1963 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1963 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1963 in baseball.

1963 MLB season
League	American League (AL) National League (NL)
Sport	Baseball
Duration	Regular season: April 8 – September 29, 1963 World Series: October 2–6, 1963
Number of games	162
Number of teams	20 (10 per league)
TV partner(s)	NBC, CBS
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Elston Howard (NYY) NL: Sandy Koufax (LAD)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Chicago White Sox
NL champions	Los Angeles Dodgers
NL runners-up	St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions	Los Angeles Dodgers
Runners-up	New York Yankees
World Series MVP	Sandy Koufax (LAD)
MLB seasons
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Orioles

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Angels

Twins

Yankees

Senators

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Locations of teams for the 1962–1964 American League seasons
American League

Cubs

Reds

Colt .45s

Dodgers

Braves

Mets

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Cardinals

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Locations of teams for the 1962–1963 National League seasons
National League

The 1963 major league baseball season began on April 8, 1963. The regular season ended on September 29, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 60th World Series on October 2 and ended with Game 4 on October 6. In the eighth iteration of this World Series matchup, and their first since the Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles from Brooklyn, New York, the Dodgers swept the Yankees in four games, capturing their third championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1959, and second in Los Angeles. The Dodgers' stellar pitching staff, anchored by left-hander Sandy Koufax and right-hander Don Drysdale, was so dominant that the vaunted Yankees, despite the presence of sluggers such as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in their lineup, never took a lead against Los Angeles the entire Series. This was the eighth World Series between the two teams.

In a return to the single-game-in-a-season format, the 34th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on July 9, hosted by the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland, Ohio, with the National League winning, 5–3.

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1963 schedule consisted of 162 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had ten teams. Each team was scheduled to play 18 games against the other nine teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place by the American League since the 1961 season and by the National League since the previous season, and would be used until 1969.

Opening Day took place on April 8, featuring the four teams. The final day of the regular season was on September 29, which saw 16 teams play. The World Series took place between October 2 and October 6.

Rule change

The 1963 season saw the following rule change: ^[1]

• The top of the strike zone was raised from the armpits to the top of the shoulders. ^[2]

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Manager
American League	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Memorial Stadium	49,373	Billy Hitchcock
	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	33,357	Johnny Pesky
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	White Sox Park	46,550	Al López
	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Stadium	73,811	Birdie Tebbetts
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Tiger Stadium	53,089	Bob Scheffing, Chuck Dressen
	Kansas City Athletics	Kansas City, Missouri	Municipal Stadium	34,165	Ed Lopat
	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles, California	Dodger Stadium [a]	56,000	Bill Rigney
	Minnesota Twins	Bloomington, Minnesota	Metropolitan Stadium	40,073	Sam Mele
	New York Yankees	New York, New York	Yankee Stadium	67,337	Ralph Houk
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	District of Columbia Stadium	43,500	Mickey Vernon, Eddie Yost, Gil Hodges
National League	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	Wrigley Field	36,755	Bob Kennedy
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Crosley Field	30,322	Fred Hutchinson
	Houston Colt .45s	Houston, Texas	Colt Stadium	32,601	Harry Craft
	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles, California	Dodger Stadium	56,000	Walter Alston
	Milwaukee Braves	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Milwaukee County Stadium	43,768	Bobby Bragan
	New York Mets	New York, New York	Polo Grounds	56,000	Casey Stengel
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Connie Mack Stadium	33,608	Gene Mauch
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	35,500	Danny Murtaugh
	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco, California	Candlestick Park	42,553	Alvin Dark
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Busch Stadium	30,500	Johnny Keane

