1963 American League (AL) Statistics and Awards

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Expanded Standings

Team W L WL% GB NewYorkY NYY 104 57 .646 -- ChicagoW CHW 94 68 .580 10.5 Minnesta MIN 91 70 .565 13.0 Bltmore BAL 86 76 .531 18.5 Clvlnd CLE 79 83 .488 25.5 Detroit DET 79 83 .488 25.5 BostonRS BOS 76 85 .472 28.0 KansasCy KCA 73 89 .451 31.5 LosAngls LAA 70 91 .435 34.0 Washngtn WSA 56 106 .346 48.5

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1963 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
Other: New Debuts - Final Year - Born this year - Died this year - Transactions - Amateur Draft -
League Splits - Bat: ML-NL-AL - Pitch: ML-NL-AL

League Batting Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 MIN  4.76   767  161  5531  1408  223  35  225  547   912  .255  .322  .430   32   14 115  4.65  4.88
 NYY  4.43   714  161  5506  1387  197  35  188  434   808  .252  .307  .403   42   26 107  4.59  4.28
 DET  4.32   700  162  5500  1388  195  36  148  592   908  .252  .325  .382   73   32 102  4.88  3.77
 CHW  4.22   683  162  5508  1379  208  40  114  571   896  .250  .321  .365   64   28 100  4.41  4.01
 BOS  4.14   666  161  5575  1403  247  34  171  475   954  .252  .310  .400   27   16 104  4.79  3.49
 BAL  3.98   644  162  5448  1359  207  32  146  469   940  .249  .309  .380   97   34 102  3.84  4.11
 CLE  3.92   635  162  5496  1314  214  29  169  469  1102  .239  .299  .381   59   36  96  3.80  4.04
 KCA  3.80   615  162  5495  1356  225  38   95  529   829  .247  .313  .353   47   26  89  4.02  3.57
 LAA  3.71   597  161  5506  1378  208  38   95  448   916  .250  .307  .354   43   30  97  3.26  4.16
 WSA  3.57   578  162  5446  1237  190  35  138  497   963  .227  .292  .351   68   28  86  3.58  3.56
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.08  6599 1616 55011 13609 2114 352 1489 5031  9228  .247  .312  .380  552  270

League Pitching Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 CHW  3.36   544  162  2.97  1469  1311   8.1   440  2.7  100   932   49    19    21  39 117  3.32  3.40
 NYY  3.40   547  161  3.07  1449  1239   7.7   476  3.0  115   965   59    17    19  31 115  3.08  3.72
 MIN  3.74   602  161  3.28  1446  1322   8.2   459  2.9  162   941   58    12    13  30 112  3.78  3.70
 BAL  3.83   621  162  3.45  1452  1353   8.4   507  3.1  137   913   35     8     8  43 100  3.31  4.36
 LAA  4.10   660  161  3.52  1455  1317   8.2   578  3.6  120   889   30     9    13  31  97  3.78  4.43
 CLE  4.33   702  162  3.79  1469  1390   8.6   478  3.0  176  1018   40    11    14  25  96  4.21  4.46
 DET  4.34   703  162  3.90  1456  1407   8.7   477  2.9  195   930   42     6     7  28  96  4.19  4.49
 KCA  4.35   704  162  3.92  1458  1417   8.7   540  3.3  156   887   35     9    11  29 100  4.81  3.88
 BOS  4.37   704  161  3.97  1449  1367   8.5   539  3.3  152  1009   29     6     7  32  95  4.33  4.42
 WSA  5.01   812  162  4.42  1447  1486   9.2   537  3.3  176   744   29     8     8  25  85  5.08  4.95
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.08  6599 1616  3.63 14550 13609   8.4  5031  3.1 1489  9228  406         121 313

League Miscellaneous Stats Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 NYY  108  162  .982   .725  1,308,920  16,362  100-61  58-22 46-35 100  97 28.0 26.7   3   6  26 Houk
 CHW  130  163  .979   .713  1,158,848  14,132   98-64  49-33 45-35  98  96 27.2 28.5   2   2  23 Lopez
 MIN  144  140  .976   .717  1,406,652  17,366   98-63  48-33 43-37 102 101 27.2 26.7   1   4  27 Mele
 BAL   99  157  .984   .715    774,343   9,560   84-78  48-33 38-43  96  95 27.4 28.0   3   3  24 Hitchcock
 CLE  143  129  .977   .708    562,507   6,945   74-88  41-40 38-43 100 100 27.1 28.2   1   1  29 Tebbetts
 DET  113  124  .981   .716    821,952  10,148   81-81  47-34 32-49 103 103 28.4 28.5   2   2  25 Scheffing and Dressen
 BOS  132  119  .978   .707    942,642  11,783   76-85  44-36 32-49 103 104 28.0 26.3   1   4  17 Pesky
 KCA  124  131  .980   .708    762,364   9,412   71-91  36-45 37-44 106 108 28.1 27.4   0   1  17 Lopat
 LAA  163  155  .974   .713    821,015  10,136   73-88  39-42 31-49  94  94 27.4 27.9   0   3  22 Rigney
 WSA  182  165  .971   .700    535,604   6,695   57-105 31-49 25-57 100 103 28.5 28.2   0   1  22 Vernon, Yost, and Hodges
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results

