1963 Cleveland Indians season
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.
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Owner(s) | Gabe Paul |
General manager(s) | Gabe Paul |
Manager(s) | Birdie Tebbetts |
Local television | WJW-TV (Ken Coleman, Bob Neal) |
Local radio | WERE (Jimmy Dudley, Harry Jones) |
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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 | 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
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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
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Player stats
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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SS | Larry 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 |
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Doc Edwards | 10 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 0 | 0 |
Ellis Burton | 26 | 31 | 6 | .194 | 1 | 1 |
Bob Lipski | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Mudcat 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 |
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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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Gary Bell | 58 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2.95 | 98 |
Ted Abernathy | 43 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2.88 | 47 |
Bob Allen | 43 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.66 | 51 |
Jack Curtis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston, Grand Forks[8]
References
- Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
- Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference
- Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
- Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
- 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