1963 Milwaukee Braves

84-78 • .519 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1963 Milwaukee Braves went 84-78 (.519) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 677 runs, allowed 603, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (44 HR, 130 RBI) and Warren Spahn (23-7, 2.60 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
6th Rank
677 R 603 RA
Diff +74

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⚡ Quick Stats

677 Runs Scored
603 Runs Allowed
+74 Run Diff
779K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 1% below the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .312 2% above the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .370 2% above the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.27 1% better than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 677 10% above the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 779,552
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Avg per Game 9,506

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.319 2 Joe Torre 0.293 3 Lee Maye 0.271 4 Eddie Mathews 0.263 5 Roy McMillan 0.250

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 44 2 Eddie Mathews 23 3 Joe Torre 14 4 Lee Maye 11 5 Denis Menke 11

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 130 2 Eddie Mathews 84 3 Joe Torre 71 4 Denis Menke 50 5 Gene Oliver 47
1963 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Aaron 161 631 121 201 29 4 44 130 78 94 31 0.319
Eddie Mathews 158 547 82 144 27 4 23 84 124 119 3 0.263
Frank Bolling 142 542 73 132 18 2 5 43 41 47 2 0.244
Denis Menke 146 518 58 121 16 4 11 50 37 106 6 0.234
Joe Torre 142 501 57 147 19 4 14 71 42 79 1 0.293
Lee Maye 124 442 67 120 22 7 11 34 36 52 14 0.271
Roy McMillan 100 320 35 80 10 1 4 29 17 25 1 0.250
Gene Oliver 95 296 34 74 12 2 11 47 27 59 4 0.250
Del Crandall 86 259 18 52 4 0 3 28 18 22 1 0.201
Mack Jones 93 228 36 50 11 4 3 22 26 59 8 0.219
Ty Cline 72 174 17 41 2 1 0 10 10 31 2 0.236
Norm Larker 64 147 15 26 6 0 1 14 24 24 0 0.177
Tommie Aaron 72 135 6 27 6 1 1 15 11 27 0 0.200
Len Gabrielson 46 120 14 26 5 0 3 15 8 23 1 0.217
Don Dillard 67 119 9 28 6 4 1 12 5 21 0 0.235
Warren Spahn 33 90 7 16 4 0 2 6 5 24 0 0.178
Denny Lemaster 46 74 5 14 1 0 2 3 0 19 0 0.189
Bob Hendley 46 47 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.106
Lou Klimchock 24 46 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.196
Bob Shaw 48 41 1 5 0 0 0 3 4 15 1 0.122
Tony Cloninger 41 37 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.135
Bob Sadowski 19 35 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.057
Hawk Taylor 16 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.069
Bubba Morton 15 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.179
Lew Burdette 17 26 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 11 0 0.038
Hank Fischer 31 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.105
Amado Samuel 15 17 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.176
Bob Uecker 13 16 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.250
Ron Piche 37 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Dan Schneider 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Tiefenauer 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Frank Funk 26 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Claude Raymond 45 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.500
Gus Bell 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Rico Carty 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Woody Woodward 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wade Blasingame 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Warren Spahn 2.60 2 Bob Sadowski 2.62 3 Bob Shaw 2.66 4 Frank Funk 2.68 5 Denny Lemaster 3.04

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 23 2 Denny Lemaster 11 3 Tony Cloninger 9 4 Bob Hendley 9 5 Bob Shaw 7

Strikeouts

1 Denny Lemaster 190 2 Bob Hendley 105 3 Bob Shaw 105 4 Warren Spahn 102 5 Tony Cloninger 100
1963 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 23 7 2.60 33 33 0 259.2 241 75 49 102
Denny Lemaster 11 14 3.04 46 31 1 237.0 199 80 85 190
Bob Hendley 9 9 3.93 41 24 3 169.1 153 74 64 105
Bob Shaw 7 11 2.66 48 16 13 159.0 144 47 55 105
Tony Cloninger 9 11 3.78 41 18 1 145.1 131 61 63 100
Bob Sadowski 5 7 2.62 19 18 0 116.2 99 34 30 72
Lew Burdette 6 5 3.64 15 13 0 84.0 71 34 24 28
Hank Fischer 4 3 4.96 31 6 0 74.1 74 41 28 72
Claude Raymond 4 6 5.40 45 0 5 53.1 57 32 27 44
Ron Piche 1 1 3.40 37 1 0 53.0 53 20 25 40
Frank Funk 3 3 2.68 25 0 0 43.2 42 13 13 19
Dan Schneider 1 0 3.09 30 3 0 43.2 36 15 20 19
Bobby Tiefenauer 1 1 1.21 12 0 2 29.2 20 4 4 22
Wade Blasingame 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 7 4 2 6

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aaron Tommie Aaron Gus Bell Wade Blasingame Frank Bolling Lew Burdette Rico Carty Ty Cline Tony Cloninger Del Crandall Don Dillard Hank Fischer +25 more

37 players

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The 1963 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The 1963 Milwaukee Braves finished 84-78, a .519 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. With 677 runs scored and 603 given up, the 1963 differential was +74. The team batting average of .243 was 1% below the 1963 league mark of .245. The staff ERA of 3.27 was 1% better than the league average of 3.29. The 677 runs scored compare with a league average of 618 per club, 10% more.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 779,552 for the year. For power, Hank Aaron led the way with 44 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Warren Spahn (23). The strikeout leader was Denny Lemaster with 190. Bob Shaw closed out 13 saves. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1963 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1963 Milwaukee Braves finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1963 Milwaukee Braves with 44 home runs.
What was the 1963 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1963 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.27.
Did the 1963 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1963 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (44 HR, 130 RBI) and Warren Spahn (23-7, 2.60 ERA).
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