1963 San Francisco Giants season

The 1963 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 81st year in Major League Baseball, their sixth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fourth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1963 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960) San Francisco (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Alvin Dark
Local television	KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
Local radio	KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
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Offseason

• November 30, 1962: Manny Mota and Dick LeMay were traded by the Giants to the Houston Colt .45s for Joey Amalfitano.^[1]
• December 15, 1962: Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino were traded by the Giants to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e 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 v t e Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
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	—

Opening Day starters

• Felipe Alou
• Orlando Cepeda
• Jim Davenport
• Tom Haller
• Chuck Hiller
• Willie Mays
• Willie McCovey
• José Pagán
• Jack Sanford^[3]

Notable transactions

• August 8, 1963: Norm Larker was purchased by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.^[4]

Roster

1963 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 34 Jim Constable 45 Jim Duffalo 22 Jack Fisher 28 Bob Garibaldi 34 Ron Herbel 20 Billy Hoeft 18 Don Larsen 36 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 31 Billy O'Dell 35,36 Gaylord Perry 19 Billy Pierce 40 John Pregenzer 33 Jack Sanford 48 Al Stanek		Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  2 Jimmie Coker  5 Tom Haller Infielders 14 Joey Amalfitano 21 Ernie Bowman 30 Orlando Cepeda 12 Jim Davenport 16 Jim Ray Hart 26 Chuck Hiller 16 Norm Larker 15 José Pagán 17 Cap Peterson		Outfielders 23 Felipe Alou 14 Jesús Alou 41 Matty Alou 10 José Cardenal  7 Harvey Kuenn 24 Willie Mays 44 Willie McCovey		Manager  1 Alvin Dark Coaches 46 Larry Jansen  3 Whitey Lockman  9 Wes Westrum

Season summary

• July 2: A four-hour and ten minute pitching duel between Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn ends with Willie Mays hitting a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning, the SF Giants winning 1-0.^[5]

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	Ed Bailey	105	308	81	.263	21	68
1B	Orlando Cepeda	156	579	183	.316	34	97
2B	Chuck Hiller	111	417	93	.223	6	33
SS	José Pagán	148	483	113	.234	6	39
3B	Jim Davenport	147	460	116	.252	4	36
LF	Willie McCovey	152	564	158	.280	44	102
CF	Willie Mays	157	596	187	.314	38	103
RF	Felipe Alou	157	565	159	.281	20	82

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
Harvey Kuenn	120	417	121	.290	6	31
Tom Haller	98	298	76	.255	14	44
Joey Amalfitano	54	137	24	.175	1	7
Ernie Bowman	81	125	23	.184	0	4
Matty Alou	63	76	11	.145	0	2
Cap Peterson	22	54	14	.259	1	2
Jesús Alou	16	24	6	.250	0	5
Jim Ray Hart	7	20	4	.200	0	2
Norm Larker	19	14	1	.071	0	0
José Cardenal	9	5	1	.200	0	2
Jimmie Coker	4	5	1	.200	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
Juan Marichal	41	321.1	25	8	2.41	248
Jack Sanford	42	284.1	16	13	3.51	158
Billy O'Dell	36	222.1	14	10	3.16	116

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
Bobby Bolin	47	137.1	10	6	3.28	134
Jack Fisher	36	116.0	6	10	4.58	57
Billy Pierce	38	99.0	3	11	4.27	52
Gaylord Perry	31	76.0	1	6	4.03	52
Jim Duffalo	34	75.1	4	2	2.87	55
Frank Linzy	8	16.2	0	0	4.86	14

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
Don Larsen	46	7	7	4	3.05	44
Billy Hoeft	23	2	0	4	4.44	8
Al Stanek	11	0	0	0	4.73	5
John Pregenzer	6	0	0	1	4.82	5
Bob Garibaldi	4	0	1	1	1.13	4
Jim Constable	4	0	0	0	3.86	1
Ron Herbel	2	0	0	0	6.75	1

Awards and honors

• Willie Mays, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

All-Star Game

• Ed Bailey, catcher, starter
• Willie Mays, outfield, starter
• Orlando Cepeda, reserve
• Juan Marichal, reserve
• Willie McCovey, reserve

^[6]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Giants	Pacific Coast League	Andy Gilbert
AA	Springfield Giants	Eastern League	Buddy Kerr
AA	El Paso Sun Kings	Texas League	George Genovese
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Bill Werle
A	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	Richie Klaus
A	Lexington Giants	Western Carolinas League	Max Lanier
Rookie	Salem Rebels	Appalachian League	Alex Cosmidis

^[7]

Notes

1. Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference
2. Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference
3. "1963 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
4. Norm Larker at Baseball-Reference
5. [1]. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
6. "1963 All-Star Game".
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1963 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
• 1963 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac