1963 Season

20 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1963 Major League Baseball season was played by 20 teams. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees. Harmon Killebrew led with 45 home runs, Hank Aaron led with 130 RBI, and Vada Pinson led with 204 hits. This page carries the 1963 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1963 Bracket
World Series LAN def. NYA (4-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1963 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Tommy Davis .326 2 Carl Yastrzemski .321 3 Roberto Clemente .320 4 Hank Aaron .319 5 Dick Groat .319

OPS qualified

1 Hank Aaron .977 2 Willie Mays .962 3 Orlando Cepeda .929 4 Willie McCovey .915 5 Bob Allison .911

Home Runs all players

1 Harmon Killebrew 45 2 Hank Aaron 44 3 Willie McCovey 44 4 Dick Stuart 42 5 Willie Mays 38

RBI all players

1 Hank Aaron 130 2 Dick Stuart 118 3 Ken Boyer 111 4 Bill White 109 5 Vada Pinson 106

Hits all players

1 Vada Pinson 204 2 Hank Aaron 201 3 Dick Groat 201 4 Curt Flood 200 5 Bill White 200

Runs all players

1 Hank Aaron 121 2 Willie Mays 115 3 Curt Flood 112 4 Bill White 106 5 Willie McCovey 103

Stolen Bases all players

1 Luis Aparicio 40 2 Maury Wills 40 3 Hank Aaron 31 4 Vada Pinson 27 5 Frank Robinson 26
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1963 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Sandy Koufax 1.88 2 Dick Ellsworth 2.11 3 Gary Peters 2.33 4 Bob Friend 2.34 5 Juan Pizarro 2.39

WHIP qualified

1 Sandy Koufax 0.87 2 Turk Farrell 0.97 3 Juan Marichal 1.00 4 Dick Ellsworth 1.03 5 Bob Friend 1.04

Wins all pitchers

1 Sandy Koufax 25 2 Juan Marichal 25 3 Whitey Ford 24 4 Jim Maloney 23 5 Warren Spahn 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Sandy Koufax 306 2 Jim Maloney 265 3 Don Drysdale 251 4 Juan Marichal 248 5 Bob Gibson 204

Saves all pitchers

1 Stu Miller 27 2 Dick Radatz 25 3 Lindy McDaniel 22 4 Bill Dailey 21 5 Ron Perranoski 21
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📋 Standings

American League

New York Yankees ★ 104-57 Chicago White Sox 94-68 Minnesota Twins 91-70 Baltimore Orioles 86-76 Cleveland Indians 79-83 Detroit Tigers 79-83 Boston Red Sox 76-85 Kansas City Athletics 73-89 Los Angeles Angels 70-91 Washington Senators 56-106

National League

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 99-63 St. Louis Cardinals 93-69 San Francisco Giants 88-74 Philadelphia Phillies 87-75 Cincinnati Reds 86-76 Milwaukee Braves 84-78 Chicago Cubs 82-80 Pittsburgh Pirates 74-88 Houston Colt .45's 66-96 New York Mets 51-111

The 1963 season in brief

The New York Yankees set the pace in 1963 with a 104-57 record. Nobody in 1963 fared worse than the New York Mets (51-111). Across the races, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League going away, 99-63 against 93-69 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox (94-68) finished a distant second to the New York Yankees (104-57) in the American League. In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees, 4 games to 0. Harmon Killebrew led the majors with 45 home runs, ahead of Hank Aaron with 44. Tommy Davis's .326 is the best average on the qualified board, with Carl Yastrzemski next at .321. In 1963 the qualifying line sat at 502 plate appearances, from a 162-game club schedule. Hank Aaron topped several batting tiles at once: OPS, RBI, and runs. Among qualified pitchers, Sandy Koufax had the lowest ERA, 1.88; Dick Ellsworth followed at 2.11. Elsewhere on the pitching side, the 1963 leaders were Sandy Koufax in wins (25), Sandy Koufax in strikeouts (306), and Stu Miller in saves (27). The stolen-base tile is headed by Luis Aparicio with 40. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1963 leaders page.

1963 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1963?
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1963 World Series, beating the New York Yankees.
How many teams played in 1963?
20 teams played in the 1963 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1963?
Harmon Killebrew led with 45 home runs in 1963.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1963?
Hank Aaron led with 130 RBI in 1963.
Who led MLB in hits in 1963?
Vada Pinson led with 204 hits in 1963.
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