1963 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1963
League:	American League
Ballpark:	D.C. Stadium
City:	Washington, D.C.
Record:	56–106 (.347)
League Place:	10th
Owners:	James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General Managers:	George Selkirk
Managers:	Mickey Vernon, Eddie Yost, Gil Hodges
Television:	WTOP
Radio:	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
Season List:	List of Texas Rangers seasons

The 1963 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League (in last place) with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.

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]

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		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		95	265	64	.242	5	31
1B		125	358	76	.212	12	44
2B		113	337	69	.205	5	21
SS		145	514	117	.228	7	45
3B		83	298	74	.248	13	44
LF		150	566	152	.269	15	55
CF		149	531	134	.252	27	82
RF		136	459	106	.231	24	62

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
	124	321	76	.237	10	32
	109	315	72	.229	4	30
	69	254	65	.256	2	12
	73	211	50	.237	6	24
	58	197	54	.274	1	14
	61	116	17	.147	1	4
	42	103	18	.175	1	7
	29	94	23	.245	1	5
	36	62	11	.177	0	4
	7	20	4	.200	1	4
	14	18	1	.056	0	0
	9	15	3	.200	0	0
	9	14	2	.143	0	2
	3	3	0	.000	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0

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
	40	212.1	9	14	3.35	109
	37	174.0	7	19	4.55	70
	23	136.1	8	9	2.71	97
	16	87.0	3	9	4.55	47

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
	35	168.2	5	10	4.38	88
	37	120.2	4	12	6.04	66
	20	89.2	5	6	4.82	47
	13	27.2	2	2	4.88	14
	8	24.1	2	0	6.29	10
	10	23.1	2	2	5.79	10
	7	21.0	1	0	4.29	12
	9	16.0	0	0	6.19	11
	4	12.1	0	2	5.84	5
	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
	62	3	8	17	2.79	49
	38	0	1	0	6.15	23
	26	2	1	4	3.30	25
	25	1	3	1	5.65	22
	20	2	4	0	5.28	31
	3	0	1	0	13.50	1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Don Leppert, reserve

^[10]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/casanpa01.shtml Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinielo01.shtml Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alyeabr01.shtml Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klimclo01.shtml Lou Klimchock page at Baseball-Reference
5. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/minosmi01.shtml Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landrho01.shtml Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/piersji01.shtml Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zimmedo01.shtml Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference
10. Web site: 1963 All-Star Game.