1963 Cleveland Indians season

1963 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gabe Paul
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Birdie Tebbetts
Local television	WJW-TV
Local radio	WERE (1300)
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The 1963 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth in the American League with a record of 79–83, 25½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

November 26, 1962: Lou Piniella was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators in the 1962 first-year draft.^[1]
November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1962 rule 5 draft.^[2]
March 1963: Rubén Gómez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[3]
Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	104	57	.646	--
Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	10.5
Minnesota Twins	91	70	.565	13
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	18.5
Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	25.5
Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	25.5
Boston Red Sox	76	85	.472	28
Kansas City Athletics	73	89	.451	31.5
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	34
Washington Senators	56	106	.346	48.5

Record vs. opponents

1963 American League Records Sources:
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 2, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Indians from the Houston Colt .45s.^[5]
May 8, 1963: Bob Lipski was returned by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]
May 25, 1963: Doc Edwards and $100,000 were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.^[6]
May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago Cubs.^[5]

Roster

1963 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

36 Ted Abernathy

40 Bob Allen

39 Gary Bell

43 Jack Curtis

30 Dick Donovan

33 Mudcat Grant

37 Tommy John

31 Jack Kralick

32 Barry Latman

34 Sam McDowell

42 Ron Nischwitz

31 Jim Perry

35 Pedro Ramos

43 Gordon Seyfried

48 Jerry Walker

38 Early Wynn

Catchers

6 Joe Azcue

6 Doc Edwards

5 Jim Lawrence

7 Bob Lipski

5 Cal Neeman

9,5 Johnny Romano

5 Sammy Taylor

Infielders

11 Joe Adcock

10 Max Alvis

16 Larry Brown

17 Mike de la Hoz

12 Woodie Held

18 Dick Howser

14 Jerry Kindall

16 Tony Martínez

15 Fred Whitfield

Outfielders

23 Tommie Agee

29 Ellis Burton

21 Bob Chance

25 Vic Davalillo

24 Tito Francona

23 Gene Green

27 Willie Kirkland

22 Al Luplow

28 Willie Tasby

Manager

1 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

2 Mel Harder (Pitching)

3 George Strickland (Third Base)

4 Elmer Valo (First base)

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
SS	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	74	247	63	.255	5	18

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
Edwards, DocDoc Edwards	10	31	8	.258	0	0
Burton, EllisEllis Burton	26	31	6	.194	1	1
Lipski, BobBob Lipski	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
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	38	229.1	13	14	3.69	157

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

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
Bell, GaryGary Bell	58	8	5	5	2.95	98
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	43	7	2	12	2.88	47
Allen, BobBob Allen	43	1	2	2	4.66	51
Curtis, JackJack Curtis	4	0	0	0	18.00	3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Mudcat Grant, reserve

^[7]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Ben Geraghty and Casey Wise
AA	Charleston Indians	Eastern League	Johnny Lipon
A	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Patrick Colgan
A	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	Walt Novick
A	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Ray Dabek

Notes

↑ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference
↑ Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
↑ Joe Azcue page at Baseball Reference
↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1963 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

1963 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1963 All-Star Game 1963 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Founded in 1894
Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds, Cleveland Broncos, and Cleveland Naps
Based in Cleveland, Ohio

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Culture and lore

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Key personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan
Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan
President: Chris Antonetti
General manager: Mike Chernoff
Manager: Terry Francona

Postseason appearances (12)

Division championships (8)

American League pennants (6)

World Series championships (2)

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Hall of Fame inductees

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