1963 Philadelphia Phillies

87-75 • .537 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies went 87-75 (.537) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 642 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Johnny Callison (26 HR, 78 RBI) and Ray Culp (14-11, 2.97 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
4th Rank
642 R 578 RA
Diff +64

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642 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
+64 Run Diff
908K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 3% above the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .305 equal to the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .380 5% above the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.09 6% better than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 642 4% above the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 908,149
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Avg per Game 11,211

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gonzalez 0.306 2 Wes Covington 0.303 3 Johnny Callison 0.284 4 Tony Taylor 0.281 5 Jim Lemon 0.271

Home Runs

1 Johnny Callison 26 2 Don Demeter 22 3 Roy Sievers 19 4 Wes Covington 17 5 Clay Dalrymple 10

RBI

1 Don Demeter 83 2 Roy Sievers 82 3 Johnny Callison 78 4 Tony Gonzalez 66 5 Wes Covington 64
1963 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Taylor 157 640 102 180 20 10 5 49 42 99 23 0.281
Johnny Callison 157 626 96 178 36 11 26 78 50 111 8 0.284
Tony Gonzalez 155 555 78 170 36 12 4 66 53 68 13 0.306
Don Demeter 154 515 63 133 20 2 22 83 31 93 1 0.258
Clay Dalrymple 142 452 40 114 15 3 10 40 45 55 0 0.252
Roy Sievers 138 450 46 108 19 2 19 82 43 72 0 0.240
Bobby Wine 142 418 29 90 14 3 6 44 14 83 1 0.215
Don Hoak 115 377 35 87 11 3 6 24 27 52 5 0.231
Wes Covington 119 353 46 107 24 1 17 64 26 56 1 0.303
Ruben Amaro 115 217 25 47 9 2 2 19 19 31 0 0.217
Frank Torre 92 112 8 28 7 2 1 10 11 7 0 0.250
Bob Oldis 47 85 8 19 3 0 0 8 3 5 0 0.224
Cookie Rojas 64 77 18 17 0 1 1 2 3 8 4 0.221
Earl Averill 47 71 8 19 2 0 3 8 9 14 0 0.268
Cal McLish 33 69 7 14 3 0 0 3 5 28 0 0.203
Ray Culp 34 66 4 9 1 0 0 4 3 29 0 0.136
Chris Short 38 66 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0.106
Jim Lemon 31 59 6 16 2 0 2 6 8 18 0 0.271
Art Mahaffey 26 50 2 10 3 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.200
Dennis Bennett 23 40 3 9 0 0 1 4 3 20 0 0.225
Dallas Green 42 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 17 0 0.086
Johnny Klippstein 49 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.038
Dick Allen 10 24 6 7 2 1 0 2 0 5 0 0.292
Wayne Graham 10 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.182
John Boozer 26 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.143
Ryne Duren 34 21 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.143
Jack Baldschun 65 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Cal Emery 16 19 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.158
Billy Klaus 11 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.056
John Herrnstein 15 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.167
Jack Hamilton 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Paul Brown 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Marcelino Lopez 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Locke 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Harrington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Johnny Klippstein 1.93 2 Jack Baldschun 2.30 3 Dennis Bennett 2.64 4 John Boozer 2.93 5 Chris Short 2.95

Wins

1 Ray Culp 14 2 Cal McLish 13 3 Jack Baldschun 11 4 Dennis Bennett 9 5 Chris Short 9

Strikeouts

1 Ray Culp 176 2 Chris Short 160 3 Cal McLish 98 4 Art Mahaffey 97 5 Jack Baldschun 89
1963 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cal McLish 13 11 3.26 32 32 0 209.2 184 76 56 98
Ray Culp 14 11 2.97 34 30 0 203.1 148 67 102 176
Chris Short 9 12 2.95 38 27 0 198.0 185 65 69 160
Art Mahaffey 7 10 3.99 26 22 0 149.0 143 66 48 97
Dallas Green 7 5 3.23 40 14 2 120.0 134 43 38 68
Dennis Bennett 9 5 2.64 23 16 1 119.1 102 35 33 82
Jack Baldschun 11 7 2.30 65 0 16 113.2 99 29 42 89
Johnny Klippstein 5 6 1.93 49 1 8 112.0 80 24 46 86
Ryne Duren 6 2 3.30 33 7 2 87.1 65 32 52 84
John Boozer 3 4 2.93 26 8 1 83.0 67 27 33 69
Jack Hamilton 2 1 5.40 19 1 1 30.0 22 18 17 23
Paul Brown 0 1 4.11 6 2 0 15.1 15 7 5 11
Bobby Locke 0 0 5.91 9 0 0 10.2 10 7 5 7
Marcelino Lopez 1 0 6.00 4 2 0 6.0 8 4 7 2

👥 Roster (35)

Dick Allen Ruben Amaro Earl Averill Jack Baldschun Dennis Bennett John Boozer Paul Brown Johnny Callison Wes Covington Ray Culp Clay Dalrymple Don Demeter +23 more

35 players

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The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies won 87 games and lost 75, ending up 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 642 scored against 578 allowed (+64). Against a league average of .245, the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies batted .251. Pitchers allowed 3.09 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.29. The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies outscored the average club by 4% (642 against 618). Connie Mack Stadium was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 908,149.

Johnny Callison topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 26 home runs. Don Demeter drove in a team-high 83 runs. The hits leader was Tony Taylor with 180. Ray Culp was the top winner, with 14 victories. Jack Baldschun saved 16 games. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Johnny Callison led the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies with 26 home runs.
What was the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.09.
Did the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Callison (26 HR, 78 RBI) and Ray Culp (14-11, 2.97 ERA).
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