Standings

American League

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

National League

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	.611	—	50‍–‍31	49‍–‍32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	.574	6	53‍–‍28	40‍–‍41
San Francisco Giants	88	74	.543	11	50‍–‍31	38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	.537	12	45‍–‍36	42‍–‍39
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	.531	13	46‍–‍35	40‍–‍41
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	.519	15	45‍–‍36	39‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs	82	80	.506	17	43‍–‍38	39‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	.457	25	42‍–‍39	32‍–‍49
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	.407	33	44‍–‍37	22‍–‍59
New York Mets	51	111	.315	48	34‍–‍47	17‍–‍64

Postseason

Bracket

	World Series
	AL	New York Yankees	2	1	0	1
	NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	4	1	2

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager
Boston Red Sox	Pinky Higgins	Johnny Pesky
Chicago Cubs	College of Coaches	Bob Kennedy
Cleveland Indians	Mel Harder	Birdie Tebbetts
Kansas City Athletics	Hank Bauer	Ed Lopat
Milwaukee Braves	Birdie Tebbetts	Bobby Bragan

In-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager
Detroit Tigers	Bob Scheffing	Chuck Dressen
Washington Senators	Mickey Vernon	Eddie Yost
Washington Senators	Eddie Yost	Gil Hodges

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)	.321
OPS	Bob Allison (MIN)	.911
HR	Harmon Killebrew (MIN)	45
RBI	Dick Stuart (BOS)	118
R	Bob Allison (MIN)	99
H	Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)	183
SB	Luis Aparicio (BAL)	40

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Whitey Ford (NYY)	24
L	Orlando Peña (KC)	20
ERA	Gary Peters (CWS)	2.33
K	Camilo Pascual (MIN)	202
IP	Whitey Ford (NYY)	269.1
SV	Stu Miller (BAL)	27
WHIP	Ralph Terry (NYY)	1.063

National League

Hitting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Tommy Davis (LAD)	.326
OPS	Hank Aaron (MIL)	.977
HR	Hank Aaron (MIL) Willie McCovey (SF)	44
RBI	Hank Aaron (MIL)	130
R	Hank Aaron (MIL)	121
H	Vada Pinson (CIN)	204
SB	Maury Wills (LAD)	40

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Sandy Koufax 1 (LAD) Juan Marichal (SF)	25
L	Roger Craig (NYM)	22
ERA	Sandy Koufax 1 (LAD)	1.88
K	Sandy Koufax 1 (LAD)	306
IP	Juan Marichal (SF)	321.1
SV	Lindy McDaniel (CHC)	22
WHIP	Sandy Koufax (LAD)	0.875

¹ National League Triple Crown pitching winner

Season recap

In the American League, the New York Yankees were in the 4th of 5 straight pennant winning years, and, led by MVP Elston Howard, cruised to the American League title by 10.5 games over the 2nd place Chicago White Sox.

In the National League, most experts figured the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers would be locked in another battle for the pennant, much like 1962 when the Giants came from behind and beat the Dodgers in a playoff. The Dodgers started slowly, perhaps feeling the hangover effect from blowing the pennant the year before. They were 2 games under .500 in early May, and trailed the surprising St. Louis Cardinals by 4.5 games. Then their pitching asserted itself, and on August 28, the Dodgers led the Giants by 5.5 games and the Cardinals by 6.5 games. The Cardinals proceeded to win 19 of their next 20 games and, while the Dodgers didn't exactly slump, they went "only" 14–7 during that same period. Thus, the Dodgers went into St. Louis on September 16 to play the Cardinals in a 3-game series leading by only 1 game. With the memory of blowing the 1962 pennant fresh in their minds, the Dodgers proceeded to sweep the Cardinals and take a 4-game lead with 7 games to go. The key game was the third one; the Cardinals led 5–1 in the 8th inning and a win would move them back to within 2 games of L.A. But the Dodgers got 3 in the 8th and in the top of the 9th, late season call up Dick Nen, in only his 8th major league at bat, hit a pinch hit homer to force extra innings. The Cardinals got a leadoff triple from Dick Groat in the 10th but could not score. The Dodgers then scored an unearned run in the 13th inning and won, 6–5. The disheartened Cardinals then lost their next 3 games as well while the Dodgers won 3 of their next 4 to clinch the pennant with 6 games left.

