1963 in baseball

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Events

• January 27 - After the BBWAA voters failed to elect a new Hall of Fame member for the sixth time in the last seven years, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick and John Clarkson were elected to Cooperstown by the Special Veterans Committee.
• July 9 - At Municipal Stadium, the National League won 5?3 over the American League in the All-Star Game. After four years, MLB had finally decided to return to the original single game format. The American League out-hit the National League 11-6, but the effort went in vain as Willie Mays put on a one-man show. Although he was held to a single, Mays collected two runs, two RBI, two stolen bases and made the defensive play of the game ? a running catch that deprived Joe Pepitone of an extra base in the eigth inning. Mays also won the first unified All-Star MVP Award. This Game also marked the twenty-fourth and final appearance of Stan Musial, who pinch-hit in the fifth inning. He lined out to right field, leaving behind a .317 batting average (20-for-63) and a All-Star Game record of six home runs.
• October 6 - At Dodger Stadium, Sandy Koufax defeated the New York Yankees, 2?1, for a shocking World Series sweep for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Whitey Ford gave up only two hits, both by Frank Howard, who belted a long home run in the fifth inning to start the Dodgers scoring. In the Series, the Yankees batted just .171 and scored only four runs, the second lowest total in WS history.
• October 12 - In the first (and last) Hispanic American major league All-Star Game, the National League team beats the American League, 5?2, at the Polo Grounds. The game features such names as Felipe Alou, Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, Julián Javier, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva and Zoilo Versalles. Vic Power receives a pregame award as the number-one Latin player. NL starter Juan Marichal strikes out six in four innings, though reliever Al McBean is the winning pitcher. Pinch hitter Manny Mota drives in two runs against losser Pedro Ramos.