The 1963 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 81st year in Major League Baseball, their sixth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fourth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason November 30, 1962: Manny Mota and Dick LeMay were traded by the Giants to the Houston Colt .45s for Joey Amalfitano.Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference December 15, 1962: Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino were traded by the Giants to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft.Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Felipe Alou Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Tom Haller Chuck Hiller Willie Mays Willie McCovey José Pagán Jack Sanford

Notable transactions August 8, 1963: Norm Larker was purchased by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.Norm Larker at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1963 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Season summary

July 2: A four-hour and ten minute pitching duel between Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn ends with Willie Mays hitting a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning, the SF Giants winning 1-0.. Retrieved 2014-May-18.

Game log Regular season Legend Giants win Giants loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldGiants team member

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || L 1–2 || Drysdale (3–3) || Sanford (5–2) || — || 2:00 || 50,407 || 19–11 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || L 0–8 || Koufax (4–1) || Marichal (4–3) || — || 2:13 || 49,807 || 19–12 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || L 5–6 || Calmus (1–0) || Fisher (3–3) || Perranoski (2) || 2:38 || 43,964 || 19–13 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || Dodgers || W 7–1 || Marichal (6–3) || Koufax (6–2) || — || 2:05 || 40,676 || 27–15 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Dodgers || W 6–2 || O'Dell (7–0) || Podres (3–4) || Larsen (1) || 2:13 || 39,858 || 28–15 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Dodgers || L 3–4 || Drysdale (6–4) || Larsen(0–2) || — || 2:50 || 41,668 || 28–16 || L1

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || W 7–3 || Larsen (1–3) || Perranoski (7–2) || — || 3:12 || 52,993 || 32–26 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || W 3–0 || Marichal (9–3) || Drysdale (7–7) || — || 2:10|| 53,436 || 33–26 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || Dodgers || L 0–2 || Koufax (10–3) || O'Dell (9–3) || — || 2:13 || 36,818 || 38–28 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || Dodgers || W 9–3 || Sanford (9–5) || Miller (4–4) || — || 2:21 || 37,780 || 39–28 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 68 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Dodgers || W 8–3 || Marichal (11–3) || Drysdale (8–8) || Pierce (3) || 2:32 || 41,384 || 40–28 || W2

|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 10:00a.m. PDT || 34th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio)

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || L 1–11 || Koufax (20–5) || Pierce (3–10) || — || 2:38 || 54,978 || 73–60 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || L 1–3 || Drysdale (17–15) || Marichal (19–8) || — || 2:34 || 54,843 || 73–61 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || || 8:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || W 4–3 || Larsen (6–5) || Sherry (2–5) || — || 3:25 || 54,858 || 74–61 || W1

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || @ Dodgers || L 3–5 || Calmus (3–1) || Larsen (6–6) || Podres (1) || 3:42 || 54,263 || 74–62 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || || 8:15p.m. PDT || Dodgers || L 2–5 || Koufax (22–5) || O'Dell (12–7) || Perranoski (15) || 2:35 || 38,161 || 76–66 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Dodgers || W 5–3 || Marichal (21–8) || Drysdale (17–16) || — || 2:04 || 36,879 || 77–66 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 144 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Dodgers || W 5–4 || Larsen (7–6) || Perranoski (14–3) || — || 2:45 || 38,569 || 78–66 || W2

Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed Los Angeles Dodgers 6–3 3–6 9–9 70 68 San Francisco Giants — — — — — — 50–31 38–43 88–74 725 641

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 105 308 81 .263 21 68 1B 156 579 183 .316 34 97 2B 111 417 93 .223 6 33 SS 148 483 113 .234 6 39 3B 147 460 116 .252 4 36 LF 152 564 158 .280 44 102 CF 157 596 187 .314 38 103 RF 157 565 159 .281 20 82

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 120 417 121 .290 6 31 98 298 76 .255 14 44 54 137 24 .175 1 7 81 125 23 .184 0 4 63 76 11 .145 0 2 22 54 14 .259 1 2 16 24 6 .250 0 5 7 20 4 .200 0 2 19 14 1 .071 0 0 9 5 1 .200 0 2 4 5 1 .200 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 41 321.1 25 8 2.41 248 42 284.1 16 13 3.51 158 36 222.1 14 10 3.16 116

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 47 137.1 10 6 3.28 134 36 116.0 6 10 4.58 57 38 99.0 3 11 4.27 52 31 76.0 1 6 4.03 52 34 75.1 4 2 2.87 55 8 16.2 0 0 4.86 14

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 46 7 7 4 3.05 44 23 2 0 4 4.44 8 11 0 0 0 4.73 5 6 0 0 1 4.82 5 4 0 1 1 1.13 4 4 0 0 0 3.86 1 2 0 0 0 6.75 1

Awards and honors Willie Mays, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player All-Star Game Ed Bailey, catcher, starter Willie Mays, outfield, starter Orlando Cepeda, reserve Juan Marichal, reserve Willie McCovey, reserve

Farm system

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

Notes

References 1963 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1963 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac