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Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees

1963-10-02 · 1963 World Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 69000 · 71°F, sunny · 2:09

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated New York Yankees 5–2. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 4 in the 2nd. Sandy Koufax earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6

W: Sandy Koufax L: Whitey Ford SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Paparella · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: Tony Venzon · RF: John Rice

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Gilliam	4	0	1	0	1	1
Willie Davis	3	1	0	0	0	2
Tommy Davis	4	0	3	0	0	0
Frank Howard	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Skowron	3	1	2	2	1	1
Dick Tracewski	4	1	1	0	0	0
John Roseboro	4	1	1	3	0	2
Sandy Koufax	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Kubek	4	1	1	0	0	2
Bobby Richardson	3	0	0	0	1	3
Tom Tresh	3	1	1	2	1	2
Mickey Mantle	3	0	0	0	1	2
Roger Maris	4	0	0	0	0	1
Elston Howard	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Pepitone	4	0	2	0	0	1
Clete Boyer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Linz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Bright	1	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sandy Koufax	9.0	6	3	15

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	5.0	8	2	4
Stan Williams	3.0	1	0	5
Steve Hamilton	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Maury Wills: K/C
Jim Gilliam: 63
Willie Davis: K

Bot 1

Tony Kubek: K
Bobby Richardson: K
Tom Tresh: K/C

Top 2

Tommy Davis: 63
Frank Howard: D8/L8XD
Bill Skowron: S8/G6M.2-H
Dick Tracewski: S8/L6MD.1-2
John Roseboro: HR/F9LD.2-H;1-H
Sandy Koufax: 9/F9
Maury Wills: K/C

Bot 2

Mickey Mantle: K/C
Roger Maris: K
Elston Howard: 2/P/FL

Top 3

Jim Gilliam: S8/89
Willie Davis: 46(1)/FO
Tommy Davis: S9/L.1-3
Frank Howard: 2/P/FL
Bill Skowron: S8/L78.3-H;1-3
Dick Tracewski: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Joe Pepitone: K
Clete Boyer: 143
Whitey Ford: 5/P5L

Top 4

John Roseboro: K
Sandy Koufax: 53
Maury Wills: 1/L1

Bot 4

Tony Kubek: K
Bobby Richardson: K
Tom Tresh: K/C

Top 5

Jim Gilliam: W
Willie Davis: 14/SH.1-2
Tommy Davis: S14/G.2-3
Frank Howard: 13/G1.1-2
Bill Skowron: IW
Dick Tracewski: 5(2)/FO

Bot 5

Mickey Mantle: K
Roger Maris: 2/P/FL
Elston Howard: S9/L
Joe Pepitone: S9/L.1-2
Clete Boyer: S46/L4M.2-3;1-2
Hector Lopez: K

Top 6

John Roseboro: 43
Sandy Koufax: 8/F8
Maury Wills: 63

Bot 6

Tony Kubek: 53
Bobby Richardson: W
Tom Tresh: W.1-2
Mickey Mantle: 4/P34D
Roger Maris: 6/P6MD

Top 7

Jim Gilliam: K/C
Willie Davis: K
Tommy Davis: S9/L-
Frank Howard: SB2
Frank Howard: K

Bot 7

Elston Howard: K
Joe Pepitone: 2/P/FL
Clete Boyer: 6/P6D

Top 8

Bill Skowron: K
Dick Tracewski: 63
John Roseboro: K

Bot 8

Phil Linz: K
Tony Kubek: S6/G56
Bobby Richardson: K
Tom Tresh: HR/F7D.1-H
Mickey Mantle: W
Roger Maris: 43

Top 9

Sandy Koufax: K
Maury Wills: 9/F9L
Jim Gilliam: 63

Bot 9

Elston Howard: 4/L4
Joe Pepitone: S9/G34
Clete Boyer: 8/F8XD
Harry Bright: K

Notes & reviews

Pitch-by-pitch courtesy of Classic Baseball on the Radio
Tremendous blast way over Mantle, landing a foot short of the CF fence on the fly, 450' away.
Into RF stands near foul pole
Stadium lights were turned on during Pepitone's AB
Into LF stands

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