1963 San Francisco Giants

88-74 • .543 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1963 San Francisco Giants went 88-74 (.543) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 725 runs, allowed 641, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie McCovey (44 HR, 102 RBI) and Juan Marichal (25-8, 2.41 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
725 R 641 RA
Diff +84

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⚡ Quick Stats

725 Runs Scored
641 Runs Allowed
+84 Run Diff
1,570K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 5% above the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .315 3% above the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .413 14% above the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.35 2% worse than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 725 17% above the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,570,924
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Avg per Game 19,394

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Orlando Cepeda 0.316 2 Willie Mays 0.314 3 Harvey Kuenn 0.290 4 Felipe Alou 0.281 5 Willie McCovey 0.280

Home Runs

1 Willie McCovey 44 2 Willie Mays 38 3 Orlando Cepeda 34 4 Ed Bailey 21 5 Felipe Alou 20

RBI

1 Willie Mays 103 2 Willie McCovey 102 3 Orlando Cepeda 97 4 Felipe Alou 82 5 Ed Bailey 68
1963 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Mays 157 596 115 187 32 7 38 103 66 83 8 0.314
Orlando Cepeda 156 579 100 183 33 4 34 97 37 70 8 0.316
Felipe Alou 157 565 75 159 31 9 20 82 27 87 11 0.281
Willie McCovey 152 564 103 158 19 5 44 102 50 119 1 0.280
Jose Pagan 148 483 46 113 12 1 6 39 26 67 10 0.234
Jim Davenport 147 460 40 116 19 3 4 36 32 87 5 0.252
Chuck Hiller 111 417 44 93 10 2 6 33 20 23 3 0.223
Harvey Kuenn 120 417 61 121 13 2 6 31 44 38 2 0.290
Ed Bailey 105 308 41 81 8 0 21 68 50 64 0 0.263
Tom Haller 98 298 32 76 8 1 14 44 34 45 4 0.255
Joey Amalfitano 54 137 11 24 3 0 1 7 12 18 2 0.175
Ernie Bowman 81 125 10 23 3 0 0 4 0 15 1 0.184
Juan Marichal 42 112 6 20 2 0 1 4 3 26 0 0.179
Jack Sanford 45 94 9 13 2 1 0 5 11 35 0 0.138
Billy O'Dell 47 78 6 16 3 0 0 3 4 23 0 0.205
Matty Alou 63 76 4 11 1 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.145
Cap Peterson 22 54 7 14 2 0 1 2 2 13 0 0.259
Bobby Bolin 47 35 5 5 0 0 1 3 5 17 0 0.143
Billy Pierce 38 31 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.129
Jack Fisher 36 29 1 3 2 0 0 4 4 5 0 0.103
Jesus Alou 16 24 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 0.250
Jim Ray Hart 7 20 1 4 1 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.200
Jim Duffalo 34 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.111
Gaylord Perry 32 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.222
Norm Larker 19 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.071
Don Larsen 46 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.182
Jose Cardenal 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.200
Jimmie Coker 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Frank Linzy 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Garibaldi 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Hoeft 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
Al Stanek 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Constable 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ron Herbel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Pregenzer 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Juan Marichal 2.41 2 Jim Duffalo 2.87 3 Don Larsen 3.05 4 Billy O'Dell 3.16 5 Bobby Bolin 3.28

Wins

1 Juan Marichal 25 2 Jack Sanford 16 3 Billy O'Dell 14 4 Bobby Bolin 10 5 Don Larsen 7

Strikeouts

1 Juan Marichal 248 2 Jack Sanford 158 3 Bobby Bolin 134 4 Billy O'Dell 116 5 Jack Fisher 57
1963 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Juan Marichal 25 8 2.41 41 40 0 321.1 259 86 61 248
Jack Sanford 16 13 3.51 42 42 0 284.1 273 111 76 158
Billy O'Dell 14 10 3.16 36 33 1 222.1 218 78 70 116
Bobby Bolin 10 6 3.28 47 12 7 137.1 128 50 57 134
Jack Fisher 6 10 4.58 36 12 1 116.0 132 59 38 57
Billy Pierce 3 11 4.27 38 13 8 99.0 106 47 20 52
Gaylord Perry 1 6 4.03 31 4 2 76.0 84 34 29 52
Jim Duffalo 4 2 2.87 34 5 2 75.1 56 24 37 55
Don Larsen 7 7 3.05 46 0 3 62.0 46 21 30 44
Billy Hoeft 2 0 4.44 23 0 4 24.1 26 12 10 8
Frank Linzy 0 0 4.86 8 1 0 16.2 22 9 10 14
Al Stanek 0 0 4.73 11 0 0 13.1 10 7 12 5
John Pregenzer 0 0 4.82 6 0 1 9.1 8 5 8 5
Bob Garibaldi 0 1 1.13 4 0 1 8.0 8 1 4 4
Jim Constable 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 1
Ron Herbel 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 1 1 1 1

👥 Roster (35)

Felipe Alou Jesus Alou Matty Alou Joey Amalfitano Ed Bailey Bobby Bolin Ernie Bowman Jose Cardenal Orlando Cepeda Jimmie Coker Jim Constable Jim Davenport +23 more

35 players

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The 1963 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1963 San Francisco Giants won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 3rd in the NL. The San Francisco Giants scored 725 runs and allowed 641, a run differential of +84. At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .258, 5% better than the league's .245. Pitchers allowed 3.35 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.29. League clubs averaged 618 runs that year, so the San Francisco Giants scored 17% more.

Home games were played at Candlestick Park, where 1,570,924 fans came through the gates. Willie McCovey topped the San Francisco Giants with 44 home runs. Willie Mays drove in a team-high 103 runs. On the mound, Juan Marichal won 25 games to lead the staff. The 1963 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1963 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1963 San Francisco Giants finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1963 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie McCovey led the 1963 San Francisco Giants with 44 home runs.
What was the 1963 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1963 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1963 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1963 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1963 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1963 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie McCovey (44 HR, 102 RBI) and Juan Marichal (25-8, 2.41 ERA).
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