1963_New_York_Yankees_season
1963 New York Yankees season
Major League Baseball team season
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 10+1⁄2 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk.
| 1963 New York Yankees | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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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).
- November 26, 1962: Bill Skowron was traded by the Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Stan Williams.[1]
Elston Howard became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the AL Most Valuable Player award.[2]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 104 | 57 | 0.646 | — | 58–22 | 46–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 10½ | 49–33 | 45–35 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 70 | 0.565 | 13 | 48–33 | 43–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 18½ | 48–33 | 38–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 25½ | 41–40 | 38–43 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 25½ | 47–34 | 32–49 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 28 | 44–36 | 32–49 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 31½ | 36–45 | 37–44 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 34 | 39–42 | 31–49 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 106 | 0.346 | 48½ | 31–49 | 25–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
| Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 15–3 | |||
| Boston | 11–7 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 9–9 | |||
| Chicago | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | |||
| Cleveland | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 13–5 | |||
| Detroit | 5–13 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | |||
| Kansas City | 9–9 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–8 | |||
| Los Angeles | 9–9 | 8–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–10 | — | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |||
| Minnesota | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 6–11 | 14–4 | |||
| New York | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 11–6 | — | 14–4 | |||
| Washington | 3–15 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 4–14 | — | |||
Notable transactions
- April 29, 1963: Curt Blefary was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles as a first-year waiver pick.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Batting
Starters by position
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 | Elston Howard | 135 | 487 | 140 | .287 | 28 | 85 |
| 1B | Joe Pepitone | 157 | 580 | 157 | .271 | 27 | 89 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 151 | 630 | 167 | .265 | 3 | 48 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 152 | 557 | 140 | .251 | 12 | 54 |
| SS | Tony Kubek | 135 | 557 | 143 | .257 | 7 | 44 |
| LF | Héctor López | 130 | 433 | 108 | .249 | 14 | 52 |
| CF | Tom Tresh | 145 | 520 | 140 | .269 | 25 | 71 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 90 | 312 | 84 | .269 | 23 | 53 |
Other batters
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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| Johnny Blanchard | 76 | 218 | 49 | .225 | 16 | 45 |
| Phil Linz | 72 | 186 | 50 | .269 | 2 | 12 |
| Mickey Mantle | 65 | 172 | 54 | .314 | 15 | 35 |
| Harry Bright | 60 | 157 | 37 | .236 | 7 | 23 |
| Yogi Berra | 64 | 147 | 43 | .293 | 8 | 28 |
| Jack Reed | 106 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 0 | 1 |
| Pedro González | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Long | 14 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Gibbs | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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| Whitey Ford | 38 | 269.1 | 24 | 7 | 2.74 | 189 |
| Ralph Terry | 40 | 268.0 | 17 | 15 | 3.22 | 114 |
| Jim Bouton | 40 | 249.1 | 21 | 7 | 2.53 | 148 |
| Al Downing | 24 | 175.2 | 13 | 5 | 2.56 | 171 |
| Stan Williams | 29 | 146.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.21 | 98 |
Other pitchers
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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| Tom Metcalf | 8 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 3 |
| Luis Arroyo | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 5 |
| Bud Daley | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Hal Reniff | 48 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2.62 | 56 |
| Steve Hamilton | 34 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.60 | 63 |
| Bill Stafford | 28 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6.02 | 52 |
| Marshall Bridges | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.82 | 35 |
| Bill Kunkel | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.72 | 31 |
NL Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 2 | October 2 | Yankee Stadium | 69,000 |
| 2 | Dodgers – 4, Yankees – 1 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 66,455 |
| 3 | Yankees – 0, Dodgers – 1 | October 5 | Dodger Stadium | 55,912 |
| 4 | Yankees – 1, Dodgers – 2 | October 6 | Dodger Stadium | 55,912 |
- Elston Howard, American League MVP
- Ralph Houk, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
All-Stars
- Joe Pepitone, starter, first base
- Jim Bouton, reserve
- Elston Howard, reserve
- Bobby Richardson, reserve
- Tom Tresh, reserve
- Mickey Mantle, did not play (injured)[4]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta, Idaho Falls [5]
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007