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1963 in baseball
...The following are the baseball events of the year 1963 throughout the world.
Champions
Major League Baseball
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4–0); Sandy Koufax, MVP
- All-Star Game, July 9 at Municipal Stadium: National League, 5–3; Willie Mays, MVP
Other champions
- College World Series: USC
- Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nishitetsu Lions (4–3)
- Little League World Series: Granada Hills National, Granada Hills, California
- Senior League World Series: Monterrey, Mexico
- Pan American Games: Cuba over United States
Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Elston Howard, New York Yankees, C (AL)
- Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers, P (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Rookie of the Year
- Gary Peters, Chicago White Sox, P (AL)
- Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, 2B (NL)
- Gold Glove Award
- (P) Jim Kaat, Minnesota Twins (AL); Bobby Shantz, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- (C) Elston Howard, New York Yankees (AL); Johnny Edwards, Cincinnati Reds (NL)
- (1B) Vic Power, Minnesota Twins (AL); Bill White, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- (2B) Bobby Richardson, New York Yankees (AL); Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
- (3B) Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (AL); Ken Boyer, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- (SS) Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins (AL); Bobby Wine, Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
- (OF) Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers (AL); Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
- (OF) Jim Landis, Chicago White Sox (AL); Curt Flood, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- (OF) Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox (AL); Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants (NL)
MLB statistical leaders
American League | National League | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
AVG | Carl Yastrzemski BOS | .321 | Tommy Davis LAD | .326 |
HR | Harmon Killebrew MIN | 45 | Hank Aaron MIL and Willie McCovey SF |
44 |
RBI | Dick Stuart BOS | 118 | Hank Aaron MIL | 130 |
Wins | Whitey Ford NYY | 24 | Sandy Koufax1 LAD and Juan Marichal SF |
25 |
ERA | Gary Peters CHW | 2.33 | Sandy Koufax1 LAD | 1.88 |
Ks | Camilo Pascual MIN | 202 | Sandy Koufax1 LAD | 306 |
1Major League Triple Crown Pitching Winner