1963 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1963 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	93–69 (.574)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Johnny Keane
Local television	KSD-TV
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
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The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 82nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 72nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93–69 (.574) during the season, and finished 2nd in the National League, six games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The season was Stan Musial's 22nd and final season with the team, and in MLB.

Offseason

October 5, 1962: Red Schoendienst was released by the Cardinals.^[1]
October 17, 1962: Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Don Cardwell, George Altman and Moe Thacker.^[2]
November 19, 1962: Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo.^[2]
November 26, 1962: Tom Matchick was drafted from the Cardinals by the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.^[3]
Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[4]
February 1963: Coco Laboy was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[5]

Regular season

Future Hall of Famer Stan Musial played his final game on September 29, a 3–2 victory in 14 innings against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.

All four starting infielders in the 1963 All-Star Game were Cardinals. Ken Boyer (3B), Dick Groat (SS), and Bill White (1B) were elected, and Julián Javier (2B) took over for the elected but injured Bill Mazeroski of Pittsburgh.^[6]

Pitcher Bobby Shantz, first baseman Bill White, third baseman Ken Boyer, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.^[7]

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 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased from the Cardinals by the Washington Senators.^[8]
April 1963: Bob Smith was purchased from the Cardinals by the Boston Red Sox.^[9]
June 13, 1963: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Cardinals.^[10]
July 29, 1963: Duke Carmel was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Jacke Davis and cash.^[4]

Roster

1963 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

38 Ed Bauta

32 Ernie Broglio

33 Lew Burdette

30 Harry Fanok

45 Bob Gibson

47 Bob Humphreys

23 Sam Jones

23 Ken MacKenzie

41 Diomedes Olivo

37 Ray Sadecki

36 Barney Schultz

34 Bobby Shantz

31 Curt Simmons

39 Ron Taylor

44 Ray Washburn

Catchers

15 Tim McCarver

29 Gene Oliver

38 Dave Ricketts

1 Carl Sawatski

29 Moe Thacker

Infielders

19 Bud Bloomfield

14 Ken Boyer

11 Jerry Buchek

19 Jack Damaska

16 Phil Gagliano

24 Dick Groat

25 Julián Javier

27 Dal Maxvill

12 Bill White

Outfielders

26 George Altman

18 Leo Burke

28 Duke Carmel

22 Doug Clemens

21 Curt Flood

23 Charlie James

20 Gary Kolb

6 Stan Musial

18 Mike Shannon

29 Corky Withrow

Other batters

17 Jim Beauchamp

10 Jeoff Long

2 Red Schoendienst

Manager

5 Johnny Keane

Coaches

8 Vern Benson

4 Howie Pollet

2 Red Schoendienst

3 Joe Schultz

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
1B	White, BillBill White	162	658	200	.304	27	109
2B	Javier, JuliánJulián Javier	161	609	160	.263	9	46
SS	Groat, DickDick Groat	158	631	201	.319	6	73
LF	Musial, StanStan Musial	124	337	86	.255	12	58
RF	Altman, GeorgeGeorge Altman	135	464	127	.274	9	47

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
Burke, LeoLeo Burke	30	49	10	.204	1	5
Carmel, DukeDuke Carmel	57	44	10	.227	1	2
Thacker, MoeMoe Thacker	3	4	0	.000	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
Broglio, ErnieErnie Broglio	39	250	18	8	2.99	145
Burdette, LewLew Burdette	21	98	3	8	3.77	45

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
Taylor, RonRon Taylor	54	133.1	9	7	2.84	91

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
Bauta, EdEd Bauta	38	3	4	3	3.93	30
Olivo, DiomedesDiomedes Olivo	19	0	5	0	5.40	9
Fanok, HarryHarry Fanok	12	2	1	1	5.26	25

Awards and honors

Johnny Keane, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Star Game

Bill White, first base, starter
Ken Boyer, third base, starter
Dick Groat, shortstop, starter
Stan Musial, reserve

^[11]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Atlanta Crackers	International League	Harry Walker
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Grover Resinger
A	Brunswick Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	George Kissell
A	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	Fred Koenig
A	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Ron Plaza

References

↑ Red Schoendienst page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
↑ Coco Laboy page at Baseball Reference
↑ Baseball Almanac page for the 1963 All-Star Game
↑ NL Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
↑ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference
↑ Elrod Hendricks 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1963 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1963 All-Star Game 1963 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

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History

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Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

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Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

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