The 1963 Chicago Cubs season was the 92nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 88th in the National League, and the 48th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 82–80, marking their first winning season since 1946.
Offseason October 17, 1962: Don Cardwell, George Altman and Moe Thacker were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer.Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted from the Cubs by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 minor league draft.Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Glenn Beckert was drafted by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox in the 1962 first-year draft.Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1963: Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy were traded by the Cubs to the Houston Colt .45s for Hal Haydel, Dick LeMay and Merritt Ranew.Hal Haydel page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Cubs from the Cleveland Indians.Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1963 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Head coach
Coaches College of 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 Dick Bertell 100 322 75 .233 2 14 1B Ernie Banks 130 432 98 .227 18 64 2B Ken Hubbs 154 566 133 .235 8 47 SS Andre Rodgers 150 516 118 .229 5 33 3B Ron Santo 162 630 187 .297 25 99 LF 161 612 175 .286 25 95 CF Ellis Burton 93 322 74 .230 12 41 RF Lou Brock 148 547 141 .258 9 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 Don Landrum 84 227 55 .242 1 10 Nelson Mathews 61 155 24 .155 4 10 Merritt Ranew 78 154 52 .338 3 15 57 142 34 .239 7 19 Steve Boros 41 90 19 .211 3 7 John Boccabella 24 74 14 .189 1 5 Leo Burke 27 49 9 .184 2 7 Jimmy Stewart 13 37 11 .297 0 1 Billy Cowan 14 36 9 .250 1 2 Ken Aspromonte 20 34 5 .147 0 4 Alex Grammas 16 27 5 .185 0 0 Bob Will 23 23 4 .174 0 1 Cuno Barragan 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader
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 Dick Ellsworth 37 290.2 22 10 2.11 185 37 275.0 14 18 2.55 153 Bob Buhl 37 226.0 11 14 3.38 108
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 Glen Hobbie 36 165.1 7 10 3.92 94 Paul Toth 27 130.2 5 9 3.10 66 Cal Koonce 21 72.2 2 6 4.58 44
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 13 7 22 2.86 75 Don Elston 51 4 1 4 2.83 41 29 3 2 0 4.89 35 Barney Schultz 15 1 0 2 3.62 18 10 0 1 0 3.00 14 Dick LeMay 9 0 1 0 5.28 10 Jack Warner 8 0 1 0 2.78 7 Freddie Burdette 4 0 0 0 3.86 1 Phil Mudrock 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Awards and honors All-Star Game Larry Jackson, reserve Ron Santo, reserve
Farm system
Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox
Notes
References
1963 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference