1963 Boston Red Sox season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Boston Red Sox

| season = 1963

| misc =

| league = American League

| ballpark = Fenway Park

| city = Boston, Massachusetts

| record = 76–85 (.472)

| league_place = 7th

| owners = Tom Yawkey

| president = Tom Yawkey

| general_managers = Pinky Higgins

| managers = Johnny Pesky

| television = WHDH-TV, Ch. 5

| radio = WHDH-AM 850
(Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson)

| espntn = bos

| brtn = BOS

}}

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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beckegl01.shtml 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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml 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	RF
11	Frank Malzone	3B
10	Bob Tillman	C
27	Bill Monbouquette	P

= Notable transactions =

April 1963: Bob Smith was purchased by the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithbo04.shtml Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference]
August 14, 1963: Jim Lonborg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lonboji01.shtml Jim Lonborg page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|18\|Gene Conley}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Ike Delock}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Arnold Earley}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Mike Fornieles}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Bob Heffner}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Hal Kolstad}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Jack Lamabe}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Bill Monbouquette}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Dave Morehead}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Chet Nichols Jr.}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Dick Radatz}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Pete Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Jerry Stephenson}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Bob Turley}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Earl Wilson}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Wilbur Wood}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Russ Nixon}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Bob Tillman}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Ed Bressoud}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Billy Gardner}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Frank Malzone}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Félix Mantilla}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Rico Petrocelli}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Chuck Schilling}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Dick Stuart}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Dick Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Lou Clinton}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Gary Geiger}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Jim Gosger}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Román Mejías}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Carl Yastrzemski}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|22\|Johnny Pesky}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|34\|Harry Dorish}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer\|35\|Billy Herman}} (Third base) {{MLBplayer\|33\|Al Lakeman}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|32\|Harry Malmberg}} (First base)

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|34|Harry Dorish}} (Pitching)

{{MLBplayer|35|Billy Herman}} (Third base)

{{MLBplayer|33|Al Lakeman}} (Bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|32|Harry Malmberg}} (First base)

Player stats

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| = 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Bob\|Tillman}}	96	307	69	.225	8	32
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Dick\|Stuart}}	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|157	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|612	160	.261	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|42	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|118
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Chuck\|Schilling}}	146	576	135	.234	8	33
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Frank\|Malzone}}	151	580	169	.291	15	71
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Ed\|Bressoud}}	140	497	129	.260	20	60
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Carl\|Yastrzemski}}	151	570	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|183	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|.321	14	68
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Gary\|Geiger}}	121	399	105	.263	16	44
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Lou\|Clinton}}	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roman\|Mejias}}	111	357	81	.227	11	39
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Russ\|Nixon}}	98	287	77	.268	5	30
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Felix\|Mantilla\|Felix Mantilla (baseball)}}	66	178	56	.315	6	15
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Williams}}	79	136	35	.257	2	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Billy\|Gardner}}	36	84	16	.190	0	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Gosger}}	19	16	1	.063	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rico\|Petrocelli}}	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Monbouquette}}	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|37	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|266.2	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|20	10	3.81	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|173
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Earl\|Wilson\|Earl Wilson (baseball)}}	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|37	210.2	11	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|16	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|3.76	123
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dave\|Morehead}}	29	174.2	10	13	3.81	136
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Heffner}}	20	124.2	4	9	4.26	77
align=center \| {{sortname\|Gene\|Conley}}	9	40.2	3	4	6.64	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ike\|Delock}}	6	32.0	1	2	4.50	23
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jerry\|Stephenson}}	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Wilbur\|Wood}}	25	64.2	5	0	3.76	28
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Chet\|Nichols Jr.}}	21	52.2	3	0	4.78	27
align=center \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Turley}}	11	41.1	1	4	6.10	35
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Pete\|Smith\|Pete Smith (baseball, born 1940)}}	6	15.0	0	0	3.60	6
align="center"

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Radatz}}	bgcolor="FFCC00"\|66	15	6	bgcolor=FFCC00"\|23	1.97	162
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jack\|Lamabe}}	65	7	4	6	3.15	93
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Arnold\|Earley}}	53	3	7	1	4.75	97
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Fornieles}}	9	0	0	0	6.43	5
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hal\|Kolstad}}	7	0	2	0	13.09	6
align="center"

Awards and honors

Carl Yastrzemski, Gold Glove Award (OF)

;All-Star Game[http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1963as.shtml 1963 All-Star Game]

Bill Monbouquette, reserve P
Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Seattle Rainiers|league16=Pacific Coast League|manager16=Mel Parnell

|level17=AA |team17=Reading Red Sox|league17=Eastern League|manager17=Eddie Popowski

|level18=A |team18=Winston-Salem Red Sox|league18=Carolina League|manager18=Matt Sczesny and Bill Slack

|level19=A |team19=Waterloo Hawks|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Len Okrie

|level20=A |team20=Wellsville Red Sox|league20=New York–Penn League|manager20=Bill Slack and Matt Sczesny

}}

Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxyear1963bost/page/32/mode/2up |title=Boston Red Sox Yearbook |date=1963 |page=33 |accessdate=March 14, 2021 |via=Wayback Machine}}

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1963.shtml 1963 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1963&t=BOS 1963 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]

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