1963 MLB season (Jayverse)

The 1963 MLB Season is the 63rd Season for Major League Baseball

Rookie Draft Choices
Carmen Fanzone (3B) - Boston Red Sox

Roy Foster (LF) - Pittsburgh Pirates

Greg Goosen (C) - New York Giants

Jay Johnstone (CF) - Los Angeles Angels

Mike Paul (SP) - Portland Beavers

Reggie Smith (SS) - Boston Red Sox

Rick Wise (SP) - San Diego Padres

Rafael Batista (1B) - Dallas Rangers

Bobby Brooks (LF) - Kansas City Monarchs

Chuck Goggin (SS) - Los Angeles Knights

Fritz Peterson (SP) - New York Yankees

Bob Stinson (C) - Los Angeles Knights

Don Sutton (SP) - Los Angeles Knights

Dave Bakenhaster (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals

Wally Bunker (SP) - Baltimore Orioles

Bob Chlupsa (RP) - St. Louis Cardinals

Tony Conigliaro (LF) - Boston Red Sox

Dock Ellis (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates

Final Standings
AL East: Detroit Tigers (103-53), Boston Red Sox (101-55), Chicago White Sox (87-69), New York Yankees (79-77), Buffalo Bisons (72-74), Baltimore Orioles (67-89), Toronto Blue Jays (54-102)

AL West: San Francisco Athletics (103-53) Los Angeles Angels (89-67), Dallas Rangers (78-78), Kansas City Royals (69-87), New Orleans Browns (65-91), Minnesota Twins (63-93), Seattle Rainiers (62-94)

NL East: Pittsburgh Pirates (92-65), Philadelphia Phillies (91-66), New York Giants (88-68), Brooklyn Dodgers (83-73), Chicago Cubs (81-75), Washington Nationals (65-91), Indianapolis Racers (48-108)

NL West: St. Louis Cardinals (92-64), Atlanta Braves (90-66), Milwaukee Brewers (78-78), Los Angeles Blues (75-81), Cincinnati Reds (74-82), Cleveland Buckeyes (74-82), Oakland Oaks (62-94)

ALCS: San Francisco def. Detroit 4-3

NLCS: Pittsburgh def. St. Louis 4-1

World Series: San Francisco def. Pittsburgh 4-1

League Leaders
Battting Average - Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh) .355

Home Runs - Harmon Killebrew (Minnesota) & Willie McCovey (San Francisco) 43

RBI - Willie McCovey (San Francisco) 135

Stolen Bases - Maury Wills (Philadelphia) 32

ERA - Kimio Kuramoto (Detroit) 2.05

Wins - Bob Veale (Boston) 21

Strikeouts - Tom Butters (LA Angels) 327