| 1963 World Series | ||||||||||
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 The Dodgers celebrate the sweep of the Yankees after the final pitch of the World Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 2–6 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Yankee Stadium (New York) Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) | |||||||||
| MVP | Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Joe Paparella (AL), Tom Gorman (NL), Larry Napp (AL), Shag Crawford (NL), Johnny Rice (AL: outfield only), Tony Venzon (NL: outfield only) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Dodgers: Walt Alston (manager) Leo Durocher (coach) Don Drysdale Sandy Koufax Yankees: Yogi Berra Whitey Ford Mickey Mantle | |||||||||
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| Television | NBC | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Mel Allen and Vin Scully | |||||||||
| Radio | NBC | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Ernie Harwell and Joe Garagiola | |||||||||
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The 1963 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1963 season. The 60th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the American League (AL) champion and two-time defending World Series champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers; the Dodgers swept the Series in four games to secure their second championship title in five years, and their third in franchise history. Dodgers starting pitchers Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Johnny Podres, and ace reliever Ron Perranoski combined to give up only four runs in four games. The dominance of the Dodgers pitchers was so complete that at no point in any of the four games did the Yankees have the lead. New York was held to a .171 team batting average, the lowest ever for the Yankees in the postseason. Koufax was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.
This was the first time in their history that the Yankees were swept in a World Series in four straight games (the 1922 World Series had one tie).
Of the Dodgers' eight World Series championships to date, this remains the only one clinched in their home ballpark (although their 2020 title was won as the designated "home team" as part of that year's neutral-site World Series in Arlington, Texas).
This series was also the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship.[1][2] Eight more such meetings have followed with four more times each in the World Series, three in the NBA Finals, and the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.[2]
- ^ Branch, John (June 5, 2014). "New York vs. Los Angeles: Rivalry Revived". The New York Times. p. B11.
- ^ a b Barnes, Mike (June 1, 2014). "Stanley Cup Final: Kings vs. Rangers in L.A.-New York Championship Duel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2015.