1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Claude Haring
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The 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 82nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 77th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 74–88.

Offseason

• November 19, 1962: Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay.

Regular season

On April 8, Pete Rose made his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds in a game against the Pirates. He had three at bats without a hit.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	0.611	—	50–31	49–32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	6	53–28	40–41
San Francisco Giants	88	74	0.543	11	50–31	38–43
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	0.537	12	45–36	42–39
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	0.531	13	46–35	40–41
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	0.519	15	45–36	39–42
Chicago Cubs	82	80	0.506	17	43–38	39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	0.457	25	42–39	32–49
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	0.407	33	44–37	22–59
New York Mets	51	111	0.315	48	34–47	17–64

Record vs. opponents

1963 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	9–9	9–9	7–11	12–6	11–7	9–9	8–10	10–8	7–11
Cincinnati	9–9	—	11–7	8–10	10–8	10–8	8–10	11–7	8–10	11–7
Houston	9–9	7–11	—	5–13	5–13	13–5	8–10	6–12	8–10	5–13
Los Angeles	11–7	10–8	13–5	—	8–10–1	16–2	7–11	13–5	9–9	12–6
Milwaukee	6–12	8–10	13–5	10–8–1	—	12–6	10–8	7–11	10–8	8–10
New York	7–11	8–10	5–13	2–16	6–12	—	8–10	4–14	6–12	5–13
Philadelphia	9–9	10–8	10–8	11–7	8–10	10–8	—	13–5	8–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	10–8	7–11	12–6	5–13	11–7	14–4	5–13	—	5–13	5–13
San Francisco	8–10	10–8	10–8	9–9	8–10	12–6	10–8	13–5	—	8–10
St. Louis	11–7	7–11	13–5	6–12	10–8	13–5	10–8	13–5	10–8	—

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1963: Howie Goss and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Houston Colt .45s for Manny Mota.

Roster

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 32 Tom Butters 30 Don Cardwell 26 Roy Face 27 Earl Francis 19 Bob Friend 22 Joe Gibbon 31 Harvey Haddix 32 Vern Law 34 Al McBean 35 Tom Parsons 29 Don Schwall 25 Tommie Sisk 15 Tom Sturdivant 39 Bob Veale		Catchers 16 Ron Brand  6 Smoky Burgess  3 Jim Pagliaroni  2 Elmo Plaskett Infielders 12 Gene Alley  7 Bob Bailey 17 Donn Clendenon 16 Julio Gotay 23 Johnny Logan  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente 5,24 Jerry Lynch 15 Manny Mota 2,14 Ted Savage  4 Bob Skinner  8 Willie Stargell 18 Bill Virdon Other batters  5 Larry Elliot		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 47 Gene Baker 45 Lenny Levy 43 Sam Narron 42 Ron Northey 44 Frank Oceak 41 Don Osborn 10 Virgil Trucks

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Jim Pagliaroni	92	252	58	.230	11	26
1B	Donn Clendenon	154	563	155	.275	15	57
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF

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
Julio Gotay	4	2	1	.500	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
Don Cardwell	33	213.2	13	15	3.07	112

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

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
Tom Butters	6	0	0	0	4.41	11

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Bill Mazeroski, Second Base, (Selected as Starter but did not play due to injury)
• Roberto Clemente, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Larry Shepard
AA	Asheville Tourists	Sally League	Ray Hathaway
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Tom Saffell
A	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
A	Batavia Pirates	New York-Penn League	Buddy Hancken
A	Gastonia Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Bob Clear
Rookie	Kingsport Pirates	Appalachian League	Al Kubski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia

References

• 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac