1963 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
General managers | John J. Quinn | |
Managers | Gene Mauch | |
Television | WFIL | |
Radio | WFIL (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn) | |
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The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 81st in franchise history. The 87–75 Phillies finished the season in fourth place in the National League, 12 games behind the National League and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased from the Phillies by the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
- November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1962 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 11, 1962: Jacke Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Angels for Earl Averill, Jr.[3]
Regular season
- May 17, 1963, Don Nottebart pitched the first no-hitter for an expansion team when the Houston Colt .45s defeated Philadelphia by a score of 4–1.[4]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 | 53–28 | 40–41 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 11 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 12 | 45–36 | 42–39 |
Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 13 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
Milwaukee Braves | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 15 | 45–36 | 39–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 43–38 | 39–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
Houston Colt .45s | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 33 | 44–37 | 22–59 |
New York Mets | 51 | 111 | 0.315 | 48 | 34–47 | 17–64 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Chicago | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 5–13 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–8 | 13–5 | — | 8–10–1 | 16–2 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | |||||
Milwaukee | 6–12 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 10–8–1 | — | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 7–11 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 2–16 | 6–12 | — | 8–10 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 5–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–8 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 5–13 | |||||
San Francisco | 8–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–7 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 10–8 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 12, 1963: Darrell Sutherland was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[5]
- August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased from the Phillies by the Minnesota Twins.[6]
Game log
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April (8–10)
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May (14–15)
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June (13–16)
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July (21–10)
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August (16–13)
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Roster
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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 |
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C | Clay Dalrymple | 142 | 452 | 114 | .252 | 10 | 40 |
1B | Roy Sievers | 138 | 450 | 108 | .240 | 19 | 82 |
2B | Tony Taylor | 157 | 640 | 180 | .281 | 5 | 49 |
SS | Bobby Wine | 142 | 418 | 90 | .215 | 6 | 44 |
3B | Don Hoak | 115 | 377 | 87 | .231 | 6 | 24 |
LF | Wes Covington | 119 | 353 | 107 | .303 | 17 | 64 |
CF | Tony González | 155 | 555 | 170 | .306 | 4 | 66 |
RF | Johnny Callison | 157 | 626 | 178 | .284 | 26 | 78 |
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 |
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Don Demeter | 154 | 515 | 133 | .258 | 22 | 83 |
Rubén Amaro | 115 | 217 | 47 | .217 | 2 | 19 |
Frank Torre | 92 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 1 | 10 |
Bob Oldis | 47 | 85 | 19 | .224 | 0 | 8 |
Cookie Rojas | 64 | 77 | 17 | .221 | 1 | 2 |
Earl Averill | 47 | 71 | 19 | .268 | 3 | 8 |
Jim Lemon | 31 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 2 | 6 |
Dick Allen | 10 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 0 | 2 |
Wayne Graham | 10 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Cal Emery | 16 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Klaus | 11 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
John Herrnstein | 15 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 1 | 1 |
Mickey Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
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Cal McLish | 32 | 209.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.26 | 98 |
Ray Culp | 34 | 203.1 | 14 | 11 | 2.97 | 176 |
Chris Short | 38 | 198.0 | 9 | 12 | 2.95 | 160 |
Art Mahaffey | 26 | 149.0 | 7 | 10 | 3.99 | 97 |
Dennis Bennett | 23 | 119.1 | 9 | 5 | 2.64 | 82 |
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 |
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Dallas Green | 40 | 120.0 | 7 | 5 | 3.23 | 68 |
Ryne Duren | 33 | 87.1 | 6 | 2 | 3.30 | 84 |
John Boozer | 26 | 83.0 | 3 | 4 | 2.93 | 69 |
Paul Brown | 6 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.11 | 11 |
Marcelino López | 4 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
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 |
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Jack Baldschun | 65 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 89 |
Johnny Klippstein | 49 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.93 | 86 |
Jack Hamilton | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 23 |
Bobby Locke | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 7 |
Awards and honors
- Ray Culp, reserve
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Jimmie Coker at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bob Lipski at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Earl Averill, Jr. at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Darrell Sutherland at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dwight Siebler at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "1963 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "The Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 1, 1963. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 2, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 8, 1963. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. June 30, 2015. p. 1 (Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball: National League". The Gazette. Montreal. August 22, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. June 2, 1963. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
On a bunt ... Johnny Callison called [out] for interference when the ball hit the bat twice; Phillies manager Gene Mauch protested the game[.]
- ↑ "Jun 2, 1963, Cubs at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 2, 1963. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "1963 All-Star Game".
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference