1963 Washington Senators season

1963 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1962)
Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General manager(s)	George Selkirk
Manager(s)	Mickey Vernon, Eddie Yost, Gil Hodges
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1963 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.

Offseason

• October 5, 1962: Paul Casanova was signed as a free agent by the Senators.^[1]
• November 26, 1962: 1962 first-year draft
  • Lou Piniella was drafted by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians.^[2]
  • Brant Alyea was drafted by the Senators from the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]
• Prior to 1963 season: Lou Klimchock was acquired by the Senators from the Milwaukee Braves.^[4]

Regular season

• September 2, 1963: Ed Hobaugh hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.^[5]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	104	57	.646	--
Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	10.5
Minnesota Twins	91	70	.565	13
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	18.5
Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	25.5
Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	25.5
Boston Red Sox	76	85	.472	28
Kansas City Athletics	73	89	.451	31.5
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	34
Washington Senators	56	106	.346	48.5

Record vs. opponents

1963 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	7–11	7–11	10–8	13–5	9–9	9–9	9–9	7–11	15–3
Boston	11–7	—	8–10	10–8	9–9	7–11	9–8	7–11	6–12	9–9
Chicago	11–7	10–8	—	11–7	11–7	12–6	10–8	8–10	8–10	13–5
Cleveland	8–10	8–10	7–11	—	10–8	11–7	10–8	5–13	7–11	13–5
Detroit	5–13	9–9	7–11	8–10	—	13–5	12–6	8–10	8–10	9–9
Kansas City	9–9	11–7	6–12	7–11	5–13	—	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–8
Los Angeles	9–9	8–9	8–10	8–10	6–12	8–10	—	9–9	5–13	9–9
Minnesota	9–9	11–7	10–8	13–5	10–8	9–9	9–9	—	6–11	14–4
New York	11–7	12–6	10–8	11–7	10–8	12–6	13–5	11–6	—	14–4
Washington	3–15	9–9	5–13	5–13	9–9	8–10	9–9	4–14	4–14	—

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased by the Senators from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[6]
• May 6, 1963: Lou Klimchock was returned by the Senators to the Milwaukee Braves.^[4]
• May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased by the Senators from the Baltimore Orioles.^[7]
• May 23, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Senators to the New York Mets for Gil Hodges.^[8]
• June 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was purchased by the Senators from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[9]

Roster

1963 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 8,36 Bob Baird 26,39 Carl Bouldin 39 Jim Bronstad 18 Pete Burnside 23 Tom Cheney 28 Jim Coates 21 Bennie Daniels 17 Jim Duckworth 28 Steve Hamilton 19,26 Jim Hannan 36 Ed Hobaugh 22 Jack Jenkins 27 Ron Kline 16 Ron Moeller 24 Claude Osteen 22 Art Quirk 28 Steve Ridzik 37 Ed Roebuck 33 Don Rudolph 15 Dave Stenhouse		Catchers  5 Hobie Landrith 10 Don Leppert  3 Cal Neeman 6,14 Ken Retzer  8 Bob Schmidt Infielders 12 Don Blasingame  1 Marv Breeding 11 Ed Brinkman  7 Chuck Cottier 2,36 John Kennedy 34 Lou Klimchock 25 Bobo Osborne 29 Dick Phillips 34 Don Zimmer		Outfielders 1,12 Tom Brown 32 Chuck Hinton 20 Ken Hunt 30 Jim King  4 Don Lock  9 Minnie Miñoso 37 Jimmy Piersall Other batters  6 Johnny Schaive  2 Barry Shetrone		Manager  3 Mickey Vernon 14 Gil Hodges Coaches 41 George Case 40 Sid Hudson 41 Danny O'Connell 43 George Susce 42 Eddie Yost

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

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
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	109	315	72	.229	4	30
Klimchock, LouLou Klimchock	9	14	2	.143	0	2

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

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
Bouldin, CarlCarl Bouldin	10	23.1	2	2	5.79	10
Baird, BobBob Baird	5	11.2	0	3	7.71	7

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
Hobaugh, EdEd Hobaugh	9	0	0	0	6.19	11

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Don Leppert, reserve

^[10]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	York White Roses	Eastern League	Danny O'Connell and Johnny Schaive
A	Peninsula Senators	Carolina League	Archie Wilson
A	Wisconsin Rapids Senators	Midwest League	Wayne Terwilliger
A	Geneva Senators	New York–Penn League	Owen Friend

References

1. Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
2. Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
3. Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
4. Lou Klimchock page at Baseball-Reference
5. Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
6. Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
7. Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference
8. Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
9. Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference
10. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml

External links

• 1963 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1963 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com