1963 Chicago Cubs season

1963 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Kennedy
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1963 Chicago Cubs season was the 92nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 88th in the National League and the 48th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 82–80, marking their first winning season since 1946.^[1]

Offseason

• October 17, 1962: Don Cardwell, George Altman and Moe Thacker were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer.^[2]
• November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted from the Cubs by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 minor league draft.^[3]
• November 26, 1962: Glenn Beckert was drafted by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox in the 1962 first-year draft.^[4]
• March 28, 1963: Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy were traded by the Cubs to the Houston Colt .45s for Hal Haydel, Dick LeMay and Merritt Ranew.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	0.611	—	50–31	49–32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	6	53–28	40–41
San Francisco Giants	88	74	0.543	11	50–31	38–43
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	0.537	12	45–36	42–39
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	0.531	13	46–35	40–41
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	0.519	15	45–36	39–42
Chicago Cubs	82	80	0.506	17	43–38	39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	0.457	25	42–39	32–49
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	0.407	33	44–37	22–59
New York Mets	51	111	0.315	48	34–47	17–64

Record vs. opponents

1963 National League Records Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	9–9	9–9	7–11	12–6	11–7	9–9	8–10	10–8	7–11
Cincinnati	9–9	—	11–7	8–10	10–8	10–8	8–10	11–7	8–10	11–7
Houston	9–9	7–11	—	5–13	5–13	13–5	8–10	6–12	8–10	5–13
Los Angeles	11–7	10–8	13–5	—	8–10–1	16–2	7–11	13–5	9–9	12–6
Milwaukee	6–12	8–10	13–5	10–8–1	—	12–6	10–8	7–11	10–8	8–10
New York	7–11	8–10	5–13	2–16	6–12	—	8–10	4–14	6–12	5–13
Philadelphia	9–9	10–8	10–8	11–7	8–10	10–8	—	13–5	8–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	10–8	7–11	12–6	5–13	11–7	14–4	5–13	—	5–13	5–13
San Francisco	8–10	10–8	10–8	9–9	8–10	12–6	10–8	13–5	—	8–10
St. Louis	11–7	7–11	13–5	6–12	10–8	13–5	10–8	13–5	10–8	—

Notable transactions

• May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Cubs from the Cleveland Indians.^[6]

Roster

1963 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 41 Tom Baker 38 Jim Brewer 31 Bob Buhl 42 Freddie Burdette 37 Dick Ellsworth 36 Don Elston 40 Glen Hobbie 46 Larry Jackson 34 Cal Koonce 30 Dick LeMay 43 Lindy McDaniel 33 Phil Mudrock 41 Barney Schultz 39 Paul Toth 33 Jack Warner		Catchers  9 Cuno Barragan  6 Dick Bertell  7 Merritt Ranew  5 Jimmie Schaffer Infielders 15 Ken Aspromonte 14 Ernie Banks 22 John Boccabella 17 Steve Boros 15 Leo Burke 11 Alex Grammas 16 Ken Hubbs 18 Andre Rodgers 10 Ron Santo 19 Jimmy Stewart 28 Bob Will		Outfielders 24 Lou Brock 21 Ellis Burton 20 Billy Cowan 27 Don Landrum 23 Nelson Mathews 26 Billy Williams		Head Coach 61 Bob Kennedy Coaches College of Coaches

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
LF	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	161	612	175	.286	25	95

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
Schaffer, JimmieJimmie Schaffer	57	142	34	.239	7	19

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
Jackson, LarryLarry Jackson	37	275	14	18	2.55	153

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

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
McDaniel, LindyLindy McDaniel	57	13	7	22	2.86	75
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	29	3	2	0	4.89	35
Baker, TomTom Baker	10	0	1	0	3.00	14

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Larry Jackson, reserve
• Ron Santo, reserve

^[7]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	El Tappe
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Joe Macko
A	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Walt Dixon
A	Wenatchee Chiefs	Northwest League	George Freese
A	Pocatello Chiefs	Pioneer League	Frank Calo
Rookie	Middlesboro Cubsox	Appalachian League	Ripper Collins, Hugh Mulcahy and George Noga

Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox

Notes

1. Coppack, Chet (September 20, 2013). "1963 season: Bears defeat Vikings 28–7". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 20, 2013. The Cubs were nearing the close of an 82–80 campaign, their first plus .500 season since 1946.
2. Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
3. Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
4. Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference
5. Hal Haydel page at Baseball Reference
6. Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
7. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml

References

• 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.
• 1963 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference