1963 Philadelphia Phillies season

1963  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Ballpark	Connie Mack Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owner	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager	John J. Quinn
Manager	Gene Mauch
Television	WFIL
Radio	WFIL (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 81st in franchise history. The 87 wins and 75 losses Phillies finished the season in 4th place in the National League, 12 games behind the National League and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

• November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased from the Phillies by the Baltimore Orioles. ^[1]
• November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1962 rule 5 draft. ^[2]
• December 11, 1962: Jacke Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Angels for Earl Averill, Jr. ^[3]

Regular season

• May 17, 1963, Don Nottebart pitched the first no-hitter for an expansion team when the Houston Colt .45s defeated Philadelphia by a score of 4–1. ^[4]

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	.611	—	50‍–‍31	49‍–‍32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	.574	6	53‍–‍28	40‍–‍41
San Francisco Giants	88	74	.543	11	50‍–‍31	38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	.537	12	45‍–‍36	42‍–‍39
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	.531	13	46‍–‍35	40‍–‍41
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	.519	15	45‍–‍36	39‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs	82	80	.506	17	43‍–‍38	39‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	.457	25	42‍–‍39	32‍–‍49
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	.407	33	44‍–‍37	22‍–‍59
New York Mets	51	111	.315	48	34‍–‍47	17‍–‍64

Record vs. opponents

1963 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	9–9	9–9	7–11	12–6	11–7	9–9	8–10	10–8	7–11
Cincinnati	9–9	—	11–7	8–10	10–8	10–8	8–10	11–7	8–10	11–7
Houston	9–9	7–11	—	5–13	5–13	13–5	8–10	6–12	8–10	5–13
Los Angeles	11–7	10–8	13–5	—	8–10–1	16–2	7–11	13–5	9–9	12–6
Milwaukee	6–12	8–10	13–5	10–8–1	—	12–6	10–8	7–11	10–8	8–10
New York	7–11	8–10	5–13	2–16	6–12	—	8–10	4–14	6–12	5–13
Philadelphia	9–9	10–8	10–8	11–7	8–10	10–8	—	13–5	8–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	10–8	7–11	12–6	5–13	11–7	14–4	5–13	—	5–13	5–13
San Francisco	8–10	10–8	10–8	9–9	8–10	12–6	10–8	13–5	—	8–10
St. Louis	11–7	7–11	13–5	6–12	10–8	13–5	10–8	13–5	10–8	—

Notable transactions

• June 12, 1963: Darrell Sutherland was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[5]
• August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased from the Phillies by the Minnesota Twins. ^[6]

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1963 Game Log [7] Overall Record: 87–75
April (8–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 9 Reds 2–1 Art Mahaffey (1–0) Joey Jay (0–1) None 28,291 1–0 2 April 10 Reds 10–7 Ray Culp (1–0) Bill Henry (0–1) Jack Baldschun (1) 6,065 2–0 3 April 13 @ Cardinals 0–7 Curt Simmons (1–0) Art Mahaffey (1–1) None 22,050 2–1 4 April 14 (1) @ Cardinals 4–3 (10) Jack Baldschun (1–0) Bobby Shantz (0–1) Jack Hamilton (1) see 2nd game 3–1 5 April 14 (2) @ Cardinals 5–4 Jack Baldschun (2–0) Ron Taylor (0–1) None 19,257 4–1 6 April 16 @ Braves 0–8 Warren Spahn (2–0) Cal McLish (0–1) None 4,098 4–2 7 April 17 @ Braves 5–6 Lew Burdette (2–0) Paul Brown (0–1) Claude Raymond (1) 10,569 4–3 8 April 18 @ Braves 5–6 Claude Raymond (2–0) Ray Culp (1–1) None 4,256 4–4 9 April 19 Cardinals 1–5 Curt Simmons (2–0) Chris Short (0–1) None 14,712 4–5 10 April 20 Cardinals 6–2 Marcelino López (1–0) Ray Sadecki (0–1) Jack Baldschun (2) 5,353 5–5 11 April 21 (1) Cardinals 4–3 (10) Dallas Green (1–0) Ed Bauta (0–1) None see 2nd game 6–5 12 April 21 (2) Cardinals 5–10 Harry Fanok (2–0) Art Mahaffey (1–2) None 23,187 6–6 13 April 22 Mets 8–6 Ray Culp (2–1) Tracy Stallard (0–2) Jack Baldschun (3) 3,716 7–6 14 April 24 Pirates 4–6 Bob Friend (3–0) Chris Short (0–2) Roy Face (3) 4,485 7–7 15 April 26 @ Cubs 5–2 Art Mahaffey (2–2) Glen Hobbie (1–2) None 4,093 8–7 16 April 27 @ Cubs 2–4 Larry Jackson (3–2) Ray Culp (2–2) None 10,204 8–8 17 April 28 @ Cubs 1–4 Bob Buhl (2–2) Chris Short (0–3) Don Elston (2) 11,135 8–9 18 April 29 Giants 3–4 Jack Fisher (1–2) Cal McLish (0–2) None 8,233 8–10 – April 30 Giants Postponed (rain); [8] Makeup: July 10
May (14–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record – May 1 Dodgers Postponed (rain); [9] Makeup: September 13 as a traditional double-header 19 May 2 Dodgers 2–3 Ron Perranoski (3–1) Art Mahaffey (2–3) None 11,288 8–11 20 May 3 Colt .45s 4–3 Jack Hamilton (1–0) Bob Bruce (1–2) Jack Baldschun (4) 5,843 9–11 21 May 4 Colt .45s 7–0 Ray Culp (3–2) Ken Johnson (1–4) None 3,361 10–11 22 May 5 (1) Colt .45s 6–5 Jack Hamilton (2–0) Hal Woodeshick (1–1) None see 2nd game 11–11 23 May 5 (2) Colt .45s 2–6 Turk Farrell (2–3) Johnny Klippstein (0–1) None 11,185 11–12 24 May 7 @ Mets 1–3 Al Jackson (3–2) Art Mahaffey (2–4) None 8,962 11–13 25 May 8 @ Mets 2–3 Jay Hook (1–4) Jack Baldschun (2–1) None 4,237 11–14 26 May 9 @ Mets 2–3 Ken MacKenzie (3–0) Jack Baldschun (2–2) None 3,435 11–15 27 May 10 Braves 1–4 (7) Denny Lemaster (1–1) Chris Short (0–4) None 11,904 11–16 28 May 11 Braves 8–5 Ryne Duren (1–0) Hank Fischer (0–2) None 3,192 12–16 29 May 12 (1) Braves 4–3 (11) Jack Baldschun (3–2) Tony Cloninger (0–2) None see 2nd game 13–16 30 May 12 (2) Braves 6–5 (12) Johnny Klippstein (1–1) Lew Burdette (3–4) None 9,836 14–16 31 May 14 @ Dodgers 5–1 Cal McLish (1–2) Don Drysdale (3–4) None 19,294 15–16 32 May 15 @ Dodgers 2–3 (12) Sandy Koufax (5–1) Johnny Klippstein (1–2) None 20,512 15–17 