1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 74th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 6th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 2nd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The 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.Norm Sherry sold to Mets November 26, 1962: Stan Williams was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Bill Skowron.Stan Williams page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1962: Tim Harkness and Larry Burright were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Bob Miller.Larry Burright page at Baseball Reference January 24, 1963: Scott Breeden (minors) was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Don Zimmer.Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference April 1, 1963: Duke Snider was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Mets.Duke Snider page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName PositionMaury Wills ShortstopNate Oliver Second basemanWillie Davis Center fielderTommy Davis Left fielderBill Skowron First basemanJohn RoseboroCatcherRon Fairly Right fielderKen McMullen Third basemanDon Drysdale Starting pitcher

Notable transactions June 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators. July 20, 1963: Ed Roebuck was traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Marv Breeding.Ed Roebuck page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched pennantBoldDodgers team member

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || 11:30a.m. PST || @ Cubs || W 5–1 || Drysdale (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || — || 2:29 || 18,589 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 11:30a.m. PST || @ Cubs || W 2–1 || Koufax (1–0) || Buhl (0–1) || — || 2:20 || 2,673 || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 11:30a.m. PST || @ Cubs || L 0–2 || Ellsworth (1–0) || Podres (0–1) || — || 1:59 || 3,735 || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || 7:00p.m. PST || @ Colt .45s || L 1–2 || Farrell (1–1) || Roebuck (0–1)|| — || 3:09 || 12,044 || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || || 7:00p.m. PST || @ Colt .45s || W 3–1 || Drysdale (2–0) || Brunet (0–1) || — || 2:13 || 15,164 || 3–2 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || || 1:30p.m. PST || @ Colt .45s || L 4–5 || Nottebart (1–0) || Koufax (1–1) || McMahon (1) || 2:31 || 10,180 || 3–3 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Cubs || L 1–2 || McDaniel (1–0) || Roebuck (0–2) || Schultz (1) || 2:43 || 33,758 || 3–4 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Cubs || W 1–0 || Perranoski (1–0) || Ellsworth (1–1) || — || 2:32 || 15,617 || 4–4 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Cubs || L 1–5 || Hobbie (1–0) || Drysdale (2–1) || Elston (1) || 2:40 || 16,412 || 4–5 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Colt .45s || W 2–0 || Koufax (2–1) || Farrell (1–2) || — || 1:48 || 15,654 || 5–5 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || || 1:00p.m. PST || Colt. 45s || L 6–9 || Nottebart (2–0) || Podres (0–2) || McMahon (3) || 2:44 || 17,110 || 5–6 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || || 1:00p.m. PST || Colt .45s || W 11–3 || Miller (1–0) || Cardinal (0–1) || Perranoski (1) || 3:02 || — || 6–6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || || 4:37p.m. PST || Colt .45s || W 6–5 || Roebuck (1–2) || Brunet (0–3) || — || 2:54 || 33,196 || 7–6 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Braves || L 2–10 || Hendley (2–1) || Drysdale (2–2) || — || 2:42 || 18,795 || 7–7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Braves || W 2–1 || Perranoski (2–0) || Raymond (2–2) || — || 2:15 || 20,298 || 8–7 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Reds || W 7–0 || Podres (1–2) || Owens (0–1) || — || 2:30 || 19,089 || 9–7 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Reds || W 7–1 || Miller (2–0) || Jay (0–4) || — || 2:23 || 17,067 || 10–7 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Cardinals || 7–8 || Bauta (1–1) || Perranoski (2–1) || Shantz (1) || 2:41 || 24,959 || 10–8 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || || 8:00p.m. PST || Cardinals || 0–3 || Washburn (4–0) || Sherry (0–1) || — || 2:15 || 33,949 || 10–9 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Cardinals || 5–9 || Broglio (3–0) || Podres (1–3) || Taylor (1) || 2:56 || 36,245 || 10–10 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || || 5:00p.m. PDT || @ Mets || L 2–4 || Craig (2–2) || Miller (2–1) || — || 2:46 || 23,494 || 10–11 || L4 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || || || @ Mets || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 10

