Elston Howard earned the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award. Howard became the first African American player in the Junior Circuit to win the award.
New York Yankee catcher Elston Howard receives the American League's 1963 Most Valuable Player Award from league president Joe Cronin before the Yankees' A.L. opener against the Boston Red Sox. Yankee Stadium, April 16, 1963.
The Yankee backstop topped Detroit Tigers outfielder Al Kaline in the voting, garnering 89% of the vote.