1963 Detroit Tigers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1963 Detroit Tigers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 700 runs, allowed 703, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Al Kaline (27 HR, 101 RBI) and Phil Regan (15-9, 3.86 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
700 R 703 RA
Diff -3

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700 Runs Scored
703 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
818K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 2% above the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .326 5% above the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .381 equal to the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.90 7% worse than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 700 6% above the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 818,762
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Avg per Game 10,108

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Al Kaline 0.312 2 Rocky Colavito 0.271 3 Jake Wood 0.271 4 Norm Cash 0.270 5 Gates Brown 0.268

Home Runs

1 Al Kaline 27 2 Norm Cash 26 3 Rocky Colavito 22 4 Gus Triandos 14 5 Dick McAuliffe 13

RBI

1 Al Kaline 101 2 Rocky Colavito 91 3 Norm Cash 79 4 Dick McAuliffe 61 5 Bill Bruton 48
1963 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rocky Colavito 160 597 91 162 29 2 22 91 84 78 0 0.271
Dick McAuliffe 150 568 77 149 18 6 13 61 64 75 11 0.262
Al Kaline 145 551 89 172 24 3 27 101 54 48 6 0.312
Bill Bruton 145 524 84 134 21 8 8 48 59 70 14 0.256
Norm Cash 147 493 67 133 19 1 26 79 89 76 2 0.270
Bubba Phillips 128 464 42 114 11 2 5 45 19 42 6 0.246
Jake Wood 85 351 50 95 11 2 11 27 24 61 18 0.271
Gus Triandos 106 327 28 78 13 0 14 41 32 67 0 0.239
Bill Freehan 100 300 37 73 12 2 9 36 39 56 2 0.243
Don Wert 78 251 31 65 6 2 7 25 24 51 3 0.259
George Smith 52 171 16 37 8 2 0 17 18 34 4 0.216
George Thomas 49 109 13 26 4 1 1 11 11 22 2 0.239
Jim Bunning 41 84 4 13 1 1 0 5 4 15 0 0.155
Gates Brown 55 82 16 22 3 1 2 14 8 13 2 0.268
Hank Aguirre 38 76 5 10 3 0 0 6 3 48 1 0.132
Phil Regan 38 63 5 9 0 0 1 5 3 21 0 0.143
Whitey Herzog 52 53 5 8 2 1 0 7 11 17 0 0.151
Frank Kostro 31 52 4 12 1 0 0 0 9 13 0 0.231
Chico Fernandez 15 49 3 7 1 0 0 2 6 11 0 0.143
Mike Roarke 23 44 5 14 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.318
Willie Horton 15 43 6 14 2 1 1 4 0 8 2 0.326
Don Mossi 24 39 2 8 2 0 0 4 6 12 0 0.205
Mickey Lolich 33 36 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 20 0 0.056
Frank Lary 16 35 2 8 0 1 0 6 1 10 0 0.229
Coot Veal 15 32 5 7 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0.219
Bill Faul 28 27 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.148
Terry Fox 46 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.091
Bubba Morton 6 11 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.091
Bob Anderson 32 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.444
Tom Sturdivant 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Purnal Goldy 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.250
Willie Smith 17 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Denny McLain 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.200
John Sullivan 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Vic Wertz 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Foytack 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Alan Koch 8 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Fred Gladding 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Dustal 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Egan 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Foster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Frank Lary 3.27 2 Bob Anderson 3.30 3 Mickey Lolich 3.55 4 Terry Fox 3.59 5 Hank Aguirre 3.67

Wins

1 Phil Regan 15 2 Hank Aguirre 14 3 Jim Bunning 12 4 Terry Fox 8 5 Don Mossi 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 196 2 Hank Aguirre 134 3 Phil Regan 115 4 Mickey Lolich 103 5 Don Mossi 68
1963 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bunning 12 13 3.88 39 35 1 248.1 245 107 69 196
Hank Aguirre 14 15 3.67 38 33 0 225.2 222 92 68 134
Phil Regan 15 9 3.86 38 27 1 189.0 179 81 59 115
Mickey Lolich 5 9 3.55 33 18 0 144.1 145 57 56 103
Don Mossi 7 7 3.74 24 16 2 122.2 110 51 17 68
Frank Lary 4 9 3.27 16 14 0 107.1 90 39 26 46
Bill Faul 5 6 4.64 28 10 1 97.0 93 50 48 64
Terry Fox 8 6 3.59 46 0 11 80.1 81 32 20 35
Bob Anderson 3 1 3.30 32 3 0 60.0 58 22 21 38
Tom Sturdivant 1 2 3.76 28 0 2 55.0 43 23 24 36
Fred Gladding 1 1 1.98 22 0 7 27.1 19 6 14 24
Willie Smith 1 0 4.57 11 2 2 21.2 24 11 13 16
Dick Egan 0 1 5.14 20 0 0 21.0 25 12 3 16
Denny McLain 2 1 4.29 3 3 0 21.0 20 10 16 22
Paul Foytack 0 1 8.66 9 0 1 17.2 18 17 8 7
Alan Koch 1 1 10.80 7 1 0 10.0 21 12 9 5
Bob Dustal 0 1 9.00 7 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 4
Larry Foster 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 3 1 1

👥 Roster (41)

Hank Aguirre Bob Anderson Gates Brown Bill Bruton Jim Bunning Norm Cash Rocky Colavito Bob Dustal Dick Egan Bill Faul Chico Fernandez Larry Foster +29 more

41 players

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The 1963 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1963 Detroit Tigers won 79 games and lost 83, ending up 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 700 scored against 703 allowed (-3). Against a league average of .247, the 1963 Detroit Tigers batted .252. Pitchers allowed 3.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. The 1963 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 6% (700 against 660).

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 818,762 fans came through the gates. For power, Al Kaline led the way with 27 homers. Phil Regan was the top winner, with 15 victories. Jim Bunning struck out 196, the most on the club. Terry Fox saved 11 games. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1963 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1963 Detroit Tigers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Al Kaline led the 1963 Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1963 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1963 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1963 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1963 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Kaline (27 HR, 101 RBI) and Phil Regan (15-9, 3.86 ERA).
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