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.
Staten Island: When I heard on June 4 that former New York Met and legendary manager and pitching coach Roger Craig passed away, I thought of a night almost 60 years earlier. Craig had lost 18 games in a row, pitching for a very poorly hitting Mets ball club. His plan on Aug. 9, 1963 was to break the hex by changing his uniform number from 38 to 13.
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