Most Valuable Player Elston Howard
NYY .287/.342/.528

Cy Young Award Sandy Koufax (ML)
LAD 25-5 1.88 306 SO

Rookie of the Year Gary Peters
CHW 19-8 2.33 189 SO

(ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners

Pitcher Jim Kaat
Catcher Elston Howard

First Base Vic Power

Second Base Bobby Richardson

Third Base Brooks Robinson

Shortstop Zoilo Versalles

Outfield Al Kaline, Jim Landis, and Carl Yastrzemski

League Leaderboards Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average

Yastrzemski-BOS .321

Kaline-DET .312

Rollins-MIN .307

Pearson-LAA .304

Ward-CHW .295

On-base %

Yastrzemski-BOS .418

Pearson-LAA .402

Cash-DET .386

Allison-MIN .378

Kaline-DET .375

Slugging %

Killebrew-MIN .555

Allison-MIN .533

Howard-NYY .528

Stuart-BOS .521

Hall-MIN .521

OPS

Allison-MIN .911

Killebrew-MIN .904

Yastrzemski-BOS .894

Kaline-DET .889

Howard-NYY .869

Games

Robinson-BAL 161

Colavito-DET 160

Versalles-MIN 159

Alvis-CLE 158

Charles-KCA 158

At Bats

Richardson-NYY 630

Versalles-MIN 621

Stuart-BOS 612

Charles-KCA 603

Alvis-CLE 602

Plate Appearances (approx.)

