The 1963 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth in the American League with a record of 79–83, games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason November 26, 1962: Lou Piniella was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators in the 1962 first-year draft.Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1962 rule 5 draft.Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference March 1963: Rubén Gómez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 2, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Indians from the Houston Colt .45s.Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference May 8, 1963: Bob Lipski was returned by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies. May 25, 1963: Doc Edwards and $100,000 were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.Joe Azcue page at Baseball Reference May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago Cubs.

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position25 Vic Davalillo CF16 Tony Martínez SS14 Tito Francona LF15 Fred Whitfield 1B9 Johnny Romano C29 Ellis Burton RF10 Max Alvis 3B12 Woodie Held 2B33 Mudcat Grant P 1963 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1963 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (Third base) (First base)

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 Joe Azcue 94 320 91 .284 14 46 1B Fred Whitfield 109 346 87 .251 21 54 2B Woodie Held 133 416 103 .248 17 61 SS 74 247 63 .255 5 18 3B Max Alvis 158 602 165 .274 22 67 LF Tito Francona 142 500 114 .228 10 41 CF Vic Davalillo 90 370 108 .292 7 36 RF Al Luplow 100 295 69 .234 7 27

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 Willie Kirkland 127 427 98 .230 15 47 Joe Adcock 97 283 71 .251 13 49 Johnny Romano 89 255 55 .216 10 34 Jerry Kindall 86 234 48 .205 5 20 Dick Howser 49 162 40 .247 1 10 Mike de la Hoz 67 150 40 .267 5 25 Tony Martínez 43 141 22 .156 0 8 Willie Tasby 52 116 26 .224 4 5 Gene Green 43 78 16 .205 2 7 Bob Chance 16 52 15 .288 2 7 10 31 8 .258 0 0 26 31 6 .194 1 1 Tommie Agee 13 27 4 .148 1 3 Sammy Taylor 4 10 3 .300 0 1 Cal Neeman 9 9 0 .000 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Jim Lawrence 2 0 0 ---- 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 38 229.1 13 14 3.69 157 Dick Donovan 30 206.0 11 13 4.24 84 Jack Kralick 28 197.1 13 9 2.92 116 Sam McDowell 14 65.0 3 5 4.85 63

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 Pedro Ramos 36 184.2 9 8 3.12 169 Barry Latman 38 149.1 7 12 4.94 133 Early Wynn 20 55.1 1 2 2.28 29 Tommy John 6 20.1 0 2 2.21 9 Gordon Seyfried 3 7.1 0 1 1.23 1

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 43 7 2 12 2.88 47 58 8 5 5 2.95 98 43 1 2 2 4.66 51 Jerry Walker 39 6 6 1 4.91 41 Ron Nischwitz 14 0 2 1 6.48 10 Jim Perry 5 0 0 0 5.23 7 4 0 0 0 18.00 3

Awards and honors All-Star Game Mudcat Grant, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston, Grand ForksJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1963 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference