1963 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 81st in franchise history. The 87 wins and 75 losses Phillies finished the season in 4th place in the National League, 12 games behind the National League and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased from the Phillies by the Baltimore Orioles.Jimmie Coker at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1962 rule 5 draft.Bob Lipski at Baseball Reference December 11, 1962: Jacke Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Angels for Earl Averill, Jr.Earl Averill, Jr. at Baseball Reference

Regular season On May 17, 1963, Don Nottebart pitched the first no-hitter for an expansion team when the Houston Colt .45s defeated Philadelphia by a score of 4–1.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

The Phillies 1950 pennant winning team was honored with a parade through Center City, Philadelphia on June 5, 1963 and luncheon at the Warwick Hotel with Philadelphia Mayor James Tate, MLB Commission Ford Frick, and National League President Warren Giles. That evening the 1950 players faced the 1963 Phillies in an exhibition at Connie Mack Stadium prior to the game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 12, 1963: Darrell Sutherland was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.Darrell Sutherland at Baseball Reference August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased from the Phillies by the Minnesota Twins.Dwight Siebler at Baseball Reference

Game log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss PostponementBoldPhillies team member

|- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 9 || Reds || 2–1 || Art Mahaffey (1–0) || Joey Jay (0–1) || None || 28,291 || 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 10 || Reds || 10–7 || Ray Culp (1–0) || Bill Henry (0–1) || Jack Baldschun (1) || 6,065 || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 13 || @ Cardinals || 0–7 || Curt Simmons (1–0) || Art Mahaffey (1–1) || None || 22,050 || 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 14 (1) || @ Cardinals || 4–3 (10) || Jack Baldschun (1–0) || Bobby Shantz (0–1) || Jack Hamilton (1) || see 2nd game || 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 14 (2) || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Jack Baldschun (2–0) || Ron Taylor (0–1) || None || 19,257 || 4–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 16 || @ Braves || 0–8 || Warren Spahn (2–0) || Cal McLish (0–1) || None || 4,098 || 4–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 17 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Lew Burdette (2–0) || Paul Brown (0–1) || Claude Raymond (1) || 10,569 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 18 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Claude Raymond (2–0) || Ray Culp (1–1) || None || 4,256 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 19 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Curt Simmons (2–0) || Chris Short (0–1) || None || 14,712 || 4–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 20 || Cardinals || 6–2 || Marcelino López (1–0) || Ray Sadecki (0–1) || Jack Baldschun (2) || 5,353 || 5–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 21 (1) || Cardinals || 4–3 (10) || Dallas Green (1–0) || Ed Bauta (0–1) || None || see 2nd game || 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 21 (2) || Cardinals || 5–10 || Harry Fanok (2–0) || Art Mahaffey (1–2) || None || 23,187 || 6–6 |- style="background:#bfb" | 13 || April 22 || Mets || 8–6 || Ray Culp (2–1) || Tracy Stallard (0–2) || Jack Baldschun (3) || 3,716 || 7–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 24 || Pirates || 4–6 || Bob Friend (3–0) || Chris Short (0–2) || Roy Face (3) || 4,485 || 7–7 |- style="background:#bfb" | 15 || April 26 || @ Cubs || 5–2 || Art Mahaffey (2–2) || Glen Hobbie (1–2) || None || 4,093 || 8–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 16 || April 27 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Larry Jackson (3–2) || Ray Culp (2–2) || None || 10,204 || 8–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 17 || April 28 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Bob Buhl (2–2) || Chris Short (0–3) || Don Elston (2) || 11,135 || 8–9 |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || April 29 || Giants || 3–4 || Jack Fisher (1–2) || Cal McLish (0–2) || None || 8,233 || 8–10 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 30 || Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 10

|- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 1 || Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 13 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 19 || May 2 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Ron Perranoski (3–1) || Art Mahaffey (2–3) || None || 11,288 || 8–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 3 || Colt .45s || 4–3 || Jack Hamilton (1–0) || Bob Bruce (1–2) || Jack Baldschun (4) || 5,843 || 9–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 21 || May 4 || Colt .45s || 7–0 || Ray Culp (3–2) || Ken Johnson (1–4) || None || 3,361 || 10–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 22 || May 5 (1) || Colt .45s || 6–5 || Jack Hamilton (2–0) || Hal Woodeshick (1–1) || None || see 2nd game || 11–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 23 || May 5 (2) || Colt .45s || 2–6 || Turk Farrell (2–3) || Johnny Klippstein (0–1) || None || 11,185 || 11–12 |- style="background:#fbb" | 24 || May 7 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Al Jackson (3–2) || Art Mahaffey (2–4) || None || 8,962 || 11–13 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || May 8 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Jay Hook (1–4) || Jack Baldschun (2–1) || None || 4,237 || 11–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 9 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Ken MacKenzie (3–0) || Jack Baldschun (2–2) || None || 3,435 || 11–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 10 || Braves || 1–4 (7) || Denny Lemaster (1–1) || Chris Short (0–4) || None || 11,904 || 11–16 |- style="background:#bfb" | 28 || May 11 || Braves || 8–5 || Ryne Duren (1–0) || Hank Fischer (0–2) || None || 3,192 || 12–16 |- style="background:#bfb" | 29 || May 12 (1) || Braves || 4–3 (11) || Jack Baldschun (3–2) || Tony Cloninger (0–2) || None || see 2nd game || 13–16 |- style="background:#bfb" | 30 || May 12 (2) || Braves || 6–5 (12) || Johnny Klippstein (1–1) || Lew Burdette (3–4) || None || 9,836 || 14–16 |- style="background:#bfb" | 31 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 5–1 || Cal McLish (1–2) || Don Drysdale (3–4) || None || 19,294 || 15–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 (12) || Sandy Koufax (5–1) || Johnny Klippstein (1–2) || None || 20,512 || 15–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 16 || @ Colt .45s || 5–2 || Ray Culp (4–2) || Dick Drott (1–1) || Jack Baldschun (5) || 7,027 || 16–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 17 || @ Colt .45s || 1–4 || Don Nottebart (5–1) || Jack Hamilton (2–1) || None || 8,223 || 16–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 18 || @ Colt .45s || 2–3 || Ken Johnson (2–6) || Jack Baldschun (3–3) || None || 5,409 || 16–19 |- style="background:#bfb" | 36 || May 19 (1) || @ Giants || 3–0 || Cal McLish (2–2) || Jack Fisher (3–4) || None || see 2nd game || 17–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 19 (2) || @ Giants || 5–6 || Bobby Bolin (2–0) || Ryne Duren (1–1) || None || 37,632 || 17–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 38 || May 21 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Billy O'Dell (6–0) || Ray Culp (4–3) || None || 7,556 || 17–21 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 22 || @ Giants || 2–10 || Jack Sanford (7–3) || Dallas Green (1–1) || None || 6,501 || 17–22 |- style="background:#bfb" | 40 || May 24 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Cal McLish (3–2) || Bob Purkey (1–1) || None || 9,367 || 18–22 |- style="background:#fbb" | 41 || May 25 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Joe Nuxhall (4–2) || Art Mahaffey (2–5) || None || 5,419 || 18–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 42 || May 26 (1) || @ Reds || 10–4 || Chris Short (1–4) || Jim Maloney (6–2) || Jack Baldschun (6) || see 2nd game || 19–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 43 || May 26 (2) || @ Reds || 3–0 || Ray Culp (5–3) || Joey Jay (1–8) || None || 14,417 || 20–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 44 || May 28 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Cal McLish (4–2) || Bob Friend (5–4) || None || 8,497 || 21–23 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || May 30 (1) || @ Pirates || 1–7 || Don Cardwell (2–6) || Art Mahaffey (2–6) || None || see 2nd game || 21–24 |- style="background:#bfb" | 46 || May 30 (2) || @ Pirates || 6–5 || Ray Culp (6–3) || Joe Gibbon (2–3) || Johnny Klippstein (1) || 19,039 || 22–24 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 31 || Cubs || 1–2 || Bob Buhl (4–4) || Chris Short' (1–5) || Lindy McDaniel (9) || 10,717 || 22–25

|- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || June 1 || Cubs || 0–2 || Dick Ellsworth (7–3) || John Boozer (0–1) || None || 3,902 || 22–26 |- style="background:#bfb" | 49 || June 2 (1) || Cubs || 5–2 || Cal McLish (5–2) || Jim Brewer (2–1) || None || see 2nd game || 23–26 |- style="background:#fbb" | 50 || June 2 (2) || Cubs || 2–3 || Barney Schultz (1–0) || Art Mahaffey (2–7) || Lindy McDaniel (10) || 8,009 || 23–27 |- style="background:#bfb" | 51 || June 5 || Cardinals || 6–0 || Ray Culp (7–3) || Curt Simmons (6–2) || None || 35,621 || 24–27 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || June 6 || Cardinals || 4–5 || Bob Gibson (4–3) || Chris Short (1–6) || Ray Sadecki (1) || 8,280 || 24–28 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 7 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 6 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 53 || June 8 || Reds || 0–1 || Jim O'Toole (10–3) || Art Mahaffey (2–8) || None || 4,519 || 24–29 |- style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 9 (1) || Reds || 8–7 (10) || Johnny Klippstein (2–2) || Dom Zanni (0–1) || None || see 2nd game || 25–29 |- style="background:#fbb" | 55 || June 9 (2) || Reds || 1–3 || John Tsitouris (1–1) || John Boozer (0–2) || None || 14,289 || 25–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 56 || June 10 || Braves || 6–2 (6) || Ray Culp (8–3) || Bob Hendley (4–4) || None || 9,404 || 26–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 57 || June 11 || Braves || 8–7 (10) || Jack Baldschun (4–3) || Bob Shaw (2–4) || None || 11,107 || 27–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 58 || June 12 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Art Mahaffey (3–8) || Ron Taylor (3–2) || John Boozer (1) || 11,738 || 28–30 |- style="background:#fbb" | 59 || June 13 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 (6) || Ernie Broglio (7–2) || Chris Short (1–7) || None || 7,600 || 28–31 |- style="background:#fbb" | 60 || June 14 || @ Braves || 0–3 || Warren Spahn (9–3) || Ray Culp (8–4) || None || 10,937 || 28–32 |- style="background:#fbb" | 61 || June 15 || @ Braves || 3–5 || Tony Cloninger (1–3) || Johnny Klippstein (2–3) || None || 6,855 || 28–33 |- style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 16 (1) || @ Braves || 3–5 || Frank Funk (2–2) || Cal McLish (5–3) || Claude Raymond (4) || see 2nd game || 28–34 |- style="background:#bfb" | 63 || June 16 (2) || @ Braves || 7–4 (11) || Jack Baldschun (5–3) || Claude Raymond (4–4) || Dallas Green (1) || 16,326 || 29–34 |- style="background:#bfb" | 64 || June 17 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Ryne Duren (2–1) || John Tsitouris (2–2) || Jack Baldschun (7) || 6,093 || 30–34 |- style="background:#fbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Al Worthington (2–1) || Ray Culp (8–5) || None || 6,646 || 30–35 |- style="background:#fbb" | 66 || June 19 || @ Reds || 5–6 (10) || Dom Zanni (1–1) || Chris Short (1–8) || None || 7,237 || 30–36 |- style="background:#fbb" | 67 || June 20 || @ Reds || 1–11 || Jim O'Toole (13–3) || Art Mahaffey (3–9) || Jim Owens (2) || 7,077 || 30–37 |- style="background:#fbb" | 68 || June 21 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Al Jackson (6–7) || Cal McLish (5–4) || None || 11,047 || 30–38 |- style="background:#bfb" | 69 || June 22 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Ray Culp (9–5) || Roger Craig (2–11) || None || 16,791 || 31–38 |- style="background:#fbb" | 70 || June 23 (1) || @ Mets || 0–5 || Carl Willey (6–6) || Dallas Green (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 31–39 |- style="background:#fbb" | 71 || June 23 (2) || @ Mets || 1–4 || Tracy Stallard (3–4) || Ryne Duren (2–2) || Al Jackson (1) || 19,901 || 31–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 72 || June 25 || @ Pirates || 5–4 (10) || Johnny Klippstein (3–3) || Harvey Haddix (2–3) || Dennis Bennett (1) || 12,365 || 32–40 |- style="background:#bfb"