1963 Baltimore Orioles season

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1963 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
  • American League (since 1901)
Location
  • Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
  • Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record86–76 (.531)
League place4th
Other information
Owner(s)Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)Billy Hitchcock
Local televisionWBAL-TV
Local radioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Joe Croghan)
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The 1963 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason[]

  • November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased by the Orioles from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
  • November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted by the Orioles from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.[2]
  • November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted by the Orioles from the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 minor league draft.[3]
  • November 26, 1962: Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog were traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Brown.[4]
  • December 15, 1962: Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino.[5]
  • January 14, 1963: Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.[6]
  • Prior to 1963 season: Ron Stone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[7]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 104 57 0.646 — 58–22 46–35
Chicago White Sox 94 68 0.580 10½ 49–33 45–35
Minnesota Twins 91 70 0.565 13 48–33 43–37
Baltimore Orioles 86 76 0.531 18½ 48–33 38–43
Cleveland Indians 79 83 0.488 25½ 41–40 38–43
Detroit Tigers 79 83 0.488 25½ 47–34 32–49
Boston Red Sox 76 85 0.472 28 44–36 32–49
Kansas City Athletics 73 89 0.451 31½ 36–45 37–44
Los Angeles Angels 70 91 0.435 34 39–42 31–49
Washington Senators 56 106 0.346 48½ 31–49 25–57


Record vs. opponents[]

1963 American League Records
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore — 7–11 7–11 10–8 13–5 9–9 9–9 9–9 7–11 15–3
Boston 11–7 — 8–10 10–8 9–9 7–11 9–8 7–11 6–12 9–9
Chicago 11–7 10–8 — 11–7 11–7 12–6 10–8 8–10 8–10 13–5
Cleveland 8–10 8–10 7–11 — 10–8 11–7 10–8 5–13 7–11 13–5
Detroit 5–13 9–9 7–11 8–10 — 13–5 12–6 8–10 8–10 9–9
Kansas City 9–9 11–7 6–12 7–11 5–13 — 10–8 9–9 6–12 10–8
Los Angeles 9–9 8–9 8–10 8–10 6–12 8–10 — 9–9 5–13 9–9
Minnesota 9–9 11–7 10–8 13–5 10–8 9–9 9–9 — 6–11 14–4
New York 11–7 12–6 10–8 11–7 10–8 12–6 13–5 11–6 — 14–4
Washington 3–15 9–9 5–13 5–13 9–9 8–10 9–9 4–14 4–14 —


Notable transactions[]

  • April 29, 1963: Curt Blefary was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the New York Yankees as a first-year waiver pick.[8]
  • May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased from the Orioles by the Washington Senators.[9]
  • May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Los Angeles Angels as a first-year waiver pick.[10]

Roster[]

1963 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats[]

Batting[]

Starters by position[]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C John Orsino 116 379 103 .272 19 56
1B Jim Gentile 145 496 123 .248 24 72
2B Jerry Adair 109 382 87 .228 6 30
3B Brooks Robinson 161 589 148 .251 11 67
SS Luis Aparicio 146 601 150 .250 5 45
LF Boog Powell 140 491 130 .265 25 82
CF Jackie Brandt 142 451 112 .248 15 61
RF Al Smith 120 368 100 .272 10 39

Other batters[]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Russ Snyder 148 429 110 .256 7 36
Bob Johnson 82 254 75 .295 8 32
Dick Brown 59 171 42 .246 2 13
Bob Saverine 115 167 39 .234 1 12
Joe Gaines 66 126 36 .286 6 20
Sam Bowens 15 48 16 .333 1 9
Charley Lau 29 48 9 .188 0 6
Fred Valentine 26 41 11 .268 0 1
Hobie Landrith 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Steve Barber 39 258.2 20 13 2.75 180
Robin Roberts 35 251.1 14 13 3.33 124
Milt Pappas 34 216.2 16 9 3.03 120
Mike McCormick 25 136 6 8 4.30 75
Dave McNally 29 125.2 7 8 4.58 78
Chuck Estrada 8 31.1 3 2 4.60 16
Ike Delock 7 30.1 1 3 5.04 11
Wally Bunker 1 4 0 1 13.50 1

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Miller 3 17 1 1 3.18 16

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Stu Miller 71 5 8 27 2.24 118
Dick Hall 47 5 5 12 2.98 74
Wes Stock 47 7 0 1 3.94 55
Herm Starrette 18 0 1 0 3.46 13
George Brunet 16 0 1 1 5.40 13
Buster Narum 7 0 0 0 3.00 5
Pete Burnside 6 0 1 0 4.91 6

Awards and honors[]

All-Star Game

  • Luis Aparicio, shortstop, starter
  • Steve Barber, reserve
  • Brooks Robinson, reserve[11]

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Darrell Johnson
AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Earl Weaver
A Stockton Ports California League Harry Dunlop
A Fox Cities Foxes Midwest League Billy DeMars
A Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Cal Ripken Sr.
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Billy Hunter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Bluefield

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Jack Fisher page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Ron Stone page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ "1963 All-Star Game".

References[]

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