1963 Baltimore Orioles season

1963 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	86–76 (.531)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Billy Hitchcock
Local television	WBAL-TV
Local radio	WBAL (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

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 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

13 Steve Barber

28 George Brunet

27 Wally Bunker

20 Pete Burnside

14 Ike Delock

23 Chuck Estrada

29 Dick Hall

40 Mike McCormick

19 Dave McNally

17 John Miller

37 Stu Miller

35 Buster Narum

32 Milt Pappas

38 Robin Roberts

24 Herm Starrette

18 Wes Stock

22 Dean Stone

Catchers

10 Dick Brown

30 Hobie Landrith

44 Charlie Lau

12 John Orsino

Infielders

7 Jerry Adair

11 Luis Aparicio

4 Jim Gentile

2 Bob Johnson

5 Brooks Robinson

Outfielders

14 Sam Bowens

25 Jackie Brandt

6 Joe Gaines

16,26 Boog Powell

1 Bob Saverine

3,16 Al Smith

9 Russ Snyder

20 Fred Valentine

Manager

45 Billy Hitchcock

Coaches

41 Luke Appling

42 Hank Bauer

31 Harry Brecheen

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	Orsino, JohnJohn Orsino	116	379	103	.272	19	56
1B	Gentile, JimJim Gentile	145	496	123	.248	24	72
2B	Adair, JerryJerry Adair	109	382	87	.228	6	30
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	161	589	148	.251	11	67
SS	Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio	146	601	150	.250	5	45
LF	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	140	491	130	.265	25	82
CF	Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	142	451	112	.248	15	61
RF	Smith, AlAl 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
Snyder, RussRuss Snyder	148	429	110	.256	7	36
Johnson, BobBob Johnson	82	254	75	.295	8	32
Brown, DickDick Brown	59	171	42	.246	2	13
Saverine, BobBob Saverine	115	167	39	.234	1	12
Gaines, JoeJoe Gaines	66	126	36	.286	6	20
Bowens, SamSam Bowens	15	48	16	.333	1	9
Valentine, FredFred Valentine	26	41	11	.268	0	1
Landrith, HobieHobie 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
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	39	258.2	20	13	2.75	180
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	25	136	6	8	4.30	75
Bunker, WallyWally 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
Miller, JohnJohn 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
Miller, StuStu Miller	71	5	8	27	2.24	118
Brunet, GeorgeGeorge Brunet	16	0	1	1	5.40	13

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

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

Farm system

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

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1963 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1963 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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