1963 St. Louis Cardinals

93-69 • .574 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals went 93-69 (.574) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 747 runs, allowed 628, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Bill White (27 HR, 109 RBI) and Ernie Broglio (18-8, 2.99 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

93 Wins
69 Losses
.574 Win %
2nd Rank
747 R 628 RA
Diff +119

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⚡ Quick Stats

747 Runs Scored
628 Runs Allowed
+119 Run Diff
1,169K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 NL Average

Batting Avg .271 11% above the 1963 league average (.245)
OBP .326 7% above the 1963 league average (.305)
SLG .402 11% above the 1963 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.32 1% worse than the 1963 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 747 21% above the 1963 league average (618 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,169,364
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Avg per Game 14,436

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Dick Groat 0.319 2 Bill White 0.304 3 Curt Flood 0.302 4 Tim McCarver 0.289 5 Ken Boyer 0.285

Home Runs

1 Bill White 27 2 Ken Boyer 24 3 Stan Musial 12 4 Charlie James 10 5 George Altman 9

RBI

1 Ken Boyer 111 2 Bill White 109 3 Dick Groat 73 4 Curt Flood 63 5 Stan Musial 58
1963 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curt Flood 158 662 112 200 34 9 5 63 42 57 17 0.302
Bill White 162 658 106 200 26 8 27 109 59 100 10 0.304
Dick Groat 158 631 85 201 43 11 6 73 56 58 3 0.319
Ken Boyer 159 617 86 176 28 2 24 111 70 90 1 0.285
Julian Javier 161 609 82 160 27 9 9 46 24 86 18 0.263
George Altman 135 464 62 127 18 7 9 47 47 93 13 0.274
Tim McCarver 127 405 39 117 12 7 4 51 27 43 5 0.289
Charlie James 116 347 34 93 14 2 10 45 10 64 2 0.268
Stan Musial 124 337 34 86 10 2 12 58 35 43 2 0.255
Carl Sawatski 56 105 12 25 0 0 6 14 15 28 2 0.238
Gene Oliver 39 102 10 23 4 0 6 18 13 19 0 0.225
Gary Kolb 75 96 23 26 1 5 3 10 22 26 2 0.271
Ernie Broglio 39 89 6 10 2 0 0 2 2 28 0 0.112
Bob Gibson 41 87 12 18 3 1 3 20 8 35 0 0.207
Curt Simmons 32 81 4 13 2 1 0 5 2 32 1 0.160
Ray Sadecki 39 64 6 9 0 1 0 3 1 11 0 0.141
Dal Maxvill 53 51 12 12 2 0 0 3 6 11 0 0.235
Leo Burke 30 49 6 10 2 1 1 5 4 12 0 0.204
Duke Carmel 57 44 9 10 1 0 1 2 9 11 0 0.227
Ron Taylor 54 32 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0.031
Lew Burdette 21 31 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 0.097
Mike Shannon 32 26 3 8 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.308
Ray Washburn 11 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.053
Corky Withrow 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Ricketts 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Bobby Shantz 55 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.143
Doug Clemens 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.167
Ed Bauta 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Damaska 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.200
Harry Fanok 12 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.400
Phil Gagliano 10 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.400
Jeoff Long 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Red Schoendienst 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Buchek 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Moe Thacker 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Beauchamp 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Sam Jones 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bud Bloomfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Humphreys 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken MacKenzie 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Diomedes Olivo 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barney Schultz 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Curt Simmons 2.48 2 Bobby Shantz 2.61 3 Ron Taylor 2.84 4 Ernie Broglio 2.99 5 Ray Washburn 3.08

Wins

1 Ernie Broglio 18 2 Bob Gibson 18 3 Curt Simmons 15 4 Ray Sadecki 10 5 Ron Taylor 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 204 2 Ernie Broglio 145 3 Ray Sadecki 136 4 Curt Simmons 127 5 Ron Taylor 91
1963 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 18 9 3.39 36 33 0 254.2 224 96 96 204
Ernie Broglio 18 8 2.99 39 35 0 250.0 202 83 90 145
Curt Simmons 15 9 2.48 32 32 0 232.2 209 64 48 127
Ray Sadecki 10 10 4.10 36 28 1 193.1 198 88 78 136
Ron Taylor 9 7 2.84 54 9 11 133.1 119 42 30 91
Lew Burdette 3 8 3.77 21 14 2 98.0 106 41 16 45
Bobby Shantz 6 4 2.61 55 0 11 79.1 55 23 17 70
Ray Washburn 5 3 3.08 11 11 0 64.1 50 22 14 47
Ed Bauta 3 4 3.93 38 0 3 52.2 55 23 21 30
Barney Schultz 2 0 3.57 24 0 1 35.1 36 14 8 26
Harry Fanok 2 1 5.26 12 0 1 25.2 24 15 21 25
Diomedes Olivo 0 5 5.40 19 0 0 13.1 16 8 9 9
Sam Jones 2 0 9.00 11 0 2 11.0 15 11 5 8
Bob Humphreys 0 1 5.06 9 0 0 10.2 11 6 7 8
Ken MacKenzie 0 0 4.00 8 0 0 9.0 9 4 3 7

👥 Roster (42)

George Altman Ed Bauta Jim Beauchamp Bud Bloomfield Ken Boyer Ernie Broglio Jerry Buchek Lew Burdette Leo Burke Duke Carmel Doug Clemens Jack Damaska +30 more

42 players

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The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals reads 93 wins and 69 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. With 747 runs scored and 628 given up, the 1963 differential was +119. Against a league average of .245, the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals batted .271. The staff ERA of 3.32 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.29. Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1963, drawing a total attendance of 1,169,364.

Bill White led the club in home runs with 27. Ken Boyer drove in a team-high 111 runs. On the mound, Ernie Broglio won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bob Gibson with 204. Bobby Shantz saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals finished 93-69 (.574 win pct).
Who led the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Bill White led the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals with 27 home runs.
What was the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill White (27 HR, 109 RBI) and Ernie Broglio (18-8, 2.99 ERA).
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