1963 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1963 Chicago Cubs logo.svg National League Wrigley Field Chicago 82 80 y 7th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Bob Kennedy WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WGN(Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau) The 1963 Chicago Cubs season was the 92nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 88th in the National League, and the 48th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 82–80, marking their first winning season since 1946.Coppack Chet http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/1963-season-Bears-defeat-Vikings-28-7/5072e184-cdcb-4727-8658-4a6873e3ecbb 1963 season: Bears defeat Vikings 28–7 Chicago Bears September 20, 2013 September 20, 2013 The Cubs were nearing the close of an 82–80 campaign, their first plus .500 season since 1946. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061404/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/1963-season-Bears-defeat-Vikings-28-7/5072e184-cdcb-4727-8658-4a6873e3ecbb September 21, 2013 dead Offseason October 17, 1962: Don Cardwell, George Altman and Moe Thacker were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer.Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted from the Cubs by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 minor league draft.Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Glenn Beckert was drafted by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox in the 1962 first-year draft.Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1963: Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy were traded by the Cubs to the Houston Colt .45s for Hal Haydel, Dick LeMay and Merritt Ranew.Hal Haydel page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Cubs from the Cleveland Indians.Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference Roster 1963 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 41 Tom Baker 38 Jim Brewer 31 Bob Buhl 42 Freddie Burdette 37 Dick Ellsworth 36 Don Elston 40 Glen Hobbie 46 Larry Jackson 34 Cal Koonce 30 Dick LeMay 43 Lindy McDaniel 33 Phil Mudrock 41 Barney Schultz 39 Paul Toth 33 Jack Warner Catchers  9 Cuno Barragan  6 Dick Bertell  7 Merritt Ranew  5 Jimmie Schaffer Infielders 15 Ken Aspromonte 14 Ernie Banks 22 John Boccabella 17 Steve Boros 15 Leo Burke 11 Alex Grammas 16 Ken Hubbs 18 Andre Rodgers 10 Ron Santo 19 Jimmy Stewart 28 Bob Will Outfielders 24 Lou Brock 21 Ellis Burton 20 Billy Cowan 27 Don Landrum 23 Nelson Mathews 26 Billy Williams Head coach 61 Bob Kennedy Coaches College of Coaches 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 Dick Bertell 100 322 75 .233 2 14 1B Ernie Banks 130 432 98 .227 18 64 2B Ken Hubbs 154 566 133 .235 8 47 SS Andre Rodgers 150 516 118 .229 5 33 3B Ron Santo 162 630 187 .297 25 99 LF Billy Williams Billy Williams (left fielder) 161 612 175 .286 25 95 CF Ellis Burton 93 322 74 .230 12 41 RF Lou Brock 148 547 141 .258 9 37 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 Don Landrum 84 227 55 .242 1 10 Nelson Mathews 61 155 24 .155 4 10 Merritt Ranew 78 154 52 .338 3 15 Jimmie Schaffer 57 142 34 .239 7 19 Steve Boros 41 90 19 .211 3 7 John Boccabella 24 74 14 .189 1 5 Leo Burke 27 49 9 .184 2 7 Jimmy Stewart 13 37 11 .297 0 1 Billy Cowan 14 36 9 .250 1 2 Ken Aspromonte 20 34 5 .147 0 4 Alex Grammas 16 27 5 .185 0 0 Bob Will 23 23 4 .174 0 1 Cuno Barragan 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Dick Ellsworth 37 290.2 22 10 2.11 185 Larry Jackson baseball 37 275.0 14 18 2.55 153 Bob Buhl 37 226.0 11 14 3.38 108 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 Glen Hobbie 36 165.1 7 10 3.92 94 Paul Toth 27 130.2 5 9 3.10 66 Cal Koonce 21 72.2 2 6 4.58 44 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 Lindy McDaniel 57 13 7 22 2.86 75 Don Elston 51 4 1 4 2.83 41 Jim Brewer baseball 29 3 2 0 4.89 35 Barney Schultz 15 1 0 2 3.62 18 Tom Baker Tom Baker (1960s pitcher) 10 0 1 0 3.00 14 Dick LeMay 9 0 1 0 5.28 10 Jack Warner 8 0 1 0 2.78 7 Freddie Burdette 4 0 0 0 3.86 1 Phil Mudrock 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Awards and honors All-Star Game Larry Jackson, reserve Ron Santo, reserve http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml 1963 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake City Bees Pacific Coast League El Tappe AA Amarillo Gold Sox Texas League Joe Macko A St. Cloud Rox Northern League Walt Dixon A Wenatchee Chiefs Northwest League George Freese A Pocatello Chiefs Pioneer League Frank Calo Rookie Middlesboro Cubsox Appalachian League Ripper Collins, Hugh Mulcahy and George Noga Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1963 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1963 in Chicago