announcer Mel Allen's 22nd and final World Series broadcast. Allen was suffering from an attack of severe laryngitis at the time of the Series, and while doing play-by-play for NBC television during Game 4 his voice gave out completely in the bottom of the eighth inning, requiring Vin Scully to take over for the remainder of the game. (The following year—Allen's last with the Yankees—he would be passed over for the Series assignment in favor of boothmate Phil Rizzuto.) Game 4 was the highest-rated sports broadcast of 1963, per Nielsen ratings. Of all televised World Series games, its 39.5 rating (percentage of all U.S. television-equipped households that watched the game) has only been surpassed by Game 7 in (39.6) and Game 6 in (40.0). See also 1963 Japan Series Sources References External links World Series World Series Los Angeles Dodgers postseason New York Yankees postseason World Series World Series October 1963 sports events in the United States Baseball competitions in Los Angeles Baseball competitions in New York City 1963 in sports in California