33 May 16 @ Colt .45s 5–2 Ray Culp (4–2) Dick Drott (1–1) Jack Baldschun (5) 7,027 16–17 34 May 17 @ Colt .45s 1–4 Don Nottebart (5–1) Jack Hamilton (2–1) None 8,223 16–18 35 May 18 @ Colt .45s 2–3 Ken Johnson (2–6) Jack Baldschun (3–3) None 5,409 16–19 36 May 19 (1) @ Giants 3–0 Cal McLish (2–2) Jack Fisher (3–4) None see 2nd game 17–19 37 May 19 (2) @ Giants 5–6 Bobby Bolin (2–0) Ryne Duren (1–1) None 37,632 17–20 38 May 21 @ Giants 2–3 Billy O'Dell (6–0) Ray Culp (4–3) None 7,556 17–21 39 May 22 @ Giants 2–10 Jack Sanford (7–3) Dallas Green (1–1) None 6,501 17–22 40 May 24 @ Reds 5–1 Cal McLish (3–2) Bob Purkey (1–1) None 9,367 18–22 41 May 25 @ Reds 2–5 Joe Nuxhall (4–2) Art Mahaffey (2–5) None 5,419 18–23 42 May 26 (1) @ Reds 10–4 Chris Short (1–4) Jim Maloney (6–2) Jack Baldschun (6) see 2nd game 19–23 43 May 26 (2) @ Reds 3–0 Ray Culp (5–3) Joey Jay (1–8) None 14,417 20–23 44 May 28 @ Pirates 5–1 Cal McLish (4–2) Bob Friend (5–4) None 8,497 21–23 45 May 30 (1) @ Pirates 1–7 Don Cardwell (2–6) Art Mahaffey (2–6) None see 2nd game 21–24 46 May 30 (2) @ Pirates 6–5 Ray Culp (6–3) Joe Gibbon (2–3) Johnny Klippstein (1) 19,039 22–24 47 May 31 Cubs 1–2 Bob Buhl (4–4) Chris Short' (1–5) Lindy McDaniel (9) 10,717 22–25
June (13–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 48 June 1 Cubs 0–2 Dick Ellsworth (7–3) John Boozer (0–1) None 3,902 22–26 49 June 2 (1) Cubs 5–2 Cal McLish (5–2) Jim Brewer (2–1) None see 2nd game 23–26 50 June 2 (2) Cubs 2–3 [a] Barney Schultz (1–0) Art Mahaffey (2–7) Lindy McDaniel (10) 8,009 23–27 51 June 5 Cardinals 6–0 Ray Culp (7–3) Curt Simmons (6–2) None 35,621 24–27 52 June 6 Cardinals 4–5 Bob Gibson (4–3) Chris Short (1–6) Ray Sadecki (1) 8,280 24–28 – June 7 Reds Postponed (rain); [10] Makeup: August 6 as a traditional double-header 53 June 8 Reds 0–1 Jim O'Toole (10–3) Art Mahaffey (2–8) None 4,519 24–29 54 June 9 (1) Reds 8–7 (10) Johnny Klippstein (2–2) Dom Zanni (0–1) None see 2nd game 25–29 55 June 9 (2) Reds 1–3 John Tsitouris (1–1) John Boozer (0–2) None 14,289 25–30 56 June 10 Braves 6–2 (6) Ray Culp (8–3) Bob Hendley (4–4) None 9,404 26–30 57 June 11 Braves 8–7 (10) Jack Baldschun (4–3) Bob Shaw (2–4) None 11,107 27–30 58 June 12 @ Cardinals 6–2 Art Mahaffey (3–8) Ron Taylor (3–2) John Boozer (1) 11,738 28–30 59 June 13 @ Cardinals 3–7 (6) Ernie Broglio (7–2) Chris Short (1–7) None 7,600 28–31 60 June 14 @ Braves 0–3 Warren Spahn (9–3) Ray Culp (8–4) None 10,937 28–32 61 June 15 @ Braves 3–5 Tony Cloninger (1–3) Johnny Klippstein (2–3) None 6,855 28–33 62 June 16 (1) @ Braves 3–5 Frank Funk (2–2) Cal McLish (5–3) Claude Raymond (4) see 2nd game 28–34 63 June 16 (2) @ Braves 7–4 (11) Jack Baldschun (5–3) Claude Raymond (4–4) Dallas Green (1) 16,326 29–34 64 June 17 @ Reds 4–2 Ryne Duren (2–1) John Tsitouris (2–2) Jack Baldschun (7) 6,093 30–34 65 June 18 @ Reds 1–2 Al Worthington (2–1) Ray Culp (8–5) None 6,646 30–35 66 June 19 @ Reds 5–6 (10) Dom Zanni (1–1) Chris Short (1–8) None 7,237 30–36 67 