The 1963 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League (in last place) with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.
1963 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | D.C. Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Record | 56–106 (.347) | |
League place | 10th | |
Owners | James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon | |
General managers | George Selkirk | |
Managers | Mickey Vernon, Eddie Yost, Gil Hodges | |
Television | WTOP | |
Radio | WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 5, 1962: Paul Casanova was signed as a free agent by the Senators.[1]
- November 26, 1962: 1962 first-year draft
- Lou Piniella was drafted by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- Brant Alyea was drafted by the Senators from the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- Prior to 1963 season: Lou Klimchock was acquired by the Senators from the Milwaukee Braves.[4]
Regular season
edit- September 2, 1963: Ed Hobaugh hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.[5]
Season standings
editAmerican League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | 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
edit- April 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased by the Senators from the St. Louis Cardinals.[6]
- May 6, 1963: Lou Klimchock was returned by the Senators to the Milwaukee Braves.[4]
- May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased by the Senators from the Baltimore Orioles.[7]
- May 23, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Senators to the New York Mets for Gil Hodges.[8]
- June 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was purchased by the Senators from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[9]
Roster
edit1963 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Ken Retzer | 95 | 265 | 64 | .242 | 5 | 31 |
1B | Bobo Osborne | 125 | 358 | 76 | .212 | 12 | 44 |
2B | Chuck Cottier | 113 | 337 | 69 | .205 | 5 | 21 |
SS | Ed Brinkman | 145 | 514 | 117 | .228 | 7 | 45 |
3B | Don Zimmer | 83 | 298 | 74 | .248 | 13 | 44 |
LF | Chuck Hinton | 150 | 566 | 152 | .269 | 15 | 55 |
CF | Don Lock | 149 | 531 | 134 | .252 | 27 | 82 |
RF | Jim King | 136 | 459 | 106 | .231 | 24 | 62 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Phillips | 124 | 321 | 76 | .237 | 10 | 32 |
Minnie Miñoso | 109 | 315 | 72 | .229 | 4 | 30 |
Don Blasingame | 69 | 254 | 65 | .256 | 2 | 12 |
Don Leppert | 73 | 211 | 50 | .237 | 6 | 24 |
Marv Breeding | 58 | 197 | 54 | .274 | 1 | 14 |
Tom Brown | 61 | 116 | 17 | .147 | 1 | 4 |
Hobie Landrith | 42 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 |
Jim Piersall | 29 | 94 | 23 | .245 | 1 | 5 |
John Kennedy | 36 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 0 | 4 |
Ken Hunt | 7 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
Cal Neeman | 14 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Schmidt | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Klimchock | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Schaive | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Shetrone | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Osteen | 40 | 212.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.35 | 109 |
Don Rudolph | 37 | 174.0 | 7 | 19 | 4.55 | 70 |
Tom Cheney | 23 | 136.1 | 8 | 9 | 2.71 | 97 |
Dave Stenhouse | 16 | 87.0 | 3 | 9 | 4.55 | 47 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Bennie Daniels | 35 | 168.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.38 | 88 |
Jim Duckworth | 37 | 120.2 | 4 | 12 | 6.04 | 66 |
Steve Ridzik | 20 | 89.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.82 | 47 |
Jim Hannan | 13 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.88 | 14 |
Ron Moeller | 8 | 24.1 | 2 | 0 | 6.29 | 10 |
Carl Bouldin | 10 | 23.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.79 | 10 |
Art Quirk | 7 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.29 | 12 |
Ed Hobaugh | 9 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 11 |
Jack Jenkins | 4 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.84 | 5 |
Bob Baird | 5 | 11.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Ron Kline | 62 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2.79 | 49 |
Pete Burnside | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.15 | 23 |
Ed Roebuck | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.30 | 25 |
Jim Bronstad | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.65 | 22 |
Jim Coates | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.28 | 31 |
Steve Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
edit- Don Leppert, reserve
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Lou Klimchock page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1963 All-Star Game".
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