1963 Chicago White Sox season

Major League Baseball team season
1963 Chicago White Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkWhite Sox Park
CityChicago
OwnersArthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn
General managersEd Short
ManagersAl López
TelevisionWGN-TV 9
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
RadioWCFL–AM 1000
(Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton)
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The 1963 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 63rd season in the major leagues, and its 64th season overall. They finished with a record of 94–68, good enough for second place in the American League, 10+1⁄2 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 104 57 .646 — 58‍–‍22 46‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox 94 68 .580 10½ 49‍–‍33 45‍–‍35
Minnesota Twins 91 70 .565 13 48‍–‍33 43‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles 86 76 .531 18½ 48‍–‍33 38‍–‍43
Cleveland Indians 79 83 .488 25½ 41‍–‍40 38‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers 79 83 .488 25½ 47‍–‍34 32‍–‍49
Boston Red Sox 76 85 .472 28 44‍–‍36 32‍–‍49
Kansas City Athletics 73 89 .451 31½ 36‍–‍45 37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Angels 70 91 .435 34 39‍–‍42 31‍–‍49
Washington Senators 56 106 .346 48½ 31‍–‍49 25‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

1963 American League record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KCA 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 —


Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1963 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1963 regular season game log: 94–68 (Home: 49–33; Away: 45–35)
April: 7–7 (Home: 4–2; Away: 3–5)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
— April 14 @ Angels Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 5
7 April 19 Twins W 3–1
8 April 20 Twins W 10–7
9 April 21 (1) Twins L 0–7
10 April 21 (2) Twins W 8–0
— April 22 @ Indians Postponed (cold); Makeup: May 16
11 April 24 @ Yankees W 6–4 (12)
— April 29 Yankees Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 9
May: 20–12 (Home: 13–6; Away: 7–6)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
11 May 9 Yankees W 2–0
— May 17 @ Orioles Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 19
40 May 24 @ Twins L 6–8
41 May 25 @ Twins L 0–6
42 May 26 @ Twins L 2–5
June: 18–14 (Home: 10–8; Away: 8–6)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
57 June 11 Twins L 6–8
64 June 18 @ Twins L 3–5
65 June 19 @ Twins W 12–4
66 June 20 @ Twins 4––9
71 June 24 Yankees W 5–2
72 June 25 Yankees W 2–1
73 June 26 Yankees L 2–3
74 June 27 Yankees W 6–0
July: 14–13 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–7)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
79 July 2 @ Yankees L 0–3
80 July 3 @ Yankees L 4–5
81 July 4 (1) @ Yankees L 1–9
82 July 4 (2) @ Yankees W 4–2
— July 9 34th All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH
— July 13 Tigers Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 9
— July 19 Red Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 18
— July 21 Red Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 18
August: 17–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 12–7)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
119 August 16 Yankees L 2–4
120 August 17 Yankees W 2–0
121 August 18 (1) Yankees L 2–8
122 August 18 (2) Yankees L 4–8
126 August 23 @ Yankees L 2–7
127 August 24 @ Yankees L 0–3
128 August 25 (1) @ Yankees L 0–4
129 August 25 (2) @ Yankees W 2–1 (12)
134 August 30 @ Twins L 3–5
136 August 31 @ Twins W 2–0
September: 18–9 (Home: 12–7; Away: 6–2)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
136 September 1 @ Twins W 8–3
142 September 6 Twins L 8–9
143 September 7 Twins L 2–4 (12)
144 September 8 (1) Twins W 5–2
145 September 8 (2) Twins W 5–4
— September 15 @ Senators Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: September 27
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = White Sox team member

Detailed records

Opponents

American League
Opponent Total Home Away RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 11–7 – – 87 58
Boston Red Sox 10–8 – – 85 70
Chicago White Sox – – – – –
Cleveland Indians 11–7 – – 64 43
Detroit Tigers 11–7 – – 63 56
Kansas City Athletics 12–6 – – 74 54
Los Angeles Angels 10–8 – – 75 57
Minnesota Twins 8–10 5–4 3–6 87 87
New York Yankees 8–10 5–4 3–6 46 64
Washington Senators 13–5 – – 102 55
Total 94–68 49–33 45–35 683 544

Month-by-Month

Month-by-Month
Month Total RS RA Home RS RA Away RS RA
April 7–7 55 54 4–2 28 22 3–5 27 32
May 20–12
June 18–14
July 14–13
August 17–13
September 18–9
Total 94–68 683 544 49–33 362 272 45–35 321 272

