1963 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Owners | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey | |
President | Walter O'Malley | |
General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Managers | Walter Alston | |
Television | KTTV (11) | |
Radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín | |
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The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers were led by pitcher Sandy Koufax, who won both the Cy Young Award and the Most Valuable Player Award. The team went 99–63 to win the National League title by six games over the runner-up St. Louis Cardinals and beat the New York Yankees in four games to win the World Series, marking the first time that the Yankees were ever swept in the postseason.
Offseason
- October 14, 1962: Norm Sherry and Dick Smith was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Mets.[1]
- November 26, 1962: Stan Williams was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Bill Skowron.[2]
- November 30, 1962: Tim Harkness and Larry Burright were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Bob Miller.[3]
- January 24, 1963: Scott Breeden (minors) was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Don Zimmer.[4]
- April 1, 1963: Duke Snider was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Mets.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 | 53–28 | 40–41 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 11 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 12 | 45–36 | 42–39 |
Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 13 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
Milwaukee Braves | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 15 | 45–36 | 39–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 43–38 | 39–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
Houston Colt .45s | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 33 | 44–37 | 22–59 |
New York Mets | 51 | 111 | 0.315 | 48 | 34–47 | 17–64 |
Record vs. opponents
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Chicago | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 5–13 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–8 | 13–5 | — | 8–10–1 | 16–2 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | |||||
Milwaukee | 6–12 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 10–8–1 | — | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 7–11 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 2–16 | 6–12 | — | 8–10 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 5–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–8 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 5–13 | |||||
San Francisco | 8–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–7 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 10–8 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.[4]
- July 20, 1963: Ed Roebuck was traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Marv Breeding.[6]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log
Regular season
1963 regular season game log: 99–63–1 (Home: 50–31; Away: 49–32–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 10–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 3–4)
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May: 17–9–1 (Home: 11–1; Away: 6–8–1)
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June: 16–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 11–6)
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July: 21–10 (Home: 11–6; Away: 10–4)
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August: 16–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 10–6)
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September: 19–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 9–4)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Dodgers team member |
Postseason Game log
1963 Postseason game log: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Series vs. New York Yankees 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Dodgers team member |
Player stats
Batting
Stats in bold are the team leaders.
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; PA = Plate appearances; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles hit; 3B = Triples hit; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging; TB = Total bases; GDP = Grounded into double play; HBP = Hit by pitch; SH = Sacrifice hits; SF = Sacrifice flies; IBB = Intentional base on balls
Pos | Player | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Avg. | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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C | Johnny Roseboro | 135 | 518 | 470 | 50 | 111 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 50 | .236 | .291 | .351 | .642 | 165 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
1B | Ron Fairly | 152 | 564 | 490 | 62 | 133 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 69 | .271 | .347 | .388 | .735 | 190 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
2B | Jim Gilliam | 148 | 605 | 525 | 77 | 148 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 60 | 28 | .282 | .354 | .383 | .737 | 201 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
3B | Ken McMullen | 79 | 259 | 233 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 46 | .236 | .297 | .339 | .636 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
SS | Maury Wills | 134 | 580 | 527 | 83 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 44 | 48 | .302 | .355 | .349 | .704 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
LF | Tommy Davis | 146 | 597 | 556 | 69 | 181 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 88 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 59 | .326 | .359 | .457 | .816 | 254 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
CF | Willie Davis | 156 | 555 | 515 | 60 | 126 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 61 | .245 | .281 | .365 | .646 | 188 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
RF | Frank Howard | 123 | 459 | 417 | 58 | 114 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 116 | .273 | .330 | .518 | .848 | 216 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; PA = Plate appearances; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles hit; 3B = Triples hit; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging; TB = Total bases; GDP = Grounded into double play; HBP = Hit by pitch; SH = Sacrifice hits; SF = Sacrifice flies; IBB = Intentional base on balls
