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The 1963 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased by the Orioles from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]
November 26, 1962: Paul Blair was drafted by the Orioles from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.^[2]
November 26, 1962: Curt Motton was drafted by the Orioles from the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 minor league draft.^[3]
November 26, 1962: Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog were traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Brown.^[4]
December 15, 1962: Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino.^[5]
January 14, 1963: Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward were traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.^[6]
Prior to 1963 season: Ron Stone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[7]

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	104	57	.646	—	58‍–‍22	46‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	10½	49‍–‍33	45‍–‍35
Minnesota Twins	91	70	.565	13	48‍–‍33	43‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	18½	48‍–‍33	38‍–‍43
Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	25½	41‍–‍40	38‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	25½	47‍–‍34	32‍–‍49
Boston Red Sox	76	85	.472	28	44‍–‍36	32‍–‍49
Kansas City Athletics	73	89	.451	31½	36‍–‍45	37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	34	39‍–‍42	31‍–‍49
Washington Senators	56	106	.346	48½	31‍–‍49	25‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

1963 American League record Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	LAA	MIN	NYY	WAS
Baltimore	—	7–11	7–11	10–8	13–5	9–9	9–9	9–9	7–11	15–3
Boston	11–7	—	8–10	10–8	9–9	7–11	9–8	7–11	6–12	9–9
Chicago	11–7	10–8	—	11–7	11–7	12–6	10–8	8–10	8–10	13–5
Cleveland	8–10	8–10	7–11	—	10–8	11–7	10–8	5–13	7–11	13–5
Detroit	5–13	9–9	7–11	8–10	—	13–5	12–6	8–10	8–10	9–9
Kansas City	9–9	11–7	6–12	7–11	5–13	—	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–8
Los Angeles	9–9	8–9	8–10	8–10	6–12	8–10	—	9–9	5–13	9–9
Minnesota	9–9	11–7	10–8	13–5	10–8	9–9	9–9	—	6–11	14–4
New York	11–7	12–6	10–8	11–7	10–8	12–6	13–5	11–6	—	14–4
Washington	3–15	9–9	5–13	5–13	9–9	8–10	9–9	4–14	4–14	—

Notable transactions

April 29, 1963: Curt Blefary was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the New York Yankees as a first-year waiver pick.^[8]
May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased from the Orioles by the Washington Senators.^[9]
May 15, 1963: Bobby Darwin was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Los Angeles Angels as a first-year waiver pick.^[10]

Roster

1963 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

45 Billy Hitchcock

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
C	John Orsino	116	379	103	.272	19	56
1B	Jim Gentile	145	496	123	.248	24	72
2B	Jerry Adair	109	382	87	.228	6	30
3B	Brooks Robinson	161	589	148	.251	11	67
SS	Luis Aparicio	146	601	150	.250	5	45
LF	Boog Powell	140	491	130	.265	25	82
CF	Jackie Brandt	142	451	112	.248	15	61
RF	Al Smith	120	368	100	.272	10	39

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
Russ Snyder	148	429	110	.256	7	36
Bob Johnson	82	254	75	.295	8	32
Dick Brown	59	171	42	.246	2	13
Bob Saverine	115	167	39	.234	1	12
Joe Gaines	66	126	36	.286	6	20
Sam Bowens	15	48	16	.333	1	9
Charley Lau	29	48	9	.188	0	6
Fred Valentine	26	41	11	.268	0	1
Hobie Landrith	2	1	0	.000	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
Steve Barber	39	258.2	20	13	2.75	180
Robin Roberts	35	251.1	14	13	3.33	124
Milt Pappas	34	216.2	16	9	3.03	120
Mike McCormick	25	136.0	6	8	4.30	75
Dave McNally	29	125.2	7	8	4.58	78
Chuck Estrada	8	31.1	3	2	4.60	16
Ike Delock	7	30.1	1	3	5.04	11
Wally Bunker	1	4.0	0	1	13.50	1

Other pitchers