1963 Major League Baseball season

1963 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 8 – October 6, 1963
Number of games162
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)NBC, CBS
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Elston Howard (NYY)
NL: Sandy Koufax (LAD)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upChicago White Sox
NL championsLos Angeles Dodgers
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsLos Angeles Dodgers
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
World Series MVPSandy Koufax (LAD)

The 1963 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 8 to October 6, 1963. The American League and National League both featured ten teams, with each team playing a 162-game schedule.

In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees in four straight games. 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.


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