Awards and honors

Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Pete Rose (CIN)	Gary Peters (CWS)
Cy Young Award	Sandy Koufax (LAD)	—
Most Valuable Player	Sandy Koufax (LAD)	Elston Howard (NYY)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Bobby Shantz (STL)	Jim Kaat (MIN)
Catcher	Johnny Edwards (CIN)	Elston Howard (NYY)
1st Base	Bill White (STL)	Vic Power (MIN)
2nd Base	Bill Mazeroski (PIT)	Bobby Richardson (NYY)
3rd Base	Ken Boyer (STL)	Brooks Robinson (BAL)
Shortstop	Bobby Wine (PHI)	Zoilo Versalles (MIN)
Outfield	Roberto Clemente (PIT)	Jim Landis (CWS)
	Curt Flood (STL)	Al Kaline (DET)
	Willie Mays (SF)	Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)

Other awards

• Sport Magazine's World Series Most Valuable Player Award: Sandy Koufax (LAD)
• Babe Ruth Award (BBWAA World Series MVP): Sandy Koufax (LAD)

The Sporting News Awards
Award	National League	American League
Player of the Year [3]	Sandy Koufax (LAD)	—
Pitcher of the Year [4]	Sandy Koufax (LAD)	Whitey Ford (NYY)
Fireman of the Year [5] (Relief pitcher)	Lindy McDaniel (CHC)	Stu Miller (BAL)
Rookie Player of the Year [6]	Pete Rose (CIN)	Pete Ward (CWS)
Rookie Pitcher of the Year [7]	Ray Culp (PHI)	Gary Peters (CWS)
Manager of the Year [8]	Walter Alston (LAD)	—
Executive of the Year [9]	Bing Devine (STL)	—

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

Main article: Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award

Month	National League
May	Dick Ellsworth (CHC)
June	Ron Santo (CHC)
July	Willie McCovey (SF)
August	Willie Mays (SF)

Baseball Hall of Fame

Main article: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

• John Clarkson
• Elmer Flick
• Sam Rice
• Eppa Rixey

Further information: 1963 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers [10]	99	−2.9%	2,538,602	−7.9%	31,341
San Francisco Giants [11]	88	−14.6%	1,571,306	−1.3%	19,399
Minnesota Twins [12]	91	0.0%	1,406,652	−1.8%	17,366
New York Yankees [13]	104	8.3%	1,308,920	−12.4%	16,362
St. Louis Cardinals [14]	93	10.7%	1,170,546	22.7%	14,451
Chicago White Sox [15]	94	10.6%	1,158,848	2.4%	14,132
New York Mets [16]	51	27.5%	1,080,108	17.1%	13,335
Chicago Cubs [17]	82	39.0%	979,551	60.6%	12,093
Boston Red Sox [18]	76	0.0%	942,642	28.6%	11,783
Philadelphia Phillies [19]	87	7.4%	907,141	19.0%	11,199
Cincinnati Reds [20]	86	−12.2%	858,805	−12.6%	10,603
Detroit Tigers [21]	79	−7.1%	821,952	−32.0%	10,148
Los Angeles Angels [22]	70	−18.6%	821,015	−28.2%	10,136
Pittsburgh Pirates [23]	74	−20.4%	783,648	−28.1%	9,675
Baltimore Orioles [24]	86	11.7%	774,343	−2.0%	9,560
Milwaukee Braves [25]	84	−2.3%	773,018	0.8%	9,427
Kansas City Athletics [26]	73	1.4%	762,364	19.9%	9,412
Houston Colt .45s [27]	66	3.1%	719,502	−22.2%	8,883
Cleveland Indians [28]	79	−1.3%	562,507	−21.4%	6,945
Washington Senators [29]	56	−6.7%	535,604	−26.6%	6,695

Uniforms

In an attempt to create an identity distinguishable from all other teams, Kansas City Athletics owner Charlie Finley changed the team uniforms to kelly green and yellow. This tradition of "green and gold" has been preserved to this day, although the kelly green has since been replaced with forest green. Finley also changed the Athletics' cleats to white instead of the standard black. Coaches and managers were also given white hats, which were dropped when the Athletics adopted new colors in 1993. The white cleats were dropped in 2000, but were revived in 2008.

