1960 Sports and Events

Key Sports and other Events during the year. Other events are mainly about the space race and other scientific milestones, no politics here. These are random reports mainly on games of the day with a home base of the New York-New Jersey-Philadelphia areas. I will also try to build a full NASCAR recap article history as well. I grew up in Northern New Jersey and wanted to give a retrospective of 1960’s sports. We will see how far this project goes.

Sports:

1960 Winter OlympicsNASCAR Daytona 500 – February 14
Ramblers Hockey – February 16College Basketball Doubleheader – February 17
Southern States Fairgrounds NASCAR Race – Feb 28College Basketball – March 3
College Basketball MSG – March 4ACC Basketball Tournament starting March 3
NIT College Basketball Tournament – March 10De Soto Open Bradenton Florida – March 24-27
NASCAR North Wilkesboro Speedway – March 27MLB Team Previews
PGA Masters Tournament – April 7-10NASCAR Virginia 500 – April 10
San Francisco Giants Home Opener – April 12Cubs vs. Dodgers – April 13
Phils Home Opener – April 14Cardinals vs. Dodgers – April 16
Cubs vs. Giants 14 innings – April 17Tigers vs. Indians Opening Day – April 19
Senators vs. Orioles – April 20Athletics vs. White Sox – April 21
Reds vs. Phillies – April 22Indians vs. Athletics – April 23
NASCAR Asheville–Weaverville Race – April 24Red Sox vs. Senators – April 24
Red Sox vs Yankees – April 26Pirates vs. Phillies – April 27
Giants vs. Dodgers – April 28Athletics vs. Indians – April 29
Cubs vs. Cardinals – April 30Tigers vs White Sox Doubleheader – May 1
Phillies vs Cubs – May 2Indians vs. Senators – May 4
Athletics vs. Yankees – May 6Pirates vs. Giants – May 7
White Sox vs. Yankees – May 8Pirates vs. Dodgers – May 10
Athletics vs. Orioles – May 11Cardinals vs. Braves – May 12
White Sox vs. Indians – May 13Red vs. Phillies – May 13
NASCAR Rebel 300 Darlington – May 14Athletics vs. Tigers – May 14
Cardinals vs. Cubs No Hitter – May 15Giants vs. Pirates – May 22
Orioles vs. White Sox – May 25Braves vs. Cardinals – May 26
Orioles vs Yankees – May 27

Other Events:

BATHYSCAPH DIVES 7 MILES IN RECORD – January 24U.S. Launches Space Probe – March 11
U.S. Scientists Bounce Radar Signal Off the Sun – February 4U.S. Satellite Establishes Space Mark – March 13
U.S. Moon Sends Back 1st Weather Pictures – April 1New U.S. Satellite in Orbit – April 15
Capsule Ejected but Stays in Orbit – April 16

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