1963 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1963 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 86-76. They scored 648 runs and belted 122 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Vada Pinson, who led the team with 22 home runs, 106 RBI, and 204 hits.
The team allowed 594 runs and had a team ERA of 3.29. Jim Maloney led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 265 strikeouts. Bill Henry led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 18 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .226 | .542 | .161 |
| Harry Bright | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 158 | 565 | 42 | 133 | 7 | 48 | 3 | .270 | .326 | .596 | .235 |
| Gordy Coleman | 1B | 123 | 365 | 38 | 90 | 14 | 59 | 1 | .303 | .427 | .730 | .247 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 66 | 217 | 20 | 53 | 6 | 26 | 4 | .303 | .378 | .681 | .244 |
| Eddie Kasko | 3B | 76 | 199 | 25 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .311 | .332 | .643 | .241 |
| Marty Keough | 1B | 95 | 172 | 21 | 39 | 6 | 21 | 1 | .337 | .401 | .738 | .227 |
| Charlie Neal | 3B | 34 | 64 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .217 | .172 | .389 | .156 |
| Don Pavletich | 1B | 71 | 183 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .274 | .350 | .624 | .208 |
| Pete Rose | 2B | 157 | 623 | 101 | 170 | 6 | 41 | 13 | .334 | .371 | .705 | .273 |
| Daryl Spencer | 3B | 50 | 155 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .359 | .303 | .662 | .239 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Harper | OF | 129 | 408 | 67 | 106 | 10 | 37 | 12 | .335 | .377 | .712 | .260 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 22 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .294 | .531 | .825 | .250 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 162 | 652 | 96 | 204 | 22 | 106 | 27 | .347 | .514 | .861 | .313 |
| Wally Post | OF | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 140 | 482 | 79 | 125 | 21 | 91 | 26 | .379 | .442 | .821 | .259 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 72 | 194 | 25 | 49 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .332 | .371 | .703 | .253 |
| Ken Walters | OF | 49 | 75 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .237 | .253 | .490 | .187 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Edwards | C | 148 | 495 | 46 | 128 | 11 | 67 | 1 | .322 | .380 | .702 | .259 |
| Hank Foiles | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Jesse Gonder | C | 31 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .656 | .989 | .313 |
| Gene Green | C | 15 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .355 | .605 | .226 |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5416 | 648 | 1333 | 122 | 608 | 92 | .307 | .371 | .678 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brosnan | 6 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7.71 | 2.340 | |||
| Jim Coates | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.51 | 1.718 | |||
| Bill Henry | 47 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 4.15 | 1.269 | |||
| Joey Jay | 30 | 22 | 170 | 7 | 18 | .280 | 1 | 116 | 73 | 4.29 | 1.441 | |||
| Jim Maloney | 33 | 33 | 250.3 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 265 | 88 | 2.77 | 1.083 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 35 | 29 | 217.3 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 169 | 39 | 2.61 | 1.072 | |||
| Jim O'Toole | 33 | 32 | 234.3 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 0 | 146 | 57 | 2.88 | 1.131 | |||
| Jim Owens | 19 | 3 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5.31 | 1.560 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 21 | 21 | 137 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 55 | 33 | 3.55 | 1.285 | |||
| John Tsitouris | 30 | 21 | 191 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 113 | 38 | 3.16 | 1.073 | |||
| Al Worthington | 50 | 0 | 81.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 2.99 | 1.304 | |||
| Dom Zanni | 31 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 4.19 | 1.395 | |||
| Team Totals | 344 | 162 | 1439.5 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 36 | 1048 | 425 | 3.29 | 1.203 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vada Pinson | 162 |
| At Bats | Vada Pinson | 652 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vada Pinson and Pete Rose | 695 |
| Batting Average | Vada Pinson | .313 |
| On-Base % | Frank Robinson | .379 |
| Slugging % | Vada Pinson | .514 |
| OPS | Vada Pinson | .861 |
| Runs | Pete Rose | 101 |
| Hits | Vada Pinson | 204 |
| Total Bases | Vada Pinson | 335 |
| Doubles | Vada Pinson | 37 |
| Triples | Vada Pinson | 14 |
| Home Runs | Vada Pinson | 22 |
| RBI | Vada Pinson | 106 |
| Walks | Frank Robinson | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Leo Cardenas | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Vada Pinson | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Rose | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Leo Cardenas and Tommy Harper | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vada Pinson and Pete Rose | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Vada Pinson | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Maloney | 23 |
| Losses | Joey Jay | 18 |
| Saves | Bill Henry | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Maloney | .767 |
| ERA | Joe Nuxhall | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Joe Nuxhall | 1.072 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Maloney | 250.3 |
| Games | Al Worthington | 50 |
| Games Started | Jim Maloney | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Maloney | 265 |
| Complete Games | Joe Nuxhall | 14 |
| Shutouts | Jim Maloney | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Maloney | 1010 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joey Jay | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim O'Toole | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Maloney | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Tsitouris | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim O'Toole | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Joe Nuxhall | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Maloney | 19 |
| Hit Batsmen | John Tsitouris | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joey Jay | 21 |
