1963 Cleveland Indians season

The 1963 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth in the American League with a record of 79–83, 25½ games behind the New York Yankees.

1963 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Gabe Paul
General manager(s)Gabe Paul
Manager(s)Birdie Tebbetts
Local televisionWJW-TV
(Ken Coleman, Bob Neal)
Local radioWERE
(Jimmy Dudley, Harry Jones)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10457 0.646 — 58–22 46–35
Chicago White Sox 9468 0.580 10½ 49–33 45–35
Minnesota Twins 9170 0.565 13 48–33 43–37
Baltimore Orioles 8676 0.531 18½ 48–33 38–43
Cleveland Indians 7983 0.488 25½ 41–40 38–43
Detroit Tigers 7983 0.488 25½ 47–34 32–49
Boston Red Sox 7685 0.472 28 44–36 32–49
Kansas City Athletics 7389 0.451 31½ 36–45 37–44
Los Angeles Angels 7091 0.435 34 39–42 31–49
Washington Senators 56106 0.346 48½ 31–49 25–57

Record vs. opponents
1963 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore —7–117–1110–813–59–99–99–97–1115–3
Boston 11–7—8–1010–89–97–119–87–116–129–9
Chicago 11–710–8—11–711–712–610–88–108–1013–5
Cleveland 8–108–107–11—10–811–710–85–137–1113–5
Detroit 5–139–97–118–10—13–512–68–108–109–9
Kansas City 9–911–76–127–115–13—10–89–96–1210–8
Los Angeles 9–98–98–108–106–128–10—9–95–139–9
Minnesota 9–911–710–813–510–89–99–9—6–1114–4
New York 11–712–610–811–710–812–613–511–6—14–4
Washington 3–159–95–135–139–98–109–94–144–14—

Notable transactions
  • April 2, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Indians from the Houston Colt .45s.[5]
  • May 8, 1963: Bob Lipski was returned by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
  • May 25, 1963: Doc Edwards and $100,000 were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.[6]
  • May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago Cubs.[5]

Roster
1963 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
SSLarry Brown7424763.255518

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
Doc Edwards10318.25800
Ellis Burton26316.19411
Bob Lipski210.00000

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
Mudcat Grant38229.113143.69157

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

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
Gary Bell588552.9598
Ted Abernathy4372122.8847
Bob Allen431224.6651
Jack Curtis400018.003

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

[7]

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Jacksonville Suns International League Ben Geraghty and Casey Wise
AA Charleston Indians Eastern League Johnny Lipon
A Burlington Indians Carolina League Patrick Colgan
A Dubuque Packers Midwest League Walt Novick
A Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Ray Dabek

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston, Grand Forks[8]

References
  1. Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
  2. Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference
  3. Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
  4. Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
  5. Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
  6. Joe Azcue page at Baseball Reference
  7. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
  8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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