1963 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 99-63. They scored 640 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Frank Howard provided the power for the team with 28 homers. The offense was powered by Tommy Davis, who led the team with 88 RBI and 181 hits. Maury Wills had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 550 runs and had a team ERA of 2.85. Sandy Koufax led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 306 strikeouts. Ron Perranoski was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Marv Breeding | 2B | 20 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .167 | .378 | .167 |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 152 | 490 | 62 | 133 | 12 | 77 | 5 | .347 | .388 | .735 | .271 |
| Jim Gilliam | 2B | 148 | 525 | 77 | 148 | 6 | 49 | 19 | .354 | .383 | .737 | .282 |
| Derrell Griffith | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 79 | 233 | 16 | 55 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .297 | .339 | .636 | .236 |
| Dick Nen | 1B | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .864 | .125 |
| Nate Oliver | 2B | 65 | 163 | 23 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .298 | .307 | .605 | .239 |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 89 | 237 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .252 | .287 | .539 | .203 |
| Daryl Spencer | 3B | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .111 | .444 | .111 |
| Dick Tracewski | SS | 104 | 217 | 23 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .287 | .258 | .545 | .226 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 134 | 527 | 83 | 159 | 0 | 34 | 40 | .355 | .349 | .704 | .302 |
| Don Zimmer | 3B | 22 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .391 | .699 | .217 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | OF | 146 | 556 | 69 | 181 | 16 | 88 | 15 | .359 | .457 | .816 | .326 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 156 | 515 | 60 | 126 | 9 | 60 | 25 | .281 | .365 | .646 | .245 |
| Al Ferrara | OF | 21 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .227 | .502 | .159 |
| Frank Howard | OF | 123 | 417 | 58 | 114 | 28 | 64 | 1 | .330 | .518 | .848 | .273 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 122 | 343 | 41 | 90 | 8 | 48 | 5 | .345 | .382 | .727 | .262 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 64 | 86 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .290 | .349 | .639 | .233 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doug Camilli | C | 49 | 117 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .234 | .265 | .499 | .162 |
| John Roseboro | C | 135 | 470 | 50 | 111 | 9 | 49 | 7 | .291 | .351 | .642 | .236 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Roy Gleason | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5428 | 640 | 1361 | 110 | 584 | 124 | .304 | .357 | .661 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Calmus | 21 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 2.66 | 1.091 | |||
| Don Drysdale | 42 | 42 | 315.3 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 0 | 251 | 57 | 2.63 | 1.091 | |||
| Sandy Koufax | 40 | 40 | 311 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 0 | 306 | 58 | 1.88 | 0.875 | |||
| Bob Miller | 42 | 23 | 187 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 125 | 65 | 2.89 | 1.262 | |||
| Phil Ortega | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 69 | 0 | 129 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 21 | 75 | 43 | 1.67 | 1.202 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 37 | 34 | 198.3 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | 134 | 64 | 3.54 | 1.311 | |||
| Pete Richert | 20 | 12 | 78 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 54 | 28 | 4.50 | 1.385 | |||
| Ed Roebuck | 29 | 0 | 40.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 4.24 | 1.861 | |||
| Ken Rowe | 14 | 0 | 27.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2.93 | 1.408 | |||
| Dick Scott | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.667 | |||
| Larry Sherry | 36 | 3 | 79.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 3.73 | 1.330 | |||
| Jack Smith | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7.56 | 1.446 | |||
| Nick Willhite | 8 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 3.79 | 1.421 | |||
| Team Totals | 372 | 163 | 1469.6 | 99 | 63 | .611 | 29 | 1095 | 402 | 2.85 | 1.178 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Davis | 156 |
| At Bats | Tommy Davis | 556 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jim Gilliam | 605 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Davis | .326 |
| On-Base % | Tommy Davis | .359 |
| Slugging % | Tommy Davis | .457 |
| OPS | Tommy Davis | .816 |
| Runs | Maury Wills | 83 |
| Hits | Tommy Davis | 181 |
| Total Bases | Tommy Davis | 254 |
| Doubles | Jim Gilliam | 27 |
| Triples | Willie Davis | 8 |
| Home Runs | Frank Howard | 28 |
| RBI | Tommy Davis | 88 |
| Walks | Jim Gilliam | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Howard | 116 |
| Stolen Bases | Maury Wills | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Maury Wills | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Gilliam | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tommy Davis and John Roseboro | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tommy Davis | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sandy Koufax | 25 |
| Losses | Don Drysdale | 17 |
| Saves | Ron Perranoski | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Ron Perranoski | .842 |
| ERA | Sandy Koufax | 1.88 |
| WHIP | Sandy Koufax | 0.875 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Drysdale | 315.3 |
| Games | Ron Perranoski | 69 |
| Games Started | Don Drysdale | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Sandy Koufax | 306 |
| Complete Games | Sandy Koufax | 20 |
| Shutouts | Sandy Koufax | 11 |
| Batters Faced | Don Drysdale | 1266 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Drysdale | 287 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Miller | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Drysdale | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Miller | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Miller | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Drysdale | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Don Drysdale | 25 |