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Ken Berry, CF 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0
Don Buford, 3B,2B 12 42 9 12 1 2 0 5 5 7 .286 1
Cam Carreon, C 101 270 28 74 10 1 2 35 23 32 .274 1
Joe Cunningham, 1B 67 210 32 60 12 1 1 31 33 23 .286 1
Sammy Esposito, PR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Nellie Fox, 2B 137 539 54 140 19 0 2 42 24 17 .260 0
Ron Hansen, SS 144 482 55 109 17 2 13 67 78 74 .226 1
Mike Hershberger, CF,RF 135 476 64 133 26 2 3 45 39 39 .279 9
Deacon Jones, 1B 17 16 4 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 .188 0
Jim Landis, CF 133 396 56 89 6 6 13 45 47 75 .225 8
Jim Lemon, 1B 36 80 4 16 0 1 1 8 12 32 .200 0
Sherm Lollar, C 35 73 4 17 4 0 0 6 8 7 .233 0
J. C. Martin, C 105 259 25 53 11 1 5 28 26 35 .205 0
Charlie Maxwell, LF,1B 71 130 17 30 4 2 3 17 31 27 .231 0
Brian McCall, RF 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0
Tommy McCraw, 1B 102 280 38 71 11 3 6 33 21 46 .254 15
Dave Nicholson, LF 126 449 53 103 11 4 22 70 63 175 .229 2
Floyd Robinson, RF,LF 146 527 71 149 21 6 13 71 62 43 .283 4
Charley Smith, SS 4 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .286 0
Gene Stephens, RF,LF 6 18 5 7 0 0 1 2 1 3 .389 0
Pete Ward, 3B 157 600 80 177 34 6 22 84 52 77 .295 7
Al Weis, 2B,SS 99 210 41 57 9 0 0 18 18 37 .271 15
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Fritz Ackley, P 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 0
Frank Baumann, P 24 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0
Jim Brosnan, P 45 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 0
John Buzhardt, P 20 48 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 20 .083 0
Dave DeBusschere, P 24 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .045 0
Eddie Fisher, P 33 36 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 15 .139 0
Ray Herbert, P 33 63 7 14 4 0 1 10 9 18 .222 0
Joe Horlen, P 33 40 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 9 .225 0
Bruce Howard, P 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0
Mike Joyce, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Frank Kreutzer, P 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Gary Peters, P 50 81 12 21 4 1 3 12 3 19 .259 0
Taylor Phillips, P 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
Juan Pizarro, P 32 73 10 13 2 0 2 10 3 26 .178 0
Joe Shipley, P 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
Fred Talbot, P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Hoyt Wilhelm, P 55 29 3 2 0 0 0 2 4 11 .069 0
Team Totals
 162 5508 683 1379 208 40 114 648 571 896 .250 64

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K
Fritz Ackley 1 0 2.08 2 2 0 13.0 7 4 3 2 7 11
Frank Baumann 2 1 3.04 24 1 1 50.1 52 22 17 2 19 31
Jim Brosnan 3 8 2.84 45 0 14 73.0 71 24 23 7 27 46
John Buzhardt 9 4 2.42 19 18 0 126.1 100 35 34 8 36 59
Dave DeBusschere 3 4 3.09 24 10 0 84.1 80 35 29 9 35 53
Eddie Fisher 9 8 3.95 33 15 0 120.2 114 57 53 14 30 67
Ray Herbert 13 10 3.24 33 33 0 224.2 230 86 81 12 40 105
Joe Horlen 11 7 3.27 33 21 0 124.0 122 50 45 10 63 61
Bruce Howard 2 1 2.65 7 0 1 17.0 12 7 5 0 14 9
Mike Joyce 0 0 8.44 6 0 0 10.2 13 10 10 1 10 7
Frank Kreutzer 1 0 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 1 1 1 0
Gary Peters 19 8 2.33 41 30 1 243.0 192 69 63 9 70 189
Taylor Phillips 0 0 10.29 9 0 0 14.0 16 16 16 2 18 13
Juan Pizarro 16 8 2.39 32 28 1 214.2 177 69 57 14 64 163
Joe Shipley 0 1 5.79 3 0 0 4.2 9 7 3 0 6 3
Fred Talbot 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 2
Hoyt Wilhelm 5 8 2.64 55 3 21 136.1 106 47 40 8 31 111
Dom Zanni 0 0 8.31 5 0 0 4.1 5 4 4 1 4 2
Team Totals
 94 68 2.97 162 162 39 1469.0 1311 544 485 100 479 932

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians International League Rollie Hemsley
AA Lynchburg White Sox Sally League Les Moss
A Sarasota Sun Sox Florida State League Ira Hutchinson
A Clinton C-Sox Midwest League Don Bacon
A Eugene Emeralds Northwest League George Noga and Chips Sobek
Rookie Middlesboro Cubsox Appalachian League Ripper Collins, Hugh Mulcahy
and George Noga

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Sarasota, Clinton

Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Jim Brosnan at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Sammy Esposito at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ "1963 All-Star Game".
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

  • 1963 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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