The night the Dodgers got the monkey off their back
Robert Creamer
September 09, 1963
Often accused of going into a drugged slumber when the Giants come to town, the Dodgers beat their hated rivals in a critical game and took a big step toward erasing memories of that humiliating '62 collapse
Then the game started—and the fun stopped, at least for the Giants. Two days later they were still hanging around, hoping that somebody would cash that check. But it was beginning to look like a long, wet winter in San Francisco.
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