Player | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Avg. | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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Wally Moon | 122 | 398 | 343 | 41 | 90 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 43 | .262 | .345 | .382 | .727 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Bill Skowron | 89 | 256 | 237 | 19 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 49 | .203 | .252 | .287 | .539 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Dick Tracewski | 104 | 240 | 217 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 39 | .226 | .287 | .248 | .545 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nate Oliver | 65 | 178 | 163 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 25 | .239 | .298 | .307 | .605 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Camilli | 49 | 130 | 117 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .162 | .234 | .265 | .499 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Lee Walls | 64 | 94 | 86 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .233 | .290 | .349 | .639 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Al Ferrara | 21 | 52 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .159 | .275 | .227 | .502 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marv Breeding | 20 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .211 | .167 | .377 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Don Zimmer | 22 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .217 | .308 | .391 | .699 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daryl Spencer | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .111 | .333 | .111 | .444 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Nen | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .125 | .364 | .500 | .864 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Derrell Griffith | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Gleason | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchers batting
Note: G = Games played; PA = Plate appearances; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles hit; 3B = Triples hit; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging; TB = Total bases; GDP = Grounded into double play; HBP = Hit by pitch; SH = Sacrifice hits; SF = Sacrifice flies; IBB = Intentional base on balls
Player | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Avg. | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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Sandy Koufax | 40 | 124 | 110 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | .064 | .111 | .091 | .202 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Don Drysdale | 42 | 114 | 96 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | .167 | .241 | .198 | .439 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Johnny Podres | 37 | 71 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .141 | .147 | .219 | .366 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Bob Miller | 42 | 65 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .070 | .100 | .070 | .170 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Perranoski | 69 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .125 | .192 | .125 | .317 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Richert | 20 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .182 | .217 | .227 | .445 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Sherry | 36 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .111 | .273 | .222 | .495 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Willhite | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Calmus | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Rowe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Roebuck | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Ortega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Scott | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
List does not include position players. Stats in bold are the team leaders.
Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; W-L% = Win-Loss Percentage; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; GF = Games finished; CG = Complete game; SHO = Shutouts; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; HA = Hits allowed; RA = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HRA = Home runs allowed; BB = Base on Balls; IBB = Intentional base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Times hit by a pitch; BK = Balks; WP = Wild pitches; BF = Batters faced
Player | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | HA | RA | ER | HRA | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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Don Drysdale | 19 | 17 | .528 | 2.63 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 315.1 | 287 | 114 | 92 | 25 | 57 | 13 | 251 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1266 |
Sandy Koufax | 25 | 5 | .833 | 1.88 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 311.0 | 214 | 68 | 65 | 18 | 58 | 7 | 306 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1210 |
Johnny Podres | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.54 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 198.1 | 196 | 91 | 78 | 16 | 64 | 13 | 134 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 845 |
Nick Willhite | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.79 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 44 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 165 |
Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; W-L% = Win-Loss Percentage; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; GF = Games finished; CG = Complete game; SHO = Shutouts; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; HA = Hits allowed; RA = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HRA = Home runs allowed; BB = Base on Balls; IBB = Intentional base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Times hit by a pitch; BK = Balks; WP = Wild pitches; BF = Batters faced
Player | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | HA | RA | ER | HRA | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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Bob Miller | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.89 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 187.0 | 171 | 71 | 60 | 7 | 65 | 9 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 781 |
Pete Richert | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.50 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 80 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 336 |
Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; W-L% = Win-Loss Percentage; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; GF = Games finished; CG = Complete game; SHO = Shutouts; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; HA = Hits allowed; RA = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HRA = Home runs allowed; BB = Base on Balls; IBB = Intentional base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Times hit by a pitch; BK = Balks; WP = Wild pitches; BF = Batters faced
Player | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | HA | RA | ER | HRA | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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Ron Perranoski | 16 | 3 | .842 | 1.67 | 69 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 129.0 | 112 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 541 |
Larry Sherry | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.73 | 36 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79.2 | 82 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 349 |
Dick Calmus | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.66 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 173 |
Ed Roebuck | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.24 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 54 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 197 |
Ken Rowe | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.93 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
Dick Scott | 0 | 0 | — | 6.75 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Jack Smith | 0 | 0 | — | 7.56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
Phil Ortega | 0 | 0 | — | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Fielding
Note: G = Games played; GS = Games started; CG = Complete game; Inn = Innings played in field; Ch = Defensive Chances; PO = Putouts; A = Assists; E = Errors committed; DP = Double plays turned; Fld% = Fielding percentage; PB = Passed balls; WP = Wild pitches; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; CS% = Caught stealing percentage; PO = Pickoffs; Pos Summary = Positions played
Player | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | PO | Pos Summary |
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Marv Breeding | 19 | 8 | 6 | 94.0 | 37 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 2B–SS–3B | ||||||
Dick Calmus | 21 | 1 | 0 | 44.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0 | P | |
Doug Camilli | 47 | 35 | 29 | 325.1 | 307 | 285 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .977 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 18% | 0 | C |
Tommy Davis | 143 | 143 | 101 | 1265.1 | 287 | 205 | 67 | 15 | 10 | .948 | LF–3B–CF–RF | ||||||
Willie Davis | 153 | 139 | 127 | 1248.0 | 359 | 336 | 15 | 8 | 3 | .978 | CF | ||||||
Don Drysdale | 42 | 42 | 17 | 315.1 | 85 | 19 | 62 | 4 | 7 | .953 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 42% | 4 | P | |
Ron Fairly | 149 | 133 | 112 | 1209.2 | 1002 | 947 | 48 | 7 | 74 | .993 | 1B–CF–LF–RF | ||||||
Al Ferrara | 11 | 9 | 8 | 92.1 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | LF–RF | ||||||
Jim Gilliam | 141 | 137 | 85 | 1192.2 | 623 | 267 | 343 | 13 | 67 | .979 | 2B–3B | ||||||
Derrell Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B | |||||||
Frank Howard | 111 | 107 | 84 | 947.1 | 201 | 189 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .960 | RF–LF | ||||||
Sandy Koufax | 40 | 40 | 20 | 311.0 | 41 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8% | 0 | P | |
Ken McMullen | 72 | 67 | 50 | 596.0 | 195 | 48 | 134 | 13 | 8 | .933 | 3B–LF–2B | ||||||
Bob Miller | 42 | 23 | 2 | 187.0 | 71 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 5 | .972 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 62% | 0 | P | |
Wally Moon | 96 | 90 | 55 | 779.2 | 127 | 120 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .961 | RF–LF–CF | ||||||
Dick Nen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1B | ||||||
Nate Oliver | 57 | 40 | 35 | 389.2 | 234 | 111 | 114 | 9 | 26 | .962 | 2B–SS | ||||||
Phil Ortega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |||
Ron Perranoski | 69 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
Johnny Podres | 37 | 34 | 10 | 198.1 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 30% | 0 | P | |
Pete Richert | 20 | 12 | 1 | 78.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29% | 0 | P | |
Ed Roebuck | 29 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60% | 0 | P | |
Johnny Roseboro | 134 | 128 | 116 | 1144.1 | 982 | 908 | 66 | 8 | 6 | .992 | 14 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 43% | 2 | C |
Ken Rowe | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20% | 0 | P | |
Dick Scott | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
Larry Sherry | 36 | 3 | 0 | 79.2 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75% | 1 | P | |
Bill Skowron | 67 | 60 | 39 | 509.2 | 557 | 518 | 34 | 5 | 44 | .991 | 1B–3B | ||||||
Jack Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | P | |
Daryl Spencer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3B | ||||||
Dick Tracewski | 100 | 64 | 51 | 623.2 | 335 | 105 | 216 | 14 | 34 | .958 | SS–2B | ||||||
Lee Walls | 24 | 8 | 7 | 112.0 | 68 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .985 | 1B–LF–3B–RF | ||||||
Nick Willhite | 8 | 8 | 1 | 38.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | P | |
Maury Wills | 134 | 131 | 104 | 1143.1 | 604 | 197 | 381 | 26 | 54 | .957 | SS–3B | ||||||
Don Zimmer | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43.1 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 3B–SS–2B |
1963 World Series
Game 1
October 2, 1963, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: Sandy Koufax (1–0) L: Whitey Ford (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: LAD – Johnny Roseboro (1) NYY – Tom Tresh (1) |
Game 2
October 3, 1963, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles (N) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
W: Johnny Podres (1–0) L: Al Downing (0–1) S: Ron Perranoski (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: LAD – Bill Skowron (1) |
Game 3
October 5, 1963, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Los Angeles (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 4 | 1 |
W: Don Drysdale (1–0) L: Jim Bouton (0–1) |
Game 4
October 6, 1963, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
W: Sandy Koufax (2–0) L: Whitey Ford (0–2) | ||||||||||||
HR: NYY – Mickey Mantle (1) LAD – Frank Howard (1) |
Awards and honors
- National League Most Valuable Player
- National League Cy Young Award
- World Series Most Valuable Player
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year
All-Stars
- 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Tommy Davis starter
- Don Drysdale reserve
- Sandy Koufax reserve
- Maury Wills reserve[7]