1963 New York Mets

51-111 • .315 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1963 New York Mets went 51-111 (.315) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 501 runs, allowed 774, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Jim Hickman (17 HR, 51 RBI) and Al Jackson (13-17, 3.96 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

51 Wins
111 Losses
.315 Win %
10th Rank
501 R 774 RA
Diff -273

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501 Runs Scored
774 Runs Allowed
-273 Run Diff
1,077K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .218 11% below the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .284 7% below the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .315 13% below the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.12 25% worse than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 501 19% below the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,077,322
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Avg per Game 13,300

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Gonder 0.302 2 Pumpsie Green 0.278 3 Ron Hunt 0.272 4 Frank Thomas 0.260 5 Duke Snider 0.243

Home Runs

1 Jim Hickman 17 2 Frank Thomas 15 3 Duke Snider 14 4 Tim Harkness 10 5 Ron Hunt 10

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 60 2 Jim Hickman 51 3 Duke Snider 45 4 Ron Hunt 42 5 Tim Harkness 41
1963 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron Hunt 143 533 64 145 28 4 10 42 40 50 5 0.272
Jim Hickman 146 494 53 113 21 6 17 51 44 120 0 0.229
Frank Thomas 126 420 34 109 9 1 15 60 33 48 0 0.260
Tim Harkness 123 375 35 79 12 3 10 41 36 79 4 0.211
Duke Snider 129 354 44 86 8 3 14 45 56 74 0 0.243
Al Moran 119 331 26 64 5 2 1 23 36 60 3 0.193
Ed Kranepool 86 273 22 57 12 2 2 14 18 50 4 0.209
Charlie Neal 72 253 26 57 12 1 3 18 27 49 1 0.225
Choo-Choo Coleman 106 247 22 44 0 0 3 9 24 49 5 0.178
Rod Kanehl 109 191 26 46 6 0 1 9 5 26 6 0.241
Joe Hicks 56 159 16 36 6 1 5 22 7 31 0 0.226
Duke Carmel 47 149 11 35 5 3 3 18 16 37 2 0.235
Joe Christopher 64 149 19 33 5 1 1 8 13 21 1 0.221
Norm Sherry 63 147 6 20 1 0 2 11 10 26 1 0.136
Chico Fernandez 58 145 12 29 6 0 1 9 9 30 3 0.200
Jesse Gonder 42 126 12 38 4 0 3 15 6 25 1 0.302
Jim Piersall 40 124 13 24 4 1 1 10 10 14 1 0.194
Cliff Cook 50 106 9 15 2 1 2 8 12 37 0 0.142
Larry Burright 41 100 9 22 2 1 0 3 8 25 1 0.220
Al Jackson 49 79 8 16 2 0 0 4 1 23 0 0.203
Roger Craig 46 69 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 39 0 0.087
Pumpsie Green 17 54 8 15 1 2 1 5 12 13 0 0.278
Carl Willey 30 54 3 6 0 0 1 5 2 32 0 0.111
Ted Schreiber 39 50 1 8 0 0 0 2 4 14 0 0.160
Tracy Stallard 39 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 0.062
Dick Smith 20 42 4 10 0 1 0 3 5 10 3 0.238
Galen Cisco 51 38 0 5 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 0.132
Jay Hook 41 38 4 9 1 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.237
Sammy Taylor 22 35 3 9 0 1 0 6 5 7 0 0.257
Chris Cannizzaro 16 33 4 8 1 0 0 4 1 8 0 0.242
Larry Bearnarth 58 30 2 6 1 1 0 3 0 12 0 0.200
Gil Hodges 11 22 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.227
Cleon Jones 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.133
Marv Throneberry 14 14 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.143
Don Rowe 26 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.231
Ken MacKenzie 34 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Grover Powell 20 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.200
Craig Anderson 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ed Bauta 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Dillon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Grover Powell 2.72 2 Carl Willey 3.10 3 Larry Bearnarth 3.42 4 Roger Craig 3.78 5 Al Jackson 3.96

Wins

1 Al Jackson 13 2 Carl Willey 9 3 Galen Cisco 7 4 Tracy Stallard 6 5 Roger Craig 5

Strikeouts

1 Al Jackson 142 2 Tracy Stallard 110 3 Roger Craig 108 4 Carl Willey 101 5 Jay Hook 89
1963 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Craig 5 22 3.78 46 31 2 236.0 249 99 58 108
Al Jackson 13 17 3.96 37 34 1 227.0 237 100 84 142
Carl Willey 9 14 3.10 30 28 0 183.0 149 63 69 101
Galen Cisco 7 15 4.34 51 17 0 155.2 165 75 64 81
Tracy Stallard 6 17 4.71 39 23 1 154.2 156 81 77 110
Jay Hook 4 14 5.48 41 20 1 152.2 168 93 53 89
Larry Bearnarth 3 8 3.42 58 2 4 126.1 127 48 47 48
Ken MacKenzie 3 1 4.97 34 0 3 58.0 63 32 12 41
Don Rowe 0 0 4.28 26 1 0 54.2 59 26 21 27
Grover Powell 1 1 2.72 20 4 0 49.2 37 15 32 39
Ed Bauta 0 0 5.21 9 0 0 19.0 22 11 9 13
Craig Anderson 0 2 8.68 3 2 0 9.1 17 9 3 6
Steve Dillon 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 3 2 0 1

👥 Roster (40)

Craig Anderson Ed Bauta Larry Bearnarth Larry Burright Chris Cannizzaro Duke Carmel Joe Christopher Galen Cisco Choo-Choo Coleman Cliff Cook Roger Craig Steve Dillon +28 more

40 players

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The 1963 New York Mets in brief

In 1963 the New York Mets posted a 51-111 mark (.315) and finished 10th in the NL. With 501 runs scored and 774 given up, the 1963 differential was -273. At the plate the New York Mets hit .218, 11% worse than the league's .245. The staff ERA of 4.12 was 25% worse than the league average of 3.29. The 1963 New York Mets scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (501 against 618).

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 1,077,322. The home run leader was Jim Hickman, who hit 17. Frank Thomas led in RBI with 60. The hits leader was Ron Hunt with 145. Al Jackson was the top winner, with 13 victories.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 New York Mets

What was the 1963 New York Mets record?
The 1963 New York Mets finished 51-111 (.315 win pct).
Who led the 1963 New York Mets in home runs?
Jim Hickman led the 1963 New York Mets with 17 home runs.
What was the 1963 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1963 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1963 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1963 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 New York Mets play?
The 1963 New York Mets played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1963 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Hickman (17 HR, 51 RBI) and Al Jackson (13-17, 3.96 ERA).
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