1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

Record vs. opponents

1963 National League Records Sources:
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.^[4]

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

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[5] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Gotay, J.J. Gotay 4 2 1 0.500 0 0 Butters, T.T. Butters 6 3 1 0.333 0 1 Clemente, R.R. Clemente 152 600 192 0.320 17 76 Francis, E.E. Francis 34 26 8 0.308 0 3 Brand, R.R. Brand 46 66 19 0.288 1 7 Burgess, S.S. Burgess 91 264 74 0.280 6 37 Clendenon, D.D. Clendenon 154 563 155 0.275 15 57 Skinner, B.B. Skinner 34 122 33 0.270 0 8 Mota, M.M. Mota 59 126 34 0.270 0 7 Virdon, B.B. Virdon 142 554 149 0.269 8 53 Lynch, J.J. Lynch 88 237 63 0.266 10 36 Face, R.R. Face 56 8 2 0.250 0 1 Schofield, D.D. Schofield 138 541 133 0.246 3 32 Mazeroski, B.B. Mazeroski 142 534 131 0.245 8 52 Stargell, W.W. Stargell 108 304 74 0.243 11 47 Logan, J.J. Logan 81 181 42 0.232 0 9 Pagliaroni, J.J. Pagliaroni 92 252 58 0.230 11 26 Bailey, B.B. Bailey 154 570 130 0.228 12 45 Law, V.V. Law 21 23 5 0.217 0 0 Alley, G.G. Alley 17 51 11 0.216 0 0 Savage, T.T. Savage 85 149 29 0.195 5 14 McBean, A.A. McBean 59 31 6 0.194 1 3 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 50 11 2 0.182 0 2 Schwall, D.D. Schwall 33 50 8 0.160 0 1 Plaskett, E.E. Plaskett 10 21 3 0.143 0 2 Friend, B.B. Friend 39 86 9 0.105 0 2 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 40 43 4 0.093 0 0 Veale, B.B. Veale 35 23 2 0.087 0 0 Cardwell, D.D. Cardwell 33 71 6 0.085 0 2 Sisk, T.T. Sisk 57 16 1 0.063 0 0 Elliot, L.L. Elliot 4 4 0 0.000 0 0 Parsons, T.T. Parsons 1 2 0 0.000 0 0 Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 3 2 0 0.000 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[6] Player G IP W L ERA SO Veale, B.B. Veale 34 77^2⁄3 5 2 1.04 68 Friend, B.B. Friend 39 268^2⁄3 17 16 2.34 144 McBean, A.A. McBean 55 122^1⁄3 13 3 2.57 74 Sisk, T.T. Sisk 57 108 1 3 2.92 73 Cardwell, D.D. Cardwell 33 213^2⁄3 13 15 3.07 112 Face, R.R. Face 56 69^2⁄3 3 9 3.23 41 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 37 147^1⁄3 5 12 3.30 110 Schwall, D.D. Schwall 33 167^2⁄3 6 12 3.33 86 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 49 70 3 4 3.34 70 Butters, T.T. Butters 6 16^1⁄3 0 0 4.41 11 Francis, E.E. Francis 33 97^1⁄3 4 6 4.53 72 Law, V.V. Law 18 76^2⁄3 4 5 4.93 31 Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 3 8^1⁄3 0 0 6.48 6 Parsons, T.T. Parsons 1 4^1⁄3 0 1 8.31 2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Bill Mazeroski, Second Base, (Selected as Starter but did not play due to injury)
• Roberto Clemente, Reserve^[7]

Farm system

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

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Don Cardwell page at Baseball-Reference
3. Pete Rose page at Baseball-Reference
4. Manny Mota page at Baseball-Reference
5. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
6. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
7. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml

References

• 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.