1963 NL
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The 1963 season of the National League was the eighty-eighth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 163 | 99 | 63 | 1 | .607 | -.- | 640 (3.93) | 550 (3.37) | 0.251 | 0.308 | 0.357 | 2.85 | 0.975 |
| 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 93 | 69 | 0 | .574 | 6.0 | 747 (4.61) | 628 (3.88) | 0.271 | 0.326 | 0.403 | 3.32 | 0.976 |
| 3 | San Francisco Giants | 162 | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | 11.0 | 725 (4.48) | 641 (3.96) | 0.258 | 0.313 | 0.414 | 3.35 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 87 | 75 | 0 | .537 | 12.0 | 642 (3.96) | 578 (3.57) | 0.252 | 0.303 | 0.381 | 3.09 | 0.978 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 86 | 76 | 0 | .531 | 13.0 | 648 (4.00) | 594 (3.67) | 0.246 | 0.307 | 0.371 | 3.29 | 0.978 |
| 6 | Milwaukee Braves | 163 | 84 | 78 | 1 | .515 | 15.0 | 677 (4.15) | 603 (3.70) | 0.244 | 0.309 | 0.370 | 3.27 | 0.980 |
| 7 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 82 | 80 | 0 | .506 | 17.0 | 570 (3.52) | 578 (3.57) | 0.238 | 0.295 | 0.363 | 3.08 | 0.976 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 162 | 74 | 88 | 0 | .457 | 25.0 | 567 (3.50) | 595 (3.67) | 0.250 | 0.307 | 0.359 | 3.10 | 0.972 |
| 9 | Houston Colt .45's | 162 | 66 | 96 | 0 | .407 | 31.0 | 464 (2.86) | 640 (3.95) | 0.220 | 0.281 | 0.301 | 3.44 | 0.974 |
| 10 | New York Mets | 162 | 51 | 111 | 0 | .315 | 48.0 | 501 (3.09) | 774 (4.78) | 0.219 | 0.281 | 0.315 | 4.12 | 0.967 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The National League won the thirty-fourth midsummer classic at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OH on Tuesday, July 9, 1963 by a score of 5 to 3. The league's manager was Alvin Dark.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 0.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Sandy Koufax, a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the award's voting, he had 237 out of a possible 280 points and 14 first place votes.
The winner of the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball irrespective of league, was Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL). In the award's voting, he had 20 out of a possible 20 points and 20 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Pete Rose (rosepe01), a second baseman with the Cincinnati Reds. In the award's voting, he had 17 out of a possible 20 points and 17 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by sportswriters, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The twenty-first annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 5 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Milwaukee Braves lost to the Boston Red Sox of the American League by a score of 7 to 3.
[edit] Notable events
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