|-style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 13 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 3–2 || Perranoski (3–1) || Mahaffey (2–3) || — || 2:16 || 11,288 || 11–11 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || || 5:15p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || L 2–13 || McBean (2–1) || Sherry (0–2) || — || 2:21 || 16,960 || 11–12 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || L 0–5 || Schwall (2–0) || Miller (2–2) || — || 2:05 || 12,037 || 11–13 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || || 11:05a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || W 7–3 || Perranoski (4–1) || Law (0–1) || — || 2:21 || 18,743 || 12–13 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || L 4–7 || Gibbon (2–0) || Drysdale (2–3) || Face (4) || 2:41 || 5,376 || 12–14 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || || 6:00p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || 11–1 || Koufax (3–1) || Washburn (5–1) || Rowe (1) || 2:23 || 16,609 || 13–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || || 6:00p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || 11–5 || Perranoski (5–1) || Shantz (1–2) || Scott (1) || 2:50 || 10,918 || 14–14 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || || 6:00p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || 7–10 || Gibson (1–1) || Richert (0–1) || Fanok (1) || 2:56 || 10,762 || 14–15 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Giants || W 2–1 || Drysdale (3–3) || Sanford (5–2) || — || 2:00 || 50,407 || 15–15 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Giants || W 8–0 || Koufax (4–1) || Marichal (4–3) || — || 2:13 || 49,807 || 16–15 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Giants || W 6–5 || Calmus (1–0) || Fisher (3–3) || Perranoski (2) || 2:38 || 43,964 || 17–15 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Phillies || L 1–5 || McLish (1–2) || Drysdale (3–4) || — || 2:34 || 19,294 || 17–16 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 3–2 || Koufax (5–1) || Klippstein (1–2) || — || 3:08 || 20,512 || 18–16 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Pirates || W 1–0 || Podres (2–3) || Schwall (2–2) || — || 1:50 || 21,287 || 19–16 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Pirates || W 9–3 || Miller (3–2) || Gibbon (2–1) || Scott (2) || 2:39 || 34,216 || 20–16 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Pirates || W 6–4 || Drysdale (4–4) || Law (1–2) || — || 2:31 || 21,140 || 21–16 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Mets || W 1–0 || Koufax (6–1) || Craig (2–6) || — || 1:57 || — || 22–16 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || || 3:32p.m. PDT || Mets || W 4–2 || Perranoski (6–1) || MacKenzie (3–1) || — || 3:45 || 42,541 || 23–16 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Mets || W 4–2 || Podres (3–3) || Cisco (1–4) || — || 2:17 || 21,108 || 24–16 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Mets || W 7–3 || Drysdale (5–4) || Willey (4–3) || — || 2:10 || 22,714 || 25–16 || W8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || @ Giants || L 1–7 || Marichal (6–3) || Koufax (6–2) || — || 2:05 || 40,676 || 25–17 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || @ Giants || L 2–6 || O'Dell (7–0) || Podres (3–4) || Larsen (1) || 2:13 || 39,858 || 25–18 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 4–3 || Drysdale (6–4) || Larsen (0–2) || — || 2:50 || 41,668 || 26–18 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || || 6:00p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 7–0 || Koufax (7–2) || Lemaster (2–3) || — || 2:33 || 4,573 || 27–18 || W2 |-style="background:#fff;" | 46 || || 6:00p.m. PDT || @ Braves || T 3–3 || — || — || — || 2:02 || 11,968 || 27–18–1 || T1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || || 6:00p.m. PDT || @ Braves || L 4–7 || Spahn (7–3) || Drysdale (6–5) || Raymond (3) || 2:32 || 12,403 || 27–19–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || || 6:05p.m. PDT || @ Reds || L 4–7 || Maloney (7–2) || Roebuck (1–3) || Worthington (4) || 2:45 || 14,171 || 27–20–1 || L2

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || || 6:05p.m. PDT || @ Reds || L 0–1 || Jay (2–8) || Koufax (7–3) || — || 2:16 || 23,737 || 27–21–1 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || || 11:30a.m. PDT || @ Reds || L 2–5 || O'Toole (9–3) || Podres (3–5) || Henry (5) || 2:30 || 18,682 || 27–22–1 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || || 7:00p.m. PDT || @Colt .45s || L 1–2 || Farrell (5–6) || Drysdale (6–6) || — || 1:57 || 15,659 || 27–23–1 || L5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || || 7:00p.m. PDT || @ Colt. 45s || W 2–1 || Miller (4–2) || Drott (2–3) || Perranoski (3) || 2:21 || 10,429 || 28–23–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || || 7:00p.m. PDT || @ Colt. 45s || W 5–1 || Koufax (8–3) || Johnson (3–8) || — || 2:24 || 15,365 || 29–23–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || || 11:30a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 4–1 || Drysdale (7–6) || Toth (1–3) || — || 2:02 || 12,741 || 30–23–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || || 11:30a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 9–5 || Perranoski (7–1) || Elston (2–1) || — || 2:36 || 26,577 || 31–23–1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || || 11:30a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 11–8 || Sherry (1–2) || Ellsworth (8–4) || — || 2:44 || 35,743 || 32–23–1 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Giants || W 7–3 || Larsen (1–3) || Perranoski (7–2) || — || 3:12 || 52,993 || 32–24–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Giants || W 3–0 || Marichal (9–3) || Drysdale (7–7) || — || 2:10|| 53,436 || 32–25–1 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Colt .45s || W 9–1 || Podres (4–5) || Nottebart (5–4) || — || 2:08 || 17,389 || 33–25–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Colt .45s || W 3–0 || Koufax (9–3) || Bruce (3–4) || — || 2:07 || 21,873 || 34–25–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || Cubs || L 1–4 || Hobbie (2–5) || Miller (4–3) || — || 2:36 || 32,648 || 34–26–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Cubs || W 4–1 || Drysdale (8–7) || Jackson (7–6) || — || 1:59 || 22,179 || 35–26–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Cubs || L 3–8 || Buhl (6–5) || Podres (4–6) || — || 2:17 || — || 35–27–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || || 3:52p.m. PDT || Cubs || W 2–0 || Willhite (1–0) || Toth (1–4) || — || 1:54 || 45,239 || 36–27–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 2–0 || Koufax (10–3) || O'Dell (9–3) || — || 2:13 || 36,818 || 37–27–1 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || @ Giants || L 3–9 || Sanford (9–5) || Miller (4–4) || — || 2:21 || 37,780 || 37–28–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;"