1963 Baltimore Orioles

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1963 Baltimore Orioles went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 644 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Boog Powell (25 HR, 82 RBI) and Steve Barber (20-13, 2.75 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
644 R 621 RA
Diff +23

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644 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
778K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% above the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .310 1% below the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .379 equal to the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.45 5% better than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 644 2% below the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 778,365
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Avg per Game 9,609

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Bob Johnson 0.295 2 Joe Gaines 0.286 3 John Orsino 0.272 4 Al Smith 0.272 5 Boog Powell 0.265

Home Runs

1 Boog Powell 25 2 Jim Gentile 24 3 John Orsino 19 4 Jackie Brandt 15 5 Brooks Robinson 11

RBI

1 Boog Powell 82 2 Jim Gentile 72 3 Brooks Robinson 67 4 Jackie Brandt 61 5 John Orsino 56
1963 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Luis Aparicio 146 601 73 150 18 8 5 45 36 35 40 0.250
Brooks Robinson 161 589 67 148 26 4 11 67 46 84 2 0.251
Jim Gentile 145 496 65 123 16 1 24 72 76 101 1 0.248
Boog Powell 140 491 67 130 22 2 25 82 49 87 1 0.265
Jackie Brandt 142 451 49 112 15 5 15 61 34 85 4 0.248
Russ Snyder 148 429 51 110 21 2 7 36 40 48 18 0.256
Jerry Adair 109 382 34 87 21 3 6 30 9 51 3 0.228
John Orsino 116 379 53 103 18 1 19 56 38 53 2 0.272
Al Smith 120 368 45 100 17 1 10 39 32 74 9 0.272
Bob Johnson 82 254 34 75 10 0 8 32 18 35 5 0.295
Dick Brown 59 171 13 42 7 0 2 13 15 35 1 0.246
Bob Saverine 115 167 21 39 1 2 1 12 25 44 8 0.234
Joe Gaines 66 126 24 36 4 1 6 20 20 39 2 0.286
Steve Barber 39 87 3 12 2 0 1 4 4 38 0 0.138
Robin Roberts 35 79 7 16 1 0 0 8 5 12 0 0.203
Milt Pappas 36 71 6 9 0 0 2 5 2 35 0 0.127
Sam Bowens 15 48 8 16 3 1 1 9 4 5 1 0.333
Charlie Lau 29 48 4 9 2 0 0 6 1 5 0 0.188
Mike McCormick 25 46 5 8 0 0 1 1 2 16 0 0.174
Fred Valentine 26 41 5 11 1 0 0 1 8 5 0 0.268
Dave McNally 29 38 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 18 0 0.053
Dick Hall 48 28 7 13 1 0 1 4 0 8 0 0.464
Stu Miller 71 16 1 5 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 0.312
Chuck Estrada 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.100
Wes Stock 47 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Ike Delock 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
John Miller 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wally Bunker 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
George Brunet 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Burnside 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hobie Landrith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buster Narum 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Herm Starrette 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dean Stone 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Stu Miller 2.24 2 Steve Barber 2.75 3 Dick Hall 2.98 4 Milt Pappas 3.03 5 Robin Roberts 3.33

Wins

1 Steve Barber 20 2 Milt Pappas 16 3 Robin Roberts 14 4 Dave McNally 7 5 Wes Stock 7

Strikeouts

1 Steve Barber 180 2 Robin Roberts 124 3 Milt Pappas 120 4 Stu Miller 114 5 Dave McNally 78
1963 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Barber 20 13 2.75 39 36 0 258.2 253 79 92 180
Robin Roberts 14 13 3.33 35 35 0 251.1 230 93 40 124
Milt Pappas 16 9 3.03 34 32 0 216.2 186 73 69 120
Mike McCormick 6 8 4.30 25 21 0 136.0 132 65 66 75
Dave McNally 7 8 4.58 29 20 1 125.2 133 64 55 78
Stu Miller 5 8 2.24 71 0 27 112.1 93 28 53 114
Dick Hall 5 5 2.98 47 3 12 111.2 91 37 16 74
Wes Stock 7 0 3.94 47 0 1 75.1 69 33 31 55
Chuck Estrada 3 2 4.60 8 7 0 31.1 26 16 19 16
Ike Delock 1 3 5.04 7 5 0 30.1 25 17 16 11
Herm Starrette 0 1 3.46 18 0 0 26.0 26 10 7 13
George Brunet 0 1 5.40 16 0 1 20.0 25 12 9 13
Dean Stone 1 2 5.12 17 0 1 19.1 23 11 10 12
John Miller 1 1 3.18 3 2 0 17.0 12 6 14 16
Buster Narum 0 0 3.00 7 0 0 9.0 8 3 5 5
Pete Burnside 0 1 4.91 6 0 0 7.1 11 4 2 6
Wally Bunker 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 4.0 10 6 3 1

👥 Roster (34)

Jerry Adair Luis Aparicio Steve Barber Sam Bowens Jackie Brandt Dick Brown George Brunet Wally Bunker Pete Burnside Ike Delock Chuck Estrada Joe Gaines +22 more

34 players

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The 1963 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The record for the 1963 Baltimore Orioles reads 86 wins and 76 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The run column shows 644 for and 621 against. Against a league average of .247, the 1963 Baltimore Orioles batted .249. Pitchers allowed 3.45 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. Measured against the 660-run league average, the offense was 2% behind. Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 778,365 for the year.

For power, Boog Powell led the way with 25 homers. Luis Aparicio collected the most hits, 150. Steve Barber led the pitchers with 20 wins. Stu Miller closed out 27 saves. In all, the roster shows 34 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1962 season and the 1964 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1963 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1963 Baltimore Orioles finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Boog Powell led the 1963 Baltimore Orioles with 25 home runs.
What was the 1963 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1963 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1963 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1963 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Boog Powell (25 HR, 82 RBI) and Steve Barber (20-13, 2.75 ERA).
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