1963 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Pinky Higgins |
Manager(s) | Johnny Pesky |
Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
Local radio |
WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson) |
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The 1963 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
Offseason
- November 26, 1962: Glenn Beckert was drafted from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 first-year draft.[1]
- November 26, 1962: Joe Foy was drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
2 | Chuck Schilling | 2B |
1 | Eddie Bressoud | SS |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
7 | Dick Stuart | 1B |
4 | Román Mejías | CF |
6 | Lou Clinton | RF |
11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
10 | Bob Tillman | C |
27 | Bill Monbouquette | P |
Notable transactions
- April 1963: Bob Smith was purchased by the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- August 14, 1963: Jim Lonborg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[4]
Roster
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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 |
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C | Tillman, BobBob Tillman | 96 | 307 | 69 | .225 | 8 | 32 |
1B | Stuart, DickDick Stuart | 157 | 612 | 160 | .261 | 42 | 118 |
2B | Schilling, ChuckChuck Schilling | 146 | 576 | 135 | .234 | 8 | 33 |
3B | Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone | 151 | 580 | 169 | .291 | 15 | 71 |
SS | Bressoud, EddieEddie Bressoud | 140 | 497 | 129 | .260 | 20 | 60 |
LF | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski | 151 | 570 | 183 | .321 | 14 | 68 |
CF | Geiger, GaryGary Geiger | 121 | 399 | 105 | .263 | 16 | 44 |
RF | Clinton, LouLou Clinton | 148 | 560 | 130 | .232 | 22 | 77 |
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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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 |
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Conley, GeneGene Conley | 9 | 40.2 | 3 | 4 | 6.64 | 14 |
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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Smith, PetePete Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 6 |
Awards and honors
- Bill Monbouquette, reserve
- Carl Yastrzemski, reserve[5]
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Notes
- ↑ Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Foy Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Lonborg page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1963 All-Star Game
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1963 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1963 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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