1963 Chicago White Sox

94-68 • .580 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1963 Chicago White Sox went 94-68 (.580) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 544, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Pete Ward (22 HR, 84 RBI) and Gary Peters (19-8, 2.33 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

94 Wins
68 Losses
.580 Win %
2nd Rank
683 R 544 RA
Diff +139

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683 Runs Scored
544 Runs Allowed
+139 Run Diff
1,143K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% above the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .322 3% above the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .364 4% below the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 2.97 18% better than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 683 4% above the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,143,896
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Avg per Game 13,949

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Pete Ward 0.295 2 Joe Cunningham 0.286 3 Floyd Robinson 0.283 4 Mike Hershberger 0.279 5 Cam Carreon 0.274

Home Runs

1 Dave Nicholson 22 2 Pete Ward 22 3 Ron Hansen 13 4 Jim Landis 13 5 Floyd Robinson 13

RBI

1 Pete Ward 84 2 Floyd Robinson 71 3 Dave Nicholson 70 4 Ron Hansen 67 5 Mike Hershberger 45
1963 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Ward 157 600 80 177 34 6 22 84 52 77 7 0.295
Nellie Fox 137 539 54 140 19 0 2 42 24 17 0 0.260
Floyd Robinson 146 527 71 149 21 6 13 71 62 43 4 0.283
Ron Hansen 144 482 55 109 17 2 13 67 78 74 1 0.226
Mike Hershberger 135 476 64 133 26 2 3 45 39 39 9 0.279
Dave Nicholson 126 449 53 103 11 4 22 70 63 175 2 0.229
Jim Landis 133 396 56 89 6 6 13 45 47 75 8 0.225
Tommy McCraw 102 280 38 71 11 3 6 33 21 46 15 0.254
Cam Carreon 101 270 28 74 10 1 2 35 23 32 1 0.274
J. C. Martin 105 259 25 53 11 1 5 28 26 35 0 0.205
Joe Cunningham 67 210 32 60 12 1 1 31 33 23 1 0.286
Al Weis 99 210 41 57 9 0 0 18 18 37 15 0.271
Charlie Maxwell 71 130 17 30 4 2 3 17 31 27 0 0.231
Gary Peters 50 81 12 21 4 1 3 12 3 19 0 0.259
Jim Lemon 36 80 4 16 0 1 1 8 12 32 0 0.200
Sherm Lollar 35 73 4 17 4 0 0 6 8 7 0 0.233
Juan Pizarro 32 73 10 13 2 0 2 10 3 26 0 0.178
Ray Herbert 33 63 7 14 4 0 1 10 9 18 0 0.222
John Buzhardt 20 48 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 20 0 0.083
Don Buford 12 42 9 12 1 2 0 5 5 7 1 0.286
Joe Horlen 33 40 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.225
Eddie Fisher 33 36 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.139
Hoyt Wilhelm 55 29 3 2 0 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.069
Dave DeBusschere 24 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.045
Gene Stephens 6 18 5 7 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.389
Deacon Jones 17 16 4 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0.188
Jim Brosnan 45 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.308
Frank Baumann 24 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Brian McCall 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Charley Smith 4 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Fritz Ackley 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Ken Berry 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Bruce Howard 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Frank Kreutzer 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Taylor Phillips 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Shipley 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Talbot 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Esposito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Joyce 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dom Zanni 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Gary Peters 2.33 2 Juan Pizarro 2.39 3 John Buzhardt 2.42 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.64 5 Jim Brosnan 2.84

Wins

1 Gary Peters 19 2 Juan Pizarro 16 3 Ray Herbert 13 4 Joe Horlen 11 5 John Buzhardt 9

Strikeouts

1 Gary Peters 189 2 Juan Pizarro 163 3 Hoyt Wilhelm 111 4 Ray Herbert 105 5 Eddie Fisher 67
1963 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gary Peters 19 8 2.33 41 30 1 243.0 192 63 68 189
Ray Herbert 13 10 3.24 33 33 0 224.2 230 81 35 105
Juan Pizarro 16 8 2.39 32 28 1 214.2 177 57 63 163
Hoyt Wilhelm 5 8 2.64 55 3 21 136.1 106 40 30 111
John Buzhardt 9 4 2.42 19 18 0 126.1 100 34 31 59
Joe Horlen 11 7 3.27 33 21 0 124.0 122 45 55 61
Eddie Fisher 9 8 3.95 33 15 0 120.2 114 53 28 67
Dave DeBusschere 3 4 3.09 24 10 0 84.1 80 29 34 53
Jim Brosnan 3 8 2.84 45 0 14 73.0 71 23 22 46
Frank Baumann 2 1 3.04 24 1 1 50.1 52 17 17 31
Bruce Howard 2 1 2.65 7 0 1 17.0 12 5 14 9
Taylor Phillips 0 0 10.29 9 0 0 14.0 16 16 13 13
Fritz Ackley 1 0 2.08 2 2 0 13.0 7 3 7 11
Mike Joyce 0 0 8.44 6 0 0 10.2 13 10 8 7
Frank Kreutzer 1 0 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 1 0
Joe Shipley 0 1 5.79 3 0 0 4.2 9 3 6 3
Dom Zanni 0 0 8.31 5 0 0 4.1 5 4 4 2
Fred Talbot 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 1 4 2

👥 Roster (40)

Fritz Ackley Frank Baumann Ken Berry Jim Brosnan Don Buford John Buzhardt Cam Carreon Joe Cunningham Dave DeBusschere Sammy Esposito Eddie Fisher Nellie Fox +28 more

40 players

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The 1963 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1963 Chicago White Sox won 94 games and lost 68, ending up 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 683 for and 544 against. The team batting average of .250 was 1% above the 1963 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 2.97 was 18% better than the league average of 3.63. Measured against the 660-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,143,896 in attendance, about 13,949 a game. For power, Pete Ward led the way with 22 homers. Gary Peters led the pitchers with 19 wins. Hoyt Wilhelm saved 21 games. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1962 season and the 1964 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1963 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1963 Chicago White Sox finished 94-68 (.580 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Dave Nicholson led the 1963 Chicago White Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1963 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1963 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.97.
Did the 1963 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1963 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1963 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Ward (22 HR, 84 RBI) and Gary Peters (19-8, 2.33 ERA).
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