The 1963 New York Mets season was the second regular season for the Mets. They went 51–111 and finished tenth in the National League, 48 games behind the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They were managed by Casey Stengel. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds, the second and final season there for the Mets before moving to Shea Stadium the following season.
Offseason
October 11, 1962: Ron Hunt was purchased by the Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference October 14, 1962: Norm Sherry and Dick Smith were purchased by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Norm Sherry sold to Mets November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted from the Mets by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft.Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference
Regular season On June 14, Duke Snider of the Mets hit his 400th home run against the Cincinnati Reds. The opposing pitcher was Bob Purkey. The homer came in the 6,783rd at bat of his career. Snider became the ninth player to reach 400 homers. Along with Eddie Mathews, Snider became part of the first duo to reach the 400-plateau in the same season. Afterwards, Mets outfielder Jimmy Piersall told Snider that he could get more publicity for his 100th home run.Ultimate Mets Database – Jimmy Piersall Nine days later, on June 23, Piersall ran the bases backward after hitting the 100th home run of his career off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dallas Green.Jim Piersall – stats photos pics mets – NYFS nyfuturestars.com He was released by the Mets one month later, with that home run being the only one he hit in a Mets uniform.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 8, 1963: Larry Foss was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernández.Chico Fernández page at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1963: Gil Hodges was traded by the Mets to the Washington Senators for Jimmy Piersall.Jimmy Piersall page at Baseball Reference July 1, 1963: Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference July 29, 1963: Jacke Davis and cash were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel.Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Mets.Jimmy Piersall released by New York Mets September 5, 1963: Ron Swoboda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1963 New York Mets Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Choo-Choo Coleman 106 247 44 .178 3 9 1B Tim Harkness 123 375 79 .211 10 41 2B 143 533 135 .272 10 42 SS Al Moran 119 331 64 .193 1 23 3B Charlie Neal 72 253 57 .225 3 18 LF 126 420 109 .260 15 60 CF Jim Hickman 146 494 113 .229 17 51 RF 129 354 86 .243 14 45
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 Ed Kranepool 86 273 57 .209 2 14 Rod Kanehl 109 191 46 .241 1 9 Joe Hicks 56 159 36 .226 5 22 Joe Christopher 64 149 33 .221 1 8 47 149 35 .235 3 18 Norm Sherry 63 147 20 .136 2 11 58 145 29 .200 1 9 Jesse Gonder 42 126 38 .302 3 15 40 124 24 .194 1 10 Cliff Cook 50 106 15 .142 2 8 Larry Burright 41 100 22 .220 0 3 Pumpsie Green 17 54 15 .278 1 5 Ted Schreiber 39 50 8 .160 0 2 Dick Smith 20 42 10 .238 0 3 Sammy Taylor 22 35 9 .257 0 6 Chris Cannizzaro 16 33 8 .242 0 4 Gil Hodges 11 22 5 .227 0 3 Cleon Jones 6 15 2 .133 0 1 Marv Throneberry 14 14 2 .143 0 1
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Roger Craig 46 236.0 5 22 3.78 108 Al Jackson 37 227.0 13 17 3.96 142 30 183.0 9 14 3.10 101
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 51 155.2 7 15 4.34 81 Tracy Stallard 39 154.2 6 17 4.71 110 Jay Hook 41 152.2 4 14 5.48 89 Grover Powell 20 49.2 1 1 2.72 39 3 9.1 0 2 8.68 6
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 58 3 8 4 3.42 48 Ken MacKenzie 34 3 1 3 4.97 41 Don Rowe 26 0 0 0 4.28 27 9 0 0 0 5.21 13 Steve Dillon 1 0 0 0 10.80 1
Awards and honors All-Star Game Duke Snider, outfield, reserve
Farm system
Notes
References 1963 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1963 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
External links
1963 New York Mets season at Baseball Reference