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| 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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| Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| 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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Manager
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Game log
Regular season
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April: 10–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 3–4)
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