Television coverage

CBS and NBC aired weekend Game of the Week broadcasts. The All-Star Game and World Series also aired on NBC.

Retired numbers

• Stan Musial had his No. 6 retired by the St. Louis Cardinals on September 29. This was the first number retired by the team.

Events

• January 10 – Chicago Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley creates the position of athletic director, and hires ex-Air Force Academy director Robert Whitlow. Whitlow's lack of experience lead to him being ignored by general manager John Holland and manager Bob Kennedy, and he resigns in January 1965. ^[30]
• January 27 – Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick and John Clarkson are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
• March 22 – The New York Mets, who finished last in the National League with a 40–120 record in their inaugural season, purchase pitcher Carlton Willey from the Milwaukee Braves. Willey will boost a pitching rotation that include Roger Craig, Al Jackson and Tracy Stallard. The Mets will improve to 51–111 in that season.
• April 13: After 11 hitless at bats, Cincinnati second baseman Pete Rose records his first major league hit, a triple off Pittsburgh's Bob Friend. Increased enforcement of the balk rule produces a major-league record seven in the Pirates' 12–4 trouncing at Crosley Field. Friend commits four of the balks.
• May 11 – Sandy Koufax hurls his second no-hitter in as many seasons, blanking the San Francisco Giants 8–0 at Dodger Stadium. The final out is made by Harvey Kuenn on a ground ball back to none other than Koufax. Kuenn will also make the final out of Koufax's perfect game two years later.
• May 17 – Houston Colt .45s pitcher Don Nottebart throws the first no-hitter in franchise history, leading his team past the Philadelphia Phillies, 4–1.
• June 2 – Willie Mays hits 3 home runs helping San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 6–4.
• June 9 – Ernie Banks hits 3 home runs.
• June 10 – Al Kaline hits 200th career home run helping Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox, 6–1.
• June 15 – Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants no-hits the Houston Colt .45s, 1–0, at Candlestick Park. The no-hitter is the first by a Giant since the franchise's move from New York City after the 1957 season.
• July 9 – At Municipal Stadium, the National League wins, 5–3, over the American League in the All-Star Game. After four years, MLB had decided to return to the original single-game format. The American League out-hit the National League, 11–6, but the effort went in vain as MVP Willie Mays put on a one-man show. Although he was held to a single, Mays collected two runs, two RBI, two stolen bases and made the defensive play of the game—a running catch that deprived Joe Pepitone of an extra base in the eighth inning. This game also marked the 24th and final All-Star appearance of Stan Musial, who pinch-hit in the fifth inning. He lined out to right field, leaving behind a .317 batting average (20-for-63) and an All-Star Game record of six home runs.
• July 13 – Early Wynn of the Cleveland Indians earns his 300th career win.
• August 27 – Willie Mays hits 400th career home run helping San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 7–2.
• September 5 – Willie McCovey hits 100th career home run.
• September 15 – All three Alou brothers – Felipe, Matty and Jesus, play in the outfield for the San Francisco Giants in a 15–3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[31]
• September 18 – In the final game ever played at the Polo Grounds, the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the New York Mets, 5–1. New York gets its only run on Jim Hickman's 4th-inning home run, the last home run to be hit at the park.
• September 22 – Willie McCovey hits 3 home runs helping San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets 13–4.
• September 29 – In his final MLB at-bat, Stan Musial got an RBI single off Jim Maloney in the sixth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 3–2 win over the Cincinnati Reds (in 14 innings) at Busch Stadium I.
• October 6 – At Dodger Stadium, Sandy Koufax defeats the New York Yankees, 2–1, completing a shocking World Series sweep for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Whitey Ford gives up only two hits, both by Frank Howard, who belts a long home run in the fifth inning to start the Dodgers' scoring. In the Series, the Yankees bat just .171 and score only four runs, the second-lowest total in World Series history. Curiously enough, the Dodgers would set the mark for the fewest runs scored in a World Series only three years later, falling victim to a decisive sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles.
• October 12 – In the first (and last) Hispanic American major league All-Star Game, the National League team beats the American League, 5–2, at the Polo Grounds. The game features such names as Felipe Alou, Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, Julián Javier, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva and Zoilo Versalles. Vic Power receives a pregame award as the number one Latin player. NL starter Juan Marichal strikes out six in four innings, though reliever Al McBean is the winning pitcher. Pinch hitter Manny Mota drives in two runs against loser Pedro Ramos. This was the last baseball game played at the Polo Grounds, as the New York Mets moved into the brand new Shea Stadium in 1964.

