1963 Boston Red Sox

76-85 • .472 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1963 Boston Red Sox went 76-85 (.472) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dick Stuart (42 HR, 118 RBI) and Bill Monbouquette (20-10, 3.81 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

76 Wins
85 Losses
.472 Win %
7th Rank
666 R 704 RA
Diff -38

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666 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
-38 Run Diff
942K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% above the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .312 equal to the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .400 5% above the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.97 9% worse than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 666 1% above the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 942,729
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Avg per Game 11,784

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Carl Yastrzemski 0.321 2 Felix Mantilla 0.315 3 Frank Malzone 0.291 4 Russ Nixon 0.268 5 Gary Geiger 0.263

Home Runs

1 Dick Stuart 42 2 Lou Clinton 22 3 Eddie Bressoud 20 4 Gary Geiger 16 5 Frank Malzone 15

RBI

1 Dick Stuart 118 2 Lou Clinton 77 3 Frank Malzone 71 4 Carl Yastrzemski 68 5 Eddie Bressoud 60
1963 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Stuart 157 612 81 160 25 4 42 118 44 144 0 0.261
Frank Malzone 151 580 66 169 25 2 15 71 31 45 0 0.291
Chuck Schilling 146 576 63 135 25 0 8 33 41 72 3 0.234
Carl Yastrzemski 151 570 91 183 40 3 14 68 95 72 8 0.321
Lou Clinton 148 560 71 130 23 7 22 77 49 118 0 0.232
Eddie Bressoud 140 497 61 129 23 6 20 60 52 93 1 0.260
Gary Geiger 121 399 67 105 13 5 16 44 36 63 9 0.263
Roman Mejias 111 357 43 81 18 0 11 39 14 36 4 0.227
Bob Tillman 96 307 24 69 10 2 8 32 34 64 0 0.225
Russ Nixon 98 287 27 77 18 1 5 30 22 32 0 0.268
Felix Mantilla 66 178 27 56 8 0 6 15 20 14 2 0.315
Dick Williams 79 136 15 35 8 0 2 12 15 25 0 0.257
Bill Monbouquette 37 88 6 10 1 0 0 1 4 43 0 0.114
Billy Gardner 36 84 4 16 2 1 0 1 4 19 0 0.190
Earl Wilson 38 72 5 15 0 3 1 7 7 18 0 0.208
Dave Morehead 29 57 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 18 0 0.105
Bob Heffner 21 43 2 5 3 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.116
Jack Lamabe 65 32 4 3 0 0 1 4 1 16 0 0.094
Dick Radatz 66 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0.069
Arnold Earley 53 18 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.278
Jim Gosger 19 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.062
Gene Conley 9 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bob Turley 11 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.214
Chet Nichols 21 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.231
Ike Delock 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Rico Petrocelli 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Mike Fornieles 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Pete Smith 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Kolstad 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Stephenson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Dick Radatz 1.97 2 Jack Lamabe 3.15 3 Earl Wilson 3.76 4 Wilbur Wood 3.76 5 Bill Monbouquette 3.81

Wins

1 Bill Monbouquette 20 2 Dick Radatz 15 3 Earl Wilson 11 4 Dave Morehead 10 5 Jack Lamabe 7

Strikeouts

1 Bill Monbouquette 174 2 Dick Radatz 162 3 Dave Morehead 136 4 Earl Wilson 123 5 Arnold Earley 97
1963 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Monbouquette 20 10 3.81 37 36 0 266.2 258 113 42 174
Earl Wilson 11 16 3.76 37 34 0 210.2 184 88 105 123
Dave Morehead 10 13 3.81 29 29 0 174.2 137 74 99 136
Jack Lamabe 7 4 3.15 65 2 6 151.1 139 53 46 93
Dick Radatz 15 6 1.97 66 0 25 132.1 94 29 51 162
Bob Heffner 4 9 4.26 20 19 0 124.2 131 59 36 77
Arnold Earley 3 7 4.75 53 4 1 115.2 124 61 43 97
Wilbur Wood 0 5 3.76 25 6 0 64.2 67 27 13 28
Chet Nichols 1 3 4.78 21 7 0 52.2 61 28 24 27
Bob Turley 1 4 6.10 11 7 0 41.1 42 28 28 35
Gene Conley 3 4 6.64 9 9 0 40.2 51 30 21 14
Ike Delock 1 2 4.50 6 6 0 32.0 31 16 12 23
Pete Smith 0 0 3.60 6 1 0 15.0 11 6 6 6
Mike Fornieles 0 0 6.43 9 0 0 14.0 16 10 5 5
Hal Kolstad 0 2 13.09 7 0 0 11.0 16 16 6 6
Jerry Stephenson 0 0 7.71 1 1 0 2.1 5 2 2 3

👥 Roster (31)

Eddie Bressoud Lou Clinton Gene Conley Ike Delock Arnold Earley Mike Fornieles Billy Gardner Gary Geiger Jim Gosger Bob Heffner Hal Kolstad Jack Lamabe +19 more

31 players

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The 1963 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1963 the Boston Red Sox posted a 76-85 mark (.472) and finished 7th in the AL. Runs came in at 666 scored against 704 allowed (-38). Against a league average of .247, the 1963 Boston Red Sox batted .251. Pitchers allowed 3.97 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. The 1963 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 1% (666 against 660). Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 942,729 for the year.

For power, Dick Stuart led the way with 42 homers. Carl Yastrzemski collected the most hits, 183. Bill Monbouquette led the pitchers with 20 wins. Dick Radatz closed out 25 saves. In all, the roster shows 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1962 season and the 1964 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1963 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1963 Boston Red Sox finished 76-85 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dick Stuart led the 1963 Boston Red Sox with 42 home runs.
What was the 1963 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1963 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1963 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1963 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1963 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Stuart (42 HR, 118 RBI) and Bill Monbouquette (20-10, 3.81 ERA).
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