1963 Houston Colt .45's

66-96 • .407 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1963 Houston Colt .45's went 66-96 (.407) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 464 runs, allowed 640, and played home games at Colt Stadium. Team leaders included John Bateman (10 HR, 59 RBI) and Turk Farrell (14-13, 3.02 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

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
9th Rank
464 R 640 RA
Diff -176

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464 Runs Scored
640 Runs Allowed
-176 Run Diff
719K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .219 10% below the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .283 7% below the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .300 17% below the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.44 5% worse than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 464 25% below the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumColt Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 719,502
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Avg per Game 8,882

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Al Spangler 0.281 2 Johnny Temple 0.264 3 Carl Warwick 0.254 4 Pete Runnels 0.253 5 Jim Wynn 0.244

Home Runs

1 John Bateman 10 2 Howie Goss 9 3 Bob Aspromonte 8 4 Carl Warwick 7 5 Rusty Staub 6

RBI

1 John Bateman 59 2 Bob Aspromonte 49 3 Carl Warwick 47 4 Rusty Staub 45 5 Howie Goss 44
1963 Houston Colt .45's — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carl Warwick 150 528 49 134 19 5 7 47 49 70 3 0.254
Rusty Staub 150 513 43 115 17 4 6 45 59 58 0 0.224
Bob Lillis 147 469 31 93 13 1 1 19 15 35 3 0.198
Bob Aspromonte 136 468 42 100 9 5 8 49 40 57 3 0.214
Al Spangler 120 430 52 121 25 4 4 27 50 38 5 0.281
Howie Goss 133 411 37 86 18 2 9 44 31 128 4 0.209
John Bateman 128 404 23 85 8 6 10 59 13 103 0 0.210
Pete Runnels 124 388 35 98 9 1 2 23 45 42 2 0.253
Johnny Temple 100 322 22 85 12 1 1 17 41 24 7 0.264
Jim Wynn 70 250 31 61 10 5 4 27 30 53 4 0.244
Ernie Fazio 102 228 31 42 10 3 2 5 27 70 4 0.184
Jim Campbell 55 158 9 35 3 0 4 19 10 40 0 0.222
J C Hartman 39 90 2 11 1 0 0 3 2 13 1 0.122
John Weekly 34 80 4 18 3 0 3 14 7 14 0 0.225
Ken Johnson 38 74 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 34 0 0.068
Don Nottebart 31 66 6 11 0 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.167
Turk Farrell 34 63 6 9 3 0 0 2 4 24 0 0.143
Hal Smith 31 58 1 14 2 0 0 2 4 15 0 0.241
Bob Bruce 32 55 5 7 2 1 0 1 5 17 0 0.127
Brock Davis 34 55 7 11 2 0 1 2 4 10 0 0.200
Carroll Hardy 15 44 5 10 3 0 0 3 3 7 1 0.227
Hal Brown 26 43 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.093
Glenn Vaughan 9 30 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0.167
Joe Morgan 8 25 5 6 0 1 0 3 5 5 1 0.240
Dick Drott 27 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.130
Hal Woodeshick 55 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.130
Chris Zachary 22 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Don McMahon 49 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.083
Jim Umbricht 35 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Dave Adlesh 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Russ Kemmerer 17 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Mike White 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Jerry Grote 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Ivan Murrell 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Aaron Pointer 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
George Brunet 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sonny Jackson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Paciorek 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1.000
Conrad Cardinal 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Yellen 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Dickson 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hoerner 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Coombs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Dahl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Golden 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Hal Woodeshick 1.97 2 Jim Umbricht 2.61 3 Ken Johnson 2.65 4 Turk Farrell 3.02 5 Don Nottebart 3.17

Wins

1 Turk Farrell 14 2 Ken Johnson 11 3 Don Nottebart 11 4 Hal Woodeshick 11 5 Hal Brown 5

Strikeouts

1 Ken Johnson 148 2 Turk Farrell 141 3 Bob Bruce 123 4 Don Nottebart 118 5 Hal Woodeshick 94
1963 Houston Colt .45's — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Johnson 11 17 2.65 37 32 1 224.0 204 66 50 148
Turk Farrell 14 13 3.02 34 26 1 202.1 161 68 35 141
Don Nottebart 11 8 3.17 31 27 0 193.0 170 68 39 118
Bob Bruce 5 9 3.59 30 25 0 170.1 162 68 60 123
Hal Brown 5 11 3.31 26 20 0 141.1 137 52 8 68
Hal Woodeshick 11 9 1.97 55 0 10 114.0 75 25 42 94
Dick Drott 2 12 4.98 27 14 0 97.2 95 54 49 58
Don McMahon 1 5 4.05 49 2 5 80.0 83 36 26 51
Jim Umbricht 4 3 2.61 35 3 0 76.0 52 22 21 48
Chris Zachary 2 2 4.89 22 7 0 57.0 62 31 22 42
Russ Kemmerer 0 0 5.65 17 0 1 36.2 48 23 8 12
Jim Dickson 0 1 6.14 13 0 2 14.2 22 10 2 6
Conrad Cardinal 0 1 6.08 6 1 0 13.1 15 9 7 7
George Brunet 0 3 7.11 5 2 0 12.2 24 10 6 11
Jim Golden 0 1 5.68 3 1 0 6.1 12 4 2 5
Larry Yellen 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 7 2 1 3
Joe Hoerner 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 2
Jay Dahl 0 1 16.88 1 1 0 2.2 7 5 0 0
Danny Coombs 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Dave Adlesh Bob Aspromonte John Bateman Hal Brown Bob Bruce George Brunet Jim Campbell Conrad Cardinal Danny Coombs Jay Dahl Brock Davis Jim Dickson +33 more

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The 1963 Houston Colt .45's in brief

The 1963 Houston Colt .45's won 66 games and lost 96, ending up 9th in the NL. With 464 runs scored and 640 given up, the 1963 differential was -176. Against a league average of .245, the 1963 Houston Colt .45's batted .219. The staff ERA of 3.44 was 5% worse than the league average of 3.29. League clubs averaged 618 runs that year, so the Houston Colt .45's scored 25% fewer.

Attendance at Colt Stadium totaled 719,502 for the year. The home run leader was John Bateman, who hit 10. The hits leader was Carl Warwick with 134. Turk Farrell was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Ken Johnson with 148. The saves leader was Hal Woodeshick with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Houston Colt .45's

What was the 1963 Houston Colt .45's record?
The 1963 Houston Colt .45's finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Houston Colt .45's in home runs?
John Bateman led the 1963 Houston Colt .45's with 10 home runs.
What was the 1963 Houston Colt .45's team ERA?
The 1963 Houston Colt .45's posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1963 Houston Colt .45's win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Houston Colt .45's did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Houston Colt .45's play?
The 1963 Houston Colt .45's played home games at Colt Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Houston Colt .45's in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Bateman (10 HR, 59 RBI) and Turk Farrell (14-13, 3.02 ERA).
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