September 16, 1963: The Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore, signed in London on July 9, takes effect.
It provided for the union of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing states of the Federation of Malaya. This new political entity was to be known simply as Malaysia. September 16 is now annually commemorated in the country as Malaysia Day.
On August 9, 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia following political and economic disagreements, becoming a sovereign state.
In 2022, Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy of 34 million people, 63 percent of them Muslim; while the Republic of Singapore is a unitary parliamentary republic of 6 million, with a plurality religion of 31 percent Buddhist, with sizeable Christian and Muslim minorities.
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September 16, 1963 was a Monday. There were 3 baseball games played:
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Bob Veale allowed only 2 hits, outpitching Larry Jackson. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-4. Willie Stargell went 3-for-4. Ernie Banks did not play.
* The San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves, 4-3 at Milwaukee County Stadium. Juan Marichal outpitched Tony Cloninger. Willie Mays went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Willie McCovey went 2-for-4. So did Orlando Cepeda, and he added a home run and 2 RBIs. Hank Aaron went 1-for-4. Eddie Mathews went 0-for-4. Joe Torre went 2-for-4.
* And the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 at the 1st Busch Stadium (which had been the last Sportsman's Park) in St. Louis. Johnny Podres outpitched Bobby Shantz. The only Cardinal run came on a home run by Stan Musial, the 475th of his career. It turned out to be his last.
