The 1963 Los Angeles Angels season was the 3rd season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 3rd in Los Angeles, and their 2nd season playing their home games at Chávez Ravine. The Angels finished the season ninth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason December 11, 1962: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jacke Davis.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1963 season: Art Fowler was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers from the Angels by the Baltimore Orioles as a first-year waiver pick.Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference September 20, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels.

Roster 1963 Los Angeles Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader 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 Buck Rodgers 100 300 70 .233 4 23 1B 149 528 116 .220 9 55 2B 153 597 164 .275 7 65 3B 138 463 121 .261 4 51 SS 154 592 170 .287 9 50 LF 149 550 160 .291 7 49 CF 154 578 176 .304 6 47 RF George Thomas 53 167 35 .210 4 15

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 Charlie Dees 60 202 62 .307 3 27 Ed Sadowski 80 174 30 .172 4 15 61 166 42 .253 3 14 88 144 36 .250 1 22 Joe Koppe 76 143 30 .210 1 12 Ken Hunt 59 142 26 .183 5 16 Frank Kostro 43 99 22 .222 2 10 Hank Foiles 41 84 18 .214 4 10 Ed Kirkpatrick 34 77 15 .195 2 7 20 52 16 .308 0 4 Tom Satriano 23 50 9 .180 0 2

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 36 251.0 13 12 3.26 147 45 248.0 13 18 3.19 168 13 76.2 2 9 5.75 60 Aubrey Gatewood 4 24.0 1 1 1.50 13

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 47 159.1 8 8 3.28 100 40 154.0 8 11 3.68 89 Bob Turley 19 87.1 2 7 3.30 70 25 70.1 5 5 3.71 37 12 44.0 1 5 5.32 16 6 26.0 1 1 3.81 11

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 57 4 5 12 2.89 53 57 5 3 10 2.42 53 Jack Spring 45 3 0 2 3.05 13 Mel Nelson 36 2 3 1 5.30 41 Tom Morgan 13 0 0 1 5.51 7 Eli Grba 12 1 2 0 4.67 5 6 1 1 1 1.17 4 Ron Moeller 3 0 0 0 6.75 2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Ken McBride, Pitcher, Starter Albie Pearson, Outfield, Starter Leon Wagner, Outfield, Starter

Farm system

Notes

References 1963 Los Angeles Angels team page at Baseball Reference 1963 Los Angeles Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com