfect game into the seventh inning and extended his scoreless streak to 33 innings, and the Dodgers played 9 games in 7 days in 3 cities.