The 1963 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased by the Orioles from the Philadelphia Phillies.Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted by the Orioles from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted by the Orioles from the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 minor league draft.Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog were traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Brown.Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1962: Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino.Jack Fisher page at Baseball Reference January 14, 1963: Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1963 season: Ron Stone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Ron Stone page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 29, 1963: Curt Blefary was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the New York Yankees as a first-year waiver pick.Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased from the Orioles by the Washington Senators.Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Los Angeles Angels as a first-year waiver pick.Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1963 Baltimore Orioles 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 C 116 379 103 .272 19 56 1B 145 496 123 .248 24 72 2B 109 382 87 .228 6 30 3B 161 589 148 .251 11 67 SS 146 601 150 .250 5 45 LF 140 491 130 .265 25 82 CF 142 451 112 .248 15 61 RF 120 368 100 .272 10 39

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 148 429 110 .256 7 36 82 254 75 .295 8 32 59 171 42 .246 2 13 115 167 39 .234 1 12 66 126 36 .286 6 20 15 48 16 .333 1 9 29 48 9 .188 0 6 26 41 11 .268 0 1 2 1 0 .000 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 39 258.2 20 13 2.75 180 Robin Roberts 35 251.1 14 13 3.33 124 Milt Pappas 34 216.2 16 9 3.03 120 25 136.0 6 8 4.30 75 Dave McNally 29 125.2 7 8 4.58 78 Chuck Estrada 8 31.1 3 2 4.60 16 Ike Delock 7 30.1 1 3 5.04 11 1 4.0 0 1 13.50 1

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 3 17.0 1 1 3.18 16

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 71 5 8 27 2.24 118 Dick Hall 47 5 5 12 2.98 74 Wes Stock 47 7 0 1 3.94 55 Herm Starrette 18 0 1 0 3.46 13 16 0 1 1 5.40 13 Buster Narum 7 0 0 0 3.00 5 Pete Burnside 6 0 1 0 4.91 6

Awards and honors All-Star Game Luis Aparicio, shortstop, starter Steve Barber, reserve Brooks Robinson, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Bluefield

Notes

References

1963 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1963 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com