1963 Cleveland Indians

79-83 • .488 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1963 Cleveland Indians went 79-83 (.488) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 635 runs, allowed 702, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Max Alvis (22 HR, 67 RBI) and Mudcat Grant (13-14, 3.69 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
5th Rank
635 R 702 RA
Diff -67

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635 Runs Scored
702 Runs Allowed
-67 Run Diff
597K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 3% below the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .301 3% below the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .380 equal to the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.79 4% worse than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 635 4% below the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 597,156
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Avg per Game 7,372

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Vic Davalillo 0.292 2 Bob Chance 0.288 3 Joe Azcue 0.284 4 Max Alvis 0.274 5 Miguel de la Hoz 0.267

Home Runs

1 Max Alvis 22 2 Fred Whitfield 21 3 Woodie Held 17 4 Willie Kirkland 15 5 Joe Azcue 14

RBI

1 Max Alvis 67 2 Woodie Held 61 3 Fred Whitfield 54 4 Joe Adcock 49 5 Willie Kirkland 47
1963 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Alvis 158 602 81 165 32 7 22 67 36 109 9 0.274
Tito Francona 142 500 57 114 29 0 10 41 47 77 9 0.228
Willie Kirkland 127 427 51 98 13 2 15 47 45 99 8 0.230
Woodie Held 133 416 61 103 19 4 17 61 61 96 2 0.248
Vic Davalillo 90 370 44 108 18 5 7 36 16 41 3 0.292
Fred Whitfield 109 346 44 87 17 3 21 54 24 61 0 0.251
Joe Azcue 94 320 26 91 16 0 14 46 15 46 1 0.284
Al Luplow 100 295 34 69 6 2 7 27 33 62 4 0.234
Joe Adcock 97 283 28 71 7 1 13 49 30 53 1 0.251
John Romano 89 255 28 55 5 2 10 34 38 49 4 0.216
Larry Brown 74 247 28 63 6 0 5 18 22 27 4 0.255
Jerry Kindall 86 234 27 48 4 1 5 20 18 71 3 0.205
Dick Howser 49 162 25 40 5 0 1 10 22 18 9 0.247
Miguel de la Hoz 67 150 15 40 10 0 5 25 9 29 0 0.267
Tony Martinez 43 141 10 22 4 0 0 8 5 18 1 0.156
Willie Tasby 52 116 11 26 3 1 4 5 15 25 0 0.224
Gene Green 43 78 4 16 3 0 2 7 4 22 0 0.205
Dick Donovan 31 69 4 9 1 0 1 2 2 31 0 0.130
Mudcat Grant 53 69 11 13 3 0 1 3 5 24 1 0.188
Jack Kralick 28 60 4 11 1 0 1 7 2 24 0 0.183
Pedro Ramos 54 55 13 6 0 0 3 7 3 32 0 0.109
Bob Chance 16 52 5 15 4 0 2 7 1 10 0 0.288
Barry Latman 38 44 4 8 1 1 1 4 1 13 0 0.182
Ellis Burton 26 31 6 6 3 0 1 1 4 4 0 0.194
Doc Edwards 10 31 6 8 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.258
Tommie Agee 13 27 3 4 1 0 1 3 2 9 0 0.148
Gary Bell 58 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.115
Sam McDowell 15 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.211
Jerry Walker 39 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.105
Early Wynn 20 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.273
Sammy Taylor 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.300
Cal Neeman 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Tommy John 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 43 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.400
Bob Allen 43 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Jim Perry 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gordon Seyfried 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Lipski 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Nischwitz 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Curtis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Lawrence 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Early Wynn 2.28 2 Ted Abernathy 2.88 3 Jack Kralick 2.92 4 Gary Bell 2.95 5 Pedro Ramos 3.12

Wins

1 Mudcat Grant 13 2 Jack Kralick 13 3 Dick Donovan 11 4 Pedro Ramos 9 5 Gary Bell 8

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Ramos 169 2 Mudcat Grant 157 3 Barry Latman 133 4 Jack Kralick 116 5 Gary Bell 98
1963 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mudcat Grant 13 14 3.69 38 32 1 229.1 213 94 87 157
Dick Donovan 11 13 4.24 30 30 0 206.0 211 97 28 84
Jack Kralick 13 9 2.92 28 27 0 197.1 187 64 41 116
Pedro Ramos 9 8 3.12 36 22 0 184.2 156 64 41 169
Barry Latman 7 12 4.94 38 21 2 149.1 146 82 52 133
Gary Bell 8 5 2.95 58 7 5 119.0 91 39 52 98
Jerry Walker 6 6 4.91 39 2 1 88.0 92 48 36 41
Sam McDowell 3 5 4.85 14 12 0 65.0 63 35 44 63
Ted Abernathy 7 2 2.88 43 0 12 59.1 54 19 29 47
Bob Allen 1 2 4.66 43 0 2 56.0 58 29 29 51
Early Wynn 1 2 2.28 20 5 1 55.1 50 14 15 29
Tommy John 0 2 2.21 6 3 0 20.1 23 5 6 9
Ron Nischwitz 0 2 6.48 14 0 1 16.2 17 12 8 10
Jim Perry 0 0 5.23 5 0 0 10.1 12 6 2 7
Gordon Seyfried 0 1 1.23 3 1 0 7.1 9 1 3 1
Jack Curtis 0 0 18.00 4 0 0 5.0 8 10 5 3

👥 Roster (41)

Ted Abernathy Joe Adcock Tommie Agee Bob Allen Max Alvis Joe Azcue Gary Bell Larry Brown Ellis Burton Bob Chance Jack Curtis Vic Davalillo +29 more

41 players

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The 1963 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1963 Cleveland Indians finished 79-83, a .488 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 635 runs and allowed 702, a run differential of -67. Against a league average of .247, the 1963 Cleveland Indians batted .239. Pitchers allowed 3.79 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. League clubs averaged 660 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 4% fewer. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 597,156 for the year.

Max Alvis led the club in home runs with 22. Jack Kralick led the pitchers with 13 wins. Pedro Ramos struck out 169, the most on the club. Ted Abernathy saved 12 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players. The 1962 season and the 1964 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1963 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1963 Cleveland Indians finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Max Alvis led the 1963 Cleveland Indians with 22 home runs.
What was the 1963 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1963 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1963 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1963 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Max Alvis (22 HR, 67 RBI) and Mudcat Grant (13-14, 3.69 ERA).
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