Births

January–March

• January 2
  • David Cone
  • Edgar Martínez
• January 4 – Daryl Boston
• January 5 – Jeff Fassero
• January 6 – Norm Charlton
• January 7 – Craig Shipley
• January 22 – Jeff Treadway
• February 10 – Lenny Dykstra
• February 11 – Todd Benzinger
• February 15 – Barry Jones
• February 22 – Don Wakamatsu
• February 23 – Bobby Bonilla
• February 25 – Paul O'Neill
• March 1
  • Tony Castillo
  • Rich Rodriguez
• March 9 – Terry Mulholland
• March 10 – John Cangelosi
• March 13 – Mariano Duncan
• March 14 – Mike Rochford
• March 20 – Dana Williams
• March 21 – Shawon Dunston
• March 26 – Luis Medina

April–June

• April 3 – Chris Bosio
• April 9
  • Mike Brumley
  • José Guzmán
• April 10
  • Mike Devereaux
  • Jeff Gray
• April 13 – Mark Leiter
• April 21 – Ken Caminiti
• May 14 – Pat Borders
• May 20 – David Wells
• May 27 – Edwin Núñez
• June 2 – Bryan Harvey
• June 25 – Mike Stanley

July–September

• July 4 – José Oquendo
• July 6 – Lance Johnson
• July 14 – John Dopson
• July 17 – Bobby Thigpen
• July 18 – Mike Greenwell
• July 19 – Mark Carreon
• July 31 – Scott Bankhead
• August 8 – Ron Karkovice
• August 20 – Kal Daniels
• September 3 – Eric Plunk
• September 5 – Jeff Brantley
• September 10 – Randy Johnson
• September 21 – Cecil Fielder
• September 25 – Eric Hetzel
• September 28 – Charlie Kerfeld

October–December

• October 1 – Mark McGwire
• October 4 – Bruce Ruffin
• October 9 – Félix Fermín
• October 12 – Luis Polonia
• October 27 – Bip Roberts
• October 31
  • Fred McGriff
  • Matt Nokes
• November 8 – Dwight Smith
• November 18 – Dante Bichette
• November 23 – Dale Sveum
• November 28 – Walt Weiss
• December 1 – Greg W. Harris
• December 3 – Damon Berryhill
• December 7 – Shane Mack
• December 10 – Doug Henry
• December 27 – Jim Leyritz
• December 28 – Mel Stottlemyre Jr.

