| 1963 Detroit Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Owners | John Fetzer | |
| General managers | Jim Campbell | |
| Managers | Bob Scheffing, Chuck Dressen | |
| Television | WJBK | |
| Radio | WKMH WWJ WJR (George Kell, Ernie Harwell) | |
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The 1963 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth place in the American League with a record of 79–83, 25+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees.
A sluggish start, then a seven-game, mid-June losing streak, cost third-year manager Bob Scheffing his job on June 17. He was replaced by 68-year-old veteran former MLB manager Chuck Dressen. When the change was made, the Tigers were in ninth place at 24–36 (.400), 11+1⁄2 games behind the Yankees. Scheffing's three-man coaching staff was released along with him.[1] Under Dressen, Detroit would recover to win 55 of 102 games and move up to its fifth-place finish.