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1963 Minnesota Twins season

Field	Value
name	Minnesota Twins
season	1963
league	American League
ballpark	Metropolitan Stadium
city	Bloomington, Minnesota
record
divisional_place	3rd
owners	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
general_managers	Calvin Griffith
managers	Sam Mele
television	WTCN-TV
radio	830 WCCO AM
(Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall)

(Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall) |}}

The **1963 Minnesota Twins season **was the 3rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 3rd season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 63rd overall in the American League.

The Twins finished 91–70, third in the American League. 1,406,652 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the American League.

Offseason

November 5, 1962: Rudy May was signed as an amateur free agent by the Twins.
November 26, 1962: Rich Reese was drafted by the Twins from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.
November 26, 1962: Joe Foy was drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.
January 21, 1963: Rubén Gómez was released by the Twins.

Regular season

Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, outfielder Bob Allison and catcher Earl Battey.

On August 29, the Twins played two games at Washington. The club struck eight home runs in the first game (to tie an American League record) and four more in the nightcap, for an even dozen on the day.

On September 21, the Twins played two games at Boston's Fenway Park. Slugger Harmon Killebrew connected for three home runs in the first game and another in the nightcap. His four-homer double-header tied an AL record.

Harmon Killebrew again led the team (and the American League) with 45 home runs; his 96 RBI was Minnesota's best. Bob Allison hit 35 home runs and drove in 91. Camilo Pascual won 21 games and led the AL with 202 strikeouts.

With 33 home runs, Twins rookie Jimmie Hall topped the Boston Red Sox Ted Williams' "true rookie" American League record of 31 homers, set by Williams in 1939. The team's total of 225 home runs was the second-most ever in a season at the time, only trailing the 1961 New York Yankees' 240.

Three Twins won Gold Gloves: first baseman Vic Power won his sixth, shortstop Zoilo Versalles won his first, and Jim Kaat won his second.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 21, 1963: Bill Tuttle was released by the Twins.
August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased by the Twins from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Roster

1963 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	147	508	145	.285	26	84
1B	138	541	146	.270	10	52
2B	139	421	101	.240	9	43
3B	136	531	163	.307	16	61
SS	159	621	162	.261	10	54
LF	142	515	133	.258	45	96
CF	156	497	129	.260	33	80
RF	148	527	143	.271	35	91

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
145	280	67	.239	4	27
82	225	58	.258	17	42
64	150	43	.287	9	24
25	71	11	.155	3	8
39	56	13	.232	0	3
21	47	9	.191	2	6
35	44	6	.136	3	7
10	21	4	.190	1	3
7	17	2	.118	0	1
9	15	1	.067	0	2
7	7	3	.429	0	1
4	3	0	.000	0	0
1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
31	248.1	21	9	2.46	202
33	241.0	15	15	3.25	193
31	178.1	10	10	4.19	105
35	168.1	9	9	3.74	65
32	164.2	12	5	2.62	100
5		25.2	1	4	3.86	13

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
10	49.0	4	1	2.57	34
7	38.2	2	1	2.79	22
5	15.2	1	2	2.87	13

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
66	6	3	21	1.99	72
36	6	2	0	4.37	37
36	2	4	4	2.16	24
31	1	3	2	6.98	38
11	1	1	0	4.76	7
11	0	0	0	4.76	10
10	0	1	1	5.73	2
3	0	0	0	10.38	2
2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilson

References

"Rudy May Stats".
"Rich Reese Stats".
"Joe Foy Stats".
"Rubén Gómez Stats".
"For single seasons, up to 1963, in the regular season, sorted by descending Home Runs.".
"Bill Tuttle Stats".
"Dwight Siebler Stats".
(1997). "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Baseball America.

Wikipedia Source

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