1963
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| 1963 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1962 1964 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1963.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Nishitetsu Lions (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: New South Wales
Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 0 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Appalachian League: Bluefield Orioles
- California League: Stockton Ports
- Carolina League: Wilson Tobs
- Eastern League: Charleston Indians
- Florida State League: Sarasota Sun Sox
- Georgia-Florida League: Thomasville Tigers
- International League: Indianapolis Indians (Details)
- Mexican Center League: Guanajuato Tuzos
- Midwest League: Clinton C-Sox
- New York-Penn League: Batavia Pirates
- Northern League: Duluth-Superior Dukes
- Northwest League: Yakima Bears
- Pacific Coast League: Oklahoma City 89ers (Details)
- Pioneer League: Idaho Falls Yankees
- South Atlantic League: Augusta Yankees
- Texas League: Tulsa Oilers
- Western Carolina League: Greenville Braves
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: The league did not hold a season due to political unrest
- Winter League of Sonora: Ostioneros de Guaymas
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Indios de Mayagüez
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Industriales de Valencia defeated the Leones del Caracas in the finals, 4 - 3
Amateur[edit]
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The University of Southern California defeated the University of Arizona in the best-of-three finals, 5 - 2 (Details)
- NAIA College World Series: Sam Houston State Teachers College over the Grambling State University, 2 - 1 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Fresno City College over Long Beach City College in the finals
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Rapid Transit Dreamliners (Details)
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Keio University defeated the Komazawa University in the final, 7 - 0 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Shimonoseki Shogyo High School (Yamaguchi) defeat Hokkai High School (Hokkaido), 10 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Meisei High School (Osaka) defeat Shimonoseki Shogyo High School (Yamaguchi), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: National (Granada Hills, CA) defeat Stratford Original (Stratford, CT), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
International competitions[edit]
- Asian Championship in Seoul, South Korea (Details)
- South Korea (Gold); Japan (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
- Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Mexico (Bronze)
- South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Details)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?, by Jimmy Breslin
- Eight Men Out, by Eliot Asinof
Song[edit]
Film[edit]
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1963
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1963
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