1963 Washington Senators

56-106 • .346 Win% • 10th in AL

The 1963 Washington Senators went 56-106 (.346) finishing 10th in the AL. The club scored 578 runs, allowed 812, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Don Lock (27 HR, 82 RBI) and Claude Osteen (9-14, 3.35 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

56 Wins
106 Losses
.346 Win %
10th Rank
578 R 812 RA
Diff -234

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578 Runs Scored
812 Runs Allowed
-234 Run Diff
543K Attendance

📈 vs. 1963 AL Average

Batting Avg .227 8% below the 1963 league average (.247)
OBP .293 6% below the 1963 league average (.312)
SLG .350 8% below the 1963 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.42 22% worse than the 1963 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 578 12% below the 1963 league average (660 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 543,631
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Avg per Game 6,795

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1963

Batting Avg

1 Marv Breeding 0.274 2 Chuck Hinton 0.269 3 Don Blasingame 0.256 4 Don Lock 0.252 5 Don Zimmer 0.248

Home Runs

1 Don Lock 27 2 Jim King 24 3 Chuck Hinton 15 4 Don Zimmer 13 5 Bobo Osborne 12

RBI

1 Don Lock 82 2 Jim King 62 3 Chuck Hinton 55 4 Ed Brinkman 45 5 Bobo Osborne 44
1963 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chuck Hinton 150 566 80 152 20 12 15 55 64 79 25 0.269
Don Lock 149 531 71 134 20 1 27 82 70 151 7 0.252
Ed Brinkman 145 514 44 117 20 3 7 45 31 86 5 0.228
Jim King 136 459 61 106 16 5 24 62 45 43 3 0.231
Bobo Osborne 125 358 42 76 14 1 12 44 49 83 0 0.212
Chuck Cottier 113 337 30 69 16 4 5 21 24 63 2 0.205
Dick Phillips 124 321 33 76 8 0 10 32 29 35 1 0.237
Minnie Miñoso 109 315 38 72 12 2 4 30 33 38 8 0.229
Don Zimmer 83 298 37 74 12 1 13 44 18 57 3 0.248
Ken Retzer 95 265 21 64 10 0 5 31 17 20 2 0.242
Don Blasingame 69 254 29 65 10 2 2 12 24 18 3 0.256
Don Leppert 73 211 20 50 11 0 6 24 20 29 0 0.237
Marv Breeding 58 197 20 54 7 2 1 14 7 21 1 0.274
Tom Brown 61 116 8 17 4 0 1 4 11 45 2 0.147
Hobie Landrith 42 103 6 18 3 0 1 7 15 12 0 0.175
Jim Piersall 29 94 9 23 1 0 1 5 6 11 4 0.245
Claude Osteen 49 70 8 12 0 0 1 4 4 20 0 0.171
John Kennedy 36 62 3 11 1 1 0 4 6 22 2 0.177
Tom Cheney 26 46 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.109
Bennie Daniels 36 46 5 7 1 0 0 3 7 20 0 0.152
Don Rudolph 37 45 3 8 2 0 1 4 3 10 0 0.178
Steve Ridzik 20 29 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.172
Jim Duckworth 37 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0.000
Dave Stenhouse 16 25 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.080
Ken Hunt 7 20 1 4 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0.200
Cal Neeman 14 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.056
Bob Schmidt 9 15 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.200
Lou Klimchock 9 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.143
Jim Bronstad 27 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Pete Burnside 38 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.091
Ron Kline 62 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0.091
Ed Roebuck 26 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.182
Ron Moeller 8 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.222
Carl Bouldin 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jim Coates 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Jim Hannan 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Art Quirk 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Baird 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jack Jenkins 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Johnny Schaive 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Hobaugh 9 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.500
Barry Shetrone 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hamilton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1963

ERA

1 Tom Cheney 2.71 2 Ron Kline 2.79 3 Ed Roebuck 3.30 4 Claude Osteen 3.35 5 Bennie Daniels 4.38

Wins

1 Claude Osteen 9 2 Tom Cheney 8 3 Don Rudolph 7 4 Bennie Daniels 5 5 Steve Ridzik 5

Strikeouts

1 Claude Osteen 109 2 Tom Cheney 97 3 Bennie Daniels 88 4 Don Rudolph 70 5 Jim Duckworth 66
1963 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Osteen 9 14 3.35 40 29 0 212.1 222 79 60 109
Don Rudolph 7 19 4.55 37 26 1 174.0 189 88 36 70
Bennie Daniels 5 10 4.38 35 24 1 168.2 163 82 58 88
Tom Cheney 8 9 2.71 23 21 0 136.1 99 41 40 97
Jim Duckworth 4 12 6.04 37 15 0 120.2 131 81 67 66
Ron Kline 3 8 2.79 62 1 17 93.2 85 29 30 49
Steve Ridzik 5 6 4.82 20 10 1 89.2 82 48 35 47
Dave Stenhouse 3 9 4.55 16 16 0 87.0 90 44 45 47
Pete Burnside 0 1 6.15 38 1 0 67.1 84 46 24 23
Jim Bronstad 1 3 5.65 25 0 1 57.1 66 36 22 22
Ed Roebuck 2 1 3.30 26 0 4 57.1 63 21 29 25
Jim Coates 2 4 5.28 20 2 0 44.1 51 26 21 31
Jim Hannan 2 2 4.88 13 2 0 27.2 23 15 17 14
Ron Moeller 2 0 6.29 8 3 0 24.1 31 17 10 10
Carl Bouldin 2 2 5.79 10 3 0 23.1 31 15 8 10
Art Quirk 1 0 4.29 7 3 0 21.0 23 10 8 12
Ed Hobaugh 0 0 6.19 9 1 0 16.0 20 11 6 11
Jack Jenkins 0 2 5.84 4 2 0 12.1 16 8 12 5
Bob Baird 0 3 7.71 5 3 0 11.2 12 10 7 7
Steve Hamilton 0 1 13.50 3 0 0 2.0 5 3 2 1

👥 Roster (43)

Bob Baird Don Blasingame Carl Bouldin Marv Breeding Ed Brinkman Jim Bronstad Tom Brown Pete Burnside Tom Cheney Jim Coates Chuck Cottier Bennie Daniels +31 more

43 players

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The 1963 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1963 Washington Senators reads 56 wins and 106 losses, good for 10th in the AL. With 578 runs scored and 812 given up, the 1963 differential was -234. The team batting average of .227 was 8% below the 1963 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 4.42 was 22% worse than the league average of 3.63. The 1963 Washington Senators scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (578 against 660).

Home games were played at R.F.K. Stadium, where 543,631 fans came through the gates. Don Lock led the club in home runs with 27. Chuck Hinton collected the most hits, 152. On the mound, Claude Osteen won 9 games to lead the staff. Ron Kline closed out 17 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1963 Washington Senators

What was the 1963 Washington Senators record?
The 1963 Washington Senators finished 56-106 (.346 win pct).
Who led the 1963 Washington Senators in home runs?
Don Lock led the 1963 Washington Senators with 27 home runs.
What was the 1963 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1963 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.42.
Did the 1963 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1963 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1963 Washington Senators play?
The 1963 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1963 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Lock (27 HR, 82 RBI) and Claude Osteen (9-14, 3.35 ERA).
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