1963 Los Angeles Angels season

The 1963 Los Angeles Angels season involved the Angels finishing 9th in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

1963 Los Angeles Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
Chávez Ravine (since 1962) Los Angeles (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Fred Haney
Manager(s)	Bill Rigney
Local television	KHJ
Local radio	KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)
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Offseason

• December 11, 1962: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jacke Davis.[1]
• Prior to 1963 season: Art Fowler was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	104	57	0.646	—	58–22	46–35
Chicago White Sox	94	68	0.580	10½	49–33	45–35
Minnesota Twins	91	70	0.565	13	48–33	43–37
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	0.531	18½	48–33	38–43
Cleveland Indians	79	83	0.488	25½	41–40	38–43
Detroit Tigers	79	83	0.488	25½	47–34	32–49
Boston Red Sox	76	85	0.472	28	44–36	32–49
Kansas City Athletics	73	89	0.451	31½	36–45	37–44
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	0.435	34	39–42	31–49
Washington Senators	56	106	0.346	48½	31–49	25–57

Record vs. opponents

1963 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	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	—

Notable transactions

• May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers from the Angels by the Baltimore Orioles as a first-year waiver pick.[3]
• July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[4]
• September 20, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels.[4]

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

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
1B	Lee Thomas	149	528	116	.220	9	55
2B	Billy Moran	153	597	164	.275	7	65
3B	Félix Torres	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

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
Bob Perry	61	166	42	.253	3	14
Ken Hunt	59	142	26	.183	5	16
Bob Sadowski	88	144	36	.250	1	22
Jimmy Piersall	20	52	16	.308	0	4

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	13	12	3.26	147
Dean Chance	45	248	13	18	3.19	168
Bo Belinsky	13	76.2	2	9	5.75	60

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	40	154	8	11	3.68	89
Paul Foytack	25	70.1	5	5	3.71	37
Fred Newman	12	44	1	5	5.32	16
Mike Lee	6	26	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	57	4	5	12	2.89	53
Art Fowler	57	5	3	10	2.42	53
Bob Duliba	6	1	1	1	1.17	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

1. Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball-Reference
2. Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference
3. Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
4. Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference

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, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.