1963 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets Photocopy of photograph showing the interior of the stadium. This was taken on September 10, 1963 during a game between Phillies and Mets - Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North HABS PA,51-PHILA,683-11.tif The Mets playing against the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium on September 10, 1963. 1963 National League Polo Grounds New York City, New York 51 111 y 10th Joan Whitney Payson George Weiss Casey Stengel WOR-TV WABC (AM) (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy) NYM NYM The 1963 New York Mets season was the second regular season for the Mets. They went 51–111 and finished tenth in the National League, 48 games behind the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They were managed by Casey Stengel. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds, the second and final season there for the Mets before moving to Shea Stadium the following season. Offseason thumb|180px|Advertisement for the 1963 Mets' ticket schedule, showing box seats for $3.50 and bleachers for $0.75. October 11, 1962: Ron Hunt was purchased by the Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference October 14, 1962: Norm Sherry and Dick Smith were purchased by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Norm Sherry sold to Mets November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted from the Mets by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft.Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference Regular season On June 14, Duke Snider of the Mets hit his 400th home run against the Cincinnati Reds. The opposing pitcher was Bob Purkey. The homer came in the 6,783rd at bat of his career.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider The Baseball Page May 7, 2006 March 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060304170320/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php dead Snider became the ninth player to reach 400 homers. Along with Eddie Mathews, Snider became part of the first duo to reach the 400-plateau in the same season. Afterwards, Mets outfielder Jimmy Piersall told Snider that he could get more publicity for his 100th home run.Ultimate Mets Database – Jimmy Piersall Nine days later, on June 23, Piersall ran the bases backward after hitting the 100th home run of his career off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dallas Green.Jim Piersall – stats photos pics mets – NYFS nyfuturestars.com October 2026 InternetArchiveBot He was released by the Mets one month later, with that home run being the only one he hit in a Mets uniform. Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Notable transactions May 8, 1963: Larry Foss was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernández.Chico Fernández page at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1963: Gil Hodges was traded by the Mets to the Washington Senators for Jimmy Piersall.Jimmy Piersall page at Baseball Reference July 1, 1963: Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference July 29, 1963: Jacke Davis and cash were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel.Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Mets.Jimmy Piersall released by New York Mets September 5, 1963: Ron Swoboda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference Roster 1963 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 20 Craig Anderson 19,38 Ed Bauta 31 Larry Bearnarth 26 Galen Cisco 38,13 Roger Craig 39 Steve Dillon 47 Jay Hook 15 Al Jackson 19 Ken MacKenzie 41 Grover Powell 29 Don Rowe 36 Tracy Stallard 28 Carl Willey Catchers  8 Chris Cannizzaro 17 Choo-Choo Coleman 16,12 Jesse Gonder  5 Norm Sherry 16 Sammy Taylor Infielders  6 Larry Burright 12,7 Chico Fernández 18 Pumpsie Green  3 Tim Harkness 14 Gil Hodges 33 Ron Hunt 40 Al Moran  4 Charlie Neal 43 Ted Schreiber  2 Marv Throneberry Outfielders  1 Duke Carmel 23 Joe Christopher  1 Cliff Cook  9 Jim Hickman 22 Joe Hicks 34 Cleon Jones 10 Rod Kanehl 21 Ed Kranepool 34 Jimmy Piersall 16 Dick Smith 11,4 Duke Snider 25 Frank Thomas Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 52 Solly Hemus 51 Cookie Lavagetto 54 Clyde McCullough 53 Ernie White 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 Choo-Choo Coleman 106 247 44 .178 3 9 1B Tim Harkness 123 375 79 .211 10 41 2B Ron Hunt 143 533 135 .272 10 42 SS Al Moran 119 331 64 .193 1 23 3B Charlie Neal 72 253 57 .225 3 18 LF Frank Thomas Frank Thomas (outfielder) 126 420 109 .260 15 60 CF Jim Hickman 146 494 113 .229 17 51 RF Duke Snider 129 354 86 .243 14 45 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 Ed Kranepool 86 273 57 .209 2 14 Rod Kanehl 109 191 46 .241 1 9 Joe Hicks 56 159 36 .226 5 22 Joe Christopher 64 149 33 .221 1 8 Duke Carmel 47 149 35 .235 3 18 Norm Sherry 63 147 20 .136 2 11 Chico Fernández 58 145 29 .200 1 9 Jesse Gonder 42 126 38 .302 3 15 Jimmy Piersall 40 124 24 .194 1 10 Cliff Cook 50 106 15 .142 2 8 Larry Burright 41 100 22 .220 0 3 Pumpsie Green 17 54 15 .278 1 5 Ted Schreiber 39 50 8 .160 0 2 Dick Smith 20 42 10 .238 0 3 Sammy Taylor 22 35 9 .257 0 6 Chris Cannizzaro 16 33 8 .242 0 4 Gil Hodges 11 22 5 .227 0 3 Cleon Jones 6 15 2 .133 0 1 Marv Throneberry 14 14 2 .143 0 1 Pitching = 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 Roger Craig 46 236.0 5 22 3.78 108 Al Jackson 37 227.0 13 17 3.96 142 Carl Willey 30 183.0 9 14 3.10 101 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 Galen Cisco 51 155.2 7 15 4.34 81 Tracy Stallard 39 154.2 6 17 4.71 110 Jay Hook 41 152.2 4 14 5.48 89 Grover Powell 20 49.2 1 1 2.72 39 Craig Anderson Craig Anderson (right-handed pitcher) 3 9.1 0 2 8.68 6 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 Larry Bearnarth 58 3 8 4 3.42 48 Ken MacKenzie 34 3 1 3 4.97 41 Don Rowe 26 0 0 0 4.28 27 Ed Bauta 9 0 0 0 5.21 13 Steve Dillon 1 0 0 0 10.80 1 Awards and honors All-Star Game Duke Snider, outfield, reserve https://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml 1963 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Kerby Farrell A Salinas Mets California League Ken Deal A Raleigh Mets Carolina League Clyde McCullough and Tommy Byrne A Quincy Jets Midwest League Sheriff Robinson and Wally Millies A Auburn Mets New York–Penn League Dick Cole Notes 2 References 1963 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1963 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 767 External links 1963 New York Mets season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets season New York Mets Category:1960s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan