1963 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 82nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 72nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93–69 (.574) during the season, and finished 2nd in the National League, six games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The season was Stan Musial's 22nd and final season with the team, and in MLB.

1963 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	93–69 (.574)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Johnny Keane
Local television	KSD-TV
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
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Offseason

• October 5, 1962: Red Schoendienst was released by the Cardinals.[1]
• October 17, 1962: Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Don Cardwell, George Altman and Moe Thacker.[2]
• November 19, 1962: Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo.[2]
• November 26, 1962: Tom Matchick was drafted from the Cardinals by the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.[3]
• Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
• February 1963: Coco Laboy was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[5]

Regular season

Future Hall of Famer Stan Musial played his final game on September 29, a 3–2 victory in 14 innings against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.

All four starting infielders in the 1963 All-Star Game were Cardinals. Ken Boyer (3B), Dick Groat (SS), and Bill White (1B) were elected, and Julián Javier (2B) took over for the elected but injured Bill Mazeroski of Pittsburgh.[6]

Pitcher Bobby Shantz, first baseman Bill White, third baseman Ken Boyer, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.[7]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1963 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased from the Cardinals by the Washington Senators.[8]
• April 1963: Bob Smith was purchased from the Cardinals by the Boston Red Sox.[9]
• June 13, 1963: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Cardinals.[10]
• July 29, 1963: Duke Carmel was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Jacke Davis and cash.[4]

Roster

1963 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 38 Ed Bauta 32 Ernie Broglio 33 Lew Burdette 30 Harry Fanok 45 Bob Gibson 47 Bob Humphreys 35 Sam Jones 28 Ken MacKenzie 41 Diomedes Olivo 37 Ray Sadecki 36 Barney Schultz 34 Bobby Shantz 31 Curt Simmons 39 Ron Taylor 44 Ray Washburn		Catchers 15 Tim McCarver 29 Gene Oliver 38 Dave Ricketts  1 Carl Sawatski 29 Moe Thacker Infielders 19 Bud Bloomfield 14 Ken Boyer 11 Jerry Buchek 19 Jack Damaska 16 Phil Gagliano 24 Dick Groat 25 Julián Javier 27 Dal Maxvill 12 Bill White		Outfielders 26 George Altman 18 Leo Burke 28 Duke Carmel 22 Doug Clemens 21 Curt Flood 23 Charlie James 20 Gary Kolb  6 Stan Musial 18 Mike Shannon 29 Corky Withrow Other batters 17 Jim Beauchamp 10 Jeoff Long  2 Red Schoendienst		Manager  5 Johnny Keane Coaches  8 Vern Benson  4 Howie Pollet  2 Red Schoendienst  3 Joe Schultz

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
C	Tim McCarver	127	405	117	.289	4	51
1B	Bill White	162	658	200	.304	27	109
2B	Julián Javier	161	609	160	.263	9	46
SS	Dick Groat	158	631	201	.319	6	73
3B	Ken Boyer	159	617	176	.285	24	111
LF	Stan Musial	124	337	86	.255	12	58
CF	Curt Flood	158	662	200	.302	5	63
RF	George Altman	135	464	127	.274	9	47

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
Charlie James	116	347	93	.268	10	45
Carl Sawatski	56	105	25	.238	6	14
Gene Oliver	39	102	23	.225	6	18
Gary Kolb	75	96	26	.271	3	10
Dal Maxvill	53	51	12	.235	0	3
Leo Burke	30	49	10	.204	1	5
Duke Carmel	57	44	10	.227	1	2
Mike Shannon	32	26	8	.308	1	2
Corky Withrow	6	9	0	.000	0	1
Dave Ricketts	3	8	2	.250	0	0
Doug Clemens	5	6	1	.167	1	2
Phil Gagliano	10	5	2	.400	0	1
Red Schoendienst	6	5	0	.000	0	0
Jack Damaska	5	5	1	.200	0	1
Jeoff Long	5	5	1	.200	0	0
Moe Thacker	3	4	0	.000	0	0
Jerry Buchek	3	4	1	.250	0	0
Jim Beauchamp	4	3	0	.000	0	0
Bud Bloomfield	1	0	0	---	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
Bob Gibson	36	254.2	18	9	3.39	204
Ernie Broglio	39	250	18	8	2.99	145
Curt Simmons	32	232.2	15	9	2.48	127
Ray Sadecki	36	193.1	10	10	4.10	136
Lew Burdette	21	98	3	8	3.77	45
Ray Washburn	11	64	5	3	3.08	47

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
Ron Taylor	54	133.1	9	7	2.84	91

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
Bobby Shantz	55	6	4	11	2.61	70
Ed Bauta	38	3	4	3	3.93	30
Barney Schultz	24	2	0	1	3.57	26
Diomedes Olivo	19	0	5	0	5.40	9
Harry Fanok	12	2	1	1	5.26	25
Sam Jones	11	2	0	2	9.00	8
Bob Humphreys	9	0	1	0	5.06	8
Ken MacKenzie	8	0	0	0	4.00	7

Awards and honors

• Johnny Keane, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Star Game

• Bill White, first base, starter
• Ken Boyer, third base, starter
• Dick Groat, shortstop, starter
• Stan Musial, reserve

[11]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Atlanta Crackers	International League	Harry Walker
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Grover Resinger
A	Brunswick Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	George Kissell
A	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	Fred Koenig
A	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Ron Plaza

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa[12]

References

1. Red Schoendienst page at Baseball Reference
2. Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
3. Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
4. Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
5. Coco Laboy page at Baseball Reference
6. Baseball Almanac page for the 1963 All-Star Game
7. NL Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
8. Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
9. Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference
10. Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
11. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1963 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1963 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com