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1963 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Baltimore Orioles
season	1963
league	American League
ballpark	Memorial Stadium
city	Baltimore, Maryland
record	86–76 (.531)
league_place	4th
owners	Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart
general_managers	Lee MacPhail
managers	Billy Hitchcock
television	WBAL-TV
radio	WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Joe Croghan)

(Chuck Thompson, Joe Croghan) |}} The 1963 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased by the Orioles from the Philadelphia Phillies.
November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted by the Orioles from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.
November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted by the Orioles from the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 minor league draft.
November 26, 1962: Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog were traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Brown.
December 15, 1962: Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino.
January 14, 1963: Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.
Prior to 1963 season: Ron Stone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 29, 1963: Curt Blefary was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the New York Yankees as a first-year waiver pick.
May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased from the Orioles by the Washington Senators.
May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Los Angeles Angels as a first-year waiver pick.

Roster

1963 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	116	379	103	.272	19	56
1B	145	496	123	.248	24	72
2B	109	382	87	.228	6	30
3B	161	589	148	.251	11	67
SS	146	601	150	.250	5	45
LF	140	491	130	.265	25	82
CF	142	451	112	.248	15	61
RF	120	368	100	.272	10	39

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
148	429	110	.256	7	36
82	254	75	.295	8	32
59	171	42	.246	2	13
115	167	39	.234	1	12
66	126	36	.286	6	20
15	48	16	.333	1	9
29	48	9	.188	0	6
26	41	11	.268	0	1
2	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
	39	258.2	20	13	2.75	180
Robin Roberts	35	251.1	14	13	3.33	124
Milt Pappas	34	216.2	16	9	3.03	120
	25	136.0	6	8	4.30	75
Dave McNally	29	125.2	7	8	4.58	78
Chuck Estrada	8	31.1	3	2	4.60	16
Ike Delock	7	30.1	1	3	5.04	11
	1	4.0	0	1	13.50	1

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
	3	17.0	1	1	3.18	16

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
	71	5	8	27	2.24	118
Dick Hall	47	5	5	12	2.98	74
Wes Stock	47	7	0	1	3.94	55
Herm Starrette	18	0	1	0	3.46	13
	16	0	1	1	5.40	13
Buster Narum	7	0	0	0	3.00	5
Pete Burnside	6	0	1	0	4.91	6

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Luis Aparicio, shortstop, starter
Steve Barber, reserve
Brooks Robinson, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Bluefield

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cokerji01.shtml Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blairpa01.shtml Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mottocu01.shtml Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/herzowh01.shtml Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fisheja01.shtml Jack Fisher page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stonero02.shtml Ron Stone page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blefacu01.shtml Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landrho01.shtml Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/darwibo01.shtml Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference]
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