1963 Los Angeles Angels season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1963 Los Angeles Angels

League| American League
Ballpark| Chávez Ravine
City| Los Angeles
Owners| Gene Autry
General managers| Fred Haney
Managers| Bill Rigney
Television| KHJ
Radio| KMPC
(Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)
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The 1963 Los Angeles Angels season involved the Angels finishing ninth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

## Offseason

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* December 11, 1962: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jacke Davis.[1]
* Prior to 1963 season: Art Fowler was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[2]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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

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1963 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | KCA  | LAA  | MIN  | NYY  | WSH
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

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* May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers from the Angels by the Baltimore Orioles as a first-year waiver pick.[3]
* July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[4]
* September 20, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels.[4]

### Roster

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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

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* 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

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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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

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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

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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

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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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

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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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

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

## Notes

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1. ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference
3. ^ Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ a b Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference

## References

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* 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.

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1963 MLB season by team

American League|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Kansas City
* Los Angeles
* Minnesota
* New York
* Washington

National League|

* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis
* San Francisco

* 1963 All-Star Game
* 1963 World Series

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Los Angeles Angels

* Established in 1961
* Formerly the California Angels and the Anaheim Angels
* Based in Anaheim, California (Greater Los Angeles)

Franchise|

* History
* Expansion draft
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Broadcasters
* Awards and league leaders
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* First-round draft picks

Ballparks|

* Wrigley Field
* Chávez Ravine Stadium
* Angel Stadium

Spring training
Angels Stadium
Tempe Diablo Stadium

Culture|

* Big A Sign
* Continental League
* Gene Autry
* Rally Monkey
* Thundersticks
* The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
* Talent for the Game
* Angels in the Outfield
* Angels in the Infield
* Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
* Los Angels en Acción
* "Build Me Up Buttercup"
* City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP
* "Calling All Angels"
* Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream

Lore|

* Mike Witt's perfect game
* 1995 AL West tie-breaker game
* 2021 MLB Little League Classic

Rivalries|

* Athletics
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* Texas Rangers

Minor league
affiliates|

Triple-A
Salt Lake Bees
Double-A
Rocket City Trash Pandas
High-A
Tri-City Dust Devils
Single-A
Inland Empire 66ers
Rookie
ACL Angels
DSL Angels

Key personnel|

* Owner: Arte Moreno
* General Manager: Perry Minasian
* Manager: Ron Washington

World Series
championships (1)|

* 2002

American League
pennants (1)|

* 2002

AL West division titles|

West
1979
1982
1986
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2014

Wild Card berths|

* 2002

Broadcasting|

* Broadcasters
* KLAA-AM 830
* Angels Radio Network
* Bally Sports West

Seasons (65)

1960s|

* 1960 ·  1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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