| 1963 Cincinnati Reds | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Owners | Bill DeWitt |
| General managers | Bill DeWitt |
| Managers | Fred Hutchinson |
| Television | WLWT (Ed Kennedy,Frank McCormick) |
| Radio | WKRC (Waite Hoyt,Gene Kelly) |
The1963Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds finishing in fifth place in theNational League with a record of 86–76, 13 games behind the NL and World Series ChampionLos Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed byFred Hutchinson and played their home games atCrosley Field.
1963 wasPete Rose's rookie season. He made his major league debut on Opening Day, April 8, against thePittsburgh Pirates. He had threeat bats without a hit, but did draw a walk.[4] Rose started his career 0-for-11 before getting his first major league hit on April 13, a triple off Pittsburgh'sBob Friend.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Johnny Edwards | 148 | 495 | 128 | .259 | 11 | 67 |
| 1B | Gordy Coleman | 123 | 365 | 90 | .247 | 14 | 59 |
| 2B | Pete Rose | 157 | 623 | 170 | .273 | 6 | 41 |
| SS | Leo Cárdenas | 158 | 565 | 133 | .235 | 7 | 48 |
| 3B | Gene Freese | 66 | 217 | 53 | .244 | 6 | 26 |
| LF | Frank Robinson | 140 | 482 | 125 | .259 | 21 | 91 |
| CF | Vada Pinson | 162 | 652 | 204 | .313 | 22 | 106 |
| RF | Tommy Harper | 129 | 408 | 106 | .260 | 10 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | 76 | 199 | 48 | .241 | 3 | 10 |
| Bob Skinner | 72 | 194 | 49 | .253 | 3 | 17 |
| Don Pavletich | 71 | 183 | 38 | .208 | 5 | 18 |
| Marty Keough | 95 | 172 | 39 | .227 | 6 | 21 |
| Daryl Spencer | 50 | 155 | 37 | .239 | 1 | 23 |
| Ken Walters | 49 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 1 | 7 |
| Charlie Neal | 34 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 0 | 3 |
| Jesse Gonder | 31 | 32 | 10 | .313 | 3 | 5 |
| Jerry Lynch | 22 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 2 | 9 |
| Don Blasingame | 18 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Green | 15 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 1 | 3 |
| Wally Post | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Taylor | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Foiles | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Bright | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Maloney | 33 | 250.1 | 23 | 7 | 2.77 | 265 |
| Jim O'Toole | 33 | 234.1 | 17 | 14 | 2.88 | 146 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 35 | 217.1 | 15 | 8 | 2.61 | 169 |
| John Tsitouris | 30 | 191.0 | 12 | 8 | 3.16 | 113 |
| Joey Jay | 30 | 170.0 | 7 | 18 | 4.29 | 116 |
| Bob Purkey | 21 | 137.0 | 6 | 10 | 3.55 | 55 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Owens | 19 | 42.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.31 | 29 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Henry | 47 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.15 | 45 |
| Al Worthington | 50 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.99 | 55 |
| Dom Zanni | 31 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.19 | 40 |
| Jim Coates | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.51 | 11 |
| Jim Brosnan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 |
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