1963 New York Yankees season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1963 New York Yankees season
| 1963 New York Yankees 1963 AL Champions |
||
| Major league affiliations | ||
|
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| 1963 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb | |
| Manager(s) | Ralph Houk | |
| Local television | WPIX | |
| Local radio | WCBS (AM) (Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Jerry Coleman) |
|
| Previous season Next season | ||
The 1963 New York Yankees season was the 61st season for the team in New York, and its 63rd season overall. The team finished with a record of 104-58, winning their 28th pennant, finishing 10½ 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).
|
Contents
|
Offseason
- November 26, 1962: Bill Skowron was traded by the Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Stan Williams.[1]
Regular season
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 104 | 57 | .646 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 10.5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 70 | .565 | 13 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 85 | .472 | 28 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31.5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 34 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 106 | .346 | 48.5 |
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
| 1963 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
||||||
Player stats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | 65 | 172 | 54 | .314 | 15 | 35 |
| Pedro González | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bouton | 40 | 249.1 | 21 | 7 | 2.53 | 148 |
| Stan Williams | 29 | 146 | 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 |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Bridges | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.82 | 35 |
| Bill Kunkel | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.72 | 31 |
| Luis Arroyo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 5 |
1963 World Series
Main article: 1963 World Series
NL Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards and honors
- 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]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Richmond Virginians | International League | Preston Gómez |
| AA | Augusta Yankees | Sally League | Rube Walker |
| A | Greensboro Yankees | Carolina League | Frank Verdi |
| A | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | Pinky May, Steve Souchock and Cloyd Boyer |
| A | Idaho Falls Yankees | Pioneer League | Loren Babe |
| A | Shelby Colonels | Western Carolinas League | Billy Shantz |
| Rookie | Harlan Yankees | Appalachian League | Gary Blaylock |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta, Idaho Falls [5]
Notes
- ^ Stan Williams page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
|
|||||||||||
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1962 |
American League Champions 1963 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1964 |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1963 New York Yankees season.
Read more