Deaths

January–March

• January 2 – Al Mamaux, 68, pitcher who twice won 20 games for Pittsburgh
• January 5 – Rogers Hornsby, 66, Hall of Fame second baseman who posted the highest lifetime batting average (.358) of any right-handed batter, 7-time batting champion including a .424 mark in 1924; twice MVP, and the first NL player to hit 300 home runs
• January 29 – Lee Meadows, 68, pitcher won 188 games for the Cardinals, Phillies and Pirates, was first modern major leaguer to wear glasses
• January 31 – Ossie Vitt, 73, third baseman for the Tigers and Red Sox, later a minor league manager
• February 9 – Ray Starr, 56, All-Star pitcher who pitched for six teams and won 138 games
• February 15 – Bump Hadley, 58, pitcher who ended Mickey Cochrane's career with a 1937 pitch that fractured his skull; later a broadcaster
• February 20 – Bill Hinchman, 79, outfielder twice batted .300 for Pittsburgh, later a scout
• February 28 – Eppa Rixey, 71, pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame just one month earlier, until 1959 was the left-hander with most wins in NL history with 266 victories for Phillies and Reds
• March 1 – Irish Meusel, 69, left fielder batted .310 lifetime, led NL in RBI in 1923
• March 11 – Joe Judge, 68, first baseman batted .300 nine times for Senators, later coach at Georgetown for 20 years
• March 29 – Wilcy Moore, 65, relief pitcher who won last game of 1927 World Series for Yankees

April–June

• April 23 – Harry Harper, 67, pitched from 1913 through 1923 for the Senators, Red Sox, Yankees and Robins
• May 4 – Dickie Kerr, 69, pitcher who as a 1919 rookie won two World Series games for the White Sox, as one of the players not involved in fixing the Series; later helping a struggling pitcher-turned-hitter, Stan Musial
• May 22 – Dave Shean, 79, second baseman and captain of champion 1918 Red Sox
• May 23 – Gavvy Cravath, 82, right fielder who won six home runs titles with Phillies
• May 27 – Dave Jolly, 38, knuckleball relief pitcher for Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1957
• June 6 – Charlie Mullen, 74, first baseman for White Sox and Yankees in 1910s
• June 8 – Earl Smith, 66, catcher for five NL champions, batted .350 in 1925 World Series
• June 18 – Ben Geraghty, 50, manager of the Jacksonville Suns of the International League and legendary minor league pilot who played a key role in the early career of Henry Aaron
• June 24
  • George Trautman, 73, president of the minor leagues since 1946
  • Jud Wilson, 69, All-Star third baseman of the Negro leagues
• June 28 – Frank "Home Run" Baker, 77, Hall of Fame third baseman, lifetime .307 hitter and 4-time home run champion, last surviving member of Philadelphia Athletics' "$100,000 infield"

July–September

• July 27 – Hooks Dauss, 73, pitcher won 222 games, all for Detroit
• August 15 – Karl Drews, 43, pitcher for four teams including 1947 champion Yankees
• September 4 – Home Run Johnson, 90, early shortstop of the Negro leagues
• September 19 – Slim Harriss, 66, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox in the early 1920s
• September 27 – Andy Coakley, 80, pitcher won 18 games for 1905 Athletics, later coach at Columbia for 37 years

October–December

• October 2 – Cy Perkins, 67, catcher for 16 seasons, most with Athletics, later a coach for many years
• November 6 – Clarence Mitchell, 72, spitball pitcher won 125 games, hit into unassisted triple play in 1920 World Series
• November 12 – Ed Connolly, 54, catcher for the Boston Red Sox between 1929 and 1932
• November 13 – Muddy Ruel, 67, catcher for 19 seasons including 1924 champions Senators, later a coach
• November 14 – Oscar Melillo, 64, second baseman for Browns and Red Sox
• December 8 – Red Worthington, 57, left fielder for Boston Braves from 1931 to 1934
• December 30 – Wilbur Good, 78, outfielder for six teams, primarily the Cubs

See also

• 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Notes

1. Dodger Stadium was referred to as "Chavez Ravine Stadium" by the Angels during their tenure.

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External links

• 1963 Major League Baseball season schedule