Colavito-DET 692

Pearson-LAA 684

Charles-KCA 679

Richardson-NYY 668

Yastrzemski-BOS 668

Runs

Allison-MIN 99

Pearson-LAA 92

Colavito-DET 91

Tresh-NYY 91

Yastrzemski-BOS 91

Hits

Yastrzemski-BOS 183

Ward-CHW 177

Pearson-LAA 176

Kaline-DET 172

Fregosi-LAA 170

Total Bases

Stuart-BOS 319

Ward-CHW 289

Killebrew-MIN 286

Kaline-DET 283

Allison-MIN 281

Doubles

Yastrzemski-BOS 40

Ward-CHW 34

Alvis-CLE 32

Causey-KCA 32

Torres-LAA 32

Triples

Versalles-MIN 13

Fregosi-LAA 12

Hinton-WSA 12

Cimoli-KCA 11

Aparicio-BAL 8

Bruton-DET 8

Home Runs

Killebrew-MIN 45

Stuart-BOS 42

Allison-MIN 35

Hall-MIN 33

Howard-NYY 28

RBI

Stuart-BOS 118

Kaline-DET 101

Killebrew-MIN 96

Allison-MIN 91

Colavito-DET 91

Bases on Balls

Yastrzemski-BOS 95

Pearson-LAA 92

Allison-MIN 90

Cash-DET 89

Colavito-DET 84

Strikeouts

Nicholson-CHW 175

Lock-WSA 151

Stuart-BOS 144

Clinton-BOS 118

Allison-MIN 109

Alvis-CLE 109

Stolen Bases

Aparicio-BAL 40

Hinton-WSA 25

Snyder-BAL 18

Wood-DET 18

Pearson-LAA 17

Singles

Pearson-LAA 139

Richardson-NYY 138

Malzone-BOS 127

Yastrzemski-BOS 126

Lumpe-KCA 123

Moran-LAA 123

Rollins-MIN 123

Adjusted OPS+

Allison-MIN 151

Yastrzemski-BOS 148

Killebrew-MIN 147

Kaline-DET 144

Howard-NYY 140

Runs Created

Yastrzemski-BOS 118

Allison-MIN 113

Kaline-DET 105

Ward-CHW 104

Pearson-LAA 100

Tresh-NYY 100

Adjusted Batting Runs

Yastrzemski-BOS 42

Allison-MIN 38

Kaline-DET 33

Killebrew-MIN 33

Pearson-LAA 30

Batting Wins

Yastrzemski-BOS 4.3

Allison-MIN 3.9

Kaline-DET 3.3

Killebrew-MIN 3.3

Pearson-LAA 3.1

Extra-Base Hits

Stuart-BOS 71

Allison-MIN 64

Killebrew-MIN 63

Ward-CHW 62

Alvis-CLE 61

Times on Base

Yastrzemski-BOS 279

Pearson-LAA 271

Colavito-DET 247

Allison-MIN 236

Ward-CHW 234

Offensive Win%

Yastrzemski-BOS .759

Allison-MIN .751

Kaline-DET .721

Tresh-NYY .711

Cash-DET .703

Hit By Pitch

Alvis-CLE 10

Orsino-BAL 9

Thomas-LAA 9

Battey-MIN 8

Dees-LAA 8

Held-CLE 8

Minoso-WSA 8

Rollins-MIN 8

Sac. Hits

Power-MIN 13

Bouton-NYY 11

Bruton-DET 10

Fox-CHW 10

Herbert-CHW 10

Kralick-TOT 10

Monbouquette-BOS 10

Moran-LAA 10

Pearson-LAA 10

Pena-KCA 10

Sac. Flies

Phillips-DET 10

Charles-KCA 8

Colavito-DET 8

Nicholson-CHW 8

Siebern-KCA 8

Intentional Walks

Kaline-DET 12

Boyer-NYY 11

Held-CLE 10

Colavito-DET 9

Gentile-BAL 9

Grounded into Double Plays

Malzone-BOS 24

Stuart-BOS 24

Charles-KCA 21

Torres-LAA 20

Hansen-CHW 19

Caught Stealing

Pearson-LAA 10

Hinton-WSA 9

Charles-KCA 8

Alvis-CLE 7

Bruton-DET 7

Wagner-LAA 7

Power/Speed Number

Hinton-WSA 18.8

Charles-KCA 15.0

Wood-DET 13.7

Alvis-CLE 12.8

McAuliffe-DET 11.9

At Bats per Strikeout

Fox-CHW 31.7

Richardson-NYY 28.6

Power-MIN 22.5

Aparicio-BAL 17.2

Pearson-LAA 15.6

At Bats per Home Run

Killebrew-MIN 11.4

Stuart-BOS 14.6

Allison-MIN 15.1

Hall-MIN 15.1

Howard-NYY 17.4

Outs

Charles-KCA 484

Richardson-NYY 483

Versalles-MIN 481

Aparicio-BAL 479

Stuart-BOS 478

ERA

Peters-CHW 2.33

Pizarro-CHW 2.39

Pascual-MIN 2.46

Bouton-NYY 2.53

Downing-NYY 2.56

Wins

Ford-NYY 24

Bouton-NYY 21

Pascual-MIN 21

Barber-BAL 20

Monbouquette-BOS 20

Won-Loss %

Ford-NYY .774

Bouton-NYY .750

Downing-NYY .722

Radatz-BOS .714

Stange-MIN .706

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Terry-NYY 1.063

Ramos-CLE 1.067

Peters-CHW 1.070

Roberts-BAL 1.074

Ford-NYY 1.099

Hits Allowed/9IP

Downing-NYY 5.84

Bouton-NYY 6.89

Drabowsky-KCA 6.97

Morehead-BOS 7.06

McBride-LAA 7.10

Bases on Balls/9IP

Donovan-CLE 1.22

Terry-NYY 1.31

Herbert-CHW 1.40

Monbouquette-BOS 1.42

Roberts-BAL 1.43

Strikeouts/9IP

Downing-NYY 8.76

Ramos-CLE 8.24

Pascual-MIN 7.32

Stigman-MIN 7.21

Bunning-DET 7.10

Games

Miller-BAL 71

Dailey-MIN 66

Radatz-BOS 66

Lamabe-BOS 65

Wyatt-KCA 63

Saves

Miller-BAL 27

Radatz-BOS 25

Dailey-MIN 21

Wilhelm-CHW 21

Wyatt-KCA 21

Innings

Ford-NYY 269.3

Terry-NYY 268.0

Monbouquette-BOS 266.7

Barber-BAL 258.7

Roberts-BAL 251.3

Strikeouts

Pascual-MIN 202

Bunning-DET 196

Stigman-MIN 193

Ford-NYY 189

Peters-CHW 189

Games Started

Ford-NYY 37

Terry-NYY 37

Barber-BAL 36

McBride-LAA 36

Monbouquette-BOS 36

Comp. Games

Pascual-MIN 18

Terry-NYY 18

Stigman-MIN 15

Aguirre-DET 14

Herbert-CHW 14

Shutouts

Herbert-CHW 7

Bouton-NYY 6

Cheney-WSA 4

Downing-NYY 4

Kralick-TOT 4

Pappas-BAL 4

Peters-CHW 4

Home Runs Allow.

