| 1963 New York Mets | ||||
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 The Mets playing against thePhillies atConnie Mack Stadium on September 10, 1963. | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City,New York | |||
| Record | 51–111 (.315) | |||
| League place | 10th | |||
| Owners | Joan Whitney Payson | |||
| General manager | George Weiss | |||
| Manager | Casey Stengel | |||
| Television | WOR-TV | |||
| Radio | WABC (AM) (Ralph Kiner,Lindsey Nelson,Bob Murphy) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1963New York Mets season was the second regular season for the Mets. They went 51–111 and finished tenth in theNational League, 48 games behind the World Series ChampionLos Angeles Dodgers. They were managed byCasey Stengel. They played their home games at thePolo Grounds, the second and final season there for the Mets before moving toShea Stadiumthe following season.
On June 14,Duke Snider of the Mets hit his 400th home run against theCincinnati Reds. The opposing pitcher wasBob Purkey. The homer came in the 6,783rdat bat of his career.[4] Snider became the ninth player to reach 400 homers. Along withEddie Mathews, Snider became part of the first duo to reach the 400-plateau in the same season.[4] Afterwards, Mets outfielderJimmy Piersall told Snider that he could get more publicity for his 100th home run.[5] Nine days later, on June 23, Piersall ran the bases backward after hitting the 100th home run of his career offPhiladelphia Phillies pitcherDallas Green.[6] He was released by the Mets one month later, with that home run being the only one he hit in a Mets uniform.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6 | 53–28 | 40–41 |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12 | 45–36 | 42–39 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 84 | 78 | .519 | 15 | 45–36 | 39–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 43–38 | 39–42 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
| Houston Colt .45s | 66 | 96 | .407 | 33 | 44–37 | 22–59 |
| New York Mets | 51 | 111 | .315 | 48 | 34–47 | 17–64 |
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| 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 | — | |||
| 1963 New York Mets | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Choo-Choo Coleman | 106 | 247 | 44 | .178 | 3 | 9 |
| 1B | Tim Harkness | 123 | 375 | 79 | .211 | 10 | 41 |
| 2B | Ron Hunt | 143 | 533 | 135 | .272 | 10 | 42 |
| SS | Al Moran | 119 | 331 | 64 | .193 | 1 | 23 |
| 3B | Charlie Neal | 72 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 3 | 18 |
| LF | Frank Thomas | 126 | 420 | 109 | .260 | 15 | 60 |
| CF | Jim Hickman | 146 | 494 | 113 | .229 | 17 | 51 |
| RF | Duke Snider | 129 | 354 | 86 | .243 | 14 | 45 |
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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| Ed Kranepool | 86 | 273 | 57 | .209 | 2 | 14 |
| Rod Kanehl | 109 | 191 | 46 | .241 | 1 | 9 |
| Joe Hicks | 56 | 159 | 36 | .226 | 5 | 22 |
| Joe Christopher | 64 | 149 | 33 | .221 | 1 | 8 |
| Duke Carmel | 47 | 149 | 35 | .235 | 3 | 18 |
| Norm Sherry | 63 | 147 | 20 | .136 | 2 | 11 |
| Chico Fernández | 58 | 145 | 29 | .200 | 1 | 9 |
| Jesse Gonder | 42 | 126 | 38 | .302 | 3 | 15 |
| Jimmy Piersall | 40 | 124 | 24 | .194 | 1 | 10 |
| Cliff Cook | 50 | 106 | 15 | .142 | 2 | 8 |
| Larry Burright | 41 | 100 | 22 | .220 | 0 | 3 |
| Pumpsie Green | 17 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 1 | 5 |
| Ted Schreiber | 39 | 50 | 8 | .160 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Smith | 20 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 3 |
| Sammy Taylor | 22 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | 16 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 0 | 4 |
| Gil Hodges | 11 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 3 |
| Cleon Jones | 6 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Throneberry | 14 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| = Indicates league leader |
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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| Roger Craig | 46 | 236.0 | 5 | 22 | 3.78 | 108 |
| Al Jackson | 37 | 227.0 | 13 | 17 | 3.96 | 142 |
| Carl Willey | 30 | 183.0 | 9 | 14 | 3.10 | 101 |
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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| Galen Cisco | 51 | 155.2 | 7 | 15 | 4.34 | 81 |
| Tracy Stallard | 39 | 154.2 | 6 | 17 | 4.71 | 110 |
| Jay Hook | 41 | 152.2 | 4 | 14 | 5.48 | 89 |
| Grover Powell | 20 | 49.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.72 | 39 |
| Craig Anderson | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.68 | 6 |
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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| Larry Bearnarth | 58 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3.42 | 48 |
| Ken MacKenzie | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.97 | 41 |
| Don Rowe | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.28 | 27 |
| Ed Bauta | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 13 |
| Steve Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 |
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