| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium I | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 93–69 (.574) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Bing Devine | |||
| Managers | Johnny Keane | |||
| Television | KSD-TV | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray,Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) | |||
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The1963 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 82nd season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 72nd season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 93–69 (.574) during the season, and finished second in the National League, six games behind the eventualWorld Series championLos Angeles Dodgers. The season wasStan Musial's 22nd and final season with the team, and inMLB. This is also the first season that the players' last names appeared on the back of the uniforms.
Future Hall of Famer Stan Musial played his final game on September 29, a 3–2 victory in 14 innings against the visitingCincinnati Reds.
All four starting infielders in the 1963 All-Star Game were Cardinals.Ken Boyer (3B),Dick Groat (SS), andBill White (1B) were elected, andJulián Javier (2B) took over for the elected but injuredBill Mazeroski ofPittsburgh.[6]
PitcherBobby Shantz, first basemanBill White, third basemanKen Boyer, and outfielderCurt Flood wonGold Gloves this year.[7]
| 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 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | 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 | Tim McCarver | 127 | 405 | 117 | .289 | 4 | 51 |
| 1B | Bill White | 162 | 658 | 200 | .304 | 27 | 109 |
| 2B | Julián Javier | 161 | 609 | 160 | .263 | 9 | 46 |
| SS | Dick Groat | 158 | 631 | 201 | .319 | 6 | 73 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 159 | 617 | 176 | .285 | 24 | 111 |
| LF | Stan Musial | 124 | 337 | 86 | .255 | 12 | 58 |
| CF | Curt Flood | 158 | 662 | 200 | .302 | 5 | 63 |
| RF | George Altman | 135 | 464 | 127 | .274 | 9 | 47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie James | 116 | 347 | 93 | .268 | 10 | 45 |
| Carl Sawatski | 56 | 105 | 25 | .238 | 6 | 14 |
| Gene Oliver | 39 | 102 | 23 | .225 | 6 | 18 |
| Gary Kolb | 75 | 96 | 26 | .271 | 3 | 10 |
| Dal Maxvill | 53 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 0 | 3 |
| Leo Burke | 30 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 1 | 5 |
| Duke Carmel | 57 | 44 | 10 | .227 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Shannon | 32 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 1 | 2 |
| Corky Withrow | 6 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Ricketts | 3 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Clemens | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Gagliano | 10 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Schoendienst | 6 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Damaska | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeoff Long | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Thacker | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Buchek | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Beauchamp | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Bloomfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 36 | 254.2 | 18 | 9 | 3.39 | 204 |
| Ernie Broglio | 39 | 250.0 | 18 | 8 | 2.99 | 145 |
| Curt Simmons | 32 | 232.2 | 15 | 9 | 2.48 | 127 |
| Ray Sadecki | 36 | 193.1 | 10 | 10 | 4.10 | 136 |
| Lew Burdette | 21 | 98.0 | 3 | 8 | 3.77 | 45 |
| Ray Washburn | 11 | 64.0 | 5 | 3 | 3.08 | 47 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Taylor | 54 | 133.1 | 9 | 7 | 2.84 | 91 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 55 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2.61 | 70 |
| Ed Bauta | 38 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.93 | 30 |
| Barney Schultz | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.57 | 26 |
| Diomedes Olivo | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.40 | 9 |
| Harry Fanok | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.26 | 25 |
| Sam Jones | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 8 |
| Bob Humphreys | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 8 |
| Ken MacKenzie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 7 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa[12]