The 1963 Boston Red Sox season was the 63rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses, 28 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.
Offseason November 26, 1962: Glenn Beckert was drafted from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 first-year draft.Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1962: Joe Foy was drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.Joe Foy Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup 2 Chuck Schilling 2B 1 Ed Bressoud SS 8 Carl Yastrzemski LF 7 Dick Stuart 1B 4 Román Mejías CF 6 Lou Clinton RF11 Frank Malzone 3B10 Bob Tillman C 27 Bill Monbouquette P
Notable transactions April 1963: Bob Smith was purchased by the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference August 14, 1963: Jim Lonborg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Jim Lonborg page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1963 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (Third base) (Bullpen) (First base)
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 96 307 69 .225 8 32 1B 157 612 160 .261 42 118 2B 146 576 135 .234 8 33 3B 151 580 169 .291 15 71 SS 140 497 129 .260 20 60 LF 151 570 183 .321 14 68 CF 121 399 105 .263 16 44 RF 148 560 130 .232 22 77
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 111 357 81 .227 11 39 98 287 77 .268 5 30 66 178 56 .315 6 15 79 136 35 .257 2 12 36 84 16 .190 0 1 19 16 1 .063 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 1
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 37 266.2 20 10 3.81 173 37 210.2 11 16 3.76 123 29 174.2 10 13 3.81 136 20 124.2 4 9 4.26 77 9 40.2 3 4 6.64 14 6 32.0 1 2 4.50 23 1 2.1 0 0 7.71 3
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 25 64.2 5 0 3.76 28 21 52.2 3 0 4.78 27 11 41.1 1 4 6.10 35 6 15.0 0 0 3.60 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 66 15 6 23 1.97 162 65 7 4 6 3.15 93 53 3 7 1 4.75 97 9 0 0 0 6.43 5 7 0 2 0 13.09 6
Awards and honors Carl Yastrzemski, Gold Glove Award (OF)
All-Star Game1963 All-Star Game Bill Monbouquette, reserve P Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1963 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1963 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com