Bunning-DET 38

Roberts-BAL 35

Regan-DET 33

Stigman-MIN 32

Monbouquette-BOS 31

Bases On Balls Allow.

Wilson-BOS 105

Morehead-BOS 99

Barber-BAL 92

Chance-LAA 90

Bouton-NYY 87

Grant-CLE 87

Hits Allowed

Monbouquette-BOS 258

Barber-BAL 253

Terry-NYY 246

Bunning-DET 245

Wickersham-KCA 244

SO to Walk

Monbouquette-BOS 4.14

Ramos-CLE 4.12

Ford-NYY 3.38

Roberts-BAL 3.10

Donovan-CLE 3.00

Herbert-CHW 3.00

Losses

Pena-KCA 20

Rudolph-WSA 19

Chance-LAA 18

Wilson-BOS 16

Aguirre-DET 15

Stigman-MIN 15

Terry-NYY 15

Wickersham-KCA 15

Earned Runs Allow.

Monbouquette-BOS 113

Wickersham-KCA 108

Bunning-DET 107

Donovan-CLE 97

Terry-NYY 96

Wild Pitches

Wilson-BOS 21

Pappas-BAL 10

Pascual-MIN 10

Stange-MIN 10

Stigman-MIN 10

Hit Batsmen

McBride-LAA 14

Chance-LAA 10

Duckworth-WSA 10

Kaat-MIN 9

Lee-LAA 9

Wickersham-KCA 9

Batters Faced

Barber-BAL 1096

Monbouquette-BOS 1090

Terry-NYY 1074

Ford-NYY 1068

Chance-LAA 1058

Games Finished

Miller-BAL 59

Radatz-BOS 58

Wyatt-KCA 53

Kline-WSA 46

Dailey-MIN 43

Adjusted ERA+

Peters-CHW 149

Pascual-MIN 149

Pizarro-CHW 146

Stange-MIN 140

Bouton-NYY 139

Oldest Player

Wynn-CLE 1920-01-06 (43)

Fowler-LAA 1922-07-03 (40)

Wilhelm-CHW 1922-07-26 (40)

Lollar-CHW 1924-08-23 (38)

Wertz-MIN 1925-02-09 (38)

Youngest Player

Bunker-BAL 1945-01-25 (18)

Kirkpatrick-LAA 1944-10-08 (18)

LaRussa-KCA 1944-10-04 (18)

McLain-DET 1944-03-29 (19)

Ratliff-MIN 1944-01-23 (19)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters
P. Ken McBride (LAA)
C. Earl Battey (MIN)
1B. Joe Pepitone (NYY)
2B. Nellie Fox (CHW)
3B. Frank Malzone (BOS)
SS. Zoilo Versalles (MIN)
LF. Leon Wagner (LAA)
CF. Albie Pearson (LAA)
RF. Al Kaline (DET)


Bob Allison* (MIN)
Luis Aparicio* (BAL)
Steve Barber (BAL)
Jim Bouton* (NYY)
Jim Bunning* (DET)
Mudcat Grant (CLE)
Elston Howard* (NYY)
Harmon Killebrew* (MIN)
Don Leppert (WSA)

Mickey Mantle (NYY)
Bill Monbouquette (BOS)
Juan Pizarro* (CHW)
Dick Radatz* (BOS)
Bobby Richardson* (NYY)
Brooks Robinson* (BAL)
Norm Siebern (KCA)
Tom Tresh* (NYY)
Carl Yastrzemski* (BOS)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Ken McBride (LAA) C. Earl Battey (MIN) 1B. Joe Pepitone (NYY) 2B. Nellie Fox (CHW) 3B. Frank Malzone (BOS) SS. Zoilo Versalles (MIN) LF. Leon Wagner (LAA) CF. Albie Pearson (LAA) RF. Al Kaline (DET)		Bob Allison* (MIN) Luis Aparicio* (BAL) Steve Barber (BAL) Jim Bouton* (NYY) Jim Bunning* (DET) Mudcat Grant (CLE) Elston Howard* (NYY) Harmon Killebrew* (MIN) Don Leppert (WSA)		Mickey Mantle (NYY) Bill Monbouquette (BOS) Juan Pizarro* (CHW) Dick Radatz* (BOS) Bobby Richardson* (NYY) Brooks Robinson* (BAL) Norm Siebern (KCA) Tom Tresh* (NYY) Carl Yastrzemski* (BOS)