1963 Chicago White Sox season explained

Chicago White Sox
Season:	1963
League:	American League
Ballpark:	White Sox Park
City:	Chicago
Owners:	Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn
General Managers:	Ed Short
Managers:	Al López
Television:	WGN-TV 9 (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Radio:	WCFL–AM 1000 (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton)

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, games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason

• January 14, 1963: Luis Aparicio and Al Smith were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

• Jim Landis, CF
• Nellie Fox, 2B
• Joe Cunningham, 1B
• Floyd Robinson, RF
• Pete Ward, 3B
• Dave Nicholson, LF
• Ron Hansen, SS
• J. C. Martin, C
• Ray Herbert, P

Notable transactions

• May 5, 1963: Dom Zanni was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Brosnan.^[2]
• May 9, 1963: Sammy Esposito was released by the White Sox.^[3]

Roster

1963 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || @ Angels || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7 || || || Twins || W 3–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8 || || || Twins || W 10–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 9 || || || Twins || L 0–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10 || || || Twins || W 8–0|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || @ Indians || colspan=8| Postponed (cold); Makeup: May 16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11 || || || @ Yankees || W 6–4 |- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || Yankees || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 9|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 15 || || || Orioles || W 7–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16 || || || Orioles || W 6–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 17 || || || Orioles || L 7–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 25 || || || Yankees || W 2–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 33 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || @ Orioles || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34 || || || @ Orioles || L 1–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 35 || || || @ Orioles || L 3–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 36 || || || @ Orioles || W 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 40 || || || @ Twins || L 6–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 41 || || || @ Twins || L 0–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 42 || || || @ Twins || L 2–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 43 || || || Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 44 || || || Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 45 || || || Indians|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 57 || || || Twins || L 6–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64 || || || @ Twins || L 3–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 65 || || || @ Twins || W 12–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 66 || || || @ Twins || L 4–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 67 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 68 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 69 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#fbb;"| 70 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 71 || || || Yankees || W 5–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 72 || || || Yankees || W 2–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 73 || || || Yankees || L 2–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 74 || || || Yankees || W 6–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 75 || || || Indians|- style="background:#fbb;"| 76 || || || Indians|- style="background:#fbb;"| 77 || || || Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 78 || || || Indians|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 79 || || || @ Yankees || L 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 80 || || || @ Yankees || L 4–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 81 || || || @ Yankees || L 1–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 82 || || || @ Yankees || W 4–2|-style=background:#bbbfff| — || || || colspan="9"|34th All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || Tigers || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 88 || || || Orioles || L 3–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 89 || || || Orioles || W 3–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 90 || || || Orioles || W 4–0|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || Red Sox || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 18|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || Red Sox || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 99 || || || @ Orioles || L 0–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 100 || || || @ Orioles || W 5–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 101 || || || @ Orioles || W 10–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 102 || || || @ Orioles || W 4–1|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 117 || || || Indians|- style="background:#fbb;"| 118 || || || Indians|- style="background:#fbb;"| 119 || || || Yankees || L 2–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 120 || || || Yankees || W 2–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 121 || || || Yankees || L 2–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 122 || || || Yankees || L 4–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 126 || || || @ Yankees || L 2–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 127 || || || @ Yankees || L 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 128 || || || @ Yankees || L 0–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 129 || || || @ Yankees || W 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 130 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 131 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 132 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#bfb;"| 133 || || || @ Indians|- style="background:#fbb;"| 134 || || || @ Twins || L 3–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 136 || || || @ Twins || W 2–0|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 136 || || || @ Twins || W 8–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 142 || || || Twins || L 8–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 143 || || || Twins || L 2–4 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 144 || || || Twins || W 5–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 145 || || || Twins || W 5–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 146 || || || Orioles || W 9–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 147 || || || Orioles || L 1–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 148 || || || Orioles || W 3–2|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || @ Senators || colspan=8| Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: September 27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 157 || || || @ Orioles || W 15–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 158 || || || @ Orioles || L 2–10|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = White Sox team member

Detailed records

Opponents

American League
Opponent	Total	Home	Away
	11–7	6–3	5–4	87	58
	10–8	7–2	3–6	85	70
Chicago White Sox	–	–	–	–	–
	11–7	4–5	7–2	64	43
	11–7	6–3	5–4	63	56
	12–6	5–4	7–2	74	54
	10–8	5–4	5–4	75	57
	8–10	5–4	3–6	87	87
	8–10	5–4	3–6	46	64
	13–5	6–4	7–1	102	55
Total	94–68	49–33	45–35	683	544

Source:https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/TCHA01963.htm

Month-by-Month

Month-by-Month
Month	Total			Home			Away
April	7–7	55	54	4–2	28	22	3–5	27	32
May	20–12	159	105	13–6	106	57	7–6	53	48
June	18–14	121	100	10–8	70	58	8–6	51	42
July	14–13	96	91	5–4	36	26	9–9	60	65
August	17–13	111	94	5–6	26	35	12–7	85	59
September	18–9	141	100	12–7	96	74	6–2	45	26
Total	94–68	683	544	49–33	362	272	45–35	321	272

Source:https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/TCHA01963.htm

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
	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
	94	68	2.97	162	162	39	1469.0	1311	544	485	100	479	932

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Nellie Fox, reserve
• Juan Pizarro, reserve^[4]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Sarasota, Clinton

Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs^[5]

References

• 1963 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brosnji01.shtml Jim Brosnan
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/espossa01.shtml Sammy Esposito
4. Web site: 1963 All-Star Game.
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997