1963 Minnesota Twins
[edit] Summary
The 1963 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 91-70. They scored 767 runs and belted 225 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Harmon Killebrew, who led the team with 45 home runs and 96 RBI. Rich Rollins led the team with 163 hits for a .307 average.
The team allowed 602 runs and had a team ERA of 3.28. Camilo Pascual led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 202 strikeouts. Bill Dailey led the team with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Allen | 2B | 139 | 421 | 52 | 101 | 9 | 43 | 0 | .302 | .356 | .658 | .240 |
| George Banks | 3B | 25 | 71 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .259 | .338 | .597 | .155 |
| Johnny Goryl | 2B | 64 | 150 | 29 | 43 | 9 | 24 | 0 | .353 | .540 | .893 | .287 |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 82 | 225 | 41 | 58 | 17 | 42 | 0 | .351 | .520 | .871 | .258 |
| Vic Power | 1B | 138 | 541 | 65 | 146 | 10 | 52 | 3 | .297 | .384 | .681 | .270 |
| Rich Rollins | 3B | 136 | 531 | 75 | 163 | 16 | 61 | 2 | .359 | .444 | .803 | .307 |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | 159 | 621 | 74 | 162 | 10 | 54 | 7 | .303 | .401 | .704 | .261 |
| Jay Ward | 3B | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .133 | .258 | .067 |
| Vic Wertz | 1B | 35 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .240 | .341 | .581 | .136 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allison | OF | 148 | 527 | 99 | 143 | 35 | 91 | 6 | .378 | .533 | .911 | .271 |
| Lenny Green | OF | 145 | 280 | 41 | 67 | 4 | 27 | 11 | .315 | .325 | .640 | .239 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 156 | 497 | 88 | 129 | 33 | 80 | 3 | .342 | .521 | .863 | .260 |
| Harmon Killebrew | OF | 142 | 515 | 88 | 133 | 45 | 96 | 0 | .349 | .555 | .904 | .258 |
| Jim Lemon | OF | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .118 | .285 | .118 |
| Wally Post | OF | 21 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .224 | .362 | .586 | .191 |
| Bill Tuttle | OF | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Battey | C | 147 | 508 | 64 | 145 | 26 | 84 | 0 | .369 | .476 | .845 | .285 |
| Paul Ratliff | C | 10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .292 | .381 | .673 | .190 |
| Jerry Zimmerman | C | 39 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .259 | .250 | .509 | .232 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Julio Becquer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Tony Oliva | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .858 | .429 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5531 | 767 | 1408 | 225 | 722 | 32 | .320 | .430 | .750 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gerry Arrigo | 5 | 1 | 15.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2.87 | 1.019 | |||
| Bill Dailey | 66 | 0 | 108.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 21 | 72 | 19 | 1.99 | 0.911 | |||
| Gary Dotter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 11 | 0 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4.76 | 1.630 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 31 | 27 | 178.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 105 | 38 | 4.19 | 1.307 | |||
| Jack Kralick | 5 | 5 | 25.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.401 | |||
| Fred Lasher | 11 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 4.76 | 2.035 | |||
| Ray Moore | 31 | 1 | 38.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 6.98 | 1.731 | |||
| Camilo Pascual | 31 | 31 | 248.3 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 202 | 81 | 2.46 | 1.152 | |||
| Jim Perry | 35 | 25 | 168.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 65 | 57 | 3.74 | 1.331 | |||
| Bill Pleis | 36 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 4.37 | 1.221 | |||
| Garry Roggenburk | 36 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2.16 | 1.380 | |||
| Jim Roland | 10 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 2.57 | 1.204 | |||
| Dwight Siebler | 7 | 5 | 38.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 2.79 | 0.956 | |||
| Lee Stange | 32 | 20 | 164.7 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 100 | 43 | 2.62 | 1.141 | |||
| Dick Stigman | 33 | 33 | 241 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 193 | 81 | 3.25 | 1.207 | |||
| Frank Sullivan | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5.73 | 1.727 | |||
| Don Williams | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.38 | 3.256 | |||
| Team Totals | 395 | 161 | 1446.4 | 91 | 70 | .565 | 30 | 941 | 459 | 3.28 | 1.231 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Zoilo Versalles | 159 |
| At Bats | Zoilo Versalles | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Zoilo Versalles | 666 |
| Batting Average | Rich Rollins | .307 |
| On-Base % | Bob Allison | .378 |
| Slugging % | Harmon Killebrew | .555 |
| OPS | Bob Allison | .911 |
| Runs | Bob Allison | 99 |
| Hits | Rich Rollins | 163 |
| Total Bases | Harmon Killebrew | 286 |
| Doubles | Zoilo Versalles | 31 |
| Triples | Zoilo Versalles | 13 |
| Home Runs | Harmon Killebrew | 45 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew | 96 |
| Walks | Bob Allison | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Allison | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Lenny Green | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Lenny Green | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Vic Power | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Harmon Killebrew | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Earl Battey and Harmon Killebrew | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Camilo Pascual | 21 |
| Losses | Dick Stigman | 15 |
| Saves | Bill Dailey | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Lee Stange | .706 |
| ERA | Camilo Pascual | 2.46 |
| WHIP | Lee Stange | 1.141 |
| Innings Pitched | Camilo Pascual | 248.3 |
| Games | Bill Dailey | 66 |
| Games Started | Dick Stigman | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Camilo Pascual | 202 |
| Complete Games | Camilo Pascual | 18 |
| Shutouts | Camilo Pascual and Dick Stigman | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Camilo Pascual | 1011 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Stigman | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Stigman | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Camilo Pascual and Dick Stigman | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dick Stigman | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Kaat | 30 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Kaat | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Camilo Pascual, Lee Stange, and Dick Stigman | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Kaat | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Camilo Pascual | 22 |
