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 second 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. This is also the first season that the players' last names appeared on the back of the uniforms.

Offseason October 5, 1962: Red Schoendienst was released by the Cardinals.Red Schoendienst page at Baseball Reference 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.Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference November 19, 1962: Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo. November 26, 1962: Tom Matchick was drafted from the Cardinals by the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference February 1963: Coco Laboy was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Coco Laboy page at Baseball Reference

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.Baseball Almanac page for the 1963 All-Star Game

Pitcher Bobby Shantz, first baseman Bill White, third baseman Ken Boyer, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.NL Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased from the Cardinals by the Washington Senators.Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference April 1963: Bob Smith was purchased from the Cardinals by the Boston Red Sox.Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference June 13, 1963: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Cardinals.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference July 29, 1963: Duke Carmel was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Jacke Davis and cash.

Roster 1963 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season Legend Cardinals win Cardinals loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldCardinals team member

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || || 10:00p.m. CST || @ Dodgers || W 8–7 || Bauta (1–1) || Perranoski (2–1) || Shantz (1) || 2:41 || 24,959 || 11–6 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || || 10:00p.m. CST || @ Dodgers || W 3–0 || Washburn (4–0) || Sherry (0–1) || — || 2:15 || 33,949 || 12–6 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || || 3:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || W 9–5 || Broglio (3–0) || Podres (1–3) || Taylor (1) || 2:56 || 36,245 || 13–6 || W3

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 1–11 || Koufax (3–1) || Washburn (5–1) || Rowe (1) || 2:23 || 16,609 || 16–11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 5–11 || Perranoski (5–1) || Shantz (1–2) || Scott (1) || 2:50 || 10,918 || 16–12 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || W 10–7 || Gibson (1–1) || Richert (0–1) || Fanok (1) || 2:56 || 10,762 || 17–12 || W1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 3–5 || Koufax (11–3) || Simmons (7–3) || Perranoski (4) || 2:32 || 28,423 || 40–28 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Dodgers || W 2–1 || Gibson (6–3) || Willhite (1–1) || Taylor (4) || 2:32 || 20,875 || 41–28 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 3–4 || Miller (5–4) || Broglio (8–3) || Perranoski (5) || 2:41 || 26,553 || 41–29 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || L 0–1 || Drysdale (10–9) || Simmons (7–4) || — || 1:48 || 39,824 || 45–33 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || L 0–5 || Koufax (13–3) || Gibson (7–4) || — || 1:53 || 51,898 || 45–34 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || L 7–10 || Roebuck (2–3) || Broglio (9–4) || Perranoski (7) || 3:02 || 30,726 || 45–35 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 12:00Noon CDT || 34th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio)

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || L 5–7 || Miller (8–8) || Burdette (8–10) || — || 2:45 || 50,122 || 69–55 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || L 1–2 || Sherry (2–4) || Taylor (7–5) || — || 3:48 || 54,125 || 69–56 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 126 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Dodgers || W 3–2 || Broglio (14–8) || Drysdale (16–14) || Jones (2) || 2:32 || 48,569 || 70–56 || W1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 1–3 || Podres (14–10) || Shantz (6–4) || Perranoski (18) || 2:34 || 32,442 || 91–62 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 0–4 || Koufax (24–5) || Simmons (15–8) || — || 1:51 || 30,450 || 91–63 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || Dodgers || L 5–6 || Perranoski (16–3) || Burdette (9–12) || — || 3:44 || 25,975 || 91–64 || L3

Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed Los Angeles Dodgers 2–7 4–5 6–12 66 91 St. Louis Cardinals — — — — — — 53–28 40–41 93–69 747 628

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 C 127 405 117 .289 4 51 1B 162 658 200 .304 27 109 2B 161 609 160 .263 9 46 SS 158 631 201 .319 6 73 3B 159 617 176 .285 24 111 LF 124 337 86 .255 12 58 CF 158 662 200 .302 5 63 RF 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 116 347 93 .268 10 45 56 105 25 .238 6 14 39 102 23 .225 6 18 75 96 26 .271 3 10 53 51 12 .235 0 3 30 49 10 .204 1 5 57 44 10 .227 1 2 32 26 8 .308 1 2 6 9 0 .000 0 1 3 8 2 .250 0 0 5 6 1 .167 1 2 10 5 2 .400 0 1 6 5 0 .000 0 0 5 5 1 .200 0 1 5 5 1 .200 0 0 3 4 0 .000 0 0 3 4 1 .250 0 0 4 3 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

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 36 254.2 18 9 3.39 204 39 250.0 18 8 2.99 145 32 232.2 15 9 2.48 127 36 193.1 10 10 4.10 136 21 98.0 3 8 3.77 45 11 64.0 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 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 55 6 4 11 2.61 70 38 3 4 3 3.93 30 24 2 0 1 3.57 26 19 0 5 0 5.40 9 12 2 1 1 5.26 25 11 2 0 2 9.00 8 9 0 1 0 5.06 8 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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: TulsaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1963 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1963 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com