Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax was not only a unanimous winner of the major league Cy Young Award in 1963, but also captured National League MVP honors as well, completing a fantastic season in which the left-hander won the pitching triple crown.
Johnny Podres took a shutout into the ninth inning in Game 2 of the 1963 World Series, helping the Dodgers to a 2-0 lead over the Yankees despite playing the first two games on the road in New York.
Our look back at the 1963 Dodgers sees them sweep the Cardinals in St. Louis in the penultimate week of the season, closing in on the National League pennant.
This week in the 1963 Dodgers, a classic duel at Dodger Stadium between Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn, clutch performances from Jim Gilliam and Ron Perranoski, and Tommy Davis was voted to start the All-Star Game.