Brooklyn also won championships in 1858, 1864 and 1866 before becoming a professional franchise. The 9963 dodgers would humble the 10457 yankees in a four game world series sweep holding the yankees to a measly four runs. The game began with a single by wills, who then stole second base. Has some damage please look at photos for details 193406239903. Weve got jim tracy and the whole dodgers team to present you with your 1963 world championship ring. What is a 1963 dodgers world series ring worth answers. Starting pitchers sandy koufax, don drysdale, and johnny podres, and ace reliever ron perranoski combined to give up only four runs in four games. How many times have the dodgers been to the world series. With mel allen, vin scully, bob wolff, joe garagiola. Dodgers in spring training 1963 stuff nobody cares about.
Dodgers honor vietnam veteran before world series game. Johnny podres hero of the brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series championship would go 1412 in 1963 and win game two of the world series against the yankees pitching eight and a third innings and allowing just one run in a. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 2, 1963 at yankee stadium. When the dodgers met the yankees in the world series, everyone was expecting a clash of titans. We might say that the franchise was best prepared for the 1960s as both leagues deadened the ball a bit and elevated the mound a few silly millimeters. Oct 23, 20 pitcher sandy koufax is shown during a workout at yankee stadium in new york, oct. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration.
In 1962, walter omalley finally had the stadium he had been seeking for so many years. Also, this is the only world series to be played between 1949 and 1964 where no games were played in new york. A rematch of sorts was enough to bring a sentimental smile to former dodgers first baseman steve garvey, who faced the yankees in three world series. What is the value of a 1963 world series program answers. Louis cardinals and beat the new york yankees in four games to win the 1963 world series, marking the first time that the yankees were ever swept in the postseason. The team went 9963 to win the national league title by six games over the runnerup st. Dodgers broadcaster vin scully said that although the dodgers won four world series titles in 10 years, he said that this championship was the biggest of those four because the ultimate was not only beating the yankees but sweeping them in four, but said that to new york fans it was still the old brooklyn dodgers and there was a lot of. He helped the dodgers win four world series titles 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965 and earned three allstar game appearances. The dodgers have won the world series six times in their franchise history. Incidentally, game 2 of the 1916 world series, also held between the dodgers and the red sox, tied with two other world series games 2005, 2015 for the last record number of world series extra innings in a single game five. The location changed, but the results didnt as the dodgers won two world series 1963 and 1965, three national league pennants 1963, 1965 and 1966 and just missed a fourth pennant in 1962. Oct 26, 2017 thats when he said, in vietnam, you lost your 1963 world series ring.
The dodgers won world series championships in 1959, 1963, and 1965 behind the clutch pitching of stars sandy koufax and don drysdale and the speed of basestealing sensation maury wills. For the dodgers, willie davis doubled twice and tommy davis no relation tripled twice. Feb 10, 2020 over the dodgers first seven world series appearances from 1941 to 1963, stretching back to the franchises days in brooklyn, all of them were against the yankees. Jan, 2010 the next day, johnny podres, hero of the 1955 world series, started against al downing. The sale was entitled the bob schenz collection, and the auction sale was. Johnny podres, who eight years earlier beat the yankees in game 7, again topped the bombers, 41 this time. This team, which swept the yankees in the world series, was led by sandy koufax 255, 1. Baseball 1963 vintage sports pennants and flags for sale. Also, this is the only world series to be played between 1949 and.
That made 15 strikeouts, a new world series record. The dodgers first won the world series as the brooklyn dodgers in 1955, beating the yankees in. The team won three nl pennants in the 1970s 1974, 1977, and 1978 but failed to capture a world series title in that decade. October 5, 1963 box score the box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 5, 1963 at dodger stadium. Series mvp sandy koufax gets hector lopez to ground out to complete the dodgers sweep of the yankees for the teams third title. That game had a different outcome in which the red sox defeated the dodgers 21 after 14 innings. Johnny podres, who eight years earlier beat the yankees in. Spearheaded by the dominant pitching style of sandy koufax and don drysdale, the dodgers captured three pennants in the 1960s and won two more world series titles, sweeping the yankees in four games in 1963, and edging the minnesota twins in seven in 1965. The dodgers had sandy koufax, don drysdale, and johnny podres, which would be two hall of fame pitchers and the man who won the deciding game for the only world series championship ever won by the brooklyn dodgers. This was the first time that the new york yankees were swept in a world series in four games the 1922 had one tie. Johnny was especially clutch in the playoffs posting a 41 record with 18 ks, two complete games, one shutout and a 2. Dodgersyankees greats relive 1963 world series fox sports.
The two clubs flew across the continent for game 3, the firstever series game in dodger stadium. Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. In 1963, sandy koufax set the world series strikeout record of fifteen in game 1. See more ideas about 1963 world series, world series and dodgers. The dodgers won 99 games during the season, and faced the defending world champion yankees in the series. Managers for the red sox and robins meet at 1916 world seriesbefore the dodgers became the dodgers, the team was known for a time as the. His imaginary world series was more interesting than the actual world series.