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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Awards and honors  




5 Farm system  




6 Notes  




7 References  













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1963 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersJohn Holland
ManagersBob Kennedy
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
RadioWGN
(Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)
← 1962 Seasons 1964 →

The 1963 Chicago Cubs season was the 92nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 88th in the National League, and the 48th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 82–80, marking their first winning season since 1946.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • 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[edit]

    1963 National League record
  • t
  • e

    • 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[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1963 Chicago Cubs
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Head coach

    Coaches College of Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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 Dick Bertell 100 322 75 .233 2 14
    1B Ernie Banks 130 432 98 .227 18 64
    2B Ken Hubbs 154 566 133 .235 8 47
    SS Andre Rodgers 150 516 118 .229 5 33
    3B Ron Santo 162 630 187 .297 25 99
    LF Billy Williams 161 612 175 .286 25 95
    CF Ellis Burton 93 322 74 .230 12 41
    RF Lou Brock 148 547 141 .258 9 37

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Don Landrum 84 227 55 .242 1 10
    Nelson Mathews 61 155 24 .155 4 10
    Merritt Ranew 78 154 52 .338 3 15
    Jimmie Schaffer 57 142 34 .239 7 19
    Steve Boros 41 90 19 .211 3 7
    John Boccabella 24 74 14 .189 1 5
    Leo Burke 27 49 9 .184 2 7
    Jimmy Stewart 13 37 11 .297 0 1
    Billy Cowan 14 36 9 .250 1 2
    Ken Aspromonte 20 34 5 .147 0 4
    Alex Grammas 16 27 5 .185 0 0
    Bob Will 23 23 4 .174 0 1
    Cuno Barragan 1 1 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Dick Ellsworth 37 290.2 22 10 2.11 185
    Larry Jackson 37 275.0 14 18 2.55 153
    Bob Buhl 37 226.0 11 14 3.38 108

    Other pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Glen Hobbie 36 165.1 7 10 3.92 94
    Paul Toth 27 130.2 5 9 3.10 66
    Cal Koonce 21 72.2 2 6 4.58 44

    Relief pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Lindy McDaniel 57 13 7 22 2.86 75
    Don Elston 51 4 1 4 2.83 41
    Jim Brewer 29 3 2 0 4.89 35
    Barney Schultz 15 1 0 2 3.62 18
    Tom Baker 10 0 1 0 3.00 14
    Dick LeMay 9 0 1 0 5.28 10
    Jack Warner 8 0 1 0 2.78 7
    Freddie Burdette 4 0 0 0 3.86 1
    Phil Mudrock 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

    Awards and honors[edit]

    All-Star Game

    [7]

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Salt Lake City Bees Pacific Coast League El Tappe
    AA Amarillo Gold Sox Texas League Joe Macko
    A St. Cloud Rox Northern League Walt Dixon
    A Wenatchee Chiefs Northwest League George Freese
    A Pocatello Chiefs Pioneer League Frank Calo
    Rookie Middlesboro Cubsox Appalachian League Ripper Collins, Hugh Mulcahy
    and George Noga

    Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Coppack, Chet (September 20, 2013). "1963 season: Bears defeat Vikings 28–7". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013. The Cubs were nearing the close of an 82–80 campaign, their first plus .500 season since 1946.
  • ^ Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Hal Haydel page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ "1963 All-Star Game".

    • References[edit]


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