From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1963 New York Mets season

Field	Value
name	New York Mets
image	Photocopy of photograph showing the interior of the stadium. This was taken on September 10, 1963 during a game between Phillies and Mets - Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North HABS PA,51-PHILA,683-11.tif
caption	The Mets playing against the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium on September 10, 1963.
season	1963
league	National League
ballpark	Polo Grounds
city	New York City, New York
record
league_place	10th
owners	Joan Whitney Payson
general_manager	George Weiss
manager	Casey Stengel
television	WOR-TV
radio	WABC (AM)
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
espntn	NYM
brtn	NYM

(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy) The 1963 New York Mets season was the second regular season for the Mets. They went 51–111 and finished tenth in the National League, 48 games behind the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They were managed by Casey Stengel. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds, the second and final season there for the Mets before moving to Shea Stadium the following season.

Offseason

Advertisement for the 1963 Mets' ticket schedule, showing box seats for $3.50 and bleachers for $0.75.

October 11, 1962: Ron Hunt was purchased by the Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.
October 14, 1962: Norm Sherry and Dick Smith were purchased by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted from the Mets by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft.

Regular season

On June 14, Duke Snider of the Mets hit his 400th home run against the Cincinnati Reds. The opposing pitcher was Bob Purkey. The homer came in the 6,783rd at bat of his career. Snider became the ninth player to reach 400 homers. Along with Eddie Mathews, Snider became part of the first duo to reach the 400-plateau in the same season. Nine days later, on June 23, Piersall ran the bases backward after hitting the 100th home run of his career off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dallas Green. He was released by the Mets one month later, with that home run being the only one he hit in a Mets uniform.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 8, 1963: Larry Foss was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernández.
May 23, 1963: Gil Hodges was traded by the Mets to the Washington Senators for Jimmy Piersall.
July 1, 1963: Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder.
July 29, 1963: Jacke Davis and cash were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel.
July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Mets.
September 5, 1963: Ron Swoboda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.

Roster

New York Mets 1962thru1992	border=2}}; text-align: center;"	1963 New York Mets
New York Mets 1962thru1992	border=2}}; text-align: center;"	Roster
Pitchers

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

New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:5%;"	Pos	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:16%;"	Player	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	AB
C	Choo-Choo Coleman	106	247	44	.178	3	9
1B	Tim Harkness	123	375	79	.211	10	41
2B		143	533	135	.272	10	42
SS	Al Moran	119	331	64	.193	1	23
3B	Charlie Neal	72	253	57	.225	3	18
LF		126	420	109	.260	15	60
CF	Jim Hickman	146	494	113	.229	17	51
RF		129	354	86	.243	14	45

Other batters

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

New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:16%;"	Player	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	AB	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	H
Ed Kranepool	86	273	57	.209	2	14
Rod Kanehl	109	191	46	.241	1	9
Joe Hicks	56	159	36	.226	5	22
Joe Christopher	64	149	33	.221	1	8
	47	149	35	.235	3	18
Norm Sherry	63	147	20	.136	2	11
	58	145	29	.200	1	9
Jesse Gonder	42	126	38	.302	3	15
	40	124	24	.194	1	10
Cliff Cook	50	106	15	.142	2	8
Larry Burright	41	100	22	.220	0	3
Pumpsie Green	17	54	15	.278	1	5
Ted Schreiber	39	50	8	.160	0	2
Dick Smith	20	42	10	.238	0	3
Sammy Taylor	22	35	9	.257	0	6
Chris Cannizzaro	16	33	8	.242	0	4
Gil Hodges	11	22	5	.227	0	3
Cleon Jones	6	15	2	.133	0	1
Marv Throneberry	14		14	2	.143	0	1

Pitching

	= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:16%;"	Player	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	IP	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"
Roger Craig	46	236.0	5	22	3.78	108
Al Jackson	37	227.0	13	17	3.96	142
	30	183.0	9	14	3.10	101

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:16%;"	Player	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	IP	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"
	51	155.2	7	15	4.34	81
Tracy Stallard	39	154.2	6	17	4.71	110
Jay Hook	41	152.2	4	14	5.48	89
Grover Powell	20	49.2	1	1	2.72	39
	3	9.1	0	2	8.68	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:16%;"	Player	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	W	New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width:9%;"	L
	58	3	8	4	3.42	48
Ken MacKenzie	34	3	1	3	4.97	41
Don Rowe	26	0	0	0	4.28	27
	9	0	0	0	5.21	13
Steve Dillon	1		0	0	0	10.80	1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Duke Snider, outfield, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huntro01.shtml Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19621015&id=t61YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4658,3691777&hl=en Norm Sherry sold to Mets]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blairpa01.shtml Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference]
[https://archive.today/20060507080216/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider. The Baseball Page]
Afterwards, Mets outfielder [[Jimmy Piersall]] told Snider that he could get more publicity for his 100th home run.[http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0052&tabno=7 Ultimate Mets Database – Jimmy Piersall]
[http://www.nyfuturestars.com/players.php?player=jim_piersall Jim Piersall – stats photos pics mets – NYFS nyfuturestars.com]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fernach01.shtml Chico Fernández page at Baseball-Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/piersji01.shtml Jimmy Piersall page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gondeje01.shtml Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carmedu01.shtml Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference]
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19630723&id=XwNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5619,959071 Jimmy Piersall released by New York Mets]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swoboro01.shtml Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference]
"1963 All-Star Game".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

new-york-mets-seasons 1963-major-league-baseball-season 1963-in-sports-in-new-york-city 1960s-in-manhattan washington-heights,-manhattan

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1963 New York Mets season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report