1963 American League Most Valuable Player Award

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The winner of the 1963 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Elston Howard of the New York Yankees.

[edit] Award Voting

† indicates playoff team

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Elston Howard	New York Yankees †	248	0.886 (280)	15	487	75	140	28	85	0	35	68	0.287	0.342	0.528	Did not pitch
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	148	0.529 (280)	1	551	89	172	27	101	6	54	48	0.312	0.375	0.514	Did not pitch
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees †	125	0.446 (280)	3	92	5	13	1	4	2	6	22	0.141	0.194	0.196	24 - 7	1	269.1	240	26	56	189	2.74
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	85	0.304 (280)	0	515	88	133	45	96	0	72	105	0.258	0.349	0.555	Did not pitch
Dick Radatz	Boston Red Sox	84	0.300 (280)	0	29	0	2	0	0	0	1	16	0.069	0.100	0.103	15 - 6	25	132.1	94	9	51	162	1.97
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	81	0.289 (280)	0	570	91	183	14	68	8	95	72	0.321	0.418	0.475	Did not pitch
Earl Battey	Minnesota Twins	57	0.204 (280)	0	508	64	145	26	84	0	61	75	0.285	0.369	0.476	Did not pitch
Gary Peters	Chicago White Sox	55	0.196 (280)	0	81	12	21	3	12	0	3	19	0.259	0.287	0.444	19 - 8	1	243.0	192	9	68	189	2.33
Pete Ward	Chicago White Sox	52	0.186 (280)	0	600	80	177	22	84	7	52	77	0.295	0.353	0.482	Did not pitch
Bobby Richardson	New York Yankees †	43	0.154 (280)	0	630	72	167	3	48	15	25	22	0.265	0.294	0.330	Did not pitch
Tom Tresh	New York Yankees †	38	0.136 (280)	1	520	91	140	25	71	3	83	79	0.269	0.371	0.487	Did not pitch
Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	29	0.104 (280)	0	92	9	23	0	12	0	3	15	0.250	0.278	0.326	21 - 9	0	248.1	205	21	81	202	2.46
Dick Stuart	Boston Red Sox	25	0.089 (280)	0	612	81	160	42	118	0	44	144	0.261	0.312	0.521	Did not pitch
Albie Pearson	Los Angeles Angels	22	0.079 (280)	0	578	92	176	6	47	17	92	37	0.304	0.402	0.398	Did not pitch
Bob Allison	Minnesota Twins	15	0.054 (280)	0	527	99	143	35	91	6	90	109	0.271	0.378	0.533	Did not pitch
Jim Bouton	New York Yankees †	11	0.039 (280)	0	83	0	6	0	5	0	1	33	0.072	0.083	0.084	21 - 7	1	249.1	191	18	87	148	2.53
Joe Pepitone	New York Yankees †	10	0.036 (280)	0	580	79	157	27	89	3	23	63	0.271	0.304	0.448	Did not pitch
Max Alvis	Cleveland Indians	10	0.036 (280)	0	602	81	165	22	67	9	36	109	0.274	0.324	0.460	Did not pitch
Stu Miller	Baltimore Orioles	9	0.032 (280)	0	16	1	5	0	3	0	0	5	0.313	0.313	0.500	5 - 8	27	112.1	93	5	53	114	2.24
Leon Wagner	Los Angeles Angels	9	0.032 (280)	0	550	73	160	26	90	5	49	73	0.291	0.352	0.456	Did not pitch
Wayne Causey	Kansas City Athletics	5	0.018 (280)	0	554	72	155	8	44	4	56	54	0.280	0.345	0.395	Did not pitch
Rich Rollins	Minnesota Twins	5	0.018 (280)	0	531	75	163	16	61	2	36	59	0.307	0.359	0.444	Did not pitch
Bill Dailey	Minnesota Twins	3	0.011 (280)	0	21	2	5	1	4	0	2	10	0.238	0.304	0.381	6 - 3	21	108.2	80	9	19	72	1.99
Luis Aparicio	Baltimore Orioles	3	0.011 (280)	0	601	73	150	5	45	40	36	35	0.250	0.291	0.331	Did not pitch
Jim Fregosi	Los Angeles Angels	3	0.011 (280)	0	592	83	170	9	50	2	36	104	0.287	0.325	0.422	Did not pitch
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	2	0.007 (280)	0	539	54	140	2	42	0	24	17	0.260	0.299	0.306	Did not pitch
Tony Kubek	New York Yankees †	1	0.004 (280)	0	557	72	143	7	44	4	28	68	0.257	0.294	0.343	Did not pitch
Norm Siebern	Kansas City Athletics	1	0.004 (280)	0	556	80	151	16	83	1	79	82	0.272	0.358	0.410	Did not pitch
Floyd Robinson	Chicago White Sox	1	0.004 (280)	0	527	71	149	13	71	4	62	43	0.283	0.361	0.419	Did not pitch