1963 Washington Senators season
The 1963 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.
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Record | 56–106 (.347) |
League place | 10th |
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Owner(s) | James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon |
General manager(s) | George Selkirk |
Manager(s) | Mickey Vernon, Eddie Yost, Gil Hodges |
Local television | WTOP |
Local radio | WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) |
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Offseason
- 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
- September 2, 1963: Ed Hobaugh hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.[5]
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: 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
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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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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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Minnie Miñoso | 109 | 315 | 72 | .229 | 4 | 30 |
Lou Klimchock | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
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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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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Carl Bouldin | 10 | 23.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.79 | 10 |
Bob Baird | 5 | 11.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 7 |
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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Ed Hobaugh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 11 |
Farm system
References
- Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
- Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
- Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
- 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
- http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
External links
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