1963 Chicago White Sox season

The 1963 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 63rd season in the major leagues, and its 64th season overall. They finished with a record of 94–68, good enough for second place in the American League, games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason

• January 14, 1963: Luis Aparicio and Al Smith were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Jim Landis, CF
• Nellie Fox, 2B
• Joe Cunningham, 1B
• Floyd Robinson, RF
• Pete Ward, 3B
• Dave Nicholson, LF
• Ron Hansen, SS
• J. C. Martin, C
• Ray Herbert, P

Notable transactions

• May 5, 1963: Dom Zanni was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Brosnan.
• May 9, 1963: Sammy Esposito was released by the White Sox.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Nellie Fox, reserve
• Juan Pizarro, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Sarasota, Clinton

Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs

Notes

References

• 1963 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference