1963 Chicago Cubs

82-80 • .506 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1963 Chicago Cubs went 82-80 (.506) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 570 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ron Santo (25 HR, 99 RBI) and Dick Ellsworth (22-10, 2.11 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
7th Rank
570 R 578 RA
Diff -8

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570 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
-8 Run Diff
979K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .237 3% below the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .297 3% below the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .362 equal to the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.08 6% better than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 570 8% below the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 979,555
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Avg per Game 12,093

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Merritt Ranew 0.338 2 Ron Santo 0.297 3 Billy Williams 0.286 4 Lou Brock 0.258 5 Don Landrum 0.242

Home Runs

1 Ron Santo 25 2 Billy Williams 25 3 Ernie Banks 18 4 Ellis Burton 12 5 Lou Brock 9

RBI

1 Ron Santo 99 2 Billy Williams 95 3 Ernie Banks 64 4 Ken Hubbs 47 5 Ellis Burton 41
1963 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron Santo 162 630 79 187 29 6 25 99 42 92 6 0.297
Billy Williams 161 612 87 175 36 9 25 95 68 78 7 0.286
Ken Hubbs 154 566 54 133 19 3 8 47 39 93 8 0.235
Lou Brock 148 547 79 141 19 11 9 37 31 122 24 0.258
Andre Rodgers 150 516 51 118 17 4 5 33 65 90 5 0.229
Ernie Banks 130 432 41 98 20 1 18 64 39 73 0 0.227
Dick Bertell 100 322 15 75 7 2 2 14 24 41 0 0.233
Ellis Burton 93 322 45 74 16 1 12 41 36 59 6 0.230
Don Landrum 84 227 27 55 4 1 1 10 13 42 6 0.242
Nelson Mathews 61 155 12 24 3 2 4 10 16 48 3 0.155
Merritt Ranew 78 154 18 52 8 1 3 15 9 32 1 0.338
Jimmie Schaffer 57 142 17 34 7 0 7 19 11 35 0 0.239
Dick Ellsworth 37 94 8 9 0 0 0 5 8 38 0 0.096
Steve Boros 41 90 9 19 5 1 3 7 12 19 0 0.211
Larry Jackson 37 87 5 17 5 0 0 6 2 24 0 0.195
John Boccabella 24 74 7 14 4 1 1 5 6 21 0 0.189
Bob Buhl 37 74 2 8 0 0 0 5 0 28 1 0.108
Glen Hobbie 36 50 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 27 0 0.080
Leo Burke 27 49 4 9 0 0 2 7 4 13 0 0.184
Paul Toth 27 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0.026
Jimmy Stewart 13 37 1 11 2 0 0 1 1 7 1 0.297
Billy Cowan 14 36 1 9 1 1 1 2 0 11 0 0.250
Ken Aspromonte 20 34 2 5 3 0 0 4 4 4 0 0.147
Alex Grammas 16 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.185
Bob Will 23 23 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.174
Lindy McDaniel 57 22 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0.091
Cal Koonce 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.105
Jim Brewer 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.000
Don Elston 51 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Barney Schultz 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Warner 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Tom Baker 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick LeMay 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cuno Barragan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Freddie Burdette 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Mudrock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Dick Ellsworth 2.11 2 Larry Jackson 2.55 3 Don Elston 2.83 4 Lindy McDaniel 2.86 5 Paul Toth 3.10

Wins

1 Dick Ellsworth 22 2 Larry Jackson 14 3 Lindy McDaniel 13 4 Bob Buhl 11 5 Glen Hobbie 7

Strikeouts

1 Dick Ellsworth 185 2 Larry Jackson 153 3 Bob Buhl 108 4 Glen Hobbie 94 5 Lindy McDaniel 75
1963 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Ellsworth 22 10 2.11 37 37 0 290.2 223 68 75 185
Larry Jackson 14 18 2.55 37 37 0 275.0 256 78 54 153
Bob Buhl 11 14 3.38 37 34 0 226.0 219 85 62 108
Glen Hobbie 7 10 3.92 36 24 0 165.1 172 72 49 94
Paul Toth 5 9 3.10 27 14 0 130.2 115 45 35 66
Lindy McDaniel 13 7 2.86 57 0 22 88.0 82 28 27 75
Cal Koonce 2 6 4.58 21 13 0 72.2 75 37 32 44
Don Elston 4 1 2.83 51 0 4 70.0 57 22 21 41
Jim Brewer 3 2 4.89 29 1 0 49.2 59 27 15 35
Barney Schultz 1 0 3.62 15 0 2 27.1 25 11 9 18
Jack Warner 0 1 2.78 8 0 0 22.2 21 7 8 7
Tom Baker 0 1 3.00 10 1 0 18.0 20 6 7 14
Dick LeMay 0 1 5.28 9 1 0 15.1 26 9 4 10
Freddie Burdette 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 1
Phil Mudrock 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Ken Aspromonte Tom Baker Ernie Banks Cuno Barragan Dick Bertell John Boccabella Steve Boros Jim Brewer Lou Brock Bob Buhl Freddie Burdette Leo Burke +24 more

36 players

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The 1963 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1963 Chicago Cubs finished 82-80, a .506 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 570 for and 578 against. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .237, 3% worse than the league's .245. The staff ERA of 3.08 was 6% better than the league average of 3.29. League clubs averaged 618 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 8% fewer.

Wrigley Field was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 979,555. Ron Santo topped the Chicago Cubs with 25 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dick Ellsworth (22). Lindy McDaniel closed out 22 saves. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1962 season and the 1964 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1963 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1963 Chicago Cubs finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ron Santo led the 1963 Chicago Cubs with 25 home runs.
What was the 1963 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1963 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.08.
Did the 1963 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1963 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1963 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Santo (25 HR, 99 RBI) and Dick Ellsworth (22-10, 2.11 ERA).
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