• Baseball's American League identified Oakland as a likely site for expansion by 1964, giving more impetus to the city's effort to build a multi-purpose stadium and give the Raiders a place to play in their nominal home

• In their biggest signing of the off-season so far, the team inked their 2nd-round draft pick, halfback George Fleming out of Washington

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