1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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 1963 World Series, marking the first time that the Yankees were ever swept in the postseason.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
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 | 470 | 111 | .236 | 9 | 49 |
| 1B | | 152 | 490 | 133 | .271 | 12 | 77 |
| 2B | | 148 | 525 | 148 | .282 | 6 | 49 |
| 3B | | 79 | 233 | 55 | .236 | 5 | 28 |
| SS | | 134 | 527 | 159 | .302 | 0 | 34 |
| LF | | 146 | 556 | 181 | .326 | 16 | 88 |
| CF | | 156 | 515 | 126 | .245 | 9 | 60 |
| RF | | 123 | 417 | 114 | .273 | 28 | 64 |
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 |
| 122 | 343 | 90 | .262 | 8 | 48 |
| 89 | 237 | 48 | .203 | 4 | 19 |
| 104 | 217 | 49 | .226 | 1 | 10 |
| 65 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 1 | 9 |
| 49 | 117 | 19 | .162 | 3 | 10 |
| 64 | 86 | 20 | .233 | 3 | 11 |
| 21 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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 |
| 42 | 315.1 | 19 | 17 | 2.63 | 251 |
| 40 | 311 | 25 | 5 | 1.88 | 306 |
| 37 | 198.1 | 14 | 12 | 3.54 | 134 |
| 8 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 3.79 | 28 |
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 |
| 42 | 187 | 10 | 8 | 2.89 | 125 |
| 20 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 4.50 | 54 |
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 |
| 69 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 1.67 | 75 |
| 36 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3.73 | 47 |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.66 | 25 |
| 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.24 | 26 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.93 | 12 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Game log
1963 World Series
Game 1
October 2, 1963, at Yankee Stadium in New YorkGame 2
October 3, 1963, at Yankee Stadium in New YorkGame 3
October 5, 1963, at Dodger Stadium in Los AngelesGame 4
October 6, 1963, at Dodger Stadium in Los AngelesAwards and honors