June 20 @ Reds 1–11 Jim O'Toole (13–3) Art Mahaffey (3–9) Jim Owens (2) 7,077 30–37 68 June 21 @ Mets 1–3 Al Jackson (6–7) Cal McLish (5–4) None 11,047 30–38 69 June 22 @ Mets 2–0 Ray Culp (9–5) Roger Craig (2–11) None 16,791 31–38 70 June 23 (1) @ Mets 0–5 Carl Willey (6–6) Dallas Green (1–2) None see 2nd game 31–39 71 June 23 (2) @ Mets 1–4 Tracy Stallard (3–4) Ryne Duren (2–2) Al Jackson (1) 19,901 31–40 72 June 25 @ Pirates 5–4 (10) Johnny Klippstein (3–3) Harvey Haddix (2–3) Dennis Bennett (1) 12,365 32–40 73 June 26 @ Pirates 6–2 Cal McLish (6–4) Bob Friend (9–6) None 9,153 33–40 74 June 27 @ Pirates 13–4 Ray Culp (10–5) Don Cardwell (3–9) Johnny Klippstein (2) 9,576 34–40 75 June 28 Cubs 3–4 (11) Dick Ellsworth (10–6) Jack Baldschun (5–4) None 9,653 34–41 – June 29 Cubs Postponed (rain); [11] Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header 76 June 30 Cubs 3–2 Art Mahaffey (4–9) Larry Jackson (9–7) Johnny Klippstein (3) 6,006 35–41
July (21–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 77 July 1 (1) Pirates 1–2 Don Cardwell (4–9) Ray Culp (10–6) None see 2nd game 35–42 78 July 1 (2) Pirates 8–1 Cal McLish (7–4) Earl Francis (3–3) None 21,661 36–42 79 July 2 Pirates 2–3 Vern Law (2–3) Dallas Green (1–3) Al McBean (4) 6,844 36–43 80 July 4 (1) Pirates 1–0 (10) Art Mahaffey (5–9) Bob Friend (10–7) None see 2nd game 37–43 81 July 4 (2) Pirates 5–1 Ryne Duren (3–2) Joe Gibbon (3–6) None 16,198 38–43 82 July 5 @ Cubs 2–3 (11) Lindy McDaniel (5–2) Johnny Klippstein (3–4) None 17,395 38–44 83 July 6 @ Cubs 6–0 Cal McLish (8–4) Bob Buhl (7–6) None 16,348 39–44 84 July 7 @ Cubs 3–2 Jack Baldschun (6–4) Lindy McDaniel (5–3) Dallas Green (2) 18,277 40–44 – July 9 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland 85 July 10 Giants 10–2 Cal McLish (9–4) Billy O'Dell (10–5) Johnny Klippstein (4) 12,240 41–44 86 July 11 Giants 3–4 Juan Marichal (14–4) Ray Culp (10–7) Bobby Bolin (7) 26,303 41–45 87 July 12 Giants 7–5 Art Mahaffey (6–9) Jack Sanford (9–9) Jack Baldschun (8) 22,496 42–45 88 July 13 Giants 4–3 Ryne Duren (4–2) Billy Pierce (3–6) Jack Baldschun (9) 10,453 43–45 89 July 14 Dodgers 2–3 (6) Johnny Podres (8–6) Cal McLish (9–5) None 23,542 43–46 90 July 15 Dodgers 5–4 (11) Jack Baldschun (7–4) Ed Roebuck (2–4) None 19,488 44–46 91 July 16 (1) Dodgers 2–5 Sandy Koufax (16–3) Art Mahaffey (6–10) None see 2nd game 44–47 92 July 16 (2) Dodgers 10–2 Dallas Green (2–3) Nick Willhite (2–3) None 35,353 45–47 93 July 17 Colt .45s 10–9 (10) Dennis Bennett (1–0) Jim Dickson (0–1) None 5,796 46–47 94 July 18 Colt .45s 5–1 John Boozer (1–2) Ken Johnson (5–13) None 5,646 47–47 95 July 19 Mets 2–1 Jack Baldschun (8–4) Roger Craig (2–16) None 10,754 48–47 96 July 20 Mets 5–1 Dallas Green (3–3) Al Jackson (6–11) None 3,440 49–47 97 July 21 (1) Mets 8–0 Chris Short (2–8) Carl Willey (7–9) None see 2nd game 50–47 98 July 21 (2) Mets 7–2 Dennis Bennett (2–0) Tracy Stallard (3–8) Johnny Klippstein (5) 14,372 51–47 99 July 23 @ Colt .45s 5–6 (15) Turk Farrell (7–8) Johnny Klippstein (3–5) None 8,553 51–48 100 July 24 @ Colt .45s 6–3 Cal McLish (10–5) Ken Johnson (5–14) Jack Baldschun (10) 6,879 52–48 101 July 25 @ Colt .45s 0–3 Hal Brown (4–5) Ray Culp (10–8) None 5,357 52–49 102 July 26 @ Dodgers 6–5 Chris Short (3–8) Bob Miller (7–6) Jack Baldschun (11) 30,589 53–49 103 July 27 @ Dodgers 4–1 Dennis Bennett (3–0) Johnny Podres (10–7) Johnny Klippstein (6) 36,262 54–49 104 July 28 @ Dodgers 7–4 John Boozer (2–2) Don Drysdale (13–11) None 32,996 55–49 105 July 29 @ Dodgers 2–6 Sandy Koufax (17–4) Cal McLish (10–6) None 32,835 55–50 106 July 30 @ Giants 0–5 Billy O'Dell (11–6) Ray Culp (10–9) None 20,686 55–51 107 July 31 @ Giants 7–3 (14) Jack Baldschun (9–4) Bobby Bolin (6–4) Johnny Klippstein (7) 17,927 56–51
August (16–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 108 August 2 @ Cardinals 2–3 Ray Sadecki (7–7) Dennis Bennett (3–1) Bobby Shantz (9) 20,025 56–52 109 August 3 @ Cardinals 0–7 Ernie Broglio (12–7) Cal McLish (10–7) None 11,417 56–53 110 August 4 (1) @ Cardinals 7–3 Ray Culp (11–9) Lew Burdette (8–9) Jack Baldschun (12) see 2nd game 57–53 111 August 4 (2) @ Cardinals 5–2 Dallas Green (4–3) Bob Gibson (12–6) Jack Baldschun (13) 26,039 58–53 112 August 6 (1) Reds 4–6 (10) Bill Henry (1–2) Jack Baldschun (9–5) None see 2nd game 58–54 113 August 6 (2) Reds 7–1 Dennis Bennett (4–1) Joey Jay (4–16) None 32,761 59–54 114 August 7 Reds 2–1 Cal McLish (11–7) Jim Maloney (17–4) None 9,964 60–54 115 August 8 Reds 3–6 John Tsitouris (8–5) Chris Short (3–9) Bill Henry (9) 15,058 60–55 116 August 9 Giants 0–4 Juan Marichal (18–5) Ray Culp (11–10) None 27,145 60–56 117 August 10 Giants 6–7 Bobby Bolin (7–4) Dennis Bennett (4–2) Billy Hoeft (2) 11,012 60–57 118 August 11 Giants 1–5 Jack Sanford (11–12) Cal McLish (11–8) Don Larsen (4) 15,874 60–58 119 August 12 Giants 3–1 Chris Short (4–9) Jim Duffalo (4–1) None 20,671 61–58 120 August 14 (1) Cubs 7–2 Johnny Klippstein (4–5) Larry Jackson (13–11) None see 2nd game 62–58 121 August 14 (2) Cubs 9–3 Dennis Bennett (5–2) Paul Toth (3–8) None 22,553 63–58 122 August 15 Cubs 4–3 Cal McLish (12–8) Bob Buhl (9–11) Jack Baldschun (14) 13,403 64–58 123 August 16 @ Pirates 3–0 Chris Short (5–9) Joe Gibbon (5–8) None 12,031 65–58 124 August 17 @ Pirates 5–3 Ryne Duren (5–2) Bob Friend (14–11) None 7,881 66–58 125 August 18 @ Pirates 3–1 Johnny Klippstein (5–5) Don Schwall (6–8) None 10,696 67–58 126 August 19 Mets 1–0 Dennis Bennett (6–2) Galen Cisco (7–13) None 7,980 68–58 127 August 20 (1) Mets 0–4 Grover Powell (1–0) Cal McLish (12–9) None see 2nd game 68–59 128 August 20 (2) Mets 2–1 (12) Ryne Duren (6–2) Larry Bearnarth (2–5) None 24,923 69–59 – August 21 Mets Postponed (rain); [12] Makeup: September 9 129 August 23 Pirates 4–2 Dennis Bennett (7–2) Don Schwall (6–9) Jack Baldschun (15) 18,126 70–59 130 August 24 Pirates 0–7 Don Cardwell (12–12) Chris Short (5–10) None 18,276 70–60 131 August 25 Pirates 4–2 (11) Jack Baldschun (10–5) Roy Face (3–7) None 10,183 71–60 132 August 27 @ Cubs 3–4 Lindy McDaniel (9–6) Jack Baldschun (10–6) None 11,785 71–61 133 August 28 @ Cubs 8–7 Dallas Green (5–3) Paul Toth (5–9) Ryne Duren (1) 6,113 72–61 134 August 29 @ Cubs 1–2 Dick Ellsworth (19–7) John Boozer (2–3) None 10,954 72–62 135 August 30 Cardinals 6–11 Ray Sadecki (8–8) Ray Culp (11–11) Ron Taylor (8) 26,988 72–63 136 August 31 Cardinals 5–7 (11) Bobby Shantz (5–3) Johnny Klippstein (5–6) None 11,382 72–64
September (15–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 137 September 1 Cardinals 3–7 Curt Simmons (12–7) Chris Short (5–11) None 17,575 72–65 138 September 2 @ Braves 9–4 Cal McLish (13–9) Tony Cloninger (9–9) None 13,654 73–65 139 September 3 @ Braves 2–0 Ray Culp (12–11) Denny Lemaster (11–9) None 4,949 74–65 140 September 4 @ Reds 3–2 Dennis Bennett (8–2) Jim O'Toole (17–12) None 4,906 75–65 141 September 6 Braves 0–5 Bob Shaw (6–10) Cal McLish (13–10) None 10,767 75–66 142 September 7 Braves 4–6 (10) Bobby Tiefenauer (1–1) Jack Baldschun (10–7) None 11,589 75–67 143 September 8 Braves 2–3 Warren Spahn (20–5) Dallas Green (5–4) None 8,807 75–68 144 September 9 Mets 3–6 Roger Craig (5–20) Dennis Bennett (8–3) None 3,232 75–69 145 September 10 Colt .45s 16–0 Chris Short (6–11) Don Nottebart (9–7) None 3,645 76–69 146 September 11 Colt .45s 2–4 Turk Farrell (12–13) Cal McLish (13–11) None 3,412 76–70 147 September 12 Colt .45s 4–1 Ray Culp (13–11) Hal Brown (5–11) None 2,849 77–70 148 September 13 (1) Dodgers 3–2 Chris Short (7–11) Larry Sherry (2–6) None see 2nd game 78–70 149 September 13 (2) Dodgers 1–2 Ron Perranoski (15–3) Dennis Bennett (8–4) None 26,024 78–71 150 September 14 Dodgers 1–5 Pete Richert (5–1) John Boozer (2–4) None 10,410 78–72 151 September 15 Dodgers 6–1 Dallas Green (6–4) Don Drysdale (17–17) None 16,796 79–72 152 September 17 @ Mets 8–6 Ray Culp (14–11) Tracy Stallard (6–16) Johnny Klippstein (8) 2,047 80–72 153 September 18 @ Mets 5–1 Chris Short (8–11) Craig Anderson (0–1) None 1,752 81–72 154 September 20 @ Colt .45s 2–3 Ken Johnson (10–17) Dennis Bennett (8–5) None 4,039 81–73 155 September 21 @ Colt .45s 4–3 Dallas Green (7–4) Hal Woodeshick (11–9) None 2,231 82–73 156 September 22 @ Colt .45s 1–2 Turk Farrell (14–13) Chris Short (8–12) None 3,493 82–74 157 September 24 @ Giants 5–4 Jack Baldschun (11–7) Don Larsen (7–7) None 8,360 83–74 158 September 25 @ Giants 6–4 Art Mahaffey (7–10) Billy Pierce (3–11) Jack Baldschun (16) 4,360 84–74 159 September 26 @ Giants 0–10 Billy O'Dell (14–10) Dallas Green (7–5) None 3,691 84–75 160 September 27 @ Dodgers 5–3 John Boozer (3–4) Pete Richert (5–2) Ryne Duren (2) 34,689 85–75 161 September 28 @ Dodgers 12–3 Dennis Bennett (9–5) Johnny Podres (14–12) None 37,212 86–75 162 September 29 @ Dodgers 3–1 Chris Short (9–12) Pete Richert (5–3) None 19,237 87–75
^[a] The June 2, 1963 (game 2), game was protested by the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning. [13] The protest was later denied. [14]

