1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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.
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. 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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Offseason
- November 19, 1962: Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay.[2]
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 |
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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
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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) | ||||||||
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April: 11–5 (Home: 7–2; Away: 4–3)
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May: 12–17 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–10)
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June: 13–17 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–9)
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July: 16–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–9)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–6)
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September: 7–22 (Home: 5–10; Away: 2–12)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1963: Howie Goss and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Houston Colt .45s for Manny Mota.[4]
Roster
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Awards and honors
- Bill Mazeroski, Second Base, (Selected as Starter but did not play due to injury)
- Roberto Clemente, Reserve[7]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia
Notes
- From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Don Cardwell page at Baseball-Reference
- Pete Rose page at Baseball-Reference
- Manny Mota page at Baseball-Reference
- "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
References
- 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- 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.
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