1963 Cincinnati Reds

86-76 • .531 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1963 Cincinnati Reds went 86-76 (.531) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 648 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Vada Pinson (22 HR, 106 RBI) and Jim Maloney (23-7, 2.77 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 %
5th Rank
648 R 594 RA
Diff +54

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⚡ Quick Stats

648 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
858K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 equal to the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .310 2% above the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .371 2% above the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.29 equal to the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 648 5% above the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 858,708
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Avg per Game 10,601

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Vada Pinson 0.313 2 Pete Rose 0.273 3 Tommy Harper 0.260 4 Frank Robinson 0.259 5 Johnny Edwards 0.259

Home Runs

1 Vada Pinson 22 2 Frank Robinson 21 3 Gordy Coleman 14 4 Johnny Edwards 11 5 Tommy Harper 10

RBI

1 Vada Pinson 106 2 Frank Robinson 91 3 Johnny Edwards 67 4 Gordy Coleman 59 5 Leo Cardenas 48
1963 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vada Pinson 162 652 96 204 37 14 22 106 36 80 27 0.313
Pete Rose 157 623 101 170 25 9 6 41 55 72 13 0.273
Leo Cardenas 158 565 42 133 22 4 7 48 23 101 3 0.235
Johnny Edwards 148 495 46 128 19 4 11 67 45 93 1 0.259
Frank Robinson 140 482 79 125 19 3 21 91 81 69 26 0.259
Tommy Harper 129 408 67 106 12 3 10 37 44 72 12 0.260
Gordy Coleman 123 365 38 90 20 2 14 59 29 51 1 0.247
Gene Freese 66 217 20 53 9 1 6 26 17 42 4 0.244
Eddie Kasko 76 199 25 48 9 0 3 10 21 29 0 0.241
Bob Skinner 72 194 25 49 10 2 3 17 21 42 1 0.253
Don Pavletich 71 183 18 38 11 0 5 18 17 12 0 0.208
Marty Keough 95 172 21 39 8 2 6 21 25 37 1 0.227
Daryl Spencer 50 155 21 37 7 0 1 23 31 37 1 0.239
Jim Maloney 34 89 7 15 1 0 0 4 3 24 0 0.169
Joe Nuxhall 35 76 6 12 2 0 0 3 0 25 0 0.158
Ken Walters 49 75 6 14 2 0 1 7 4 14 0 0.187
Jim O'Toole 33 74 4 11 0 0 0 2 1 29 1 0.149
Charlie Neal 34 64 2 10 1 0 0 3 5 15 0 0.156
John Tsitouris 30 62 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 21 0 0.081
Joey Jay 30 50 0 8 1 0 0 0 2 22 0 0.160
Bob Purkey 21 41 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 22 0 0.098
Jesse Gonder 31 32 5 10 2 0 3 5 1 12 0 0.312
Jerry Lynch 22 32 5 8 3 0 2 9 1 5 0 0.250
Don Blasingame 18 31 4 5 2 0 0 0 7 5 0 0.161
Gene Green 15 31 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 8 0 0.226
Al Worthington 50 12 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.083
Jim Owens 19 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Wally Post 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Henry 47 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Sammy Taylor 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Coates 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Hank Foiles 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Dom Zanni 31 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Harry Bright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Brosnan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Joe Nuxhall 2.61 2 Jim Maloney 2.77 3 Jim O'Toole 2.88 4 Al Worthington 2.99 5 John Tsitouris 3.16

Wins

1 Jim Maloney 23 2 Jim O'Toole 17 3 Joe Nuxhall 15 4 John Tsitouris 12 5 Joey Jay 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim Maloney 265 2 Joe Nuxhall 169 3 Jim O'Toole 146 4 Joey Jay 116 5 John Tsitouris 113
1963 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Maloney 23 7 2.77 33 33 0 250.1 183 77 88 265
Jim O'Toole 17 14 2.88 33 32 0 234.1 208 75 57 146
Joe Nuxhall 15 8 2.61 35 29 2 217.1 194 63 39 169
John Tsitouris 12 8 3.16 30 21 0 191.0 167 67 38 113
Joey Jay 7 18 4.29 30 22 1 170.0 172 81 73 116
Bob Purkey 6 10 3.55 21 21 0 137.0 143 54 33 55
Al Worthington 4 4 2.99 50 0 10 81.1 75 27 31 55
Bill Henry 1 3 4.15 47 0 14 52.0 55 24 11 45
Dom Zanni 1 1 4.19 31 1 5 43.0 39 20 21 40
Jim Owens 0 2 5.31 19 3 4 42.1 42 25 24 29
Jim Coates 0 0 5.51 9 0 0 16.1 21 10 7 11
Jim Brosnan 0 1 7.71 6 0 0 4.2 8 4 3 4

👥 Roster (35)

Don Blasingame Harry Bright Jim Brosnan Leo Cardenas Jim Coates Gordy Coleman Johnny Edwards Hank Foiles Gene Freese Jesse Gonder Gene Green Tommy Harper +23 more

35 players

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The 1963 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1963 Cincinnati Reds reads 86 wins and 76 losses, good for 5th in the NL. The run column shows 648 for and 594 against. The 648 runs scored compare with a league average of 618 per club, 5% more. Crosley Field was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 858,708.

Vada Pinson topped the Cincinnati Reds with 22 home runs. Jim Maloney led the pitchers with 23 wins. The saves leader was Bill Henry with 14. The 1963 roster runs to 35 players. The 1962 season and the 1964 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1963 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1963 Cincinnati Reds finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Vada Pinson led the 1963 Cincinnati Reds with 22 home runs.
What was the 1963 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1963 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.29.
Did the 1963 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1963 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1963 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vada Pinson (22 HR, 106 RBI) and Jim Maloney (23-7, 2.77 ERA).
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