| 1963 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Charles O. Finley |
| General managers | Pat Friday |
| Managers | Ed Lopat |
| Television | KCMO |
| Radio | KCMO (AM) (Monte Moore, George Bryson) |
The1963Kansas City Athletics season was the ninth for the franchise inKansas City and the 63rd overall. It involved the A's finishing eighth in theAmerican League with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses,31+1⁄2 games behind the AL ChampionNew York Yankees. The 1963 season was also the first season in which the Athletics debuted their current color scheme of green and gold and the first to feature names on the back of the jerseys.
Kelly green is the Athletics' accent color. It was more a nauseous green the players wore on their wholesome, clean-cut faces the first few times they had to appear in public looking like refugees from a softball league.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WAS | |||
| 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 | — | |||
| 1963 Kansas City Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Doc Edwards | 71 | 240 | 60 | .250 | 6 | 35 |
| 1B | Norm Siebern | 152 | 556 | 151 | .272 | 16 | 83 |
| 2B | Jerry Lumpe | 157 | 595 | 161 | .271 | 5 | 59 |
| SS | Wayne Causey | 139 | 554 | 155 | .280 | 8 | 44 |
| 3B | Ed Charles | 158 | 603 | 161 | .267 | 15 | 79 |
| LF | Chuck Essegian | 101 | 231 | 52 | .225 | 5 | 27 |
| CF | Bobby Del Greco | 121 | 306 | 65 | .212 | 8 | 29 |
| RF | Gino Cimoli | 145 | 529 | 139 | .263 | 4 | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Tartabull | 79 | 242 | 58 | .240 | 1 | 19 |
| Ken Harrelson | 79 | 226 | 52 | .230 | 6 | 23 |
| George Alusik | 87 | 221 | 59 | .267 | 9 | 37 |
| Charley Lau | 62 | 187 | 55 | .294 | 3 | 26 |
| Manny Jiménez | 60 | 157 | 44 | .280 | 0 | 15 |
| Haywood Sullivan | 40 | 113 | 24 | .212 | 0 | 8 |
| Billy Bryan | 24 | 65 | 11 | .169 | 3 | 7 |
| John Wojcik | 19 | 59 | 11 | .186 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony La Russa | 34 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Howser | 15 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Green | 13 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 1 | 4 |
| Jay Hankins | 10 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 4 |
| Sammy Esposito | 18 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommie Reynolds | 8 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Martínez | 6 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Azcue | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Wickersham | 38 | 237.2 | 12 | 15 | 4.09 | 118 |
| Orlando Peña | 35 | 217.0 | 12 | 20 | 3.69 | 128 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 26 | 174.1 | 7 | 13 | 3.05 | 109 |
| Ed Rakow | 34 | 174.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.92 | 104 |
| Fred Norman | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 6 |
| John O'Donoghue | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Seguí | 38 | 167.0 | 9 | 6 | 3.77 | 116 |
| Ted Bowsfield | 41 | 111.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.45 | 67 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 17 | 53.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.74 | 26 |
| Dave Thies | 9 | 25.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.62 | 9 |
| Dan Pfister | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 9 |
| Norm Bass | 3 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 11.74 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wyatt | 63 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3.13 | 81 |
| Bill Fischer | 45 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.57 | 34 |
| Dale Willis | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.04 | 47 |
| Pete Lovrich | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.84 | 16 |
| José Santiago | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 3 |
| Bill Landis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |