1963 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1963 American League Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Gabe Paul Gabe Paul Birdie Tebbetts WJW-TV(Ken Coleman, Bob Neal) WERE(Jimmy Dudley, Harry Jones) The 1963 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth in the American League with a record of 79–83, 25 1 2 games behind the New York Yankees. Offseason November 26, 1962: Lou Piniella was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators in the 1962 first-year draft.Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1962 rule 5 draft.Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference March 1963: Rubén Gómez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions April 2, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Indians from the Houston Colt .45s.Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference May 8, 1963: Bob Lipski was returned by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies. May 25, 1963: Doc Edwards and $100,000 were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.Joe Azcue page at Baseball Reference May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago Cubs. Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position25 Vic Davalillo CF16 Tony Martínez SS14 Tito Francona LF15 Fred Whitfield 1B9 Johnny Romano C29 Ellis Burton RF10 Max Alvis 3B12 Woodie Held 2B33 Mudcat Grant P 1963 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1963 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 36 Ted Abernathy 40 Bob Allen 39 Gary Bell 43 Jack Curtis 30 Dick Donovan 33 Mudcat Grant 37 Tommy John 31 Jack Kralick 32 Barry Latman 34 Sam McDowell 42 Ron Nischwitz 31 Jim Perry 35 Pedro Ramos 43 Gordon Seyfried 48 Jerry Walker 38 Early Wynn Catchers  6 Joe Azcue  6 Doc Edwards  5 Jim Lawrence  7 Bob Lipski  5 Cal Neeman 9,5 Johnny Romano  5 Sammy Taylor Infielders 11 Joe Adcock 10 Max Alvis 16 Larry Brown 17 Mike de la Hoz 12 Woodie Held 18 Dick Howser 14 Jerry Kindall 16 Tony Martínez 15 Fred Whitfield Outfielders 23 Tommie Agee 29 Ellis Burton 21 Bob Chance 25 Vic Davalillo 24 Tito Francona 23 Gene Green 27 Willie Kirkland 22 Al Luplow 28 Willie Tasby Manager  1 Birdie Tebbetts Coaches  2 Mel Harder (Pitching)  3 George Strickland (Third base)  4 Elmer Valo (First base) 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 C Joe Azcue 94 320 91 .284 14 46 1B Fred Whitfield 109 346 87 .251 21 54 2B Woodie Held 133 416 103 .248 17 61 SS Larry Brown Larry Brown (infielder) 74 247 63 .255 5 18 3B Max Alvis 158 602 165 .274 22 67 LF Tito Francona 142 500 114 .228 10 41 CF Vic Davalillo 90 370 108 .292 7 36 RF Al Luplow 100 295 69 .234 7 27 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 Willie Kirkland 127 427 98 .230 15 47 Joe Adcock 97 283 71 .251 13 49 Johnny Romano 89 255 55 .216 10 34 Jerry Kindall 86 234 48 .205 5 20 Dick Howser 49 162 40 .247 1 10 Mike de la Hoz 67 150 40 .267 5 25 Tony Martínez 43 141 22 .156 0 8 Willie Tasby 52 116 26 .224 4 5 Gene Green 43 78 16 .205 2 7 Bob Chance 16 52 15 .288 2 7 Doc Edwards 10 31 8 .258 0 0 Ellis Burton 26 31 6 .194 1 1 Tommie Agee 13 27 4 .148 1 3 Sammy Taylor 4 10 3 .300 0 1 Cal Neeman 9 9 0 .000 0 0 Bob Lipski 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Jim Lawrence 2 0 0 ---- 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 Mudcat Grant 38 229.1 13 14 3.69 157 Dick Donovan 30 206.0 11 13 4.24 84 Jack Kralick 28 197.1 13 9 2.92 116 Sam McDowell 14 65.0 3 5 4.85 63 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 Pedro Ramos 36 184.2 9 8 3.12 169 Barry Latman 38 149.1 7 12 4.94 133 Early Wynn 20 55.1 1 2 2.28 29 Tommy John 6 20.1 0 2 2.21 9 Gordon Seyfried 3 7.1 0 1 1.23 1 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 Ted Abernathy 43 7 2 12 2.88 47 Gary Bell baseball 58 8 5 5 2.95 98 Bob Allen Bob Allen (1960s pitcher) 43 1 2 2 4.66 51 Jerry Walker 39 6 6 1 4.91 41 Ron Nischwitz 14 0 2 1 6.48 10 Jim Perry 5 0 0 0 5.23 7 Jack Curtis Jack Curtis (baseball) 4 0 0 0 18.00 3 Awards and honors All-Star Game Mudcat Grant, reserve https://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml 1963 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Jacksonville Suns International League Ben Geraghty and Casey Wise AA Charleston Indians Eastern League Johnny Lipon A Burlington Indians Carolina League Patrick Colgan A Dubuque Packers Midwest League Walt Novick A Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Ray Dabek LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston, Grand ForksJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1963 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Category:1960s in Cleveland