1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
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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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.

Offseason

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
Los Angeles Dodgers 9963 0.611 — 50–31 49–32
St. Louis Cardinals 9369 0.574 6 53–28 40–41
San Francisco Giants 8874 0.543 11 50–31 38–43
Philadelphia Phillies 8775 0.537 12 45–36 42–39
Cincinnati Reds 8676 0.531 13 46–35 40–41
Milwaukee Braves 8478 0.519 15 45–36 39–42
Chicago Cubs 8280 0.506 17 43–38 39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates 7488 0.457 25 42–39 32–49
Houston Colt .45s 6696 0.407 33 44–37 22–59
New York Mets 51111 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 —9–99–97–1112–611–79–98–1010–87–11
Cincinnati 9–9—11–78–1010–810–88–1011–78–1011–7
Houston 9–97–11—5–135–1313–58–106–128–105–13
Los Angeles 11–710–813–5—8–10–116–27–1113–59–912–6
Milwaukee 6–128–1013–510–8–1—12–610–87–1110–88–10
New York 7–118–105–132–166–12—8–104–146–125–13
Philadelphia 9–910–810–811–78–1010–8—13–58–108–10
Pittsburgh 10–87–1112–65–1311–714–45–13—5–135–13
San Francisco 8–1010–810–89–98–1012–610–813–5—8–10
St. Louis 11–77–1113–56–1210–813–510–813–510–8—

Game log

1963 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 42–39; Away: 32–49)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting
Pitching

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Larry Shepard
AA Asheville Tourists Sally League Ray Hathaway
A Reno Silver Sox California League Tom Saffell
A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Harding "Pete" Peterson
A Batavia Pirates New York–Penn League Buddy Hancken
A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Bob Clear
Rookie Kingsport Pirates Appalachian League Al Kubski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ↑ Don Cardwell page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Pete Rose page at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Manny Mota page at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  6. ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  7. ↑ 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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