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1963 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1963 Information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General Manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Kennedy
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

October 17, 1962: Don Cardwell, George Altman and Moe Thacker were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer.^[1]
November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted from the Cubs by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 minor league draft.^[2]
November 26, 1962: Glenn Beckert was drafted by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox in the 1962 first-year draft.^[3]
March 28, 1963: Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy were traded by the Cubs to the Houston Colt .45s for Hal Haydel, Dick LeMay and Merritt Ranew.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	--	.611
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	6	.574
San Francisco Giants	88	74	11	.543
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	12	.537
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	13	.531
Milwaukee Braves	84	78	15	.519
Chicago Cubs	82	80	17	.506
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	25	.457
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	33	.407
New York Mets	51	111	48	.315

Notable transactions

May 27, 1963: Ellis Burton was purchased by the Cubs from the Cleveland Indians.^[5]

Roster

1963 Chicago Cubs roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Head Coach

61 Bob Kennedy

Coaches

College of Coaches

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

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

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
Jackson, LarryLarry Jackson	37	275	14	18	2.55	153

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

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

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Larry Jackson, Pitcher, Reserve
Ron Santo, Third Base, Reserve

^[6]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	El Tappe
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Joe Macko
A	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Walt Dixon
A	Wenatchee Chiefs	Northwest League	George Freese
A	Pocatello Chiefs	Pioneer League	Frank Calo
Rookie	Middlesboro Cubsox	Appalachian League	Ripper Collins, Hugh Mulcahy and George Noga

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
1963 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

1963 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1963 All-Star Game • 1963 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters• Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Tokyo Dome (two games in 2000) • Wrigley Field
Spring Training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • June Swoon • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Playoff futilities • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • Wrigley Field North • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper

Rivalries

St. Louis Cardinals • Milwaukee Brewers • Chicago White Sox

Important Figures

William Wrigley, Jr. • Joe Tinker • Johnny Evers • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Mordecai Brown • Cap Anson • Frank Chance • Gabby Hartnett • Hack Wilson • Billy Herman • Stan Hack • Ron Santo • Ernie Banks • Ferguson Jenkins • Ken Holtzman • Bill Buckner • Ryne Sandberg • Billy Williams • Sammy Sosa • Harry Caray • Jack Brickhouse • Mark Grace • Greg Maddux • Andre Dawson • Kerry Wood • Carlos Zambrano • Derrek Lee • Pat Hughes • Aramis Ramirez • Kosuke Fukudome

Retired Numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42

Key Personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • General Manager: Jim Hendry • Manager: Lou Piniella

World Series
Championships (2)

1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945

Division
Championships

Eastern: 1984 • 1989 • Central: 2003 • 2007 • 2008 • Wild Card: 1998

Minor League
Affiliates

Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)

Other Assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

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