1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s) Joe L. Brown
Manager(s) Danny Murtaugh
Local television KDKA-TV
Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio KDKA
Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Claude Haring
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The 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 82nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 77th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 74–88.

Offseason

Regular season

On April 8, Pete Rose made his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds in a game against the Pirates. He had three at bats without a hit.[3]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1963 National League Records

Sources:
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

Game log

1963 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 42–39; Away: 32–49)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[5]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Gotay, J.J. Gotay 4 2 1 0.500 0 0
Butters, T.T. Butters 6 3 1 0.333 0 1
Clemente, R.R. Clemente 152 600 192 0.320 17 76
Francis, E.E. Francis 34 26 8 0.308 0 3
Brand, R.R. Brand 46 66 19 0.288 1 7
Burgess, S.S. Burgess 91 264 74 0.280 6 37
Clendenon, D.D. Clendenon 154 563 155 0.275 15 57
Skinner, B.B. Skinner 34 122 33 0.270 0 8
Mota, M.M. Mota 59 126 34 0.270 0 7
Virdon, B.B. Virdon 142 554 149 0.269 8 53
Lynch, J.J. Lynch 88 237 63 0.266 10 36
Face, R.R. Face 56 8 2 0.250 0 1
Schofield, D.D. Schofield 138 541 133 0.246 3 32
Mazeroski, B.B. Mazeroski 142 534 131 0.245 8 52
Stargell, W.W. Stargell 108 304 74 0.243 11 47
Logan, J.J. Logan 81 181 42 0.232 0 9
Pagliaroni, J.J. Pagliaroni 92 252 58 0.230 11 26
Bailey, B.B. Bailey 154 570 130 0.228 12 45
Law, V.V. Law 21 23 5 0.217 0 0
Alley, G.G. Alley 17 51 11 0.216 0 0
Savage, T.T. Savage 85 149 29 0.195 5 14
McBean, A.A. McBean 59 31 6 0.194 1 3
Haddix, H.H. Haddix 50 11 2 0.182 0 2
Schwall, D.D. Schwall 33 50 8 0.160 0 1
Plaskett, E.E. Plaskett 10 21 3 0.143 0 2
Friend, B.B. Friend 39 86 9 0.105 0 2
Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 40 43 4 0.093 0 0
Veale, B.B. Veale 35 23 2 0.087 0 0
Cardwell, D.D. Cardwell 33 71 6 0.085 0 2
Sisk, T.T. Sisk 57 16 1 0.063 0 0
Elliot, L.L. Elliot 4 4 0 0.000 0 0
Parsons, T.T. Parsons 1 2 0 0.000 0 0
Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 3 2 0 0.000 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[6]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Veale, B.B. Veale 34 7723 5 2 1.04 68
Friend, B.B. Friend 39 26823 17 16 2.34 144
McBean, A.A. McBean 55 12213 13 3 2.57 74
Sisk, T.T. Sisk 57 108 1 3 2.92 73
Cardwell, D.D. Cardwell 33 21323 13 15 3.07 112
Face, R.R. Face 56 6923 3 9 3.23 41
Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 37 14713 5 12 3.30 110
Schwall, D.D. Schwall 33 16723 6 12 3.33 86
Haddix, H.H. Haddix 49 70 3 4 3.34 70
Butters, T.T. Butters 6 1613 0 0 4.41 11
Francis, E.E. Francis 33 9713 4 6 4.53 72
Law, V.V. Law 18 7623 4 5 4.93 31
Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 3 813 0 0 6.48 6
Parsons, T.T. Parsons 1 413 0 1 8.31 2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Larry Shepard
AA Asheville Tourists Sally League Ray Hathaway
A Reno Silver Sox California League Tom Saffell
A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Harding "Pete" Peterson
A Batavia Pirates New York–Penn League Buddy Hancken
A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Bob Clear
Rookie Kingsport Pirates Appalachian League Al Kubski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia

Notes

References

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