The 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 82nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 77th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 74–88.

Offseason

* November 19, 1962:

Dick Groat Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930) is a former professional baseball and basketball player who was an eight-time All-Star shortstop and two-time World Series champion in Major League Baseball. He rates as one of the most accomplished t ...

and

Diomedes Olivo Diomedes Antonio Olivo Maldonado (January 22, 1919 – February 15, 1977), nicknamed " Guayubin" for his hometown, was a Dominican professional baseball player and scout. The left-handed pitcher appeared in 85 Major League Baseball pitched ove ...

were traded by the Pirates to the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

for

Don Cardwell Donald Eugene Cardwell (December 7, 1935 – January 14, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for five National League (NL) teams from 1957 to 1970. He was the first pitcher in major league history to ...

and

Julio Gotay Julio Enrique Gotay Sánchez (April 9, 1939 – July 4, 2008) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, a shortstop and second baseman who played all or parts of ten seasons (1960–69) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, L ...

Regular season

On April 8,

Pete Rose Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a membe ...

made his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds in a game against the Pirates. He had three at bats without a hit.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 8 , , @

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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, , 2–3 , , Broglio , , Friend (16–14) , , Taylor , , 14,866 , , 69–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 10 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Koufax , , Cardwell (13–14) , , — , , 11,152 , , 69–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 11 , ,

, , 4–9 , , Richert , , Veale (2–2) , , Perranoski , , 8,514 , , 69–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 12 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Podres , , Friend (16–15) , , Perranoski , , 2,644 , , 69–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 13 , ,

, , 5–4 (13) , , Friend (17–15) , , Garibaldi , , — , , 6,100 , , 70–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 14 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Sanford , , Cardwell (13–15) , , Pierce , , 5,489 , , 70–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 15 , ,

, , 5–13 , , O'Dell , , Schwall (6–11) , , — , , 18,916 , , 70–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 16 , , Cubs , , 1–0 , , Veale (3–2) , , Jackson , , — , , 2,917 , , 71–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 17 , , Cubs , , 1–3 , , Buhl , , Friend (17–16) , , McDaniel , , , , 71–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 17 , , Cubs , , 4–3 , , Haddix (3–4) , , McDaniel , , McBean (11) , , 5,160 , , 72–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 18 , , Cubs , , 1–2 , , Elston , , Gibbon (5–11) , , — , , 5,891 , , 72–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 20 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Drysdale , , Schwall (6–12) , , — , , 40,476 , , 72–82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Miller , , Sisk (1–1) , , — , , 48,038 , , 72–83 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 22 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Veale (4–2) , , Podres , , Face (16) , , 36,878 , , 73–83 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 24 , , @ Colt .45s , , 2–3 , , Zachary , , Francis (4–6) , , Woodeshick , , 3,144 , , 73–84 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 25 , , @ Colt .45s , , 1–2 , , Johnson , , Sisk (1–2) , , Farrell , , 3,118 , , 73–85 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , September 26 , , @ Colt .45s , , 4–5 (11) , , McMahon , , Face (3–9) , , — , , 2,782 , , 73–86 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , September 27 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Veale (5–2) , , Bolin , , — , , 10,725 , , 74–86 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 28 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Marichal , , Gibbon (5–12) , , — , , 10,332 , , 74–87 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , September 29 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Sanford , , Sisk (1–3) , , O'Dell , , 33,301 , , 74–88 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* April 4, 1963: Howie Goss and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Houston Colt .45s for

Manny Mota Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, more commonly known as Manny Mota (born February 18, 1938), is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos, as well a ...

Roster

Statistics

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

Bill Mazeroski William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936), nicknamed "Maz" and "The Glove", is an American former second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 to 1972. A 7-time All-St ...

, second base, (selected as starter but did not play due to injury) *

Roberto Clemente Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his early death, he was pos ...

, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia

Notes

References

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
* {{Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season 1963 in sports in Pennsylvania