New York Yankees | |
Season: | 1963 |
Misc: | American League Champions |
League: | American League |
Ballpark: | Yankee Stadium |
City: | New York City |
Owners: | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
General Managers: | Roy Hamey |
Managers: | Ralph Houk |
Television: | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman) |
Radio: | WCBS (AM) (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman) |
The 1963 New York Yankees season was the 61st season for the team. The team finished with a record of 104–57, winning their 28th pennant, finishing games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk.
The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 4 games, the first time the Yankees had ever been swept in the World Series (they had lost 4 games to none with one tied game in 1922).
Elston Howard became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the AL Most Valuable Player award.[2]
1963 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
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C | 135 | 487 | 140 | .287 | 28 | 85 | ||
1B | 157 | 580 | 157 | .271 | 27 | 89 | ||
2B | 151 | 630 | 167 | .265 | 3 | 48 | ||
3B | 152 | 557 | 140 | .251 | 12 | 54 | ||
SS | 135 | 557 | 143 | .257 | 7 | 44 | ||
LF | 130 | 433 | 108 | .249 | 14 | 52 | ||
CF | 145 | 520 | 140 | .269 | 25 | 71 | ||
RF | 90 | 312 | 84 | .269 | 23 | 53 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
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76 | 218 | 49 | .225 | 16 | 45 | ||
72 | 186 | 50 | .269 | 2 | 12 | ||
65 | 172 | 54 | .314 | 15 | 35 | ||
60 | 157 | 37 | .236 | 7 | 23 | ||
64 | 147 | 43 | .293 | 8 | 28 | ||
106 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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38 | 269.1 | 24 | 7 | 2.74 | 189 | ||
40 | 268.0 | 17 | 15 | 3.22 | 114 | ||
40 | 249.1 | 21 | 7 | 2.53 | 148 | ||
24 | 175.2 | 13 | 5 | 2.56 | 171 | ||
29 | 146.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.21 | 98 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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8 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 3 | ||
6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 5 | ||
1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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48 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2.62 | 56 | |
34 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.60 | 63 | |
28 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6.02 | 52 | |
23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.82 | 35 | |
22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.72 | 31 | |
See main article: 1963 World Series. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)
width=10 | Game | width=100 | Score | width=50 | Date | width=100 | Location | width=100 | Attendance |
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1 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 2 | October 2 | 69,000 | ||||||
2 | Dodgers – 4, Yankees – 1 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 66,455 | |||||
3 | Yankees – 0, Dodgers – 1 | October 5 | 55,912 | ||||||
4 | Yankees – 1, Dodgers – 2 | October 6 | Dodger Stadium | 55,912 | |||||
See also: Minor League Baseball. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta, Idaho Falls[5]