1963 Washington Senators season

The 1963 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 References
7 External links

Offseason

October 5, 1962: Paul Casanova was signed as a free agent by the Senators.^[1]
November 26, 1962: 1962 first-year draft
- Lou Piniella was drafted by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians.^[2]
- Brant Alyea was drafted by the Senators from the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]
Prior to 1963 season: Lou Klimchock was acquired by the Senators from the Milwaukee Braves.^[4]

Regular season

September 2, 1963: Ed Hobaugh hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.^[5]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	104	57	.646	--
Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	10.5
Minnesota Twins	91	70	.565	13
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	18.5
Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	25.5
Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	25.5
Boston Red Sox	76	85	.472	28
Kansas City Athletics	73	89	.451	31.5
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	34
Washington Senators	56	106	.346	48.5

Notable transactions

April 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased by the Senators from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[6]
May 6, 1963: Lou Klimchock was returned by the Senators to the Milwaukee Braves.^[4]
May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased by the Senators from the Baltimore Orioles.^[7]
May 23, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Senators to the New York Mets for Gil Hodges.^[8]
June 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was purchased by the Senators from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[9]

Roster

1963 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

6 Johnny Schaive
2 Barry Shetrone

Manager

3 Mickey Vernon
14 Gil Hodges

Coaches

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

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
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	109	315	72	.229	4	30
Klimchock, LouLou Klimchock	9	14	2	.143	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

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
Bouldin, CarlCarl Bouldin	10	23.1	2	2	5.79	10
Baird, BobBob Baird	5	11.2	0	3	7.71	7

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
Hobaugh, EdEd Hobaugh	9	0	0	0	6.19	11

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Don Leppert, reserve

^[10]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	York White Roses	Eastern League	Danny O'Connell and Johnny Schaive
A	Peninsula Senators	Carolina League	Archie Wilson
A	Wisconsin Rapids Senators	Midwest League	Wayne Terwilliger
A	Geneva Senators	New York-Penn League	Owen Friend

References

External links

1963 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
1963 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v t e 1963 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1963 All-Star Game 1963 World Series

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators • Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

The Franchise

Expansion Draft • History (as Washington Senators) • Seasons • Team Records • No-hitters • Awards & League Leaders • Broadcasters • Owners and executives • Managers • Players • Roster • Captain • First-round draft picks • Opening Day starting pitchers * Kenny Rogers' perfect game • Continental League

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • Arlington Stadium • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Spring Training: Pompano Beach Municipal Park • Ranger Stadium • Surprise Stadium

Retired Numbers

26 • 34 • 42

Key Personnel

CEO: Nolan Ryan • General Manager: Jon Daniels • Manager: Ron Washington

Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame

Buddy Bell • Rusty Greer • Tom Grieve • Toby Harrah • Mark Holtz • Charlie Hough • Ferguson Jenkins • Johnny Oates • Ivan Rodriguez • Kenny Rogers • Nolan Ryan • Rubén Sierra • Jim Sundberg • Tom Vandergriff • John Wetteland

Wild Card Berths

2012

Division Titles

Western: 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2010 • 2011

American League Championships

2010 • 2011

Rivalries

Houston Astros

Minors

AAA: Round Rock Express | AA: Frisco RoughRiders | A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans • Hickory Crawdads • Spokane Indians | Rookie: AZL Rangers • DSL Rangers

Seasons (54)

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014

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1963 Washington Senators season