1963 San Francisco Giants season

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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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.

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

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 Sources:
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

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.^[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

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
Amalfitano, JoeyJoey Amalfitano	54	137	24	.175	1	7

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

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
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin	47	137.1	10	6	3.28	134
Fisher, JackJack Fisher	36	116	6	10	4.58	57

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

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

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

Notes

↑ Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1963&t=SFN
↑ Norm Larker at Baseball-Reference
↑ . Retrieved 2014-May-18.
↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
↑ 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

1963 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1963 All-Star Game 1963 World Series

San Francisco Giants

Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

Franchise

Ballparks

Polo Grounds Oakland Park St. George Grounds Hilltop Park Seals Stadium Candlestick Park AT&T Park

Spring training	Payne Park Flamingo Field LSU Varsity Baseball Field Al Lang Stadium Phoenix Municipal Stadium Scottsdale Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Pre-World Series Champions (2)

1888
1889

Temple Cup Champions (1)

1894

World Series Champions (8)

National League
Championships (23)

Division titles (8)

Wild card (3)

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels
A Adv.: San Jose Giants
A: Augusta GreenJackets
Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Rookie: AZL Giants; DSL Giants

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