Roster

1963 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 27 Jack Baldschun 23 Dennis Bennett 29 John Boozer 39 Paul Brown 37 Ray Culp 18 Ryne Duren 46 Dallas Green 48 Jack Hamilton 45 Johnny Klippstein 34 Bobby Locke 44 Marcelino López 28 Art Mahaffey 26 Cal McLish 41 Chris Short		Catchers 17 Earl Averill 11 Clay Dalrymple 10 Bob Oldis Infielders 20 Rubén Amaro  9 Cal Emery 12 Don Hoak 32 Billy Klaus 16 Cookie Rojas  5 Roy Sievers  8 Tony Taylor 14 Frank Torre  7 Bobby Wine		Outfielders 32 Dick Allen  6 Johnny Callison 43 Wes Covington 24 Don Demeter 25 Tony González 34 Wayne Graham 44 John Herrnstein  9 Jim Lemon Other batters  9 Mickey Harrington		Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches  3 Peanuts Lowrey  1 Al Vincent  2 Al Widmar

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Clay Dalrymple	142	452	114	.252	10	40
1B	Roy Sievers	138	450	108	.240	19	82
2B	Tony Taylor	157	640	180	.281	5	49
SS	Bobby Wine	142	418	90	.215	6	44
3B	Don Hoak	115	377	87	.231	6	24
LF	Wes Covington	119	353	107	.303	17	64
CF	Tony González	155	555	170	.306	4	66
RF	Johnny Callison	157	626	178	.284	26	78

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Don Demeter	154	515	133	.258	22	83
Rubén Amaro	115	217	47	.217	2	19
Frank Torre	92	112	28	.250	1	10
Bob Oldis	47	85	19	.224	0	8
Cookie Rojas	64	77	17	.221	1	2
Earl Averill	47	71	19	.268	3	8
Jim Lemon	31	59	16	.271	2	6
Dick Allen	10	24	7	.292	0	2
Wayne Graham	10	22	4	.182	0	0
Cal Emery	16	19	3	.158	0	0
Billy Klaus	11	18	1	.056	0	0
John Herrnstein	15	12	2	.167	1	1
Mickey Harrington	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cal McLish	32	209.2	13	11	3.26	98
Ray Culp	34	203.1	14	11	2.97	176
Chris Short	38	198.0	9	12	2.95	160
Art Mahaffey	26	149.0	7	10	3.99	97
Dennis Bennett	23	119.1	9	5	2.64	82

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dallas Green	40	120.0	7	5	3.23	68
Ryne Duren	33	87.1	6	2	3.30	84
John Boozer	26	83.0	3	4	2.93	69
Paul Brown	6	15.1	0	1	4.11	11
Marcelino López	4	6.0	1	0	6.00	2

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jack Baldschun	65	11	7	16	2.30	89
Johnny Klippstein	49	5	6	8	1.93	86
Jack Hamilton	19	2	1	1	5.40	23
Bobby Locke	9	0	0	0	5.91	7

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Ray Culp, reserve

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Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Arkansas Travelers	International League	Frank Lucchesi
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Sally League	Jack Phillips
A	Bakersfield Bears	California League	Bob Wellman
A	Miami Marlins	Florida State League	Andy Seminick
A	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Moose Johnson
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Lou Kahn

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Notes

1. Jimmie Coker at Baseball Reference
2. Bob Lipski at Baseball Reference
3. Earl Averill, Jr. at Baseball Reference
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
5. Darrell Sutherland at Baseball Reference
6. Dwight Siebler at Baseball Reference
7. "1963 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
8. "The Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 1, 1963. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
9. "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 2, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
10. "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 8, 1963. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
11. "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. June 30, 2015. p. 1 (Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2015.
12. "Baseball: National League". The Gazette. Montreal. August 22, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
13. "Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. June 2, 1963. Retrieved November 21, 2015. On a bunt ... Johnny Callison called [out] for interference when the ball hit the bat twice; Phillies manager Gene Mauch protested the game[.]
14. "Jun 2, 1963, Cubs at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 2, 1963. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
15. "1963 All-Star Game".
16. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference