1963 Minnesota Twins

91-70 • .565 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1963 Minnesota Twins went 91-70 (.565) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 767 runs, allowed 602, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (45 HR, 96 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (21-9, 2.46 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

91 Wins
70 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
767 R 602 RA
Diff +165

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767 Runs Scored
602 Runs Allowed
+165 Run Diff
1,408K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% above the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .324 4% above the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .429 13% above the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.28 10% better than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 767 16% above the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,408,627
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Avg per Game 17,390

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Rich Rollins 0.307 2 Johnny Goryl 0.287 3 Earl Battey 0.285 4 Bob Allison 0.271 5 Vic Power 0.270

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 45 2 Bob Allison 35 3 Jimmie Hall 33 4 Earl Battey 26 5 Don Mincher 17

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 96 2 Bob Allison 91 3 Earl Battey 84 4 Jimmie Hall 80 5 Rich Rollins 61
1963 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Zoilo Versalles 159 621 74 162 31 13 10 54 33 66 7 0.261
Vic Power 138 541 65 146 28 2 10 52 22 24 3 0.270
Rich Rollins 136 531 75 163 23 1 16 61 36 59 2 0.307
Bob Allison 148 527 99 143 25 4 35 91 90 109 6 0.271
Harmon Killebrew 142 515 88 133 18 0 45 96 72 105 0 0.258
Earl Battey 147 508 64 145 17 1 26 84 61 75 0 0.285
Jimmie Hall 156 497 88 129 21 5 33 80 63 101 3 0.260
Bernie Allen 139 421 52 101 20 1 9 43 38 52 0 0.240
Lenny Green 145 280 41 67 10 1 4 27 31 21 11 0.239
Don Mincher 82 225 41 58 8 0 17 42 30 51 0 0.258
Johnny Goryl 64 150 29 43 5 3 9 24 15 29 0 0.287
Camilo Pascual 33 92 9 23 5 1 0 12 3 15 0 0.250
Dick Stigman 33 84 4 9 1 0 0 4 7 48 0 0.107
George Banks 25 71 5 11 4 0 3 8 9 21 0 0.155
Jim Kaat 36 61 2 8 1 0 1 8 2 19 0 0.131
Jerry Zimmerman 39 56 3 13 1 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.232
Lee Stange 32 52 3 5 1 0 0 1 5 14 0 0.096
Jim Perry 35 51 5 11 2 0 0 4 6 12 0 0.216
Wally Post 21 47 6 9 0 1 2 6 2 17 0 0.191
Vic Wertz 35 44 3 6 0 0 3 7 6 5 0 0.136
Bill Dailey 66 21 2 5 0 0 1 4 2 10 0 0.238
Paul Ratliff 10 21 2 4 1 0 1 3 2 7 0 0.190
Jim Lemon 7 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.118
Bill Pleis 36 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.125
Jim Roland 10 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Dwight Siebler 7 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.133
Jay Ward 9 15 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.067
Tony Oliva 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.429
Garry Roggenburk 36 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Mike Fornieles 11 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Jack Kralick 6 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0.167
Gerry Arrigo 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Moore 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Tuttle 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Fred Lasher 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Julio Becquer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Dotter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Sullivan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Bill Dailey 1.99 2 Garry Roggenburk 2.16 3 Camilo Pascual 2.46 4 Jim Roland 2.57 5 Lee Stange 2.62

Wins

1 Camilo Pascual 21 2 Dick Stigman 15 3 Lee Stange 12 4 Jim Kaat 10 5 Jim Perry 9

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 202 2 Dick Stigman 193 3 Jim Kaat 105 4 Lee Stange 100 5 Bill Dailey 72
1963 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Camilo Pascual 21 9 2.46 31 31 0 248.1 205 68 81 202
Dick Stigman 15 15 3.25 33 33 0 241.0 210 87 81 193
Jim Kaat 10 10 4.19 31 27 1 178.1 195 83 38 105
Jim Perry 9 9 3.74 35 25 1 168.1 167 70 57 65
Lee Stange 12 5 2.62 32 20 0 164.2 145 48 43 100
Bill Dailey 6 3 1.99 66 0 21 108.2 80 24 19 72
Bill Pleis 6 2 4.37 36 4 0 68.0 67 33 16 37
Garry Roggenburk 2 4 2.16 36 2 4 50.0 47 12 22 24
Jim Roland 4 1 2.57 10 7 0 49.0 32 14 27 34
Ray Moore 1 3 6.98 31 1 2 38.2 50 30 17 38
Dwight Siebler 2 1 2.79 7 5 0 38.2 25 12 12 22
Jack Kralick 1 4 3.86 5 5 0 25.2 28 11 8 13
Mike Fornieles 1 1 4.76 11 0 0 22.2 24 12 13 7
Gerry Arrigo 1 2 2.87 5 1 0 15.2 12 5 4 13
Fred Lasher 0 0 4.76 11 0 0 11.1 12 6 11 10
Frank Sullivan 0 1 5.73 10 0 1 11.0 15 7 4 2
Don Williams 0 0 10.38 3 0 0 4.1 8 5 6 2
Gary Dotter 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2

👥 Roster (39)

Bernie Allen Bob Allison Gerry Arrigo George Banks Earl Battey Julio Becquer Bill Dailey Gary Dotter Mike Fornieles Johnny Goryl Lenny Green Jimmie Hall +27 more

39 players

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The 1963 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1963 the Minnesota Twins posted a 91-70 mark (.565) and finished 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 767 scored against 602 allowed (+165). The team batting average of .254 was 3% above the 1963 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 3.28 was 10% better than the league average of 3.63. Measured against the 660-run league average, the offense was 16% ahead. Metropolitan Stadium was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 1,408,627.

For power, Harmon Killebrew led the way with 45 homers. The hits leader was Rich Rollins with 163. Camilo Pascual was the top winner, with 21 victories. Bill Dailey closed out 21 saves. The 1963 roster runs to 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1962 season and the 1964 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1963 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1963 Minnesota Twins finished 91-70 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1963 Minnesota Twins with 45 home runs.
What was the 1963 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1963 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1963 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1963 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (45 HR, 96 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (21-9, 2.46 ERA).
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