The 1963

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season was the 61st season for the team. The team finished with a record of 104–57, winning their 28th pennant, finishing 10½ games ahead of the

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. New York was managed by

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. The Yankees played at

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. In the

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, they were defeated by the

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in 4 games, the first time the Yankees had ever been swept in the World Series (they had lost 4 games to none with one tied game in 1922).

Offseason

* November 26, 1962:

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was traded by the Yankees to the

for Stan Williams.

Regular season

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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

* April 29, 1963: Curt Blefary was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the

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as a first-year waiver pick.

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

'' Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1963 World Series

(4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)

Awards and honors

, American League MVP *

, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

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, starter, first base *

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, reserve *

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, reserve *

Tom Tresh Thomas Michael Tresh (September 20, 1938 – October 15, 2008) was a professional baseball infielder and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (–) and Detroit Tigers (). Tresh was a switch-hitter and thre ...

, reserve *

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, did not play (injured)

Farm system

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Notes

References

1963 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference1963 World Series1963 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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1960s in the Bronx American League champion seasons Yankee Stadium (1923)