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1963 Los Angeles Dodgers

99-63 • .611 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers went 99-63 (.611) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 640 runs, allowed 550, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (28 HR, 64 RBI) and Sandy Koufax (25-5, 1.88 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

99 Wins
63 Losses
.611 Win %
1st Rank
640 R 550 RA
Diff +90

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⚡ Quick Stats

640 Runs Scored
550 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
2,538K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% above the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .308 1% above the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .356 2% below the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 2.85 13% better than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 640 4% above the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,538,659
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Avg per Game 31,341

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Davis 0.326 2 Maury Wills 0.302 3 Jim Gilliam 0.282 4 Frank Howard 0.273 5 Ron Fairly 0.271

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 28 2 Tommy Davis 16 3 Ron Fairly 12 4 Willie Davis 9 5 John Roseboro 9

RBI

1 Tommy Davis 88 2 Ron Fairly 77 3 Frank Howard 64 4 Willie Davis 60 5 Jim Gilliam 49
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Davis 146 556 69 181 19 3 16 88 29 59 15 0.326
Maury Wills 134 527 83 159 19 3 0 34 44 48 40 0.302
Jim Gilliam 148 525 77 148 27 4 6 49 60 28 19 0.282
Willie Davis 156 515 60 126 19 8 9 60 25 61 25 0.245
Ron Fairly 152 490 62 133 21 0 12 77 58 69 5 0.271
John Roseboro 135 470 50 111 13 7 9 49 36 50 7 0.236
Frank Howard 123 417 58 114 16 1 28 64 33 116 1 0.273
Wally Moon 122 343 41 90 13 2 8 48 45 43 5 0.262
Bill Skowron 89 237 19 48 8 0 4 19 13 49 0 0.203
Ken McMullen 79 233 16 55 9 0 5 28 20 46 1 0.236
Dick Tracewski 104 217 23 49 2 1 1 10 19 39 2 0.226
Nate Oliver 65 163 23 39 2 3 1 9 13 25 3 0.239
Doug Camilli 49 117 9 19 1 1 3 10 11 22 0 0.162
Sandy Koufax 40 110 3 7 0 0 1 7 6 51 0 0.064
Don Drysdale 42 96 5 16 1 1 0 5 9 35 0 0.167
Lee Walls 64 86 12 20 1 0 3 11 7 25 0 0.233
Johnny Podres 37 64 6 9 2 0 1 8 1 11 0 0.141
Bob Miller 42 57 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 24 0 0.070
Al Ferrara 21 44 2 7 0 0 1 1 6 9 0 0.159
Marv Breeding 20 36 6 6 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 0.167
Ron Perranoski 69 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.125
Don Zimmer 22 23 4 5 1 0 1 2 3 10 0 0.217
Pete Richert 20 22 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.182
Nick Willhite 8 10 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.300
Larry Sherry 36 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.111
Daryl Spencer 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.111
Dick Nen 7 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0.125
Dick Calmus 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Ken Rowe 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ed Roebuck 29 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Derrell Griffith 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Smith 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Gleason 8 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Phil Ortega 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Scott 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Ron Perranoski 1.67 2 Sandy Koufax 1.88 3 Don Drysdale 2.63 4 Dick Calmus 2.66 5 Bob Miller 2.89

Wins

1 Sandy Koufax 25 2 Don Drysdale 19 3 Ron Perranoski 16 4 Johnny Podres 14 5 Bob Miller 10

Strikeouts

1 Sandy Koufax 306 2 Don Drysdale 251 3 Johnny Podres 134 4 Bob Miller 125 5 Ron Perranoski 75
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Drysdale 19 17 2.63 42 42 0 315.1 287 92 57 251
Sandy Koufax 25 5 1.88 40 40 0 311.0 214 65 58 306
Johnny Podres 14 12 3.54 37 34 1 198.1 196 78 64 134
Bob Miller 10 8 2.89 42 23 1 187.0 171 60 65 125
Ron Perranoski 16 3 1.67 69 0 21 129.0 112 24 43 75
Larry Sherry 2 6 3.73 36 3 3 79.2 82 33 24 47
Pete Richert 5 3 4.50 20 12 0 78.0 80 39 28 54
Dick Calmus 3 1 2.66 21 1 0 44.0 32 13 16 25
Ed Roebuck 2 4 4.24 29 0 0 40.1 54 19 21 26
Nick Willhite 2 3 3.79 8 8 0 38.0 44 16 10 28
Ken Rowe 1 1 2.93 14 0 1 27.2 28 9 11 12
Dick Scott 0 0 6.75 9 0 2 12.0 17 9 3 6
Jack Smith 0 0 7.56 4 0 0 8.1 10 7 2 5
Phil Ortega 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
LAN def. NYA 4-0

👥 Roster (35)

Marv Breeding Dick Calmus Doug Camilli Tommy Davis Willie Davis Don Drysdale Ron Fairly Al Ferrara Jim Gilliam Roy Gleason Derrell Griffith Frank Howard +23 more

35 players

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The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

A 99-63 record (.611) put the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 1st in the NL. That season the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series. Runs came in at 640 scored against 550 allowed (+90). Against a league average of .245, the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers batted .250. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 2.85 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.29.

Dodger Stadium was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 2,538,659. The home run leader was Frank Howard, who hit 28. Tommy Davis led in RBI with 88. Sandy Koufax was the top winner, with 25 victories. Ron Perranoski saved 21 games. In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat NYA 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 99-63 (.611 win pct).
Did the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series.
Who led the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers with 28 home runs.
What was the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 2.85.
Where did the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (28 HR, 64 RBI) and Sandy Koufax (25-5, 1.88 ERA).
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