| 1963 New York Yankees | ||||
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| American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Dan Topping andDel 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 1963New York Yankees season was the 61st season for the team. The team finished with a record of 104–57, winning their 28thpennant, finishing10+1⁄2 games ahead of theChicago White Sox. New York was managed byRalph Houk.
The Yankees played atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they were defeated by theLos 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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 104 | 57 | .646 | — | 58–22 | 46–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 10½ | 49–33 | 45–35 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 70 | .565 | 13 | 48–33 | 43–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18½ | 48–33 | 38–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25½ | 41–40 | 38–43 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25½ | 47–34 | 32–49 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 85 | .472 | 28 | 44–36 | 32–49 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31½ | 36–45 | 37–44 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 34 | 39–42 | 31–49 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 106 | .346 | 48½ | 31–49 | 25–57 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WAS | |||
| 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 | — | |||
| 1963 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Clinched pennant | |
| Bold | Yankees team member |
| 1963 Game Log: 104–57 (Home: 58–22; Away: 46–35)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 8–6 (Home: 4–4; Away: 4–2)
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May: 17–9 (Home: 9–2; Away: 8–7)
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June: 19–13 (Home: 11–2; Away: 8–11)
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July: 22–9 (Home: 15–4; Away: 7–5)
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August: 22–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 12–4)
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September: 16–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–6)
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| 1963 Postseason game log: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NLLos 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta, Idaho Falls[7]