1963 Los Angeles Angels season

1963 Los Angeles Angels
League	American League
Ballpark	Chávez Ravine
City	Los Angeles
Record	70–91 (.435)
League place	9th
Owners	Gene Autry
General managers	Fred Haney
Managers	Bill Rigney
Television	KHJ
Radio	KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)
Seasons

The 1963 Los Angeles Angels season was the 3rd season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 3rd in Los Angeles, and their 2nd season playing their home games at Chávez Ravine. The Angels finished the season ninth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason

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

Regular season

Season standings

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 Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	LAA	MIN	NYY	WAS
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.
• July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Angels.
• September 20, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels.

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

= 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	Buck Rodgers	100	300	70	.233	4	23
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
RF	George Thomas	53	167	35	.210	4	15

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
Charlie Dees	60	202	62	.307	3	27
Ed Sadowski	80	174	30	.172	4	15
Bob Perry	61	166	42	.253	3	14
Bob Sadowski	88	144	36	.250	1	22
Joe Koppe	76	143	30	.210	1	12
Ken Hunt	59	142	26	.183	5	16
Frank Kostro	43	99	22	.222	2	10
Hank Foiles	41	84	18	.214	4	10
Ed Kirkpatrick	34	77	15	.195	2	7
Jimmy Piersall	20	52	16	.308	0	4
Tom Satriano	23	50	9	.180	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
Ken McBride	36	251.0	13	12	3.26	147
Dean Chance	45	248.0	13	18	3.19	168
Bo Belinsky	13	76.2	2	9	5.75	60
Aubrey Gatewood	4	24.0	1	1	1.50	13

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	154.0	8	11	3.68	89
Bob Turley	19	87.1	2	7	3.30	70
Paul Foytack	25	70.1	5	5	3.71	37
Fred Newman	12	44.0	1	5	5.32	16
Mike Lee	6	26.0	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
Jack Spring	45	3	0	2	3.05	13
Mel Nelson	36	2	3	1	5.30	41
Tom Morgan	13	0	0	1	5.51	7
Eli Grba	12	1	2	0	4.67	5
Bob Duliba	6	1	1	1	1.17	4
Ron Moeller	3	0	0	0	6.75	2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Ken McBride, Pitcher, Starter
• Albie Pearson, Outfield, Starter
• Leon Wagner, Outfield, Starter

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

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.