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1963 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1963 Information
Owner(s)	Gabe Paul
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Birdie Tebbetts
Local television	WJW (TV) (Bob Neal, Ken Coleman)
Local radio	WERE (1300 AM) (Jimmy Dudley, Harry Jones)
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The 1963 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth in the American League with a record of 79-83, 25½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

November 26, 1962: Lou Piniella was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators in the 1962 first-year draft.^[1]
November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1962 rule 5 draft.^[2]
March, 1963: Rubén Gómez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[3]
Prior to 1963 season: Duke Carmel was acquired from the Indians by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Notable transactions

April 2, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Indians from the Houston Colt .45s.^[5]
May 8, 1963: Bob Lipski was returned by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]
May 25, 1963: Doc Edwards and $100,000 were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.^[6]
May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago Cubs.^[5]

Roster

1963 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

1 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

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
SS	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	74	247	63	.255	5	18

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
Edwards, DocDoc Edwards	10	31	8	.258	0	0
Burton, EllisEllis Burton	26	31	6	.194	1	1
Lipski, BobBob Lipski	2	1	0	.000	0	0

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
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	38	229.1	13	14	3.69	157

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

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
Bell, GaryGary Bell	58	8	5	5	2.95	98
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	43	7	2	12	2.88	47
Allen, BobBob Allen	43	1	2	2	4.66	51
Curtis, JackJack Curtis	4	0	0	0	18.00	3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Mudcat Grant, reserve

^[7]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Ben Geraghty and Casey Wise
AA	Charleston Indians	Eastern League	Johnny Lipon
A	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Patrick Colgan
A	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	Walt Novick
A	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Ray Dabek

Notes

^ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Bob Lipski page at Baseball Reference
^ Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
^ Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Azcue page at Baseball Reference
^ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1963 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

v · d · e1963 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

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds and Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • No-hitters • Award winners • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Jacobs/Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

Chief Wahoo • John Adams • Feller's Opening Day No-Hitter • The Catch • Herb Score • Ten Cent Beer Night • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Barker's Perfect Game • Slider • Bat Burglary • Bug Game • "Cleveland Rocks" • The Kid from Cleveland • Major League • Major League II

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455

Key Personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan • Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan • President: Mark Shapiro • Executive VP/GM: Chris Antonetti • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Champions (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships

Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Carolina Mudcats • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • Dominican Summer Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM • Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Mike Hegan • Jim Rosenhaus • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning • Al Pawlowski • Mike Hargrove • Katie Witham

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