1963 Philadelphia Phillies season

1963 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1883);
Location
	Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938);
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883);
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	WFIL
Local radio	WFIL; (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 81st in franchise history. The 87–75 Phillies finished the season in fourth place in the National League, 12 games behind the NL and World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased from the Phillies by the Baltimore Orioles.^[1]
November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1962 rule 5 draft.^[2]
December 11, 1962: Jacke Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Angels for Earl Averill, Jr..^[3]

Regular season

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.^[4]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	--	.611
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	6	.574
San Francisco Giants	88	74	11	.543
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	12	.537
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	13	.531
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	15	.519
Chicago Cubs	82	80	17	.506
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	25	.457
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	33	.407
New York Mets	51	111	48	.315

Notable transactions

June 12, 1963: Darrell Sutherland was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[5]
August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased from the Phillies by the Minnesota Twins.^[6]

Roster

1963 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

9 Mickey Harrington

Manager

4 Gene Mauch

Coaches

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
CF	González, TonyTony González	155	555	170	.306	4	66

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
Amaro, RubénRubén Amaro	115	217	47	.217	2	19
Averill, EarlEarl Averill	47	71	19	.268	3	8

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
Culp, RayRay Culp	34	203.1	14	11	2.97	176
Bennett, DennisDennis Bennett	23	119.1	9	5	2.64	82

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
Boozer, JohnJohn Boozer	26	83	3	4	2.93	69
Brown, PaulPaul Brown	6	15.1	0	1	4.11	11
López, MarcelinoMarcelino López	4	6	1	0	6.00	2

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
Baldschun, JackJack Baldschun	65	11	7	16	2.30	89

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Ray Culp, reserve

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Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

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Notes

^ Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference
^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Darrell Sutherland page at Baseball Reference
^ Dwight Siebler page at Baseball Reference
^ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1963 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

[1] Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference

[2] Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference

[3] Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference

[4] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[5] Darrell Sutherland page at Baseball Reference

[6] Dwight Siebler page at Baseball Reference

[7] ttp://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml

[8] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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