1963 Chicago White Sox season
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1963 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn | |
| General manager(s) | Ed Short | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton) |
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The 1963 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 63rd season in the major leagues, and its 64th season overall. They finished with a record 94-68, good enough for second place in the American League, 10½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- January 14, 1963: Luis Aparicio and Al Smith were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 104 | 57 | .646 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 10.5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 70 | .565 | 13 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 85 | .472 | 28 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31.5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 34 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 106 | .346 | 48.5 |
Opening Day lineup
- Jim Landis, cf
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Joe Cunningham, 1b
- Floyd Robinson, rf
- Pete Ward, 3b
- Dave Nicholson, lf
- Ron Hansen, ss
- J. C. Martin, c
- Ray Herbert, p
Notable transactions
- May 5, 1963: Dom Zanni was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Brosnan.[2]
- May 9, 1963: Sammy Esposito was released by the White Sox.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| SS | Ron Hansen | 144 | 482 | 109 | .226 | 13 | 67 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Fritz Ackley | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 11 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Hoyt Wilhelm | 55 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 2.64 | 111 |
Awards and honors
- Nellie Fox, reserve
- Juan Pizarro, reserve[4]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | International League | Rollie Hemsley |
| AA | Lynchburg White Sox | Sally League | Les Moss |
| A | Sarasota Sun Sox | Florida State League | Ira Hutchinson |
| A | Clinton C-Sox | Midwest League | Don Bacon |
| A | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | George Noga and George Sobek |
| Rookie | Middlesboro Cubsox | Appalachian League | Ripper Collins, Hugh Mulcahy and George Noga |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Sarasota, Clinton
Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs[5]
Notes
- ^ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sammy Esposito page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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