1963 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 93-69. They scored 747 runs and belted 128 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. Bill White provided the power for the team with 27 homers. Ken Boyer knocked in 111 runs. Dick Groat led the team with 201 hits for a .319 average.
The team allowed 628 runs and had a team ERA of 3.32. Ernie Broglio and Bob Gibson were tied for the team lead in wins with 18. Bob Gibson led the team with 204 strikeouts. Bobby Shantz and Ron Taylor were tied for the team lead in saves with 11.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bud Bloomfield | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 159 | 617 | 86 | 176 | 24 | 111 | 1 | .358 | .454 | .812 | .285 |
| Jerry Buchek | SS | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | .400 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 158 | 631 | 85 | 201 | 6 | 73 | 3 | .377 | .450 | .827 | .319 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 161 | 609 | 82 | 160 | 9 | 46 | 18 | .296 | .381 | .677 | .263 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 53 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .316 | .275 | .591 | .235 |
| Bill White | 1B | 162 | 658 | 106 | 200 | 27 | 109 | 10 | .360 | .491 | .851 | .304 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Altman | OF | 135 | 464 | 62 | 127 | 9 | 47 | 13 | .339 | .401 | .740 | .274 |
| Leo Burke | OF | 30 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .264 | .347 | .611 | .204 |
| Duke Carmel | OF | 57 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .358 | .318 | .676 | .227 |
| Doug Clemens | OF | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .667 | .953 | .167 |
| Jack Damaska | OF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 158 | 662 | 112 | 200 | 5 | 63 | 17 | .345 | .403 | .748 | .302 |
| Charlie James | OF | 116 | 347 | 34 | 93 | 10 | 45 | 2 | .291 | .406 | .697 | .268 |
| Gary Kolb | OF | 75 | 96 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .403 | .479 | .882 | .271 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 124 | 337 | 34 | 86 | 12 | 58 | 2 | .325 | .404 | .729 | .255 |
| Mike Shannon | OF | 32 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .423 | .756 | .308 |
| Corky Withrow | OF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim McCarver | C | 127 | 405 | 39 | 117 | 4 | 51 | 5 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .289 |
| Gene Oliver | C | 39 | 102 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .308 | .441 | .749 | .225 |
| Dave Ricketts | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 56 | 105 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .333 | .410 | .743 | .238 |
| Moe Thacker | C | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Jeoff Long | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 | |
| Red Schoendienst | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5678 | 747 | 1540 | 128 | 697 | 77 | .322 | .403 | .725 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Bauta | 38 | 0 | 52.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 3.93 | 1.442 | |||
| Ernie Broglio | 39 | 35 | 250 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 0 | 145 | 90 | 2.99 | 1.168 | |||
| Lew Burdette | 21 | 14 | 98 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 3.77 | 1.245 | |||
| Harry Fanok | 12 | 0 | 25.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 5.26 | 1.751 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 36 | 33 | 254.7 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 204 | 96 | 3.39 | 1.256 | |||
| Bob Humphreys | 9 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5.06 | 1.682 | |||
| Sam Jones | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9.00 | 1.818 | |||
| Ken MacKenzie | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Diomedes Olivo | 19 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5.40 | 1.880 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 36 | 28 | 193.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 136 | 78 | 4.10 | 1.428 | |||
| Barney Schultz | 24 | 0 | 35.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3.57 | 1.246 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 55 | 0 | 79.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 11 | 70 | 17 | 2.61 | 0.908 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 32 | 32 | 232.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 127 | 48 | 2.48 | 1.104 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 54 | 9 | 133.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 11 | 91 | 30 | 2.84 | 1.118 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 11 | 11 | 64.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 3.08 | 0.995 | |||
| Team Totals | 405 | 162 | 1463.3 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 32 | 978 | 463 | 3.32 | 1.225 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill White | 162 |
| At Bats | Curt Flood | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill White | 726 |
| Batting Average | Dick Groat | .319 |
| On-Base % | Dick Groat | .377 |
| Slugging % | Bill White | .491 |
| OPS | Bill White | .851 |
| Runs | Curt Flood | 112 |
| Hits | Dick Groat | 201 |
| Total Bases | Bill White | 323 |
| Doubles | Dick Groat | 43 |
| Triples | Dick Groat | 11 |
| Home Runs | Bill White | 27 |
| RBI | Ken Boyer | 111 |
| Walks | Ken Boyer | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Bill White | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Julian Javier | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Curt Flood | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Julian Javier | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Altman | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Boyer | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ernie Broglio and Bob Gibson | 18 |
| Losses | Ray Sadecki | 10 |
| Saves | Bobby Shantz and Ron Taylor | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Ernie Broglio | .692 |
| ERA | Curt Simmons | 2.48 |
| WHIP | Curt Simmons | 1.104 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 254.7 |
| Games | Bobby Shantz | 55 |
| Games Started | Ernie Broglio | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 204 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 14 |
| Shutouts | Curt Simmons | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1088 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Gibson | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Sadecki | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Gibson and Curt Simmons | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Ernie Broglio | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Ernie Broglio | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ray Sadecki | 25 |
