1963 Los Angeles Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Angels 1963 American League Chávez Ravine Los Angeles 70 91 y 9th Gene Autry Fred Haney Bill Rigney KHJ KMPC(Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey) The 1963 Los Angeles Angels season was the 3rd season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 3rd in Los Angeles, and their 2nd season playing their home games at Chávez Ravine. The Angels finished the season ninth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses. Offseason December 11, 1962: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jacke Davis.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1963 season: Art Fowler was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Los Angeles Angels Record vs. opponents LAA Notable transactions May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers from the Angels by the Baltimore Orioles as a first-year waiver pick.Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference September 20, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels. Roster 1963 Los Angeles Angels Roster Pitchers 36 Bo Belinsky 31 Dean Chance 45 Bob Duliba 24 Art Fowler 49 Paul Foytack 33 Aubrey Gatewood 33 Eli Grba 48 Don Lee 30 Mike Lee 37 Ken McBride 45 Ron Moeller 47 Tom Morgan 35 Julio Navarro 43 Mel Nelson 17 Fred Newman 40 Dan Osinski 41 Jack Spring 39 Bob Turley Catchers 16 Hank Foiles  8 Ed Kirkpatrick  7 Buck Rodgers  6 Ed Sadowski Infielders 23 Charlie Dees 11 Jim Fregosi  1 Joe Koppe 14 Frank Kostro 12 Billy Moran  2 Tom Satriano 32 Lee Thomas 19 Félix Torres Outfielders 26 Ken Hunt 28 Albie Pearson 25 Bob Perry  4 Jimmy Piersall 15 Bob Sadowski  4 George Thomas 27 Leon Wagner Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches 21 Rocky Bridges  5 Marv Grissom  3 Jack Paepke  9 Del Rice Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Buck Rodgers 100 300 70 .233 4 23 1B Lee Thomas Lee Thomas (baseball) 149 528 116 .220 9 55 2B Billy Moran 153 597 164 .275 7 65 3B Félix Torres Félix Torres (baseball) 138 463 121 .261 4 51 SS Jim Fregosi 154 592 170 .287 9 50 LF Leon Wagner 149 550 160 .291 7 49 CF Albie Pearson 154 578 176 .304 6 47 RF George Thomas 53 167 35 .210 4 15 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 Charlie Dees 60 202 62 .307 3 27 Ed Sadowski 80 174 30 .172 4 15 Bob Perry Bob Perry (baseball) 61 166 42 .253 3 14 Bob Sadowski Bob Sadowski (third baseman) 88 144 36 .250 1 22 Joe Koppe 76 143 30 .210 1 12 Ken Hunt 59 142 26 .183 5 16 Frank Kostro 43 99 22 .222 2 10 Hank Foiles 41 84 18 .214 4 10 Ed Kirkpatrick 34 77 15 .195 2 7 Jimmy Piersall 20 52 16 .308 0 4 Tom Satriano 23 50 9 .180 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 Ken McBride 36 251.0 13 12 3.26 147 Dean Chance 45 248.0 13 18 3.19 168 Bo Belinsky 13 76.2 2 9 5.75 60 Aubrey Gatewood 4 24.0 1 1 1.50 13 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 Dan Osinski 47 159.1 8 8 3.28 100 Don Lee Don Lee (baseball) 40 154.0 8 11 3.68 89 Bob Turley 19 87.1 2 7 3.30 70 Paul Foytack 25 70.1 5 5 3.71 37 Fred Newman Fred Newman (baseball) 12 44.0 1 5 5.32 16 Mike Lee Mike Lee (baseball) 6 26.0 1 1 3.81 11 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 Julio Navarro Julio Navarro (baseball) 57 4 5 12 2.89 53 Art Fowler 57 5 3 10 2.42 53 Jack Spring 45 3 0 2 3.05 13 Mel Nelson 36 2 3 1 5.30 41 Tom Morgan 13 0 0 1 5.51 7 Eli Grba 12 1 2 0 4.67 5 Bob Duliba 6 1 1 1 1.17 4 Ron Moeller 3 0 0 0 6.75 2 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ken McBride, Pitcher, Starter Albie Pearson, Outfield, Starter Leon Wagner, Outfield, Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Irv Noren AA Nashville Vols Sally League John Fitzpatrick A San Jose Bees California League Red Marion A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Chuck Tanner A Tri-City Angels Northwest League Tommy Heath Notes 2 References 1963 Los Angeles Angels team page at Baseball Reference 1963 Los Angeles Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Los Angeles Angels season Los Category:Long stubs with short prose