The 1963 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds finishing in fifth place in the National League with a record of 86–76, 13 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Fred Hutchinson and played their home games at Crosley Field.

Offseason November 26, 1962: Brant Alyea was drafted from the Reds by the Washington Senators in the 1962 first-year draft.Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference January 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Breeden (minors).Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1963 season: Stan Swanson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Stan Swanson page at Baseball Reference

Regular season 1963 was Pete Rose's rookie season. He made his major league debut on Opening Day, April 8, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He had three at bats without a hit, but did draw a walk.Pete Rose page at Baseball-Reference Rose started his career 0-for-11 before getting his first major league hit on April 13, a triple off Pittsburgh's Bob Friend.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 5, 1963: Jim Brosnan was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Dom Zanni.Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference July 1, 1963: Jesse Gonder was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1963 Cincinnati Reds 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 Johnny Edwards 148 495 128 .259 11 67 1B Gordy Coleman 123 365 90 .247 14 59 2B 157 623 170 .273 6 41 SS 158 565 133 .235 7 48 3B Gene Freese 66 217 53 .244 6 26 LF Frank Robinson 140 482 125 .259 21 91 CF Vada Pinson 162 652 204 .313 22 106 RF Tommy Harper 129 408 106 .260 10 37

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 Eddie Kasko 76 199 48 .241 3 10 Bob Skinner 72 194 49 .253 3 17 Don Pavletich 71 183 38 .208 5 18 Marty Keough 95 172 39 .227 6 21 Daryl Spencer 50 155 37 .239 1 23 Ken Walters 49 75 14 .187 1 7 34 64 10 .156 0 3 Jesse Gonder 31 32 10 .313 3 5 Jerry Lynch 22 32 8 .250 2 9 Don Blasingame 18 31 5 .161 0 0 Gene Green 15 31 7 .226 1 3 Wally Post 5 7 0 .000 0 0 3 6 0 .000 0 0 Hank Foiles 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Harry Bright 1 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 Jim Maloney 33 250.1 23 7 2.77 265 Jim O'Toole 33 234.1 17 14 2.88 146 Joe Nuxhall 35 217.1 15 8 2.61 169 John Tsitouris 30 191.0 12 8 3.16 113 Joey Jay 30 170.0 7 18 4.29 116 Bob Purkey 21 137.0 6 10 3.55 55

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 Jim Owens 19 42.1 0 2 5.31 29

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 47 1 3 14 4.15 45 Al Worthington 50 4 4 10 2.99 55 31 1 1 5 4.19 40 9 0 0 0 5.51 11 6 0 1 0 7.71 4

Awards and honors Rookie of the Year Award Pete Rose1963 Rookie of the Year Award ballot results at Baseball Reference

Gold Glove Award Johnny Edwards, catcher1963 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference

All-Stars All-Star Game Jim O'Toole, starter, pitcher Johnny Edwards, reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1963 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference