1963 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
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[edit]

• 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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	--	.611
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	6	.574
San Francisco Giants	88	74	11	.543
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	12	.537
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	13	.531
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	15	.519
Chicago Cubs	82	80	17	.506
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	25	.457
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	33	.407
New York Mets	51	111	48	.315

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1963 National League Records Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
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[edit]

• Felipe Alou
• Orlando Cepeda
• Jim Davenport
• Tom Haller
• Chuck Hiller
• Willie Mays
• Willie McCovey
• José Pagán
• Jack Sanford^[3]

Notable transactions[edit]

• August 8, 1963: Norm Larker was purchased by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.^[4]

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

• 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[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

• 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[edit]

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

^[7]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• 1963 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1963 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac

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