1963 Los Angeles Angels

70-91 • .435 Win% • 9th in AL

The 1963 Los Angeles Angels went 70-91 (.435) finishing 9th in the AL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 660, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Leon Wagner (26 HR, 90 RBI) and Dean Chance (13-18, 3.19 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

70 Wins
91 Losses
.435 Win %
9th Rank
597 R 660 RA
Diff -63

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597 Runs Scored
660 Runs Allowed
-63 Run Diff
825K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% above the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .309 1% below the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .353 7% below the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.52 3% better than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 597 10% below the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 825,409
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Avg per Game 10,190

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Jim Piersall 0.308 2 Charlie Dees 0.307 3 Albie Pearson 0.304 4 Leon Wagner 0.291 5 Jim Fregosi 0.287

Home Runs

1 Leon Wagner 26 2 Jim Fregosi 9 3 Lee Thomas 9 4 Billy Moran 7 5 Albie Pearson 6

RBI

1 Leon Wagner 90 2 Billy Moran 65 3 Lee Thomas 55 4 Felix Torres 51 5 Jim Fregosi 50
1963 Los Angeles Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Moran 153 597 67 164 29 5 7 65 31 57 1 0.275
Jim Fregosi 154 592 83 170 29 12 9 50 36 104 2 0.287
Albie Pearson 154 578 92 176 26 5 6 47 92 37 17 0.304
Leon Wagner 149 550 73 160 11 1 26 90 49 73 5 0.291
Lee Thomas 149 528 52 116 12 6 9 55 53 82 6 0.220
Felix Torres 138 463 40 121 32 1 4 51 30 73 1 0.261
Buck Rodgers 100 300 24 70 6 0 4 23 29 35 2 0.233
Charlie Dees 60 202 23 62 11 1 3 27 11 31 3 0.307
Ed Sadowski 80 174 24 30 1 1 4 15 17 33 2 0.172
George Thomas 53 167 14 35 7 1 4 15 9 32 0 0.210
Bob Perry 61 166 16 42 9 0 3 14 9 31 1 0.253
Bob Sadowski 88 144 12 36 6 0 1 22 15 34 2 0.250
Joe Koppe 76 143 11 30 4 1 1 12 9 30 0 0.210
Ken Hunt 59 142 17 26 6 1 5 16 15 49 0 0.183
Frank Kostro 43 99 6 22 2 1 2 10 6 17 0 0.222
Ken McBride 38 87 9 15 6 1 0 6 1 32 0 0.172
Hank Foiles 41 84 8 18 1 1 4 10 8 13 0 0.214
Dean Chance 45 80 5 12 1 0 0 3 2 38 0 0.150
Ed Kirkpatrick 34 77 4 15 5 0 2 7 6 19 1 0.195
Jim Piersall 20 52 4 16 1 0 0 4 5 5 0 0.308
Tom Satriano 23 50 1 9 1 0 0 2 9 10 0 0.180
Don Lee 40 45 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 17 0 0.156
Dan Osinski 47 45 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.111
Bo Belinsky 13 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.074
Bob Turley 19 25 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 7 0 0.160
Fred Newman 12 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.250
Paul Foytack 26 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.267
Julio Navarro 57 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.200
Mel Nelson 39 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Art Fowler 57 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.222
Aubrey Gatewood 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mike Lee 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Eli Grba 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jack Spring 45 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Bob Duliba 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Morgan 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Moeller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Art Fowler 2.42 2 Julio Navarro 2.89 3 Jack Spring 3.05 4 Dean Chance 3.19 5 Ken McBride 3.26

Wins

1 Dean Chance 13 2 Ken McBride 13 3 Don Lee 8 4 Dan Osinski 8 5 Art Fowler 5

Strikeouts

1 Dean Chance 168 2 Ken McBride 147 3 Dan Osinski 100 4 Don Lee 89 5 Bob Turley 70
1963 Los Angeles Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken McBride 13 12 3.26 36 36 0 251.0 198 91 82 147
Dean Chance 13 18 3.19 45 35 3 248.0 229 88 90 168
Dan Osinski 8 8 3.28 47 16 0 159.1 145 58 80 100
Don Lee 8 11 3.68 40 22 1 154.0 148 63 51 89
Julio Navarro 4 5 2.89 57 0 12 90.1 75 29 32 53
Art Fowler 5 3 2.42 57 0 10 89.1 70 24 19 53
Bob Turley 2 7 3.30 19 12 0 87.1 71 32 51 70
Bo Belinsky 2 9 5.75 13 13 0 76.2 78 49 35 60
Paul Foytack 5 5 3.71 25 8 0 70.1 68 29 29 37
Mel Nelson 2 3 5.30 36 3 1 52.2 55 31 32 41
Fred Newman 1 5 5.32 12 8 0 44.0 56 26 15 16
Jack Spring 3 0 3.05 45 0 2 38.1 40 13 9 13
Mike Lee 1 1 3.81 6 4 0 26.0 30 11 14 11
Aubrey Gatewood 1 1 1.50 4 3 0 24.0 12 4 16 13
Eli Grba 1 2 4.67 12 1 0 17.1 14 9 10 5
Tom Morgan 0 0 5.51 13 0 1 16.1 20 10 6 7
Bob Duliba 1 1 1.17 6 0 1 7.2 3 1 6 4
Ron Moeller 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 2.2 5 2 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Bo Belinsky Dean Chance Charlie Dees Bob Duliba Hank Foiles Art Fowler Paul Foytack Jim Fregosi Aubrey Gatewood Eli Grba Ken Hunt Ed Kirkpatrick +25 more

37 players

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The 1963 Los Angeles Angels in brief

The record for the 1963 Los Angeles Angels reads 70 wins and 91 losses, good for 9th in the AL. With 597 runs scored and 660 given up, the 1963 differential was -63. Against a league average of .247, the 1963 Los Angeles Angels batted .250. The Los Angeles Angels staff finished with a 3.52 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. The 597 runs scored compare with a league average of 660 per club, 10% fewer.

Dodger Stadium was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 825,409. Leon Wagner led the club in home runs with 26. On the mound, Ken McBride won 13 games to lead the staff. Dean Chance struck out 168, the most on the club. The saves leader was Julio Navarro with 12.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Los Angeles Angels

What was the 1963 Los Angeles Angels record?
The 1963 Los Angeles Angels finished 70-91 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Los Angeles Angels in home runs?
Leon Wagner led the 1963 Los Angeles Angels with 26 home runs.
What was the 1963 Los Angeles Angels team ERA?
The 1963 Los Angeles Angels posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1963 Los Angeles Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Los Angeles Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Los Angeles Angels play?
The 1963 Los Angeles Angels played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Los Angeles Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leon Wagner (26 HR, 90 RBI) and Dean Chance (13-18, 3.19 ERA).
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