1963 New York Yankees season
The 1963 New York Yankees season was the 61st season for the team in New York, and its 63rd season overall. The team finished with a record of 104–57, winning their 28th pennant, finishing 10½ games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk.
The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 4 games, the first time the Yankees had ever been swept in the World Series.Offseason
became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the AL Most Valuable Player award.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 135 | 487 | 140 | .287 | 28 | 85 |
1B | | 157 | 580 | 157 | .271 | 27 | 89 |
2B | | 151 | 630 | 167 | .265 | 3 | 48 |
3B | | 152 | 557 | 140 | .251 | 12 | 54 |
SS | | 135 | 557 | 143 | .257 | 7 | 44 |
LF | | 130 | 433 | 108 | .249 | 14 | 52 |
CF | | 145 | 520 | 140 | .269 | 25 | 71 |
RF | | 90 | 312 | 84 | .269 | 23 | 53 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 76 | 218 | 49 | .225 | 16 | 45 |
| 65 | 172 | 54 | .314 | 15 | 35 |
| 72 | 186 | 50 | .269 | 2 | 12 |
| 60 | 157 | 37 | .236 | 7 | 23 |
| 64 | 147 | 43 | .293 | 8 | 28 |
| 106 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 38 | 269.1 | 24 | 7 | 2.74 | 189 |
| 40 | 268 | 17 | 15 | 3.22 | 114 |
| 40 | 249.1 | 21 | 7 | 2.53 | 148 |
| 24 | 175.2 | 13 | 5 | 2.56 | 171 |
| 29 | 146 | 9 | 8 | 3.21 | 98 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 48 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2.62 | 56 |
| 28 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6.02 | 52 |
| 34 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.60 | 63 |
| 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.72 | 31 |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.82 | 35 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta, Idaho Falls